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Playtest Begins!

Hey Beekeepers!

The playtest has officially begun!

We've released a first batch of 100 people - Steam picks these at random, and if you are picked then you should get an email saying you've been added to the Playtest and will be able to go and download it from your Steam Library! (wahoo!!!) You can still sign up to the Playtest from the Steam page - we'll be adding more people as we go!

If you want to come chat with others as you play come join us over on Guilded!

Some things worth noting:
  • In it's current state the game is content/feature complete - we won't be adding any new major features at this point
  • Localisation is being worked on by translators as we speak but you can't pick other languages in this Beeta!
  • You'll see a "Mods" section in the homepage, but mods are not available in this Beeta so it'll always be empty
  • Achievements will be visible in Steam but they can't be unlocked in this Beeta
  • Quite a few people don't realise this but you can use a gamepad! Head to Settings > Controls and turn on gamepad mode and the game will try and detect your controller. The game changes a little bit in gamepad mode as you can't do any multiple menu magic but it's still p. chill!


If you are a Streamer or Content Creator we ask that you flag this as Beta Content with potential spoilers. We also ask that you don't stream any of the "Dream" area (the 5th gate marker), or any of the ending so others can enjoy this themselves.

Outside of that, have fun and bee safe! We're not looking for you to play in a specific way, just enjoy the game!

As the game isn't released you can't share community content, but you can post in our "Show Off Your World" forum if you want!
[h2]Feedback[/h2]
While playing the game we'd love you to think about how things could be made clearer, easier, or more fun! There's a Feedback form you can access at any time from the top-right corner of the game, next to the save button.
[h3]Feedback Form[/h3]

This form has a bunch of questions to get you thinking about different parts of the game but a lot of them are optional if you just want to put your own thoughts in here! Any and all feedback is appreciated!!

[h2]Bug Reports[/h2]
If you come across any bugs (the bad kind) you can report them to us via the Bug Report form here:
[h3]Bug Report Form[/h3]

Alternatively if you're in our Guilded (which if not, why not!), you can use the Bug Reports forum channel.

You can view all reported bugs here.

On a similar note if your machine is constantly dropping below 60FPS then we'd love to know what you were doing / where you were / what sort of potato you are running!

Thanks to everyone who has signed up to the Playtest, we hope you enjoy!
Love Ell & Jamie