What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

More unique races - we will keep adding new races during EA



Complex diplomacy and espionage



More technologies in research tech tree



More victory conditions



Complete AI



More graphics (2D/3D), animations and effects



More sounds and music



More tutorials



Race Designer



Localizations

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“Early Access has been planned from the start as a part of the development. We want to tweak, polish and balance this game with players. We want to create this game with you.”“The plan can change, but minimum is about 6 months at this moment.”“These are the main features which we really want to have in the final version:You can see the list of features in Backlog on Trello . Some features with lower priority will not be in the final version if there is not enough time, but it can be changed based on your feedback.”“The game is in Alpha state and currently contains environment, combat, research, basic diplomacy and exploration. So some content is still missing, but it's playable.”“The final price for the game will be higher.”“There is public Trello , where anyone can see the current progress and planned tasks. AI part of the game is open source on GitHub .”