Progress Update 2/12/2022
With the release of 0.5.7 now behind us, we have resumed our work on new features and fixes for Thrive. This week we've put lot's of focus on further performance optimization as we continue to hunt down the cause behind frequent performance drops in Thrive; But we are also giving some attention to new features such as generational atmospheric gas exchange and dynamic MP calculation. Our hope is that we will be able to get plenty of new features ready by 0.5.8 that weren't able to make i…
Read More →Devblog #31: What's that smell?
Today we have released version 0.5.7 of Thrive which includes a new cell part for players to play and experiment with, and an expanded report tab in the editor. Players will never need to worry about not finding what they are looking for, because by evolving the new chemoreceptor part, cells will be able to sniff out resources from considerable distances! Suddenly realized a species is missing and want to know when they went extinct? The history of your world is now chronicled in the newest …
Read More →Progress Update 1/29/2022
This week we focused on wrapping up the finishing touches for the coming release of version 0.5.7. This update will introduce a few new features such as a new chemo-receptor part complete with prototype modification menu, a historical timeline, various performance improvements, crash reporting, and many miscellaneous fixes. 0.5.7 is currently planned to release on the 5th of February, so mark it on your calendar!
You can try out these new features right now by downloading the rel…
Read More →Progress Update 1/22/2022
The functionality of the chemoreceptor organelle is now implemented. For the initial release the chemoreceptor will only be able to detect compounds. but in the future we hope to make it also able to detect things like other cells. The chemoreceptor is now the first organelle for which the “modify” option in the editor is implemented. The organelle modify menu allows changing the settings for what the chemoreceptor tries to find. Once we add organelle upgrades to the game this same orga…
Read More →Progress Update 1/16/2022
This week we have focused on further performance improvements for the game, and the upcoming chemoreceptor part. The chemoreceptor will act as a radar ability for your cell, pointing the way towards food that would otherwise be just out of sight. In the future, this part may become customizable to allow for targeting specific foodstuffs, or perhaps even detecting allied or unrelated cells! In later stages, this will be an important part for specialized olfactory cells on your organism. …
Read More →Progress Update 1/9/2022
This week we've continued to expand on assets for Thrive; such as progress on the chemo-receptor part, and a movement sound rework. Additionally our lead programmer Hhyyrylainen has been focusing on reimplementing a functional in-game crash reporter, to help players report crashing that they experience. We hope to continue with good progress until the release of 0.5.7.
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- We have been working on crash hand…
Progress Update 1/1/2022
It's another year and while we've slowed down a little after the holidays, we still have some neat things to show off and start the new year right. There has been a bit of brainstorming behind the scenes as we seek to devise new and exciting mechanics to make Thrive more lively; such as puzzling out how to generate procedural water currents, and expanding player control over cellular processes. Meanwhile our graphics artists have been busy whipping up some exciting visuals for the plann…
Read More →Progress Update 12/18/2021
This week has been relatively more quiet as things have calmed down a little after our rush to throw out a patch for 0.5.6, but we are still going strong! We don't have much to show off this week outside of our devbuild, but we have been discussing some new mechanics and features behind the scenes which will likely be posted on our forums soon enough; such as current simulations, patch generation, an enhanced process panel, and more. keep your eyes out for when it goes public!
If yo…
Read More →Progress Update 12/11/2021
This week we have been focusing on preparing the 0.5.6.1 patch update which has now been released. This update drastically improves auto-evo's performance, so players should no longer be playing a waiting game instead of a cell game. The update also includes some improvements to auto-evo's behavior, which should make it much more sensible and lenient to the player. We hope that this, alongside a host of other bug fixes and improvements, should make for a much better experience for our p…
Read More →Progress Update 12/4/2021
It's been a week since we released 0.5.6 now, and we have been having a blast looking at all of the fan content that's popped up after our release in stores. We've seen excellent reviews and feedback, entertaining videos and streams, and even some well-made mods. It is incredibly exciting to witness so many people discovering and enjoying Thrive in their own way!
However with so much sudden attention, Thrive has fallen under some intense scrutiny that has revealed to us some rather …
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