We are thrilled to let the 2nd wave of backers into the latest version of Hawthorn at today as part of our Preview Playtest phase!
The next group that will receive their playtest keys will be the Royal Settlers, Philanthropists, and Trailblazers from the Kickstarter
You will have access through Monday, Aug 31st until 12pm EDT.
Please keep an eye on your email (check junk inbox as well) for your keys and instructions. If you have any questions or if you don’t receive your keys, please respond to the email, or pop into the official Hawthorn Discord. We have a playtest and bug reporting channel where you post screenshots and share your experience, and someone from the team will get back to you as soon as possible.
In case you missed it, here the development updates with the latest gameplay build.
Known Issues
Vulken Drive Error: If you experience an error about Vulken Driver, we are still working on a fix. Here’s a workaround in the meantime.
Save File Bug: We are also still trying to reproduce the issue where in rare instances, a player’s save files can be corrupted. We’ve increased the number of save files made for each character, so you shouldn’t lose all of progress, but we are asking for the community’s assistance in sending us their save files if they happen to experience this issue. If you log back in and discover your town has been reset and are missing items, please send us both your current save file, and your last save file where your town and items are all intact. Thank you in advance for your help with this!
As always, we are eager to hear from you to learn about your experience, so please fill out the feedback form included in the email.
If you’re not a Kickstarter backer and you’re reading this update and you want to get involved in the next playtest…
Join our Village Council to get into the next phase of our playtests. You can do that by pre-ordering Hawthorn here on our website to support our development and to make Hawthorn a better game. Please note that you have to choose a tier that includes a Steam Key in order to get access to these Village Council Draft, Preview, or Proof playtests.
Thank you to our amazing backers for helping to bring this game to life! We have so much we want to do within this world and it’s only possible because players like you who put their trust in our team and who dare to dream with us.
Sincerely,
The Hawthorn Dev Team