Time for another weekly update! This last week everybody has been working as hard as they can to get the prototype ready for release by the end of the month for our Developer Access backers. Nearly everything is wrapped up however we still have some issues remaining with SSL certificates, some new toolchain bugs that popped up, and a lot of testing left to do. As mentioned last week we may not have our launcher with automatic patching ready for initial launch in which case we’ll be providing .zip files until it’s ready.

As of this evening we’ve imported all of our backer data into our production website. We’ve also assigned badges on the forums and delivered access to the private forums for our Developer Access backers. This of course only applies to people who have already created an I-Novae account on our website (https://inovaestudios.com). If you haven’t created an account yet please do so. If you pledged with a different email than the one you used to create your I-Novae account you will need to link them. This feature still requires a bit more testing but it should be available within the next few days. Lastly please keep in mind that the current forums badges are temporary. Once our artists have time we’ll remake them into something with a lot more awesome.

A number of you have expressed interest in upgrading your pledge so that you can be a part of Developer Access. Unfortunately we don’t have that capability ready just yet but after we release the prototype it will become our #1 priority. We’re all super excited about releasing the prototype, this next week is going to be a busy one, but it’ll be worth it in the end and we look forward to seeing all of our Developer Access backers in the game soon!