Hello Universe Architects,
With Semblance’s lead, we’ve traversed through the stars and distant exoplanets of the Milky Way. While we take a brief moment to circle back, we’ll be learning about a celestial phenomenon that astonishes and amazes.
We’ve seen stars at their births, then we’ve followed them as they aged. But what happens when a star has met the end of its lifespan?
Come with us to the stellar graveyard. It’s time to see how dying stars form some of the most beautiful nebulae.
Nebulae Like Never Before
Ever see the good side of a nebula? Neither have we, until now. For several months our team has researched and speculated the distinct shapes of certain nebulae in 360 degrees— not just how they appear from the single direction of Earth. And now those nebulae are available for player research in the Beyond garden!
- Examine three 3D nebulae in the Beyond Garden: the Helix, Cat’s Eye, and Hourglass Nebulae.
- Enjoy newly visualized nebulae with unique textures and effects.
- Speculate along with us! How do you think these nebulae would appear in a 3D space?
Into the Eye of the Nebula
Every nebula is unique, but just how unique can they be? Some nebulae form impossible shapes while others produce less gas than 1% of our Sun’s mass.
- Follow Semblance’s deep space journey on the Beyond tree and unlock the three new nebulae as their own generators.
- Boost your Beyond simulation with eight new Enhancement Trait Cards, and learn more about the formation of nebulae along the way.
Astronomical Achievements
There’s always something new to discover in the simulation. This time around, you’ll be able to discover new Beyond achievements, constellations and more.
- Unlock six new achievements celebrating the unique features of nebulae.
- Unfold two new constellations with their own achievements: Perseus and Ara.
Additional Features:
- Performance improvements have been made in all simulations. The most substantial boosts have been made for the Beyond and the Mesozoic Valley tree.
- Expanded default and custom notation past E200 - now production past E100 will no longer default to scientific notation (you can finally get one quinquinquagintillion entropy).
- The overall game has a smaller download size.
- Animations in the Civilization Garden for the Neolithic Age have been improved.
- Promo Bundles are now always available in the Boost Menu and Darwinium Store. They don’t disappear once you’ve bought one.
- Fixed: Quitting/crashing out of ads loses the whole boost streak. With this fixed, you should keep the boost from any ad watched even if a later ad crashes the game or if you quit.
Beyond E22: When Stars Die is available to play now on Steam and will be available to all Android and iOS players by Wednesday, December 20th at 11:59 PM EST.
Even though it takes dying stars to form these nebulae, there is still beauty in death. While their formations and compositions may contain some mysteries today, astronomers are learning exciting things about them as we continue our search into space.
These nebulae aren’t the only exciting pieces of news. In January of 2024, we’ll be releasing our first Explore Event of the year: Explore: Human Body — Anatomy of Life. We’re going smaller in scale to dissect the intricacies of the human body (and what makes it so impressive). Soon we will be on holiday break from 12/23/2023 to 01/08/2024. We can’t wait to see you again in the new year!
No matter the scale, there’s always something new to learn in the world of science. Join us and Semblance as we continue our quest for knowledge out into the cosmos. Until the next episode (and don’t forget to redeem your advent calendar prizes starting from 12/20/2023 until 01/01/2024)!
Stay cellular,
The Cells Team