What's New
New UI
- We tried to integrate some aspects of the game in a little more seamless way on the new UI, while still trying to match that wooden board visual.
New Shop and mutations
- The shop can now be opened at any time, its contents change during the winter.
- Mutations are now cards instead of tokens
- Some mutations can be interacted with, those are placed on the left side of the board and are tinted blue
- Some mutations that had a one-time effect when obtained now have that effect when interacted with, those being: Abundance of Energy, Abundance of Water and Uprooted Thoughts
- Every spring, a random mutation from the crisis mitigation pool is obtained
New terrain
- The terrain is no longer a straight line, instead, it is procedurally generated and contains some new features
Sigils
- Found among rocks in the underground
- These sigils turn into mutations once approached
- Can be obtained by growing a root over them
Water
- Found near the surface where the terrain is below certain heights.
- Roots can grow on it and generate extra water when on them
- We have some plans to lower/heighten the map's water level via crises and/or mutations, but currently it is static during the whole playthrough
Game Modes
- There are now 3 game modes to fit more diverse playstyles
- Game modes affect season duration and sigil frequency
New graphics
Clouds
- Replaced the old static sky with something a little more dynamic
- Cloud intensity and movement change over time and are affected by the current season
- In the future, cloud intensity and movement will also be affected by current and future crises
Roots and Stems
- Roots and Stems will now change their widths based on their placement on the tree
- Stems have now a slightly different texture
What's Planned
Creative mode
- A mode where you take control over the game.
- The player will have infinite resources, be able to change seasons at will and obtain any mutations they desire.
- Best environment for gardening.
Achievements and Unlocks
- A complete overhaul of the achievements system, with some new mutations locked behind some.
Transformations
- Optional transformations will be available to the tree once it obtains certain mutation combinations
- Once transformed, your growth starts anew, with all of the mutations of the previous tree
- These will not only change the entire visual of the tree, as well as change core rules of the game
~20 new mutations
- With all of the features added in this update, more ways of obtaining mutations were added and the current mutation pool became insufficient
- We plan on adding around 20 mutations to the game, with the first one already included in this beta
UI changes
Empty space
- Currently, there is some empty space in the UI and we plan on having it filled with the following:
- A game log button, which opens a screen describing exactly what happened on that last turn
- A game speed toggle, to change the speed of the animations of most of the game
- We are also open to suggestions, what information do you think is critical to your playstyle?
Tooltips
- There are still some tooltips missing or misplaced, those being:
- Crisis tooltip is currently misplaced
- Season's tooltips are getting an overhaul to include more info on each season
- Flowers tooltip is going through a similar process, as is the whole flower amount indicator
Known issues
- game crashes when you obtain all mutations and try to roll for a new one
- game crashes sometimes when starting a new run
- If you obtain a sigil before it turns into a mutation, you get no mutation
- Sometimes the flowers in the main menu can suddenly change colours
- Some animation times are affected by frame rate
How do I join the beta?
The beta is open to anyone who owns the game on Steam, and can be accessed by going through a very simple procedure:
- First, you right-click the game on your Steam library and select properties
- Then, you navigate to the "Betas" tab, where you select to opt into the public beta branch
- Your game will then be updated to the beta version, to play it, just click play as usual