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.

• More work on the binding agents code design
• More discussion about binding agents

Progress Update 11/21/2020

Since our announcement last week many people have helped with translations during the last days. Thanks to everyone who took their time to help us! There's still work to be done, you can still help with translations by registering here.

We also improved the in game text so everything can be translatable, and fixed some bugs. The discussion about a new ATP system continues, now with a new thread (all previous discussion only happened on discord). With this we may be on track for …

Progress Update 11/14/2020

We are working on translations! This week we added a new translation system into the game and we are accepting community translations, so if you want to help us translate the game, you can register here. We released a dev-build for patrons featuring this system, translations can be accessed via the options menu.

We also discussed about ATP depletion and how it could feel better. Some propose to make a stamina-like bar, others to scale consumption the longer you use ATP, but we d…

Progress Update 11/7/2020

More work on binding agents. We are still discussing how to implement them in game and also how to code them, as it turns out, making this new feature is not an easy task so we need a proper plan to make it work.

And with all these changes we need people to test them, that's why we are asking for game testers! If you are interested read about it here. We want people that have experience testing games and also breaking them not just people who want to play the game. Speaking of w…

Progress Update 10/31/2020

We made a change to cell walls. Now they don't allow engulfing, which is to be expected since they are hard rigid structures that cover cells completely. We added this change to a new dev Build so, if you support us on Patreon, you can try it and tell us what you think about this new feature.

In addition to that, we also made some changes to saving and kept discussing about protein unlocking and how binding agents would work.

• New BOTD featuring, among other things

Progress Update 10/24/2020

Binding agents are being discussed. We are figuring out how would they work and their appearance. Once that's dealt with we can start our journey towards the Multicellular stage!

And since that stage is going to be in 3D we may need cells to have three dimensions so the transition is smoother. This is just a concept, and it's not the first time we talked about this. We'll see how this develops in the coming weeks.

• The hover panel no longer displays tiny amounts of compound…

Progress Update 10/17/2020

Time to discuss the future of Thrive again. As you know, we had the 0.5.2 release last week and as always we discussed what is going to be included in the next release.

Last time we talked about binding agents and we want to work on them again in this version. Other new features include improving saving, improving balance, more work on the spawn system and working on the procedural patch map, among other things.

We couldn't have a trailer for the new version ready on time, s…

Devblog #26: Learning the basics

We bring you a new release, Thrive 0.5.2! What's new? Well, for the first time in years tutorials are back! At last, we have an easy way to teach new players the basics of this game. Another big feature is the new interfaces, we remade the Editor, Patch map and Report screen UIs to finally match the rest of the game.

You can download the launcher below to get the newest version, and read on for more information.

So, let's see what's in this new release. You can read th…