Hey there,
Thanks for checking in.
As Blaze and Grey have said, we're still a while away from even Alpha and I haven't been working on the game much since May due to my wife's illness. The good news though is that she is on the mend, and I have increased my time working on UoN dramatically in the past week.
When we do the closed alpha everyone on registered on the forums now (and probably anyone that joins in the next few months) will be invited.
Mark