Why do you guys all seem to think this game is 'hardcore'? If SA or the Mod was 'hardcore' You'd need 3-4 guys to craft a decent base, you'd get killed or incapacitated with 1 shot, without chance of healing as there are no trauma centres open anymore. You wouldn't be able to carry a main rotor assembly in your backpack and you sure as hell wouldn't be able to restore blood loss by eating cooked red meat. This game is not 'hardcore'. It is a more in-depth, sandbox game. That is it. Rant aside, I don't anyone should be too worried about the direction of the game. The Dev team has shown a willingness in the past to try things, then shelve them if they don't work out. I believe there is a vision for SA and that vision will include all of the features that made the Mod quite a success. Anyways, being this early of an Alpha I'm pretty impressed so far and am pretty excited for what's to come. If I get bored of the Alpha, at least I can go back to the Mod to get deeper gameplay.