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Over the past two weeks, weve selected 122 people from the #beta-applications channel on Discord and gave them access to the beta branch of the game. On top of that, we also added the Testers-group which were selected in a similar process for the 0.7.0-test a while ago. Weve received enormous amounts of feedback, from one-sentence descriptions notifying us of tiny errors in item descriptions, to long posts with deep analyses of what works and what doesnt. Thanks a lot to everybody who applies, tests and shares feedback! It is very valuable.
This has already led to six (technically seven) new versions being released, ranging from 0.9.0.0 to 0.9.0.6v2. In the image above is a small sample of the improvements in these builds.
I was a bit scared that the beta would lead to quite a lot of negative responses. For example, people not liking certain changes, and people being confused by new mechanics. But in general, the response has been very positive! Most testers seem to like the changes and believe they are improvements.
Of course we are very happy with this - but, it has introduced a new problem. 0.7.0 and 0.8.0 both had the endgame including the distant biomes that require loads of travelling and complicated trading rules. Lots of players skipped this content because it wasnt rewarding enough. 0.9.0 solves this problem, but it does mean loads of people now actually finish the game, or at least reach the end of the tech tree. And now these people are clamouring for more content!
The current 0.9.0 beta doesnt contain matchlock guns or printing presses, and we would love to reintroduce these items. We already had rough plans on how to do that, but hadnt implemented them yet. Were calibrating our plans based on the beta feedback, and well re-implement that content and other era-appropriate items. We hope this will result in a satisfying endgame for 0.9.0!
The beta will become more open once that content is finished. If you cant wait, feel free to apply to the beta via the instructions in the previous blog! If your application is more than three days old and you havent been selected, and you very much want to participate, youre allowed to send in a new application. Please check whether you followed the instructions carefully.
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