The ELS Battle Demo was originally put together for Steam Next Fest last fall, and it's fallen pretty far behind as far as updates, tweaks, and performance improvements. Needless to say, the old Battle Demo is going away this week and is being replaced with a proper demo version!
This new demo will start you off at the beginning of the main game and let you experience the first few weeks of content and the story from either starting faction. In addition, new players will be able to carry their saved demo progress into the full game!
Because of the substantial change to the package, the new demo version will be a bit larger in size. Be sure to uninstall the existing Battle Demo if you do not wish to download the replacement files.
I'm doing a bit more testing and whatnot, but expect the new demo sometime this week. Thanks!