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Hey folks, quick update here: I refunded the OP’s pledge and notified him of it a couple days ago. We tried troubleshooting with him and were unsuccessful (this was a weird edge case as most backers were able to get into the game). We can’t say definitively whether it was an issue on Steam’s end, with his hardware config, or something on our side—I chalk it up to bad luck.

It sucks that we couldn’t get this sorted before the end of closed beta and we’re working on our processes so that we can be more responsive when users have technical issues that require more extensive investigation and troubleshooting.

On topic: My kid’s birthday is tomorrow and I plan to get him a gaming monitor. Budget is $200 or less. What would you pick from Microcenter?

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I appreciate this post, fellow old timer.

You can create a Turf War lobby in custom games. Please note that Frigate is confidential, so no discussing outside of the private playtest channels.

Love to see it! We’re testing out a MOBA-inspired custom game in this playtest, Turf War—you should check it out!

Thanks for supporting Stormgate and our studio!

Thanks for supporting our game and our studio!

The real 3D faction was the friends we made along the way.

We’re testing 2v2 in Frigate. We’ll be looking at player feedback, but it’s definitely one of our most-requested modes.

We appreciate your support! <3

Nope--no streaming or screenshots or even discussion. It's confidential. (The exception is that if you're a playtester, you can stream, screenshot, and discuss in the appropriate playtester Discord channels.)

Yes, you can access the beta through May 21.

Playtesters (including beta signups and Founders) will get to play the initial third faction content tomorrow and through the next three weeks.

This playtest is not a marketing beta—it’s a closed playtest with the goal of actually improving the faction and other content.

Closed beta playtests under NDA are super common in gaming and tech. We didn’t invent them and much bigger companies than ours run large playtests under NDA.

I’d say that an NDA is a statement of trust.

It’s a mutual agreement that we, as a studio, are giving you access to content before it’s ready to be shared widely because we believe you can help make the game better. We are trusting you to playtest and not share your experience with the public. By agreeing to and respecting the NDA, our players are telling us that they are worthy of trust, respect our studio’s efforts, and agree to not leak things before they’re ready.

While leaks often happen, we trust our playtester...

We’re focused on running the playtest and gathering feedback to prepare the game for our early access release. We are not looking at this playtest as a promo opportunity. The goal for Frigate is to make the game better. We are planning the official public reveal of faction #3 for later this summer.

Yes—if you were previously a playtester, you are invited to playtest our third faction (and other content) starting tomorrow at 11 am PT.

The instructions for beta access should arrive automagically—email support at FrostGiant dot com if you haven’t received them ahead of the April 30 beta.

We just sent a distro of emails today. Have you received yours?