Update 0.3.4

13 Aug 2026Developer post

Genesis: Rise of Life — Update 0.3.4

Update 0.3.4 rebalances Genetic Memory, adds three upgrades for directional eyes, and refines wild-cell defences alongside several visual effects.

The seven mutations that still required a 20 DNA purchase after their Awakening Objective are now unlocked immediately and permanently when that objective is completed. Like Coprophage already did, they then join the fully random mutation pool used during scale changes.
Costs have been reduced for Channeled inertia (18 → 15 DNA), Chemical persistence (35 → 25), Blood persistence (35 → 25), and Reinforced skin (20 → 15).
Costs have increased for Extended impulse (9 → 10 DNA), Nerve laces (18 → 20), Predator eye (12 → 20), Blood detection (10 → 15), Spike volley (24 → 25), and Retriever symbiotes (25 → 30).

Enlarged cornea — 10 DNA: widens the Primitive eye's field of vision from 84° to 112°.
Focused lens — 15 DNA: increases the range of both the Primitive eye and Predator eye by 20%.
Hunting fovea — 25 DNA: becomes purchasable after 50 direct kills with the Predator eye and raises its damage multiplier to 1.44 inside its vision cone.
The constellation layout has been adjusted to prevent the new upgrades from overlapping.

Short spines are less systematic on evolved cells in the Nutrient Soup.
Herbivores can now develop Organic plates, while Reinforced skin is no longer guaranteed.
Retriever symbiotes now travel at 170% of the cell's maximum speed, with a catch-up cap of 220%.

Bioelectric shocks now appear directly across the body of stunned cells instead of floating above them.
The purple Ink Jet confusion symbol has been removed: the cloud and the cell's disoriented movement now communicate the state on their own.
The gameplay rules for both effects remain unchanged.

The update remains compatible with existing saves.
A mutation whose Awakening Objective had already been completed becomes available automatically when the save is loaded, even if it had not yet been purchased.
No DNA is removed, and no retroactive refund is applied.