Beta testing in sight!

We're excited to welcome each and every one of you to our trip to the Cursed Islands. Together with you, we want to set sail for a new gaming experience that captivates players with exploration, crafting, and farming in a fascinating maritime setting. We hope you enjoy the trip!

[b]These are our important tips for preparing a maritime beta travel: [/b]

**1. Shutdown Beta Registration  ** Beta registration will close on April 4th at 11 p.m. Central European Time . If you haven't subscribed to our Mailing List yet, this is our final call. We are very happy that so many testers signed up. We know that you're all very eager to get started with the beta! Please keep an eye on your spam folder. We don't want you to miss your spot in the test!

**2. Limited Number Of Beta Testers  ** We'd love to send out a version for testing to each and every one of you and stay in touch. However, for organizational reasons, that's not possible, and we can only accept a limited number of testers. 

**3. Selection Of Testers  ** To make sure that everybody has a fair chance and we get a good selection of testers with different gaming profiles we are sending along a short questionnaire about your gaming habits and preferences amongst others. 

We are looking for all types of players, so don’t hesitate to apply! Whether hardcore, casual, old or young - we hope you enjoy discovering bugs and other defects as well as sharing your honest feedback. Our game isn't perfect yet, that's why we need your help as a beta tester!

**4. Beta Testing In 3 Phases  ** The beta will take place in three phases. We will start small and then expand the beta crew in the course of time in the following two phases. This way we can make sure that "fresh" testers try out the game neutrally at every stage.

**5. Questionnaire  ** The questionnaire is about to be sent by newsletter. It will provide us with all the basic info we need - of course, anything you enter will be treated as confidential and only be used for beta testing. We won't make your data available to any 3rd parties. Don't worry, it is not a test and there is no "best answer". Please fill out the questionnaire as soon as possible by April 7th (at 11 p.m. Central European Time) .

6. Beta Invite If selected, we will invite you via email a few days prior to the start of the first phase of the beta at the beginning of April. Don't be sad if it doesn't work out right away, maybe you'll be testing in the second or third phase. We'll contact you shortly before by email.

The invite will cover next steps and include a detailed beta testing survey. Please share your Pros and Cons along with any other feedback you may have in the survey. Alternatively you can give us feedback directly via Discord. 

We hope that you will give our game a thorough workout! But please keep in mind: Our game is in beta stage! 

**7. Confidentiality  ** We have discussed the issue of confidentiality and how we want to deal with it at length with the developer. We trust you to refrain from any kind of release during closed beta testing. Why? In the beta stage, our game will still have some bugs and other issues to work through. We want discussions about these issues to remain private to avoid having them affect how our final release version is received. Especially, since these issues will be resolved by the time of the game's release. Thanks for your understanding!

**8. Special Treat For Non-Beta Testers  ** Please note that applicants who are not selected for the test won’t be contacted due to volume. But don't be disappointed! We have an alternative treat waiting for you: the prologue of Stranded Sails. As a subscriber, you get a temporal exclusive access! Be ONE OF THE FIRST to play the prologue. It will provide a special sneak peek at the game. We will inform you shortly and are looking forward to playing with you. 

Well, quickly subscribe now and don't forget to check your mailbox (including spam)!

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