Since release, we have listened to all the feedback and planned how to incorporate as much of it as possible. With Patch 1.6, we think you're going to be very happy. The single largest change is the camera controller. Owlbot has been decommissions and replaced with a floating camera controller that gives you more of the movement options requested. We hope you love it.
If you want to check it out and help test it, here's the beta code: KaGJFEjCPtZEvcSx . To get to it: right click Tyto ecology in your Steam library > properties > betas > enter the code: KaGJFEjCPtZEvcSx > select the Patch 6 beta from the drop down > wait for it to update and show the beta [like this] next to the Tyto ecology name in your library!
**IMPORTANT** It is highly recommended you do not use your existing Biodomes. If you do, any changes are not reversable. It is suggested you start new domes instead to test the changes.
Here are the patch notes:
Here are some of the more user noticeable changes:
*New Camera Controller *
Right click to rotate
WASD or Mouse Edging to move around the world
Q and E to move up and down on the world (assuming free float on)
*Skip time feature: 1 week, 1 month, 3 months*
Price increases every consecutive use up to 3x.
Multiplier goes down every 3 in game days (This inflation is biodome specific and does not carry over to your other Biodomes)
*New notification alert icon over territories in need of attention*
*Updated Options + Rebindable keys*
*General resource balancing changes*
Adjusted the Tyto Coin formula, so new users can earn more in the beginning, but not as much later. Also adjusted for the new skip time mechanic!
Adjusted Tyto Coin price of animals and plants for a better spread.
Adjusted Coins earned for achievements.
Fixed an issue where sometimes herbivores don't eat the food available to them causing them to starve
General crash/improved stability
Randomized SFX can now be heard in your biodome while you're looking around. Nature +1
Fish now jump from the water surface into the air and back into the water.
Some Known Issues worth mentioning:
Plants may spawn inside water
Window selection (Graphics Options) on Mac is flickering.
Owlbot icon is not working on Windows bottom bar unless you pin it.
Arrow keys are not working on Windows until you click in the game.
In full biodomes, an error can occur when placing down plants where the plant model will not have a red decal applied to it when you are not able to place it down.See Screenshot.
Alt+tabbing out of the game seems to change aspect ratio
Animals, plants and decomposers sometimes float above the ground instead of being flush against the landscape.
We hope this patch addresses some major concerns and has the fixes you wanted. Don't forget to use the discussion boards to give us feedback. We'll be watching. =)