apparently the latest version is on svs
Are they? It looks like they're stuck on version 0.70.5 to me. Maybe I'm looking at the wrong svs.
That said, the early build release 0.80 for my patrons has released as of last Saturday! Once again, this is the
early build and may contain bugs - including possible progression blockers. I try my best to find them all, but release week is a very hectic time.
The public build of the game is always made available, for free,
one week after the early build release. That gives me time to fix most major issues when/if they come up without interrupting progress on the next version of the game. I only make it a one week waiting period because I know how much everyone wants to play the game and that a monthly donation isn't viable for everyone to sustain - especially with everything that has been going on over the past seventeen months.
Please wait until the public version is made available this upcoming Sunday if you want the most bug free experience. The confusion over whether or not starting a new save was mandatory last release was started because of a leaked early version build of the game and caused a tremedous headache and several raised pitchforks over something that was never the case.