Thank you for all your support and patience with this project. When I started back in early 2010, then a fan project, I didn't know much about the game that inspired this, but I knew there was a very dedicated community thirsty to see a revival of this kind of unique and competitive gameplay. I began working on the project because I knew there would be people at the end of the day wanting to play. You couldn't convince me to work so hard for close to seven years (going on eight) otherwise. As a developer there are much more efficient ways to make money than making games, at least the kinds of games that don't try to siphon money from its players. There have been many ups and downs, many versions of Unity (we started with 2.6), and even many names for this project. And while this release to early access hasn't been as smooth as I would have liked, Nathan and I decided it was time to make this game available to the broader community and start to grow the base of fans, hopefully discovering new ones. There have been bugs, but despite this the reception, the satisfaction, the joy have all been better than I'd hoped. This community cares. Hop on sometime and find a match, you'll see. People there will be eager to help you learn as much as to destroy your temple. It is not at all toxic, and I hope (and will do what I can from my end to ensure) that remains true. Whether Stratus does well commercially or not, and we certainly hope it does, as long as there are people playing, I will be writing code. I've toiled this long to make the game work for those who've stuck with us since the beginning; I don't intend to stop now that those numbers are growing! Over the next few weeks, expect to see major improvements in the combat and resource loops, the network and server stability, and of course the ability to capture and sacrifice priests. To the fans who've kept us going this long, thank you. I have lurked and read all the messages of love and support posted to forums, Facebook or Steam. It keeps us going. To all the new fans discovering us now, welcome! May you one day win the skies over Stratus. Thank you, Duhprey/Longshot Studios.