Playtests are BACK!
Welcome back to our monthly newsletter. This month we are excited to announce that playtests are BACK! Keep reading to know how to get involved and what to expect!
This playtest is a BIG one because we’ve been working on a bunch of new features for the last 6 months, some of which we’ve been promising for years! This is also a huge milestone for us because The Rabbit Haul is finally hitting the Alpha stage.
We need your help!
Playtests are SO important to make the game the best that it can be! Whether you are a seasoned veteran in our community, or have just joined, we are so thankful for your time and interest in playing the game, giving us feedback, suggesting features, submitting bug reports, and filling out surveys. It means a great deal to us and it truly motivates us to keep going! This next one will be the biggest yet, and we hope that you will take part in it in big numbers!
When, What, How, Who and Where, you say?
The playtest is planned to start on July 23rd and will be open for a whole week. YAY! To participate, you need to join our community Discord and when prompted choose the interested role. Everyone with the interested role will receive a Steam key by Discord DM on July 23rd, and will be able to redeem it on Steam to download The Rabbit Haul.
There will be more instructions for you in the Discord, so hop on in to be ready to jump in game on July 23rd! If you can't make this one, no need to worry, there will be more in the future!
What’s new in the game?
As you might have read in our monthly updates, we’ve been hard at work on a lot of new features. So on July 23, you’ll be able to experience for the first time ever:
The Town
The new safe hub for our cute bunny protagonist and his friends! The Town has vendors to upgrade your defenses, NPCs, quests and will serve as the anchor point of the story as you rebuild the home of your neighbours to its former glory.
Quests
We are testing a new feature, Quests! You will be able to accept Quests from NPCs which will help you progress and offer amazing and sometimes exclusive rewards! It definitely pays to be a good neighbour! 😀
Exploration
The map just got BIGGER! We’ve added areas to discover during runs that will reward you for exploring your surroundings. The further you are in a run, the more you will be able to explore
New Weapons & Improved Combat
Combat got a lot more fun, with a much needed improvement on the feel of melee and range combat! You’ll also have an onslaught of new weapons to discover and master!
Roguelite Cards
Symbiosis crystals, a currency you collect when establishing and maintaining powerful synergies between your towers, will now provide you with items, special abilities and upgrades! The symbiosis crystals fill up an XP bar that when filled, gives you a choice between 3 rewards. Your gardening skills will surely pay dividends with this new feature.
New Music
This new build will feature new custom music from the amazing A Shell in the Pit. Can’t wait for you all to groove to these new tracks!
And More
There’s so much more tweaks and polish that’s been added to the game, in fact, too many to list them all here. So you’ll have to play it next month to see it all in action. hehe
Before then, we want to know which one of these are you most excited to try next month?
We’re thrilled to have you along for this exciting chapter in our journey! If you haven't already, please wishlist The Rabbit Haul on Steam, join us and invite your friends to our Discord to playtest the game!
– Until next time 👋