Fixes:
- I really really fixed that monster image not found issue
- I discovered that pacified carnivorous plants are walking around! (fixed)
- I made DNA/essence drops from stationary creature not appear on their own tile 😉
- I fixed an issue where knowledge of alien ships wasn't being saved.
- I Fixed "art with no window" bug.
Changes:
- I gave the extractor melee weapon its own sound.
- Clearcutting will not damage plants that are pacified by the naturalist
- I'm allowing the grappler to work on aquatic creatures 😄 (Fishing season!)
- Aquatic-only creatures will take damage if they are not in water.
- I made tooltip backgrounds fully opaque.
- Dead Vordalene now have a 50% chance to spawn some basic crafting parts. I hate to make them targets but it makes sense to me...
- Virologist skill is now twice as strong.
- I made diseases less prevalent in easy-difficulty games, and more in hard and insane.
- Some essences (mass, luster, shock) now spawn in space in appropriate locations.
- I created the salvage lab device which will give back more parts when salvaging items.
All of the about should be available for all players, version 1.9a6.
Crafting Work:
(Crafting is still disabled. It even says so on the title screen, in red.)
But even if you can't play it, check out these work-in-progress shots:
The new crafting screen, with a list of recipes, the ingredients that go into that recipe, a tooltip explanation of an ingredient, and a preview of the exact item you will craft. You can even choose among 3 versions, and use extra parts and data to increase the level of the item you'll make:
The salvage screen, with all available equipment, icons displaying whether or not you'll learn a new recipe and also how much your crafting level will increase, and the center column displaying exactly how much of each ingredient you'll obtain by salvaging.
There are still 2 more crafting-related screens that need to be made: "mods" and "extract". I'd like to release a crafting beta next Friday, but we'll see how it goes. I still feel good about completing this cycle by the end of the month.
And here is the art for the new "consumables" you'll be able to make and use:
Video Review:
Dr. Incompetent has been doing beginner guides for games for a few years now, and (unknown to me) during the space exploration fest, he started one for Approaching Infinity.
Today I was looking for the link (here it is), but what I found was even better: a video review, released just today!
https://youtu.be/Egqb_c62jD8?si=uSwUm0az3pkfAQgj
It really makes me feel like all my hard work is paying off. Take a look, leave a comment, maybe subscribe? He's got a very relaxing voice ;)