This week we have seen an explosion of activity in our graphics team, as our artists go wild with experimental ideas and redesigns that are sure to give the microbe stage a substantial glow-up. You can get a taste of some of the fruits of their cooking further down in this post.

We’ve also made some preparations for the player starting in an anoxic world (World with no oxygen) such as the hydrogenase protein, which could be described as a cousin of the metabolosome. This new part allows you to produce more energy without requiring oxygen, but it will be less efficient than the metabolosome once oxygen becomes available.

Programming

• New DevBuild for our patrons:
  • Switched default toxin type to cytotoxin
  • Added hydrogenase
  • Added a new bump map for microbe membranes
  • Added type icons for compound and environment panels
  • Added resource limiting mode for ATP bar to view what would happen if some resource was missing from the cell storage
  • Added new radio and check button icons as SVG images
  • Redid compound icons as SVG images
  • Updated code checking tools
  • Updated translations

Graphics

• Discussion on cell stage background effects, with some experimental implementation.

• Microbes now have new membrane textures. Top row is original, bottom row is the new look.

• Concept icons for planet generation

Gameplay

• Nothing Substantial

Sound

• Nothing Substantial

Theory

• Nothing Substantial

Outreach

• Nothing Substantial

Other

• Nothing Substantial