The difference between a beta release and a full release varies between different developers. For some, beta release means a bug-riddled mess with entire scenes not yet having been implemented; for others it means that there might be spelling errors or occasionally even minor bugs, but otherwise it's the exact same product as the full release.Thanks! Gives me a good indication of when to expect something here.
Doesn't really answer my question though: Do Beta releases usually appear here on F95? If they do, are they eventually followed by full releases?
I don't want to mess with Beta releases if I will get a full release in a reasonable timeframe. To me [I have a lot of games I could play while waiting] a month is a reasonable timeframe.
Caribdis falls in the latter camp, so I wouldn't worry about playing the game as soon as it is released here (likely thursday or saturday, knock on wood), unless a few instances of bad grammar ruins the game for you.