i LOVE this game... it made me skip a night of sleep... i had to take a day off of work.. it was well worth it.
Already in this Alpha version i see some things which you did much better than was done in any other building games i played.
...maybe you call Alpha... what others would call: `open Beta, thoroughly playtested, bugsplat, polished and nearly finished.`
Other games depend on limitations to make things challenging, whereas this game just seems to have very well designed levels.
The road system is very nicely done (click and drag to change directions.. and.. no errors)
full refund when demolishing... i never realized how much more fun this brings until i experienced it... stored resources are lost ofcourse... in most cases exactly as you would expect.
I like how you can pause the game, demolish basically everything and then build a different set up... and it feels like this is actually what the game ultimately requires you to do until you are rich enough to build a permanent city which is save from the local inhabitants with only minor maintenance... this game gives a lot of freedom with regards to longer term planning and i like that.
Failing a level makes me want to try again, because it is fun to find a proper strategy (either the clearly hinted strategy, or a different one)
... i saw comments about power malfunction during sandstorms
... after 1 very long day of playing it think that is not a bug... but not sure yet.
Sector A9 is perfect as it is, the map offers various possibilities to beat it (at least, i think it does.. i will find out next weekend :-)
Anyway... i cant wait to play the final version when it is released... these tutorial missions alone are already a better game than some other games in their entirety.
i guess you don´t need it anymore by now, but if it would help you, i could give more extensive feedback. ... i would rather play than type... but since you shared this game free of charge, the least i can do is show my appreciation.
so here it goes: thank you! i have been playing video games for about 30 years and it is rare to find a game as enjoyable as this one.