The preparation for launching in to Early Access has been a big learning curve for myself. I've been chatting to a few marketing companies and one thing they've said is that launching in December is a bad idea. Not only are there some major releases in December everyone's attention will be on the Steam Game Awards.
As such, we're pushing the launch date back to the start of next year. We have some dates in mind but we've changed the release date to Q1 2025 to keep our options open, just in case Half-Life 3 decides to drop on the same day or something.
Having said that for those already playing the game nothing changes, the Free Edition is still available and still contains the majority of content we've made so far. It's also important to note that if you move from the free edition to the full game all your saves will transfer with you.
If you want to be more involved in the design process please join our Discord, we're always looking for more testers and people to get involved.
Discord: https://discord.com/invite/BMwM8zB9yw
Next year should be an exciting one, work continues and there will be some major updates between now and then!