Greetings Champions!

Its time for another small update. As we said in our last update, wed still like to start the beta in July, which we will do just right in time on Monday the 31st July. Today we want to talk about how you can participate in the update beta and what to expect. If things are unclear, please let us know.

Joining the Beta

You can freely join the Beta, by going into your games properties from the Steam library (right-click the game or manage). There will be a page called Betas where you can set the game version you want to play on. You can freely switch between the live and beta version, but switching back to the live version might remove some progress from the save game. But usually the unlocked progress will simply not be available in previous versions (new stages, characters, items etc.)

Contents & State of the Beta

When you join the beta, be aware that most features are not complete and content will get added over time. While most of the foundations are done and the addition of new parts will be quick, there are some points to be aware of.

• Assets are not final and some content will be using place holders (enemies, items, abilities)
• Not all quests and unlocks will be added.
• Unlocks bound to quests will automatically be available once the content gets added.
• Content and balancing might be vastly reworked during the beta as many content items have not been tested in depth.
• The beta is not feature complete, additional features will be finished during the beta.

Duration & Updates of the Beta

We dont have a fixed schedule, but depending on the progress and problems, we believe the beta will take 2-4 weeks for an update as big as this one. For the duration of the beta well do irregular updates and not every update will get an additional announcement. Those changes will be added either to the previous beta notes or the steam forums.

Reporting & Communication for the Beta

We added a sub forum to the Steam Forums, where well share all information about the beta and encourage all reports and feedback for the beta branch to be posted in that forum. https://steamcommunity.com/app/2218750/discussions/3/ Please note, the forum will be locked outside of beta phases. You can also join the discord, well also have a channel there to talk about the beta! https://discord.gg/chasingcarrots

Beta Preview

As many of you await new content, please allow me to give you a short list of content the beta will most likely start with! This may change as we are currently still preparing the beta content.

• New stage Frozen Depths
• Agony game mode (not final yet)
• Balancing changes to characters, traits, items and abilities
• Up to 2 of the 4 new abilities.
• 1 of the 2 new characters.
• Many smaller changes and additions
• Stability updates & engine upgrade

More details on all changes will be provided when the Beta starts!

New Achievements & Quests

Yes, there will be new achievements alongside new quests. The new achievements will be added for the release of the update. If you participate in the beta and complete the connected quests beforehand, the achievements will unlock once you start the regular game after the patch release. New quests will be added and modified during the beta. If any unlockable gets added retroactively to a quest, these will be made available without the requirement to finish the quest again. This does not apply to added or changed gold rewards. Stay Fresh - Chasing Carrots