[h2]Ahoy mateys![/h2] We wanted to start off by saying a big thank you to everyone who played the demo this last week! Next Fest has just finished and Steam has told us that we managed to make it into the [url=https://store.steampowered.com/sale/nextfestmostplayed]top 50 most played demos[/url] which we couldn’t have achieved without your support and enthusiasm, it really means a lot! We’ve also been reading all of your feedback in the forums and have been adding your comments and suggestions to our backlog so that we continually improve the game [b]after we launch tomorrow.[/b] To show our appreciation we’ve decided to extend the availability of our demo [b]until 3rd July 2024.[/b] We’ll also be rolling out [b]a new demo update tomorrow morning[/b] that will contain a number of fixes chief amongst these being: [list] [*] More keybinding options including rotate building and space bar pause [*] The game no longer gets stuck when the player presses the Esc button just after confirming the change settings in 'Autosave Interval' [*] Autosave timer now works after selecting ‘YES’ on warning [*] Save data no longer corrupts when saving on a full disk [*] Middle mouse button can now be used to scroll back in from the tactical map [*] Camera rotation sensitivity has been lowered when using the middle mouse button [*] Zoom in and out controls are now smoother [*] You can now interact with the notifications bar while viewing the tactical map [*] You can now switch between the upgrade and downgrade tools simultaneously in the radial menu [*] Improved performance and optimisation [*] Various visual and UI fixes [*] Various audio fixes [*] Various localisation fixes [*] Various achievements fixes [*] Various controller and input fixes [/list] Most importantly this new demo will also [b]allow players to continue their saves if they choose to purchase the full game.[/b] It is important to note however that players who installed the demo [b]BEFORE 11am CEST on 19th June 2024[/b] will need to start a new save as the update [u][b]will wipe existing saves[/b][/u] (apologies for the inconvenience but this is the only way that we can get the demo saves to correctly carry through into the main game!) [i][b]Republic of Pirates[/b][/i] will launch at [b]6pm CEST / 5pm BST / 9am PDT / 12 noon EDT[/b] and will be priced at [b]$24.99 / €24.99 / £20.99.[/b] We’ll also be running a [b]10% launch discount until 3rd July[/b] 🙂 Thanks again, and we’ll see you at launch tomorrow! Crazy Goat Games & PQube