Alpha Progress

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title: "ALPHA PROGRESS"
description: "Update on how the game is progressing through alpha phase"
thumbnail: "/images/thumbnails/alphaprogress.jpg"
forumurl: "http://legiontd2.com/community/threads/update-43-alpha-progress.9764/"
date: "2017-06-01T13:51:00+01:00"
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Happy June, everyone!

If you haven't already, join the [Legion TD 2 Discord server](http://legiontd2.com/chat) to keep in touch with the community and devs!

# ALPHA PROGRESS

Alpha testing is a major success and will remain online until the game launches in beta/Early Access on Steam. Check out the [alpha forums](http://legiontd2.com/community/forums/alpha-bugs-feedback.9/) to read patch notes and get a glimpse of how the game is progressing.

For those interested in playtesting, keep in mind that the alpha is a part of development and access cannot be purchased. We'd like to involve as many people as possible and are currently sending out 200 alpha keys/week.

#### MAY ALPHA STATISTICS

**Total players:** 3 --> 698

**Total games played:** 24,211

**Most hours played:**

- ithion - 229 hours
- Jules - 156 hours
- Lagartootemido - 133 hours
- dtschhwk - 130 hours

**Total bugs reported:** 174

**Total bugs resolved:** 149

**Total patches released:** 22

# NEW FEATURES

**Visual indicators for attack and spell ranges**

![range indicators](http://www.legiontd2.com/community/attachments/range-indidcators-jpg.826/)

**Earth King and Sky King added with spells**

![New King](http://www.legiontd2.com/community/attachments/new-king-jpg.827/)


# ENVIRONMENT IMPROVEMENTS

**New cave for creature spawn area**

![Cave](http://www.legiontd2.com/community/attachments/cave-jpg.819/)

**Concept for worker area (work-in-progress)**

![Worker concept](http://www.legiontd2.com/community/attachments/worker-area-concept-jpg.823/)

# MAY DEVELOPMENT HIGHLIGHTS

For a detailed list of changes, see the patch notes on the [alpha forums](http://legiontd2.com/community/forums/alpha-bugs-feedback.9/).

**DESIGN**

- Significant iteration on game design and balance
- General improvements to the game client
- Visual indicators for attack and spell ranges
- Added smart pings

**PROGRAMMING**

- Significant bug fixing and game stability improvements
- Significant unit pathing and targeting improvements
- General interface and usability improvements

**ART**

- Added a cave for the creature spawn area
- Improved the ground texture for the no-deploy areas
- Concepted and started modeling the worker area

**WEB**

- Created separate subforums for alpha feedback and bugs
- Updated the game guide and added new images