Hi everyone!
This is just a quick announcement to let you know that the Sapiens 0.5 update is now open to everyone for testing on the unstable branch. I am aiming for the 18th of July for the full release.
Multiplayer is of course the biggest new feature in 0.5, and though there is a lot of tidying up left to do, it’s already working really well. We have a handful of persistent dedicated servers being run by the community already, with more coming online all the time, so if multiplayer Sapiens interests you, and you’re willing to help test it before it’s stable, then now’s a great time to jump in!
Switching to the unstable branch means you can play 0.5 now, and will get frequent (every day or two) live updates as I fix issues and implement new features. As a result, it can be unstable, some updates will create new bugs, cause crashes, even potentially corrupt your worlds, so you should backup your single player worlds first before installing. If this all sounds a bit too risky, that’s no problem, the full stable release isn’t too far away.
To switch to the unstable branch, right click on Sapiens in your Steam library, select Properties->Betas. Then you can select ‘public-beta-unstable’ from the little pop-up button menu, and Steam will then download the latest beta.
Please do join us in the discord to report any bugs in the unstable branch, and to keep an eye on announcements for patch notes and things too - that’s where it’s all happening.
Hope to see you in one of the multiplayer worlds soon!
-Dave