CHAMPION Nexus - Early Access Devlog

Hello Sprinters! ComputerChip here. I'm back with another dev log for CHAMPION Nexus' Early Access.

Firstly - Sorry it took so long. I've taken a little break to decide what the future of the entire series is, and where I want to go next with developing it. I was meant to make a blog post a lot earlier, and get a few tests in, however I haven't done that as of yet. I love that people still are enjoying the game through organic growth even with the lack of bi-weekly updates to the game.

This blog post aims to outline where the game is now, where it's going, and what comes beyond that in more detail than ever before.

Let's talk about Nexus.

It has been so exciting to see people playing as much as they have in the Alpha phase. To everyone, I'd like to say a huge thank you.

It strikes me now, more than ever, that I haven't talked much about the vision behind Nexus itself. The intention of the series is simple - build a creative, competitive and social ecosystem - but each component of that needs to have a reason to exist. The creator kit fulfils the creative vision. Nexus, as a game, fulfils the competitive and social parts, but is more than *just* that, it is going to be one of the series' main pillars. Nexus, as it's name suggests, is a hub. It has it's own gameplay, but it's meant to be the starting point for everything related to CHAMPION and the intended main access point, even though there will be multiple. So when more CHAMPION worlds come along, official and creator made, they will be featured within the hub space of Nexus. Think the ecosystems of web games like bloxd.io or meeland.io for platformer racing games.

Beyond Nexus

The goal is to release at least 1 new CHAMPION World this year and have it in the Nexus hub. Hopefully more will come regularly throughout the months and years but they won't come for a while. These will be full, complete experiences on release, each with their own unique quirks and vision - some open world, with new mechanics, or entirely new gameplay experiences. At the same time, creators can build their own experiences. The Creator Kit documentation is on it's way, with the Creator Kit itself available to use now - just search it up on Jamango!, join, and click on Remix World to start building!

If you're in the Jamango! discord, please use the forum post for the Creator Kit to show off your work. Great creations have a chance to be featured in Nexus' hub space, allowing players to teleport towards worlds. I hope to be able to host events soon where featuring will be possible too. Feel free to make anything - levels, mods, and even entirely new gameplay experiences!

But the Future has to Start Somewhere

Which is why I'm announcing the start of CHAMPION Nexus Early Access - Friday 27th March. It launches with two tracks, with more to come later in the coming weeks and months as regular updates ramp up.

Can't wait to continue into this new era with everyone! Thank you for your support - and let's sprint into the future.