Ahoy, everyone! We are so excited to be here on Steam, and the last week has certainly been eventful for Aren in getting the game released here! We've already gotten so much great feedback from the community, which is incredibly helpful in making the game even better. Please keep it coming, we really appreciate it! In addition to landing here on Early Access, I have joined Aren as the new Community Manager for Windward. It's certainly an honor, and I hope to build our budding community into a fun and welcoming place. While I am still getting my sea legs under me, as it were, I'm already learning so much about the game, and looking forward to seeing what the future holds for us! I've hit the ground running, getting us a presence on Twitter now, and working on bringing people to all of our social channels. If you haven't already, you can find us at: Twitter: http://twitter.com/PlayWindward and on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Windward/364318780313588 We'll keeping up there with news, and community events. Concerning game updates, we want to be sure everyone knows where to find the patch/version notes as the game progresses. Aren is working solo on this, and builds very frequently, so to avoid bogging him down with massive amounts of patch note posts, we've shared his Google Docs page, featuring his to do list and version notes. You can find that here: Patch Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/134aQGWrGfiwQFpcmsk0IxLsfS8WcB9rrXez2XNJVnB8/edit As you can see there, a great deal of work on the game has already been done, and with the great feedback and support of the community, it will continue to be shaped to its full potential. Today's update brings late to end game content to Windward, so be sure to check the link above for the notes on that! We'll be awaiting plenty of feedback for those who venture that far. One very commonly asked question for a new arrival on Early Access, is always “How far along is the game?” To answer this I want to provide a quote from Aren, in reply to a thread on Steam. These are his estimates as to where Windward currently stands: Mechanics and gameplay: 100% Skills and abilities: 75% Quests: Ongoing, I'll keep adding them. There are 13 types right now. Ships: Also ongoing. There are 9 right now, I'll keep adding new ones from time to time, including a special one that is going to surprise everyone. Itemization: 75% Steam integration (achievements etc): 0% The sails are unfurled and it's going to be an exciting trip to 1.0! We're happy to have everyone along for the ride, so thanks for reading and be on the lookout for our next newsletter soon!