Well, that was quick. We're still on pace to begin fulfillment in October, and it's looking like sooner rather than later. In anticipation of folks getting their games, we went ahead and submitted the expansion update to the iOS App Store. They don't let you decide when to release, and you can't control how long the review process takes. We wanted to be sure that folks had the app when they received the expansion, so we submitted now. And they approved it almost immediately. (Who knows, maybe Tim Cook is a huge RTDT fan?) In any case, version 1.3.1 is now available in the App Store and should be up in the Google Play and Amazon app stores later today.

I hope it goes without saying, but you cannot play the Covenant expansion without the physical components. If you don't mind spoilers, you're welcome to select the expansion and poke around if that's your jam. In the meantime, though, you can still play with the app as normal without selecting the expansion.

In the update, you'll notice a little tweak to the UI for selecting expansions to make it a little cleaner. And of course, the Covenant expansion in all its glory: new main goals, monuments, wastelands, doom skulls, and more! It feels wrong to say somehow, but have fun!