A new HORIZONS Development Update on the Artifact website penned by David V. Bowman, executive VP of production, says they "continue to develop the functional specs based on the conceptual work done previously," and that their "server technology continues to progress at the predicted pace. The client technology is now back on track." This may be the last update for a while, as the post goes on to say that due to their focus on the development on the game, they "are imposing a quiet period on ourselves regarding the release of information..." This includes a shutdown of their messageboards, which they say will re-open about one month prior to their planned beta test, which they will conduct "with the cooperation of the community."