any one from farsite answer this.

unclewilly · Apr 30, 2013

Is there an approxate date we can expect to see this on steam.
Or will it be a year long no information waiting game as it has been so far.

I guess I can still enjoy the android version in 1080p on my pc using bluestacks

Pinballwiz45b · Apr 30, 2013

They need to implement the things that you usually see on Steam (such as the achievements and putting in the SDKs). It should be around this time frame PC backers get their build from Kickstarter. It'll probably be next month on Steam, since they still need to go through contracting.

Not sure how many tables they'll put up, though.

unclewilly · Apr 30, 2013

Next question,
Is the beta for all kickstarter backers who chose the pc as their primary platform, or just for backers of a certain tier group and above?

DaPinballWizard · Apr 30, 2013

All kickstarters who chose PC and $100 and over kickstarters too.

Mike Reitmeyer · Apr 30, 2013

Before we release on Steam we need the SDK. I don't have access to it yet. Waiting on contracts/paperwork to be signed with Valve. Hoping to get that soon.

flywithsean · May 29, 2013

Mike

Any update?? I am hoping in the past moth you've gotten the SDK at least.

flywithsean · Jun 3, 2013

Mike answered my question in another thread if anyone cares.

We just got access to the Steam SDK a few weeks ago.

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/1...developers.php

In the past the SDK wasn't available until you were greenlit/approved and unfortunately they changed this policy after we were greenlit. We've never done a steam game before, so it is all new to us.

Adding more people on the Steam SDK integration wouldn't make it get done any faster. It's a common misconception that more programmers working on something makes it get done faster. The problem here is the work I'm doing now isn't modular enough to break up into smaller parts to hand off to someone else.

I'm splitting my time between doing Steam and implementing new tables. I've done most of the tables so it makes sense for me to do them (I can get them done faster than anyone else from all the experience). I also have done the most work on PC. Handing off Steam/PC to someone else wouldn't make sense cause we'd have to spend weeks getting them up to speed on how PC works.

From a business stand point, the new tables are most important because they bring in revenue needed to sustain the studio (pay utilities, salaries, etc). I love what I do, but sorry, I cannot work for free. I have bills of my own to pay and a family to take care of.

On the bright side, I'm pretty much full time on Steam right now.

JesseL · Jun 6, 2013

That's good to know it's going strong then and my daily check of the 'coming soon' section of Steam is not hopeless dreaming.

Formerly Dumbass · Jun 8, 2013

Mike Reitmeyer said:
Before we release on Steam we need the SDK. I don't have access to it yet. Waiting on contracts/paperwork to be signed with Valve. Hoping to get that soon.

How come Primordia, an Indie game, was released on Steam 5 days after it got the Greenlight?

Hanson · Jun 8, 2013

Admin said:
How come Primordia, an Indie game, was released on Steam 5 days after it got the Greenlight?

Good question, I bet you will get no answer.

rob3d · Jun 8, 2013

Admin said:
How come Primordia, an Indie game, was released on Steam 5 days after it got the Greenlight?

Primordia doesn't have 15 packs worth of DLC, demo acces for every DLC, cross platform leader boards, personal login for claiming credited DLC, an a ton of other things.

Thats a lot of "T's" to cross and "I's" to dot.

Sean DonCarlos · Jun 8, 2013

rob3d said:
Primordia doesn't have 15 packs worth of DLC, demo acces for every DLC, cross platform leader boards, personal login for claiming credited DLC, an a ton of other things.

Thats a lot of "T's" to cross and "I's" to dot.

Not to mention Wadjet Eye Games was not trying to put out a DLC a month on multiple other platforms at the time they were developing their PC game.

Formerly Dumbass · Jun 9, 2013

I am not asking why the game isn't finished yet, I'm asking why it takes at least 2 weeks to get the paperwork done, hence the quote in my previous reply.

BTW. My previous nickname was Admin, which was an allowed name when I registered on the forum, but the administrator of this forum changed it to Dumbass without even contacting me to ask which name I wanted. That says a lot how you threat new members here.

Sean DonCarlos · Jun 9, 2013

Dumbass said:
BTW. My previous nickname was Admin, which was an allowed name when I registered on the forum. Some anonymous moderator of this forum changed it to Dumbass without even contacting me to ask me which name I wanted.
That says a lot how you threat new members here.

Moderators are not able to change others' usernames. I'm guessing our real administrator, Gord Lacey, did not appreciate your attempt to impersonate him. You should take it up with him to get it changed again.

Formerly Dumbass · Jun 9, 2013

Sean DonCarlos said:
I'm guessing our real administrator, Gord Lacey, did not appreciate your attempt to impersonate him.

That's a big accusation you are making there, where am I impersonating him?

Sean DonCarlos · Jun 9, 2013

Dumbass said:
That's a big accusation you are making there, where am I impersonating him?

You took "Admin" as your name on a forum that you are not in fact an admin on. No further evidence is required.

Mike Reitmeyer · Jun 9, 2013

Dumbass said:
How come Primordia, an Indie game, was released on Steam 5 days after it got the Greenlight?

Most likely cause Primordia is published by Wadjet Eye Games, who has shipped other Steam games. Therefore they would have access to the Steam SDK before the game went on Greenlight.

This is the first game FarSight has put on Steam. And the first Steam game anyone at FarSight has worked on.

Formerly Dumbass · Jun 10, 2013

Sean DonCarlos said:
You took "Admin" as your name on a forum that you are not in fact an admin on. No further evidence is required.

I hope you're not a lawyer, you wouldn't win any case.

Mike Reitmeyer said:
Most likely cause Primordia is published by Wadjet Eye Games, who has shipped other Steam games. Therefore they would have access to the Steam SDK before the game went on Greenlight.

This is the first game FarSight has put on Steam. And the first Steam game anyone at FarSight has worked on.

OK, that was a bad example, what about Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams? That was the first title of a new studio founded in 2012 and it took them only 8 days to get it released after being Greenlit.

Bonzo · Jun 10, 2013

Do some research on Black Forest Games and you might actually be able to answer that question yourself, Dumbass.

neglectoid · Jun 11, 2013

I sorta wish, I had secured the name Dumbass.

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