Before anything, keep in mind that
This new game is made by an entirely different team. We are still hard at work on this month's large patch, as well as the Enhanced Edition of Pixel Piracy, so please, don't start claiming we are abandoning the project or whatever prior to doing a minimum amount of research, thank you!
Details on how to become a tester are contained within the post below!
http://forum.quadrodelta.com/index.php?/topic/50-looking-for-testers-for-our-newest-pixel-game-pc-only-for-now/