Thank god I got it before it closed.

I thought it had closed after Thanksgiving otherwise I would have preordered all this time.

Nuts! Also did not know the beta was open. Was going to preorder tonight to get the Beta but will wait now until it goes GA. Double Rats!

Hmm, that sucks. I preordered in December using the special discount coupon but I had thought the beta entry period had already passed; then I come by and read this today. Blah =P Would have appreciated an email sent out from support regarding the reopening of the Beta, or perhaps a slightly earlier announcement of the reopening(since Stardock obviously emails me about other things). But, ah well, assuming the game launches on time, February isn't really that long to wait. Have fun in the Beta everyone (else)!

OK so I'm a little bitter.

Good thing I bought DA way back when.

Hmm, that sucks. I preordered in December using the special discount coupon but I had thought the beta entry period had already passed; then I come by and read this today

If you already preordered, you should have a DA serial you can use regardless of the fact that new orders are not getting them any longer. If it doesn't show as downloadable in SDC already, try the serial request to see if there's one on your account, and if that doesn't show one, contact support.

It's OK to test the beta !

With the beta test period (apparently) coming to a close soon, does anyone know whether we will see another build of the beta before DA is released?

With the beta test period (apparently) coming to a close soon, does anyone know whether we will see another build of the beta before DA is released?

Probably not.

I pre-ordered DA back in Nov. 2006 but wanted to play a v1.2 game with ~500 planets first (still in progress). I was planning to play DA once I completed this game. So is downloading DA closed to everyone or just new pre-orders? I recall the target release of DA was Feb. 2007, is this still the case and are we talking early, mid, or late Feb?

I was planning to play DA once I completed this game. So is downloading DA closed to everyone or just new pre-orders?

See my reply #6 above.