The issues with the game attempting to connect to the wrong server has been fixed. From now on, you won't be required to have an active connection to the servers, but the game will refuse to start if you are not connected to Steam.
As a warning, I was forced to push previously unreleased content. Although it's minor changes, bugs still may occur. Please report any in the Discord server or in the community hub for the game.
I apologize for the issues with the game.