to throw in my two cents...
The method of distribution really depends on how many features of the full game design we end up putting in the initial release.
Some features have been intended as expansion packs from the start, and others that we want to include in the initial release may end up having to go into a secondary release, if we want to get an initial release out in a timely manner.
I suspect (don't hold me to any of this) that alpha and beta versions of the game will probably be released as shareware...with some features disabled. This will help us beta test many features of the game.
I suspect we will probably start distribution of the final first release as shareware, and at a price in keeping with similar shareware titles.
It is totally possible that we may strike a deal to have a third party publish the game...in that case, the publisher will almost certainly insist that the sim is priced competatively. Even if we made a game that was 10 times bigger and better than any other sim, no publisher would want to price it out of the mainstream market :)
Chas
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