[b]Alaskan Road Truckers - The Goal[/b]
We want to make the best trucker game ever made, where you live, breathe, and survive as a trucker in one of the most punishing environments on the planet. That’s been our goal since day one and it still is today.
It’s fair to say that we haven’t hit that goal yet. Alaskan Road Truckers is a game we’re incredibly proud of, but we know it still needs work. Technical issues, bugs, and quality of life issues have overshadowed the wonderful experience we’ve put in the core of Alaskan Road Truckers, and we recognize that this has caused disappointment for some.
We want you to know that we hear you. We know that for some players the issues affecting Alaskan Road Truckers has meant they have been unable to enjoy the game, and this is why we have been introducing rapid fixes to help those players get in the game and start trucking. Every patch has improved the game, with the core experience now being more accessible, key bugs are fixed, and for most the game should be more playable.
Of course, we have lots of work still to do, and there are key areas we will be focusing on as we continue to support Alaskan Road Truckers through the rest of 2023 - and beyond.
[b]Post-Release Patch Plan[/b]
As mentioned above, we have been working on rapid patches for the most pressing issues. Now, we’re moving into a separate phase of our support plan, where we’ll be reducing the amount of patches we release and focusing on larger updates which will resolve more issues, to provide a more stable Alaskan Road Truckers experience. The issues we’re working on are bigger issues, ones that will take more time to resolve, and for a small team this means we’ll have to slow down a little bit to make sure we get these patches done right.
The areas we’re focusing on at the moment are:
- AI Tweaks and Improvements
- Optimization and Performance Enhancements
- Controller / Steering Wheel Improvements
[b]Update Testing[/b]
One of the points we’ve made continuously throughout development of Alaskan Road Truckers is that we haven’t made this game alone. Now the game is out in the world; this is still true.
Your bug reports, issue reports, reviews, and technical reports have helped us to laser focus our work on the things that really matter to the people who matter - you. That’s why we’re asking for your help again, this time in helping us test upcoming updates.
If you’re interested in helping us test updates, please [url=https://discord.gg/7nzKkAVgN4]head over to our Discord server[/url] where you can find details of how to opt in to the beta branch of the game as well as where you can post any issues you encounter. We made the decision to run this initiative using our Discord server as a central hub as it allows us to monitor + track issues, and respond to feedback in real-time, helping us to better work on any issues that may crop up.
Thank you to everyone who takes part in this - we do test our own patches, but we are a small team so more hands on the testing wheel means more stable patches.
We’ve got a long road ahead of us and we hope you’ll continue to join us on it. See you out there, truckers!
