Progress Update 03/25/2023
We've had a lot more progress in the prototype stages, as development speeds through each stage to set up the skeleton of Thrive's complete image. Aside from that however, we unfortunately don't have much else to show off this week.
New DevBuild for our patrons:
Added the beginning of a society stage prototype: placing and constructing a society center is now possible. Founding a settlement doesn't yet move to the next prototype stage.
Microbes no…
Progress Update 03/18/2023
We have a few fun things to show off this week, though mostly in the prototypes. Continued progress in the awakening prototype has led to the introduction of a crafting and gathering system in the game, allowing you to construct rudimentary tools with which to master your world. A new music track is in the works, as well as a few fine artistic additions.
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Added awakening stage prototype with basic tool crafting, inventory, and …
Progress Update 03/11/2023
This week we've made great progress on the awakening stage prototype with the introduction of an inventory system that allows you to hold and store objects. In addition, creatures now need a functional brain in order to reach the awakening stage. Who knew holding rocks could be so demanding?
New DevBuild for our patrons:
Chunks and projectiles are now shown in the mouse hover panel (inspector)
Updated Netanalyzers library version to 7.0.1
Progress Update 03/04/2023
This week we got quite a few small programming tasks done, but a lot of time was spent on further developing the later stage prototypes. This week we already have simple aware stage prototype as well as the beginnings of awakening stage. By the time of the next Thrive release we may already have multiple more very basic stage prototypes done.
Last week we mentioned performance improvements, but the overall game rework for more performance is very unlikely to be finished in time for …
Read More →Progress Update 02/25/2023
With the release of 0.6.1 we were pleasantly surprised that there were no reported issues from the get go, and didn't have to release a single hotfix. having gone smoothly as ever, we're back on the tracks of development in preparation for the next update!
0.6.2 is set to be a release focused on performance, with the majority of our efforts going into streamlining the game's processes and calculations so it isn't so resource-intensive to run. Also planned is the continued constructi…
Read More →Devblog #36: Upgrades people, upgrades!
We're back again with our latest tri-monthly release of Thrive! This update brings to you a long awaited feature; The further adaptation and specialization of otherwise familiar parts. That is to say, part upgrades are finally here! As of now, only one upgrade exists, which provides cilia with a brand new functionality for players to experiment with. This and more, will be elaborated upon further into the post.
As always, to get the newest version, either download the free launcher below…
Read More →Progress Update 02/11/2023
It's now the final week before the release of 0.6.1, and feature freeze is now in full effect. Aside from bugfixes and any other critical changes, no new features will be implemented until after the release of this update. It was a slow start and we haven't implemented all that we planned to for this update, but what we did implement will lay the groundwork for lot's of potentially exciting new upgrades that may come in the next update!
The Release Candidate for 0.6.1 is now ava…
Read More →Progress Update 2/4/2023
Another successful week of incremental fleshing out has passed. Along with mechanic discussions being held on the forums, we have began working on implementing website news in Thrive’s main menu itself. Such a feature will result in a very seamless and streamlined experience for the player.
With our general upgrade mechanic fully implemented alongside the suction cilia, an essential component of Thrive’s design is now implemented. All future upgrades are now much easier to implement…
Read More →Progress Update 01/28/2023
This week, we have taken strides in making it easier to work on Thrive. Most notably, we have updated to using .NET 7 and have removed our dependency on Python for translations. A new multicellular track is also in the works!
The cilia pulling in things mechanic implementation is also finally progressing again thanks to work starting on a general upgrades system which will be used to enable that for the cilia.
New DevBuild for our patrons:
Added day/ni…
Progress Update 01/21/2023
Development continues at a steady pace as we reach new milestones in controller functionality, and some small tweaks here and there to eliminate bugs. Feature discussion has ramped up a bit as we continue to refine our plans for the game.
There was a bit of miscommunication last week regarding controller support, so to clarify; The editor is a far cry from being navigable via controller, and currently only supports tab switching with the controller.
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