The Waylanders Update #48 - Coming to Steam Early Access

The latest Kickstarter update for Gato Salvaje Studio’s time travel RPG The Waylanders lets us know that the game will be launching into Steam Early Access on June 16, 2020. Apart from sharing this bit of news, the update also tells us that the game’s beta-tier backers will be invited to participate in early access free of any extra charges. It also shares the latest alpha patch notes.

And then, there’s also this trailer that premiered during IGN’s Summer of Gaming online event:

Some additional details:

We know an Early Access release is a big change. The game is still in Alpha stage, and the Beta version will be released a few months later. Backers are our best supporters since the beginning of the project, so… We are glad to announce Beta backers will be able to play The Waylanders since June,16. Surprise! You’ll get the game before the Beta version is available.

This means, all the backers who pledged $50 or more will get access to the game in June 16. You’ll get a key via BackerKit and you can activate it on Steam. If you don’t know how to activate the key on Steam, here are the steps to do it.

Beta backers won’t pay for Alpha add-on

Some people with Beta access also selected the $10 add-on for Alpha access. You would pay 10 additional bucks for only 2 weeks. That’s not fair and we know it. And that’s why we decided not to charge those $10 for Beta tiers. If you selected a $50 or more reward, we’ll add $10 credit on your BackerKit account in order to make up the add-on. This means, you won’t pay for it. You supported us, and now we want to support you.

We’ll add it manually and you don’t need to do anything. The $10 compensation will be reflected in your BackerKit account during the upcoming days.

New game update: The Waylanders Alpha v0.12

New options

Mouse sensitivity settings added. Now you are able to adapt the camera sensitivity to your personal taste

Now you can invert camera axis movement. Available for keyboard + mouse, and for controller

Fixes

Inventory item comparison issues

Sometimes, cursor didn’t appear when using controller

Loot issue in saved games

Several bugs have been fixed

Improvements

Some cinematics have been updated and improved

Character exploration movements improved

CPU use optimization

New features

Now you can enter & exit the map screen with M key

Now you can store loot & items in a chest, located in the ship