Exciting Updates, And Upcoming Changes to Playtests

Hey Reachers,

Stars Reach development is entering an exciting phase! While we can’t wait for you to experience what we’re working on, we do need to share news about changes coming to the regular playtests.

We’ve reached an inflection point in our development, and we’re about ready to start implementing a number of systems and features you’ve been asking for. Because of the rapid iteration, we expect that there may be a greater volume of disruptions. For that reason, we’re asking for both your patience and understanding over the coming weeks.

For those of you already in the playtest, you’ll continue to have access as we open our doors, though the timing and length of playtests is subject to change.

If you’re a Kickstarter backer with playtest access, your access remains available based on your rewards. You’ve been on this journey with us, and we want to ensure we’re honoring that support.

For those that have not joined us yet, we do need to pause additional invites for now. We want your first steps into our galaxy to be wonderful, even at this phase, and we can’t guarantee that as we rapidly iterate.

If you’re not in yet, don’t worry! The waitlist will remain open, and we’ll let the community know when we’re ready to welcome new waves of testers.

Why We’re Doing This

Development is accelerating, and we want to spend this phase focused on building, implementing, and iterating at a faster pace.

If you’re an active tester, we’ll need your feedback more than ever as you begin seeing:

• More frequent updates
• New systems and features sooner
• Faster iteration based on your valuable feedback

For everyone else, you’ll be able to follow along with continued patch notes, Fireside Chats, and regular communication.

We have many systems to put in that are interdependent and need to be deployed together. Because of this, we may need temporary downtime while we make improvements. We hope you’ll consider any potential downtime as a positive, as we work to rapidly add new features and refine those already implemented.

We’ll be sure to keep everyone informed along the way. Thank you for coming on this journey to the Stars with us. We can’t wait to show you what we’ve been working on!