What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access? “The Guild is an established brand with a loyal userbase that has been waiting for many years for this sequel. As we're nearing completion and balancing/polishing the game, we want to have feedback from as many fans as possible, to be sure the finished version will meet everyone’s expectations, and that we'll be able to incorporate as many of our fans suggestions as possible, before the official release.” Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access? “We haven’t set a fixed end date as this depends heavily on you, but we assume a duration of at least 4-6 months.” How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version? “The only differences will be those made due to feedback from the fans, and of course final fixes. We also plan to add more languages and scenario maps.” What is the current state of the Early Access version? “UPDATE June 2018:

The Guild 3 got an additional development studio: Purple Lamp Studios.



We will continue to improve the game and its performance. Multiplayer and other features, like societies and the sovereign, will be implemented during the coming months. The Guild 3 will continue to stay in Early Access until all features have been implemented and we - and you! - are happy with it.





Early Access is fully playable but in need of balancing and (performance) optimization. Participants can expect minor and few major bugs, that we will fix during Early Access. At beginning of Early Access, the game will be playable in English and German only - more languages (e.g. French, Spanish and more) will be added by the end of the Early Access period –voice output will follow at release.” Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access? “Yes, the Early Access version will cost less than the full version, so Early Access players will get a great incentive to join early and shape up the game together with us.” How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process? “We will interact with the community regularly on the steam community page of the game - please note, that all Early Access related threads will be deleted at the end of the Early Access phase.

And we've setup a redmine bugtracker for bugreports. Redmine is free, easy to use and no registration is required: https://redmine.thqnordic.com/projects/the-guild-3-early-access/issues/new



Additionally to that, we use the following Discord server during the Early Access, where you can give us feedback as well (we will read everything, although this will not be a 24/7support service: https://discord.gg/theguild”