First I just want to say thank you to those of you who have joined these humble forums and have shown such support to the community. I may be the one who is creating forums and adding features, but without you guys doing your part it would be a very lonely existence.
Thanks, also, to @nine2 for being a member here. Having one of the developers as a registered members isn't something I ever expected to happen. That he is engaging and generous with information relating to the development of the game is a dream come true for someone who simply put up a few boards because he liked the look of Sanctuary: Shattered Sun.
Which brings me nicely to the subject of this post and these boards, which is the game we are all here to discuss and support. Release is likely to be a very long wait. Current estimates suggest we should see Sanctuary: Shattered Sun hitting our hard-drives in 2025.
I have been busy behind the scenes working on my vision for how I see Shattered Sun RTS developing as we near release. This is what I have planned. We will have the obvious News, Media and General boards. You should be able to see under the main forum already there are sub-forums for each of the factions. As content continues to grow it will become necessary to start using these. One wonderful benefit of forums over social media; your Reddits and Discords, your Facebooks, Twitters and SnapTocks, is how simple it is to organise by subject. As people are drawn into Sanctuary they will find these boards to be the best place for locating specific information which may become lost amongst the vast number of unordered topics on other systems.
Beyond the main forums I plan to have a section devoted to competitive play. There will be tournaments. There will be leagues. There will be ladders. I am planning to host tournaments (with prizes) on a regular basis. I'm also looking at the possibility of casting replays/matches and would love it if you would pay the currently barren YouTube channel a visit and hit the subscribe button.
Within competitive play we will also give people an opportunity to fine opponents rather than relying on matchmaker algorithms.
Next will be Hosted Clan forums. If any clans wish to have a private forum within this community, we intend to facilitate that. If interested, drop me a private message to discuss.
What I'm really excited about is the mapping and modding which will be available for this game. The devs have already stated that full mod support will be included in the game. Within this community there is a full section devoted to Sanctuary Mods and Maps. As mods or maps are created or user made units released, they can be posted here and rated by the community. These releases will be featured on the forum homepage.
If you are working on mods or a series of maps and want someplace to organise your team, just like for clans, we're offering private forums for you to use. Again, contact me if this is something you think would benefit you.
Finally, general gaming topics will have their own place for when the rigours of Sanctuary are just too much and you want to play something else.
It should be noted that plans change and what is currently planned now might not be what happens in the end. That's the beauty of this community. We can flex where needed.
If you have any ideas or suggestions about what we could do - or what we shouldn't do(!) - please let me know. My virtual door is always open.
Yours,
Al
Thanks, also, to @nine2 for being a member here. Having one of the developers as a registered members isn't something I ever expected to happen. That he is engaging and generous with information relating to the development of the game is a dream come true for someone who simply put up a few boards because he liked the look of Sanctuary: Shattered Sun.
Which brings me nicely to the subject of this post and these boards, which is the game we are all here to discuss and support. Release is likely to be a very long wait. Current estimates suggest we should see Sanctuary: Shattered Sun hitting our hard-drives in 2025.
I have been busy behind the scenes working on my vision for how I see Shattered Sun RTS developing as we near release. This is what I have planned. We will have the obvious News, Media and General boards. You should be able to see under the main forum already there are sub-forums for each of the factions. As content continues to grow it will become necessary to start using these. One wonderful benefit of forums over social media; your Reddits and Discords, your Facebooks, Twitters and SnapTocks, is how simple it is to organise by subject. As people are drawn into Sanctuary they will find these boards to be the best place for locating specific information which may become lost amongst the vast number of unordered topics on other systems.Beyond the main forums I plan to have a section devoted to competitive play. There will be tournaments. There will be leagues. There will be ladders. I am planning to host tournaments (with prizes) on a regular basis. I'm also looking at the possibility of casting replays/matches and would love it if you would pay the currently barren YouTube channel a visit and hit the subscribe button.
Within competitive play we will also give people an opportunity to fine opponents rather than relying on matchmaker algorithms.
Next will be Hosted Clan forums. If any clans wish to have a private forum within this community, we intend to facilitate that. If interested, drop me a private message to discuss.
What I'm really excited about is the mapping and modding which will be available for this game. The devs have already stated that full mod support will be included in the game. Within this community there is a full section devoted to Sanctuary Mods and Maps. As mods or maps are created or user made units released, they can be posted here and rated by the community. These releases will be featured on the forum homepage.
If you are working on mods or a series of maps and want someplace to organise your team, just like for clans, we're offering private forums for you to use. Again, contact me if this is something you think would benefit you.
Finally, general gaming topics will have their own place for when the rigours of Sanctuary are just too much and you want to play something else.
It should be noted that plans change and what is currently planned now might not be what happens in the end. That's the beauty of this community. We can flex where needed.
If you have any ideas or suggestions about what we could do - or what we shouldn't do(!) - please let me know. My virtual door is always open.
Yours,
Al
