Hello and welcome to our 2013 Preview for The Repopulation. 2013 should present itself as a great year for us with the next major milestone in our development, Beta release, around the corner. We are also looking forward to opening the doors for more people to start testing and eventually playing The Repopulation. 2012 offered a lot with us attending GDC and getting an excellent chance to show an early Alpha build to the public and that resulted in a few nice write-ups much like this one here.
Around the same time during the summer we started Alpha testing and our Kickstarter campaign. The additional capital helped to offset some of our costs and bring in some additional help. We are still taking Alpha requests, and plan on at least one more small wave of alpha testers before we open for private Beta testing. Your applications will still be valid as we move into Beta.
After a busy summer things have been fairly silent from us in comparison to the first half of the year. Our primary focus has been on development. During that time we have seen an engine upgrade or two, significant improvements and adjustments to many major systems in the game bringing them closer to completion. A major world design overhaul provides a better seamless experience while allowing us to complete the work even quicker than before, and a considerable amount of content has been added or updated.
Now, looking forward to 2013 our first major milestone that is quickly approaching is closed Beta. We are not to the point where we can announce a date yet, but our best statement on the timeframe is Spring 2013, with release tentatively scheduled for the end of the year. We are not under any major deadline, pressure, or financial duress to release by a certain date or time so we want to make sure the game is ready to go when we set an official release date. This will of course depend on how well the Beta goes and the feedback we receive. Our top priority is to ensure that the game launches in a polished and solid state.
One of our shifts in 2013 is going to be the amount of information/press features that will be releasing this year. Starting this month we will be doing more frequent press features focusing on a variety of topics and will start to do more video updates as well in the coming months and more as we enter into Beta. We have a large amount of information available on our website and our forums, but having a more detailed approach on certain topics should help get the word out, allowing those on the fence to evaluate their interest a bit more without drudging around in our forums. We should even have an update to our website/forums early this year with a new sleeker look as well.
Last year we attended GDC and this year we will be attending PAX Prime (Labor Day weekend in Seattle). If you plan on attending or live out in the area and want a chance to come check out the game or just stand around and talk with us please be sure to stop by and visit. We will have additional information once everything is taken care of, but for the time being it is the only planned conference we plan to be at for 2013. We will also be open to talk with the press and show off the game and field any questions during that time so please be sure to get in contact with us if you are interested in an interview as we would be happy to talk to you.
That is mainly all we have for now. We will be putting out weekly updates along with increasing more screenshots to our website, facebook, and email lists. We are still taking Early Adopter pledges that get most of what we were offering during Kickstarter and those will be good till we open for Beta testing. You can find more information about Early Adopter on our website. We want to thank everyone that has backed us so far and all of those who have been putting in a good word for us as it has helped to bring attention to this project and make our goal of getting this grand idea of ours out the door and ready for everyone to enjoy. We look forward to hearing from everyone in 2013 and hope 2013 ends up being a great year for everyone involved.
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