MindsEye launched to overwhelmingly damaging reception earlier this yr, placing many builders on the studio Construct A Rocket Boy liable to redundancy, however that hasn’t stopped the crew from attempting to salvage its recreation.
The developer has now shared an update on the troubled launch of MindsEye and dedicated to a roadmap of types for the sport, together with information on a crossover with the Hitman collection, which is developed by the title’s writer, IO Interactive.
The submit begins as follows:
“Pricey group, it’s been simply over a month since MindsEye launched, and we’re grateful on your assist and detailed suggestions. Your enter is shaping our ongoing efforts to boost the sport.
In June, we dedicated to delivering a fantastic expertise for all gamers. Since then, we’ve launched three updates, every addressing bug fixes and efficiency enhancements throughout all gadgets, pushed by your studies and ideas. We hope you’re beginning to see the influence of those modifications, and we’re dedicated to constructing on this progress. Transferring ahead, updates could also be much less frequent, however with the purpose for every to deliver extra significant modifications.”
The remainder of the submit vaguely outlines the following few months of fixes. First although, Construct A Rocket Boy issued a delay to its Hitman crossover, which was initially supposed to land in July. The crew did not present a agency date, and even decide to a window–just saying that it has been pushed again and that it appears ahead to “delivering this thrilling crossover when the time is correct.”
Wanting ahead, August will deliver MindsEye’s fourth vital efficiency replace to each PC and consoles. This patch can even deliver options requested by the group, together with skippable cutscenes and on the spot entry to user-generated content material on PC.
In September, MindsEye is ready to obtain one other main replace throughout all programs, as soon as once more bolstering efficiency and offering vaguely worded “gameplay enhancements, alongside quite a few enhancements to core gameplay mechanics.”
Past that, MindsEye and Construct A Rocket Boy’s future stays unsure. The studio was nearly instantly rocked by information of layoffs following the sport’s turbulent June launch, when it was stricken by technical bugs and visible glitches that impressed quite a lot of frustration and mockery on-line. GameSpot’s personal MindsEye assessment referred to as it a “stringent and relentlessly boring online game,” awarding the sport a 3/10 whereas in some way avoiding most of its technical blemishes.