Hey Topians,
We're thrilled to share with you the official Hometopia Roadmap, a guide to our major plans from now until our full 1.0 launch and beyond. In this video, Hometopia’s Game Director, Carl Ahlund, walks us through the updates coming to Hometopia!
Here's a breakdown of our roadmap:
Q4 2023
Sandbox Mode (Nov. 8th): Unleash your creativity with unlimited budget, unlimited inventory, and the freedom to build whatever you want
UI/UX Improvements: Expand display options and improve/debug other features
Player Profile Resets: Start your game fresh from the beginning
Full Offline Play: Play offline in single player
Performance Optimizations
Q1 2024
UI Overhaul: A revamp with animated elements and captivating effects
Improved Multiplayer: Stabilized multiplayer experience and gameplay
Full Audio Pass: Immerse players in the world with satisfying sounds and ambient noises
New 3D Campaign Map: A visually revamped map with terrain updates and new job icons, aligning with Hometopia's style
Snapping & Grid Improvements: Perfect building precision tool
Localization Improvements: Enhance translations for a global audience
Q3 - Q4 2024
New Items
Expandable City: Expand the city map block by block with your own custom-designed neighborhoods
Communities: Create diverse urban spaces including shops, restaurants, art galleries, city parks, residential areas, hotels, and much more
Progression Rewards: Earn exclusive titles, profile pictures, card styles, and emotes
Customizable Player Card: Craft your unique player profile with unlocked content
Custom Keybinds: Personalize your controls for a tailored experience
Q1 2025 (1.0 Launch)
New Item Placement, Building, & Roofing Systems: Rework and improve how players design and build
Weekly Challenges: Implement various challenges including title screen image gallery of winning player builds
Client System Rework: Massively improve logic for traits, preferences, desired layouts and job evaluation to be more naturalistic
Cars & Pedestrians in Neighborhoods: Bring neighborhoods to life with bustling streets
Controller Support
Item Customization Overhaul: Dive into more intentional and customized design choices
Future Features
Free Roam Neighborhoods & Biomes: Explore expansive, open-ended neighborhoods and diverse biomes
Interactive Items: Collaborate and engage in co-op with interactive in-game items like ping pong
New Game Modes: Explore new neighborhoods, job types, standard items, and terrains
Customizable Player Avatars
Console Ports
Mac Support
We have a lot of exciting plans for Hometopia and can’t wait to deliver these features to our players! Let’s build better, together,
The Hometopia Team
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