After having simply launched its crime drama sport The Precinct, developer Fallen Tree Video games has revealed extra particulars about the way it plans to assist the title with post-launch updates. In a submit on the sport’s replace web page on Steam, the studio has thanked The Precinct gamers for having posted over a thousand evaluations on the shop, whereas additionally outlining what the subsequent updates have in retailer for the title.
“We’ve been blown away by all the constructive feedback we’ve obtained and all the helpful bug studies and suggestions that you’ve despatched our means,” posted the studio. “We needed to guarantee you that, although we might not reply to each single evaluation or report, we’re all of them and incorporating them into our future technique.”
The studio has described 5 of the massive points that its programming staff is difficult at work on fixing: normal bug fixes, quality-of-life enhancements, crime price balancing, AI behaviour, and escort unit fixes. Plans to repair these core points have been described as its short-term objective. Within the mid-to-long-term, nevertheless, Fallen Tree Video games is asking gamers for suggestions about what new options and content material might be developed for the sport.
For normal bug fixes, the studio has stated that it’s specializing in the foremost bugs that gamers have found and have been offering suggestions about. It additionally notes that there’ll seemingly be fairly a couple of edge circumstances and distinctive bugs which might be tough to trace and repair owing to the scope of the open-world sport. The builders are additionally taking participant suggestions into consideration because it incorporates extra quality-of-life options going ahead.
As for rebalancing the sport’s crime price, the studio has described the in-game metropolis’s crime price being too extreme. “Crime in Averno Metropolis could also be dangerous, however we wish to preserve it at the least considerably sensible,” it posted. To that finish, work is at present being accomplished to cut back the variety of overlapping incidents that may occur. AI behaviour in addition to escort models can even get some tweaks.
“That is what we’re specializing in within the short-term, however within the mid- to long-term we’re additionally compiling recommendations out of your suggestions to determine what further options and content material we are able to add to The Precinct sooner or later,” wrote Fallen Tree Video games. “We’re dedicated to including extra content material to the sport, however we haven’t determined but precisely what that might be.”
The Precinct was launched on PC, PS5 and Xbox Collection X/S earlier this week. There may be additionally a bodily version obtainable which comes with a Steelbook, a digital copy of the sport’s unique soundtrack, as effectively a bodily map of Averno Metropolis that gamers could make use of as they navigate by its crime-ridden streets. The sport is priced at $29.99 on all platforms.
For extra particulars about The Precinct, take a look at our evaluation, the place we gave it a rating of six out of 10. We praised its trendy visuals, presentation, and nuanced tackle police work, whereas additionally criticising its efficiency points, tacky dialogue, and clunky fight.
