Progress Update 1/30/2021
New week, new progress update. This time talk that actually happened last week, wasn't forgotten, so there's quite a bit in the gameplay section this week.
- Balancing changes to iron metabolism and organelle masses
- Fixed the editor button staying enabled while the player is dead
- Added a button in the options menu to open the logs folder
- Insufficient MP sound and bar flashing now also works for trying to select a new membrane type
- Added links to the repository re…
Progress Update 1/23/2021
Progress is still quite a bit slower than what we were getting done a month ago, but here's a progress update showcasing the few things that did get done this week.
- Added Esperanto localization to the game
- More progress on graphs to show in the patch report
- DevBuild upload script now says the size of uploaded files
- Nothing Substantial
- Changes were made to iron metabolism as well as organelle weights
- New draft of a track f…
Progress Update 1/16/2021
Last week we released 0.5.3, which sadly didn't include the binding agents yet. We are planning to release 0.5.3.1 once the binding agents are done. Some work happened this week regarding the saving errors that seem very common in 0.5.3. The good news is that we have identified the actual problem and fixed it. This fix will be included in 0.5.3.1 when that is released.
Due to real life getting in the way of many of our developers, it seems that progress is currently slowing down, so…
Read More →Devblog #27: Multilingual cells
New year, new release. Here's Thrive 0.5.3! For the first time ever Thrive is available in many new languages, all of this is in part thanks to our community, which has helped with several of these new translations.
This version also brings key bindings, improved tooltips, new editor features and much more!
You can download the launcher below to get the newest version, and read on for more information.
Read More →Progress Update 1/2/2021
Happy new year! We want to start 2021 with a bang, so we have a new 0.5.3 release candidate for you! We have some new improvements as well. We improved the editor hex popups and the Cell Processes panel is ready and available in a new devBuild for patrons.
We hope you are looking forward to the new release as we are. Next week we'll have the official Thrive 0.5.3 release and there will be a new devblog as usual. We also intend to make another small 0.5.3.1 release shortly after …
Read More →Progress Update 12/26/2020
We are getting closer to the next release, it's scheduled in two weeks so stay tuned for that! Some things that this new version may feature are Thermoplasts, last week we showed several concepts and models for this new mechanic and today we have something new: A Temperature Gradient Bar.
This bar shows the temperature difference between the cell and the exterior, as this difference increases, so does ATP production. We also have a new devbuild for patrons, new ice crystal models, a…
Read More →Progress Update 12/19/2020
Finally we have a model for binding agents, this means we are closer to implementing them. We have a model for Thermoplasts too and more concepts for their working.
We also bring you a new DevBuild for patrons, with many new features and bug fixes. There are other new concepts this week as well, showing a possible new UI for later 3D stages, another ATP bar overhaul and the possibility of adding Pyruvate as an intermediate compound in cellular respiration.
- New BOTD fea…
Progress Update 12/12/2020
Another Build of the day is available. This time it features key bindings which now can be changed to whatever configuration you want! We also fixed some issues and bugs related to the UI.
Last week we showed a new concept about a new mechanic that would allow species to propagate further in the patch map. Today we have a full explanation of said concept, so go check it out!
- New BOTD featuring Key bindings, available in the options menu
- Fixed a few UI bugs
Progress Update 12/5/2020
More work on translations. We added support for fallback fonts, in other words, languages that use other alphabets like Chinese or Hebrew are now supported.
We implemented graphs for the Patch Report, they don't react to the environmental changes yet, but at least the UI portion is done. We also have a concept for a new species propagation mechanic, in which very prolific species can spread further that others. We'll talk more about this concept in future updates.
- Implemen…
Progress Update 11/28/2020
We fleshed out binding agents a bit more during this week. We now have rules for when binding cells collide, which cell should be the one leading the colony (Either the player cell or the cell in binding mode) , and how this rules apply to colonies.
We also have a draft of rules for when we form a non-profit association to finance the game and work on translations continues.
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