Hey everyone, we have some great news for you today: the Combat Update will be released on [b]March 24[/b]! If you’d like to play it a bit earlier, you can join our public beta starting on [b]March 13[/b]. See the end of this post for details on how to join. Check out our updated game trailer, which showcases our new vision for the game: [previewyoutube=71i5Omi6caI;full][/previewyoutube] Our goal was to focus on improving the combat aspect of the game. Everything has been built from scratch to deliver a deeper and more engaging combat simulation experience. Performance has also improved significantly. You will be able to create and share your own maps with the upcoming update. Modify the terrain and place resources as you see fit. Share your map with the community or download maps created by others. And there is also sandbox mode, build and fight without any restrictions. We've added mini bosses with this update, they are bigger versions of regular units but they are much tougher. Killing one of them will give your units a lot of expirience. If all of your troops fall in battle, you can summon a militia. Every villager will pick up a weapon and join the fight. However, be careful—this is your last line of defense. To help you prepare for night battles, we’ve added a feature that shows enemy attack paths. This will be extremely useful when building walls and gates, allowing you to guide enemies into a deadly trap! There are many other changes as well, and we’ll post a full list on the release date! How to join the open beta: [olist] [*] Right-click on Becastled in your Steam library. [*] Select Properties -> Betas. [*] Under Beta Participation, choose beta. [*] That’s it! You’ll just need to wait until March 13. [/olist] That's it for today, see you soon!