
Another year, another celebration! Here's to another 365 days of development, as we continue taking The Trail to the next level. Let's look over the events of the past year, shall we?
Alpha 16: The Comeback Update (3/28/25) - Steam release, Greenfield-Solus Passage, Ruined Fort revamp
Alpha 17: Path of the Purple (5/30/25) - Castle Town Sewers, autosaves, graphical improvements
Alpha 17.1 (8/10/25) - Item rarities
Alpha 18: Back to the Basics (2/28/26) - Adon/Southern Telluria revamp, fast travel, new lighting system
Alpha 18.1: The Music Update Vol. 1 - Welcome to Adon (3/4/26) - Return of the music update, Steam Playtest
The latest updates reflect The Trail entering its late-Alpha stage, as systems are being refined/finalized and we move closer to Beta 1. It's been a long, sometimes arduous development process, but thank you all for sticking around! I'm sure you'll soon find the wait was well worth it...
Alpha 19: The 8th Trailiversary Update will be launching soon. If you thought Alpha 18 was revolutionary, just wait until you see what's coming next... let's just say the Overworld is finally getting the fresh coat of paint it's always deserved.
More news to come soon! Until then...
...the journey continues.
Yours truly,
THE TRAIL TEAM