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Were excited to put out the first post-release update for Terra Nil. This is a small update focusing on some performance improvements, polish, bug fixes, and the much awaited native macOS and Linux builds. Were also working on some bigger, more exciting changes for upcoming updates that were looking forward to sharing with you more news on that coming later. Note: if you have trouble installing macOS/Linux builds, you may need to restart Steam. If you are having trouble with the native Linux build, you can try opting into using Proton as a temporary workaround.

Performance

Combining meshes
LODs
Reduced draw calls for some materials
Speed up loading times by precomputing hashes
Improve tile highlighting
Rework tile rules
Precomputing texture atlases
Remove a significant amount of cruft from gameplay tiles
More water quad work and gameplay tile optimization

Polish and Bug Fixes

Improve edge panning and capturing the cursor
Use more exact number for whether seeds should get ticked in seed bank
Fix sunflower radiation softlock
Add screenshake toggle setting
Off-screen recycling arrows are now on an ellipse, so not overlapping with UI
Add hover tooltip text for zen mode
Changing building tabs doesnt count as hovering
Show speed controls when first vehicle spawns, if before tier 3
Click behind handbook to close it
Clicking on background of seed bank closes it
Fix bug where you can close handbook while it's opening
Add monorail dirt transport vehicle for dredging
Fix: bamboo nursery changes to skyscraper correctly on undo
Fix a bug where water would show at the wrong height when excavating a cliff tile
Fixed a bug where building can sometimes have ghosts

[ 2023-10-05 14:12:21 CET ] [ Original post ]

Terra Nil

Free Lives Developer

Devolver Digital Publisher

2023-03-28 Release

Action Indie Strategy Casual RPG Adventure Simulation F2P Sports MMO Racing Singleplayer Multiplayer Coop EA Tags

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🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
🕹️ Partial Controller Support
🎮 Full Controller Support

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Terra Nil is a game about transforming a barren, lifeless landscape into a thriving, vibrant ecosystem. Turn dead soil into fertile grassland, clean polluted oceans, plant sprawling forests, and create the ideal habitat for animals to call home. Then recycle your buildings and leave no trace that you were there. Reclaim the wasteland.

A reverse city builder

Use advanced eco-technology to purify the soil, creating plains, wetlands, beaches, rainforests, wildflowers, and more—then efficiently recycle everything you've built, leaving the environment pristine for its new animal inhabitants.

Different maps every time

Procedurally generated landscapes mean no two playthroughs of Terra Nil will ever be the same. Plan your build around randomized, challenging, and unpredictable terrain, including snaking rivers, mountains, lowlands, and oceans.

A natural ebb and flow

Each region of Terra Nil progresses through phases, with the ultimate goal being leaving pristine wilderness behind. Levels are not about infinite growth, but rather balancing and nurturing the environment before leaving it in peace.

Experience tranquility

Lush hand-painted environments, relaxing music, and an atmospheric ambient soundscape make Terra Nil a peaceful, meditative experience. When you're done, use Appreciate mode to bask in the natural beauty of the ecosystem you have restored.