Changes... It's not usual for me to choose to make changes of this magnitude but LA is progressing and I begin to see that I need a little more space in some things.

What is this all about? 

First, I'm going to change the release dates. Until now the beta lasted a day or two and then the proofreaders would check everything in record time while I was fixing bugs. The problem is that there is always a bug that I haven't had time to fix, spend time reviewing dialogues, community stuff, etc).

So after thinking about it for a while I've decided that instead of delaying the beta for a week I'm going to delay the public version for a week. This way I can keep more or less the same pace but with an extra week during the beta to have more time to fix bugs, check dialogues and other stuff. I think it might be a bit counterproductive to delay the public version because it takes longer to know that there is a new public version available in the different communities but my intention is to always have a version as polished as possible and avoid the snowball effect.

So from now on the releases will be on a full one month cycle:

• Beta: Will last one week.
• First EA: Access 3 weeks before the public release.
• Second EA: 2 weeks. 
• Third EA: 1 week.
• Last EA: 2 days.

This makes the full month cycle between beta and public release.

But it doesn't end here as I have added more benefits to all tiers with the exception of the Welcomed tier which is not affected by the changes. Additionally I have added a new tier.

This may seem a bit weird to patrons now but it's only a matter of time before you see that this is a good change.

That said, I hope everything goes well during the BETA-EA phases and we'll see you soon in the public release with a really spicy new version!

Final note: The changes apply as of now in terms of  EA access and the new extra benefits (animation pack + new day screen) will be available from the third EA onwards.