Small update
We all know that we've been awfully silent lately. You must believe us that there have been many moments when we feel that we must barge in and show off the latest things we're working on, but after the initial burst of enthusiasm, we just have to calm down and shut up. In this sense, we took a page from Steve Jobs' attitude to pre-announcements, at least until we have something "complete" to show.
Work is still going on as usual, however the latest things we're working on are interrelated and belong to one big and important feature. We don't want to talk about it (yet) or to tease (believe me, this is hard, especially for me) at least until it's ready.
This is also the reason why we didn;t release any Alpha to the Alpha team for some time now. We cannot release a version or news until we have the new thing completed to a "playable" level.
This is all we have to announce for now. The new Space Shuttle will lift off yet again - at least on your PCs, and much sooner than its successor in real life will carry human crews to the ISS and beyond
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