Ok, so, there's a lot of info now about the next update!
First, the next build of the game will probably have not only much less bugs, but a much more polished writing! Lastly, it will likely not recognize old save files and old players will have to start from the beginning.
I actually HOPE that this happens! Speaking as someone who has finished the game and replayed it enough to have a savefile for each scene myself, i know that it can be a pain to redo everything sometimes. but the fact that it was an extremely early alpha build must be considered too and it's practicaly inevitable to avoid rewriting and rebuilding it many times until it's finished. In a lot of cases rewriting is used as an excuse for milking or lack of creativity but in this case it clearly shows how Texic is compromised with the game's quality and i absolutely trust him to deliver a good update AND final product in the future