I know many of you are already in the game, testing out new features and enjoying the experience of being Alpha testers, so this information may be old hat for you, but for those of you who are not checking out the live game, here are some updates from this week!

• Kill Event: Tonight we start our 2nd kill event! This is a fun event that allows players to test their setups against one another, learn about the combat mechanics and really test our system to uncover bugs for our team. (A win-win!) If you have been thinking about taking the game for a spin, today would be a great day for it!
• Major Founts: We have installed Major Founts in the game. In the video above they are the Mid-sized objects with the energy in the middle in the unoccupied version and the small structure in the occupied version. Alliances will shortly be able to fight over and capture these founts, providing them with a steady stream of that energy type each day.
  
• Energy Nexus: We just finished up the design of the energy points of the Energy Nexus (which can also be seen in the video above, its the largest object in the screen). The energy points will be able to be captured by alliances once per week. Holding one will give bonuses to the alliance. In addition, if an alliance can hold all six energy points, it will give them the power to open up the Gateway to another Kingdom.
• Goolge Translation: Our players also voted on the next minor improvement (Chat translation was selected) and its implementation has started on our backend. We hope to complete that next week alongside the functionality of the Major Founts.
• Additional Investments: We added another investor and had two investors increase their investment in the game (thank you!). We are also talking to additional investors about the amount they wish to put in.  
  
  The only thing holding our development back is getting it fully funded!  We are 100% committed to getting to the finish line but we want to get there faster. If you have been thinking of investing, reach out and let's talk about it!  We are EXCITED about the game, it's ability to positively impact the genre, and the great fan base we are growing! 

As always, thanks for your support and kind messages,

The Darklin Wars team