Happy April! With every month we get closer to the first alpha phase, and this month is no exception!
According to our document roadmap, I only have a few more features to add and refine before Closed Alpha Stage 1 is ready and playable. This includes interaction, hunting, explore, and spirit points. Everything else besides those has been added, but needs refining so they run as smooth as they can and don't cause any game-breaking bugs.
Once I get those features done and the game is in alpha, any further updates in that stage will consist of bug-fixing, adding new cosmetics like markings and wearables, and prettying up the site. Once it is confirmed that the first phase runs well and the bugs have been smoothed out, then I will start working on the second alpha phase. I imagine there will be ~3 alpha stages before moving to the beta stage. Once the game reaches beta, it will be open to the public and no longer be invite-only. Since it's quite far in the future, I can't really accurately predict how long the beta stage will last.
Things like premiums and patreon rewards are unlikely to arrive until we reach the beta stage -- because I don't want to make it available in alpha and I run into issues where people complain about giving money to a buggy game (even though it is in alpha, which is prone to bugs).
That's all for this update, and I hope you guys are excited!