WORLD
Full simulation slice
100 × 100 km streamed terrain, climate, seasons, day/night, regional fronts, rain, snow, swimming, and wind-driven water.
FIELD NOTES // ALPHA v0.1.0
Built to be
tested hard.
The first external release is a playable engineering and progression loop—not a claim of feature completeness. Its job is to expose failures while they can still shape the game.
CURRENT BUILD
What is in the alpha.
The vertical slice connects world exploration, physical construction, cargo contracts, progression, persistence, and trusted multiplayer in one testable build.
WORKSHOP
Complete authoring loop
Nine hotbars, selection tools, symmetry, copy/paste, undo/redo, typed wiring, overlays, persistent projects, and atomic deployment.
OPERATIONS
Work and progression
Physical cargo, procedural contracts, four base tiers, credits, solo play, and host/join multiplayer over UDP.
ESSENTIAL CONTROLS
First deployment reference.
Context-sensitive help stays visible along the bottom of the in-game HUD. These are the controls worth knowing before the first session.
WASDMove, drive, and swim horizontally
FEnter an owned engineering workspace
IOpen the part inventory while building
L / GWire terminals / purchase and spawn draft
QToggle the two-corner selection grid
CTRL C/X/VCopy, cut, and paste selected parts
EEnter or leave a deployed vehicle
M / BOperations map / contract board
KNOWN LIMITS
Alpha expectations.
Back up valuable blueprints before updating. Performance depends on graphics settings and driver support, and multiplayer is intended for trusted groups rather than hostile public servers.
NOT COMPLETE
Systems still in work
Character items and first-person inventory are not defined yet. Audio and several specialized part solvers remain incomplete. Deployed projects reload docked and stopped by design.
INSTALLATION
Unsigned Windows build
The per-user installer includes Start Menu integration and an uninstaller. Windows may show an unrecognized-app warning because this alpha is not code-signed.
ISSUE REPORTING
Make every report actionable.
Include build version, solo/host/join mode, exact reproduction steps, expected and actual results, screenshots, and relevant log output.
S0 // RELEASE CRITICAL
Immediate blocker
Data loss, crash, security or authority failure, or an inability to continue.
S1 // CORE LOOP
No reasonable recovery
The primary build, drive, or contract loop fails without a practical workaround.
S2 // IMPORTANT
Recoverable failure
Important confusion, a visual defect, or a system problem the player can recover from.
S3 // POLISH
Low impact
Cosmetic polish, minor feedback problems, or a low-impact suggestion.
Join the external playtest.
Create an operator account to access the current Windows build.