Hello! As you may or may not know, these last couple of weeks I've been working on a new project type - MMOs. It is ready, but before I push out the update to the default branch of the game, I've put it up on the 'develop' branch to get your feedback on it. You can opt-in to this branch in the game's properties on Steam. Since it's on the development branch, it means that it might not be 100% stable and you might experience crashes and/or balance issues. So if you'd like to try it out before it is fully released and give feedback on it, feel free to opt-in to the 'develop' branch! Your feedback will be greatly appreciated.
Keep in mind that savegames saved on the 'develop' branch will not be compatible with the current stable release of the game, until Update #14 hits the default branch, since it has new content that the non-develop branch doesn't.
To opt-in to the 'develop' branch, right-click on Game Dev Studio in your Steam library, click on 'Properties', switch to the 'BETAS' tab, and choose 'develop' in the drop-down list of betas.
Keep in mind that MMOs were designed to be an even greater risk with an even greater reward than regular games when done right, so don't be surprised if your first few MMOs do badly in terms of overall success!
With the right build the game's window should say "1.0.2.0 DEV", so if you opt-in to the 'develop' branch and it still says 1.0.1.6, give Steam an hour to update everything or restart it to instantly queue up the latest update.
If you decide to try out this branch and have feedback that you wish to share, please post it here.
And lastly, if you have a friend that would like to play the game, but they have no means of acquiring it, then check out my brother's browser strategy MMO, the top 20 players will receive a key for the game! It's completely free to play, long-time players have no advantage over newcomers except for their greater knowledge of the game, and to make it fair, the game world has just been reset. Follow this link if you're interested: http://www.kingdomborders.com
Thank you for reading!