Hello detectives, a word today about our upcoming launch. The September 1.0 release marks a significant moment in the Shadows of Doubt journey. As a small team working diligently for the past 8 years on Shadows of Doubt, we are proud of the technical feature set we have been able to deliver in the game. We have welcomed some excellent ideas from our loyal and patient community and have tried to add as much as we possibly could into the game, while trying to ensure all existing systems are stable and working as they should with what is a complex interconnected codebase. To reassure everybody, we have no intention of abandoning the game at 1.0. We've worked incredibly hard to develop Shadows of Doubt alongside you during Early Access, listening to your thoughts and feedback to introduce new content and address bugs and issues, and I'm incredibly proud of the 1.0 release. It's a reflection of what I always wanted to achieve with Shadows of Doubt: an immersive procgen sandbox that I hope really makes you feel like you are a detective in a living world. After the launch of 1.0, we will continue to listen to feedback and address the most pressing issues. A game is never truly finished, and we recognise that there are always bound to be some sneaky bugs that slip through the net. We will be introducing a new public facing system that will allow for increased transparency on what is being worked on. We know communication is important and just with the amount of development work that has been needed we haven’t had the chance to be as active in the Discord as we would like but hopefully this will go a long way to addressing that and making sure you feel heard. Lastly and most importantly, I want to thank you, the members of our community, who have been here on this incredible Shadows of Doubt journey, your support has been unparalleled. Right time for me to get back to work. / Cole and the ColePowered team