Alpha 6 is so big, its features are spilling into hotfixes. I think it makes sense to polish out some of the less exciting features with the community before Alpha 6 arrives and brings new players.

• Building categories are now separating food and non-food production
  
• Added the trade limits window, which allows more control of what stays in town and what goes for export
  
• Added a help page about trade limits

• Crash on save in some cases
• Could put graves too close to water leading to navigation problems
• People could forget about their dead relatives graves after loading a save

• Added "Replant automatically" feature to reforestation areas

• Building placement verification didn't work properly for some buildings on the edge of the map
• Windows 7 start up issues (for real this time)
• Wage changes in building's hire options didn't apply to managers
• Potentially fixed some issues with trade UI

Meanwhile Alpha 6 development is going smoothly but, as you may have guessed, slowly. Currently working on food consumption (won't be able to feed them just 5 types of meat) and finishing up the new help system.

• Limeworks workers will now prioritize removing a small remainder of quicklime from the kiln

• Planted trees could have some navigation problems
• Field lost its link to a farm if entrance blocked
• Yearly supply limits didn't always work properly
• Navigation issues with fishing docks on map 3 (may need to rebuild the problem buildings in older saves)

So, about that deadline. This time I broke my rule about not having a release date for anything and it was a mistake. For instance, I had 2 days allocated for a new feature: help pages for every type of resource. When I got to implementing it, it quickly became apparent that the whole in-game help system could use some more substantial overhaul. What you see here is the current work-in-progress:

It's now taking 6 days and it's not finished yet. And of course it's all tied to the new buildings and resources in Alpha 6, so it can't be released separately. Our work is mysterious and important and, as such, very unpredictable. That's why games always either get delayed or botched.

I want Alpha 6 to be released as soon as possible more than anyone else, but I also want it to be actually worth revisiting for everyone. It's a rare opportunity and I don't want it to be wasted.
Sorry to disappoint, but you know that making the best game possible has always been my highest priority. Alpha 6 will be out when it's ready.

Thank you for your patience. We're under construction.