[previewyoutube=wotbyAAeGjs;full][/previewyoutube] Were thrilled to unveil our new trailer for The Hive! Whether youre a seasoned strategist or just discovering the game, this trailer showcases the exciting features weve been working hard to improve.
Wed love to hear your feedback what do you think of the trailer? What are you most excited about in The Hive? Let us know in the comments below! Thank you for your support. Stay tuned for more updates as we continue to expand and refine The Hive! The Skydome Entertainment Team

[ 2025-01-19 17:08:24 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Hive - Update 1.301 Released

The Hive 1.301 Patch Notes

This patch addresses many long-standing issues and implements significant improvements based on feedback from our players and reviews over an extended period. Your input has been invaluable in helping us refine and improve the game. Thank you for your continued support!

Bug Fixes

Resolved a major performance issue related to collisions:

Identified and fixed inefficiencies in how collisions were handled across all levels.
Result: Noticeable performance improvements across the game, particularly on larger maps with more units and effects.

Why: This fix addresses long-standing performance bottlenecks, significantly improving the player experience by enhancing stability and responsiveness.

Water Shader Updates

Water Shader: Completely overhauled and tailored to meet project needs:

Fixed compatibility issues with Unity 2019 that rendered the old shader broken.
The new shader supports adjustable speed and flow direction, offering greater flexibility and visual consistency.

Main Menu Water Shader: Updated to match the new system so it now functions properly and aligns with in-game water visuals. Why: These changes were necessary to restore broken water shaders while improving customization and maintaining consistency in visual quality.

Unit Changes

Legionnaire

Squad size: 1 unit
Updated Values:
- Construction time: 3
- Food cost: 10
- Population usage: 1
- Speed: 0.25 (up from 0.2)
- HP: 45 (up from 35)

Why: Squad mechanics were removed to make units easier to control. In response, Legionnaires were adjusted to focus on being fast, swarming DPS units and gap closers, with values balanced for their new role as single units.

Hunter

Group size: 1 unit
Construction time: 10
Food cost: 30
Population usage: 2
Speed: 0.18
Life: 80
Max life: 80
Damage: 6
Armor Pierce: 3

Why: Hunters have also been converted to single units for improved control. Their stats were updated to reflect their new role as resilient light skirmishers, with a focus on consistent damage and flexibility in early-game strategies.

Worker

Speed increased from 0.16 to 0.2.

Why: Workers were made faster to improve resource collection efficiency and overall game pacing, particularly in early-game scenarios.

Rhino

Size increased to 2.5.
Speed increased from 0.16 to 0.2.

Why: Increasing the Rhinos size and speed reinforces its role as a heavy frontline tank, enabling it to reach key targets faster and hold its position more effectively in combat.

Wasp

Angle speed increased from 7 to 20, improving handling.
Speed increased from 0.2 to 0.5, making it extremely mobile.

Why: The Wasps mobility and handling were enhanced to emphasize its role as a highly agile unit, ideal for hit-and-run tactics and fast repositioning in battle.

Level Additions

Rhino: Added to the start of Level 2.
Infestor: Added to the start of Level 3.
Wasp: Added to the start of Level 5.

Why: These units were added early in the campaign to showcase their unique strengths and strategies, allowing players to experiment with them before deciding to unlock them with DNA. This encourages strategic planning and exploration of playstyles.

Level Improvements

Level 5 Cutscenes: Two cutscenes redesigned with improved camera angles to reduce disorientation.

Why: Player feedback indicated that the original cutscene angles were confusing. The updated angles make these moments more engaging and visually coherent, improving the narrative experience.

Summary

This patch addresses critical performance issues, improves unit balance and gameplay progression, and enhances visual and narrative clarity. The Hive 1.301 is designed to provide a smoother, more strategic, and immersive experience for both new and returning players. All the best, Skydome Entertainment

[ 2025-01-10 15:53:48 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Hive - Patch 1.300 released

The Hive - Patch 1.300

Overview

This update brings a range of improvements to visuals, gameplay balance, and early-game pacing based on player feedback. Our goal is to make The Hive more visually engaging, intuitive for newcomers, and better balanced overall. Weve introduced quality-of-life changes to improve resource visibility in darker areas, refined unit and boss stats for smoother combat, and fixed a critical monitor resolution bug.

Under the Hood Updates

Alongside the visible changes in this patch, weve made important updates behind the scenes to improve the games infrastructure and prepare for future development:

Updated Epic SDK to enhance achievement systems.
Created a standalone demo build of The Hive for smaller platforms, increasing accessibility.
Prepared the project for importing into Unity 6, ensuring long-term compatibility and access to advanced development tools.

These updates lay the groundwork for future improvements and ensure The Hive continues to run smoothly.

Future Plans

Were committed to improving The Hive and taking player feedback into account as we look toward the future. Here are our primary focus areas moving forward:

Enhancing Gameplay Balance: Refining combat and resource progression for a smoother, more engaging experience.
Unit Differentiation: Making units feel more unique, both visually and mechanically, to encourage diverse strategies.
Content Expansion: Introducing more units and mechanics to keep gameplay fresh and exciting.
Technical Updates: Ensuring the game remains stable and compatible with new platforms and tools for future updates.

Your feedback is invaluable in shaping these updates, so keep sharing your thoughts with us!

Graphics and Visual Improvements

Scene Lighting Adjustments

Brightened scenes for better visibility.
Added slight saturation for more vibrant colors.

These changes ensure environments are clearer and more visually appealing.

Improved Object Visibility

Gold piles now emit a soft glow, making them easier to spot in dark areas.

This ensures resources are noticeable without disrupting immersion.

Reflection Probes Added

Introduced new reflection probes to enhance realistic lighting on units and environments.

This improves the visual fidelity of objects and characters in the game.

Dimetrodon Miniboss Color Adjustment

Adjusted Dimetrodon miniboss color for better differentiation and clarity.

This change ensures the miniboss stands out effectively in its environment.

Gameplay Adjustments

Legionnaire Speed

Increased movement speed from 1.0 to 1.2.

This adjustment makes Legionnaires more effective in combat by improving engagement pacing.

First Level End Boss (Ancient Crab)

HP reduced from 3500 to 3000.
Melee damage reduced from 20 to 15.
Cave-In Ability: Cooldown increased from 10 seconds to 15 seconds, and splash damage reduced from 20 to 10 HP.

These tweaks make the Ancient Crab less punishing while retaining its challenge.

Early Game Enhancements

Starting Units

Players now start the first mission with 1 Behemoth and 2 Medics.

This change introduces unit variety early on, encouraging strategic gameplay and showcasing advanced units that can be unlocked later.

Starting Resources

Food increased from 20 to 100.
Minerals increased from 250 to 350.
Starting population count on first mission increased from 1 to 13.
Population cap raised accordingly.

These adjustments provide a smoother economy at the start and encourage unit production experimentation.

Bug Fixes

Monitor Resolution Bug Fixed

Resolved the error: "Couldn't switch to requested monitor resolution."

This fix ensures smoother transitions between monitor settings and eliminates related crashes. Thank you for your continued support and feedback! Let us know your thoughts in the comments or forumswere excited to keep evolving The Hive and look forward to hearing your ideas for future updates. All the best, Skydome Entertainment

[ 2025-01-08 19:29:55 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Hive 1.204 - Update

Hey all, We have released a new update for The Hive. Our main focus was to resolve difficulty issues with A.I behaviour on levels 4 and 5. We were also able to find a solution, why The Hive ending cinematic "The Age of Discovery" would not play for every player at end of the campaign. It is now working correctly for everyone. If you have not seen it, we recommend completing the last level again! Full notes below: 1.204 - 2023-05-11

Bug fixes:

Fixed issue where Ending Cinematic "Age of Discovery" would not play after completing the campaign, if loading from a save.
Fixed issue where A.I would be too aggressive with attacks on levels 4 and 5.
Balanced out the attacking Chalatoi forces on levels 4 and 5.
Players now have more time between attack waves on levels 4 and 5.
Player starting food increased from 20 to 50 on levels 4 and 5.
Added additional food and mineral sources to levels 4 and 5 starting areas.
Chalatoi Archers range reduced from 50 to 35. They can no longer outrange player turrets.
Skip function now works on ending cinematic

Thank you again for reporting the bugs for us! (no pun intended)

Cheers, Sauli, Toni, William, Dat, Ale & Ville. aka Skydome Entertainment

[ 2023-05-11 11:26:42 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Hive - 1.203 Hotfix released

Hey all, Another small update has been released, the main thing here was sorting out bugs when loading a saved game. Full notes below: 1.203 - 2020-03-09

Bug fixes:

Fixed issue where GUI would get stuck if played had resource source selected when it runs out
Fixed issue where inventory icons would not show up after loading
Fixed issue where items would disappear when loading a save
Fixed issue where certain items could be duplicated after loading
Items are now returned to unit that had them after loading a save
Items equipped on workers are now returned to inventory after loading a save

Thank you again for reporting the bugs for us! (no pun intended)

Cheers, Sauli, Akseli, Antonio, Jenni, Johanna & Jonna. aka Skydome Entertainment

[ 2020-03-09 12:30:21 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Hive - Rise of the Behemoths Is Out Now

Today we are proud to release update 1.2 "Rise of the Behemoths", which includes new player units, buildings and a reworked DNA upgrade system.

Behemoth

Heavy Insectoid unit Behemoth - A sturdy unit with heavy melee attack. It nests small Seeker aerial units on its back. Light Insectoid aerial unit Seeker - Swarm of them is carried on Behemoths back. Uses aerial bombing attacks to hit enemies from range.

Infestor

Medium Insectoid specialist Infestor - Uses a variety of neural oozes to terrorize enemies and aid friendly units. This update features:

Heavy Insectoid unit Behemoth
Medium Insectoid specialist Infestor
Small Insectoid aerial unit Seeker
Insectoid building Nestling Mound
Insectoid building Conch
Damage and Defence upgrade rework (Different classes have different upgrades, light, medium, heavy)
Food costs at start of levels adjusted to speed up start of levels
Rhino and Avatar now have custom sound effects
First level boss damage adjusted
Streamers now get notification regarding video quality, if they are using OBS recording software
Several new ability visual effects and sounds have been added

Bug fixes:

"Shadow" faction buildings now have custom debris effect on destruction
Avatar and wasp units no longer get stuck after ability cast
Several tooltip tweaks
Population cap can no longer go over 200 due to saving bug
All workers now continue their current task correctly after loading
Workers no longer get stuck on cutscenes
Tomb of Aradesh overlaping music fixed

Follow us on Steam, Twitter, Facebook & Youtube to keep up to date with what were working on! Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/developer/Skydome Twitter: https://twitter.com/SkydomeHive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SkydomeEntertainment/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/SaarimaaSauli/

Have fun with the new features and let us know what you think!

Cheers, Sauli, Akseli, Antonio, Jenni, Johanna & Jonna. aka Skydome Entertainment

[ 2020-03-02 15:33:53 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Hive - Original Soundtrack Released

[previewyoutube=ep9gcWiktd8;full][/previewyoutube] Hello everyone! We are happy to announce that the full soundtrack of The Hive is now available on Steam! The OST can be purchased as a standalone DLC or as a discounted bundle with The Hive game. The Hive OST includes high-quality WAV files as well as Mp3 versions. The soundtrack is composed, performed and produced by Akseli Takanen & Slava Pogorelsky. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1257630/The_Hive_Soundtrack/ Track listing: 1. Main Menu (2:44) 2. Pools of Reflection (2:19) 3. Tomb of Ara'desh (3:23) 4. Chalatoi Empire (3:51) 5. Ancient Waterway (3:33) 6. Skeleton King Battle (1:26) 7. The Sunken City (4:35) 8. The Lost City (3:27) 9. The Gatekeeper (4:07) 10. Derelict Ship (2:17) 11. Temple of the Drowned God (4:34) 12. Orb of Life (0:46) 13. Drowned God Battle (1:57) 14. Underground Empire (0:55) Total length 39:56 Enjoy the atmospheric sounds of the underworld and stay tuned for the upcoming release of our new major content update in the following weeks! Cheers, Sauli, Akseli, Antonio, Jenni, Johanna & Jonna aka Skydome Entertainment

[ 2020-02-28 15:34:57 CET ] [ Original post ]

Update 1.108 Released

Pathfinding performance and bug fixing

Today we released an update 1.108 that includes performance updates and bug fixes. This update features:

Major optimization of Pathfinding and collisions performance
Commanding huge number of units is now much smoother
Multiple buildings can now be selected at same time
Several enemy patrol routes are now better
Fixed bug with inventory and camera scroll
If building is destroyed it will no longer show construction bar
HP bars are hidden when the level is won
Modified raycast is used for units in mainmenu

Have fun with the new features and let us know what you think!

Cheers, Sauli, Niko, Tero, Santeri, Akseli & Jenni aka Skydome Entertainment

[ 2019-07-13 12:27:01 CET ] [ Original post ]

Update 1.107 Released

New level up system and solving issues

Today we released an update 1.107 that includes overhaul of the level up system. We also added new sound effect for all player buildings. This update features:

All player buildings now have unique sound effect when you select them
Level up system overhaul
Level up bonuses apply to all squad members
All unit levels now have meaningful stat increases
Hover over unit level to see stats gained from experience
You can now see what next level up will give to your units
Different units have different bonuses from leveling up
Experience points needed for unit to level up is increased from 500 to 1000 (to reflect reduced number of unit levels
Maximum level is now 5 down from 1-99
"Ding!" achievement now required level 5, down from 20
Bonuses are not lost when unit is resurrected
Items are now correctly hided during cutscenes
Fixed issue that was slowing the game down when commanding large number of units
Game runs now more smoothly due to optimization

Thank you for being super supportive and encouraging - we are incredibly grateful to have such a positive community. Have fun with the new features and let us know what you think!

Cheers, Sauli, Niko, Tero, Santeri, Akseli & Jenni aka Skydome Entertainment

[ 2019-07-05 16:40:57 CET ] [ Original post ]

Update 1.106 Released

Solving issues and adding new features

Today we released an update 1.106 that includes a bunch of that tidying up. This update features:

Map02 now has new music
Credits now have new music
Map10 cutscenes now have a little story surprise for you!
Load/save/quick load/quick save, are now correctly disabled during cutscenes
DNA amount now loads correctly when you load a save
Avatar chain bolt now jumps to 10 targets, up from 3
Avatar chain bolt damage increased from 80 to 100
Avatar chain bolt cooldown reduced from 60seconds to 30seconds
"Always Blame the Healer" achievement now requires 1000 healing on one medic, instead of 5000
"Acidodger" achievement now works correctly
Completing the game on hard difficulty now rewards "Hive Guardian" achievement correctly
Completing the game on insanity difficulty now rewards "Insane" achievement correctly
"Killing Spree" achievement should now be easier to achieve with the Avatar changes
Spring building grid is now "smarter"
Construction queue now cancels right slot
All opened/unopened chests now save correctly
Final door in map01 now opens correctly if loading save in certain part of the map
Map02 debris pile now works correctly

Let us know if you enjoyed the game, because that makes our day! :)

Cheers, Sauli, Niko, Tero, Santeri, Akseli & Jenni aka Skydome Entertainment

[ 2019-06-27 16:10:19 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Hive - Hotfixes

Hey everybody, with this 1.105 update we're fixing a bunch of small issues in The Hive.

We've read through tons of your feedback, with this update we plan to fix several small issues the community reported for us. This update features:

Units spawned from Queen now take population cap into consideration
Spring now shows right portrait when selected
+2,+3 Attack and armor upgrade are now correctly saved
"Ding" achievement now requires unit to be level 20, instead of 30
"Play of the game" achievement now requires Avatar instead of Medic
Wraith hp buffed from 300 -> 1000, Wraith damage increased from 5 -> 15
"So Bright It Burns" achievement now again works when you light torches to burn the wraith
"Full Hive" achievement now requires population of 200 instead of 24
Black fog added so players cant see over the edges of the map
Speaker subtitles now show correct speaker in map02
Map07 A.I now gives players more time to prepare for incoming attack
Medic now has voice lines
Save/load menu bars now use correct texture
Map01 camera bounds are now working correctly
Attack and defence upgrades now apply to new and old units correctly
Map02 no longer auto completes when you load a saved file in certain part of the map
Videos for Linux are now using custom .ogv videos rendered using VP8 codec

Thank you all so much for being such a supportive and positive crowd, our work continues towards the next update! :) Let us know what you think!

Skydome Entertainment ~Sauli

[ 2019-06-25 17:38:06 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Hive - Official Trailer

https://youtu.be/VHW9GGoOSDM

The Hive - Official Trailer

Hello everyone! We have released all new Official trailer for The Hive. The store front is also updated to better reflect the latest version of the game. The most eagle-eyed among you might notice new units and buildings which are coming in the 1.200 update :)

Let us know what you think!

Best of wishes ~Sauli

[ 2019-06-14 15:11:02 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Hive 1.100 - Winds of Change

Hello everyone! Today we are proud to release update 1.100 Winds of Change for The Hive. We wanted to especially focus on adding features requested by the community. Our plan was to update The Hive from Unity Engine 5.6.7 to 2019.1 version. 1.100 update remarks the biggest patch we have done for the game so far. One of the most significant improvements was to rework the whole game interface and the addition of full 4k support. Other major visual upgrade was converting the whole project to use linear color space, and the addition of new visual post processing effects. Also, notable updates are the addition of two new Insectoid buildings, two new units for Chalatoi faction and all new visuals for Infected faction. We also made all new spell and particle effects utilizing the now available tools. You can now hide the game interface using (L) key, to take shiny screenshots.

We would love to hear your feedback on the new changes!

Gameplay Updates

New Insectoid buildings, the spring and the burrow (burrow has 4 model variations)
New enemy units, chalatoi bowman and spearman
The vast majority of all particle effects in the game have been redone
Buildings can now be properly selected when they are being built
Several cutscenes improved
Pathfinding system improved
Player objectives now work correctly when loading a save

Graphics Improvements

All new post processing effects
Color space changed from Gamma to Linear
Lighting data rebaked for all scenes
Additional detail added to all maps
Infected faction has all new textures
Several world object textures improved
Animations added to several world objects
All buildings now have debris effect when they are destroyed
Buildings now have hover circle for selection
Scene lighing changes on color and position
Several units and plants now glow in the dark, illuminating nearby objects
All levels now have reflections for metallic objects like coins, gold and weapons

Unit rebalance

The new population system, introduced along with the burrow building, now has a much higher maximum population of 200 (up from 40). You start with 25 maximum population with a hive, but building a burrow will increase the cap by 35.

Legionnaire attack reduced to 4 (down from 5)
Legionnaire population cost increased to 5 (up from 1)
Hunter armour piercing passive has been fixed
Medic population cost increased to 3 (up from 1)
Medic's revive ability has been moved to the Avatar, to give it more value and limit the amount of available revives
Queen population cost increased to 6 (up from 1)
Wasp population cost increased to 3 (up from 1)
Wasp poison damage increased to 2 per second (up from 1 per second)
Wasp maximum health increased to 200 (up from 160)
Avatar population cost increased to 6 (up from 1)
Avatar food cost increased to 150 (up from 100)
Rhino population cost increased to 3 (up from 1)
Unit upgrades now cost 100/200/300 DNA (down from 250/500/750)

UI Rework

This is a complete re-write of the UI system to use the new Unity canvases. It was required to get 4K support. We added a way to hide your UI with a keybind (default is L) that can be rebound in the new settings interface. You can also press the highres screenshot button (default Alt+P) to take a 4K screenshot.

4K resolution support
A large amount of UI images were redone at a higher resolution
Completely redesigned settings controls section
Unlimited inventory space
Item stats now have highlight colours for positive/negative effects
New health bar effects
Bosses and buildings now have larger health bars
Dialog subtitles now show who is talking, with matching colours
Objectives are now prettier
Units that have to be unlocked are now shown in grey, and tell where they can be unlocked from
New building queue shows how many units you have in queue past 4
Selecting chests, fishing spots, or mineral veins now shows a hint about how to harvest them
Chests, fishing spots, and mineral veins now have portraits
The final boss' [spoiler]protective bubble button now has a cool new glow around it[/spoiler]
Game engine is updated from 32 bit to support 64 bit operating systems

Audio Changes

New Audio

Legionnaire
Hunter
Worker mining, fishing, gathering food
Interactions (light torch, open chest...)
Improved audio for several cutscenes
Attack and ability sounds for several bosses and enemies
UI sounds
Logo screen sound effect

Improved Audio

Possibility to dynamically adjust sound and music volume from options
General volume adjustments
Voice line fixes
3D sound range adjustments
Improved SFX limit system
Fixed doppler!

New Music

Map 03
Map 04
Map 06
Map 07
Map 09
Map 10
Main menu

Please leave feedback on the new changes!

We would love to hear your feedback on the forums on how to improve the game further. Best of wishes ~Sauli

[ 2019-06-10 16:13:00 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Hive 1.090 - Save Load Anywhere Released

The Hive 1.090 - Save & Load Anywhere Released

Hello everyone, today we are releasing update 1.090 for The Hive Our plan for this update was to add save&load anywhere feature and quality of life improvements. We are also adding one of the four new units to Chalatoi faction. In the future updates, we are planning to change how population cap works, add new player buildings and units. Our plan is to add more strategy for combat, where certain units are not always the strongest solution.

You can now save and load anywhere in the game
Chalatoi have gained new worker unit
You now start the levels with additional workers
GUI improvements with sharper textures
Close buttons for several menus
Lightmaps updated
Light probes updated for better unit lighting.
Chalatoi workers now change tool depending on the activity
Boss area of effect damage can now affect player buildings
New particle effects added for Artifact
New particle effects added for mineral veins
New game icons for desktop and launcher
Survival difficulty is temporarily disabled to prepare new game features
Several performance updates
Several small bug fixes

Please leave feedback on the new changes

We would love to hear your feedback on the forums on how to improve the game further. ps. We had a small issue before with Steam upload, new patch is now available on all Steam servers. Best of wishes ~Sauli

[ 2019-03-24 15:33:09 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Hive 1.080 - Update Released

Hello everyone, today we are releasing update 1.080 for The Hive Our plan for this update was changes to population cap and quality of life improvements

Squad number restrictions removed on other than Queen & Avatar
Total population cap increased to 60, up from 24
Camera speed and rotation increased on Default (you can change it from options)
All gold piles can now be picked up for resources
Quest objectives now have more pickup sound effects
First level now has two more objectives to guide player
Second mission tooth sandpile location changed
Added better collision to Skeleton King room pedestal
Lights re-calculated for five levels
Pathfinding error fixed on debris clear
Light probs updated on several dynamic objects
Music volume decreased on default
World sound effect volume decreased on default
Legionnaire sound effect volume decreased on default
Changes to Dara'thull Statue cutscene
Changes to cutscene camera angles and distance
Worker population cost changed to 1
Legionnaire population cost changed to 2
Hunter population cost changed to 2
Medic population cost changed to 2
Avatar population cost changed to 3
Queen population cost changed to 3
Wasp population cost changed to 3
Rhino population cost changed to 3

Please leave feedback on the new changes

Best of wishes ~Sauli

[ 2017-05-23 17:31:02 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Hive 1.080 - Update Released

Hello everyone, today we are releasing update 1.080 for The Hive Our plan for this update was changes to population cap and quality of life improvements

Squad number restrictions removed on other than Queen & Avatar
Total population cap increased to 60, up from 24
Camera speed and rotation increased on Default (you can change it from options)
All gold piles can now be picked up for resources
Quest objectives now have more pickup sound effects
First level now has two more objectives to guide player
Second mission tooth sandpile location changed
Added better collision to Skeleton King room pedestal
Lights re-calculated for five levels
Pathfinding error fixed on debris clear
Light probs updated on several dynamic objects
Music volume decreased on default
World sound effect volume decreased on default
Legionnaire sound effect volume decreased on default
Changes to Dara'thull Statue cutscene
Changes to cutscene camera angles and distance
Worker population cost changed to 1
Legionnaire population cost changed to 2
Hunter population cost changed to 2
Medic population cost changed to 2
Avatar population cost changed to 3
Queen population cost changed to 3
Wasp population cost changed to 3
Rhino population cost changed to 3

Please leave feedback on the new changes

Best of wishes ~Sauli

[ 2017-05-23 17:29:43 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Hive General Information and FAQ

Hello everyone, I wanted to make this thread to answer some of the basic questions that the community has had. If you want some additional information, feel free to ask :)

Basic information

Story of The Hive is inspired by novel "The Descent" released in 1999. In the novel humans discover caverns of hell beneath pacific ocean and send expedition to explore them. Gameplay is inspired by Homeworld and Dawn of War series. Level names like "Gehenna" or "Great Wastelands" are homage to Homeworld. There is also Kadesh eye symbol painted on the Chala'toi helmets. Homeworld is my personal favorite game of all time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Descent_(novel)

Design

Design of the Insectoid race is based on Crustacean and Arachnid creatures. We did not want to make the insectoids disgusting for players and went after "cool" factor instead. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crustacean https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arachnid In the original script, first of the Insectoid race is born as you start the game. The waters in planet Eden have special property, that speed up evolution of new primordial creatures significantly. Insectoids were going to be amphibian race, that adapted to the dangers of the new world.

Q&A

Q: Intro is confusing, what do the humans have to do with the game? A: Intro is prelude to explain how the humans arrive on planet Eden. Player is going to encounter them later in the story. When the game starts, first of the Insectoids is spawned in the underground world of Eden. The human faction is currently on the planet orbit and surface. Q: Derelict ship is millions of years old, are they the humans? A: Derelict ship had crashed on Eden millions of years before the events of the game. They are not human faction but something entirely different. It's not the only ship.. there are many more burried on the surface.. Human campaign is going to shed more light, on what caused them to crash on the planet.

Q: How is the story going to continue after Insectoid campaign? A: Story would continue with human campaign. Starting from the events happening after arrival on Eden. Human campaign gameplay would be turn based instead of real-time. We had great ideas, that we could not do with the current real-time mechanics. Q: What is going to be in the next update? A: We are currently working on "save where you want" feature and making the gameplay feel smoother. Q: How big is the development team? A: We are small Finnish game studio with core 3 people. Q: What other games have you worked on before? A: My first personal game "Joutomaa" was released on Moddb back in 2010. It's currently scheduled for Steam release. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=372020592 --- http://steamcommunity.com/app/325730/discussions/0/305510202675378444/ All the best ~Sauli

[ 2016-10-30 18:45:51 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Hive General Information and FAQ

Hello everyone, I wanted to make this thread to answer some of the basic questions that the community has had. If you want some additional information, feel free to ask :)

Basic information

Design

Q&A

[ 2016-10-30 18:43:57 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Hive is Now Released!

The Hive has now been released from Early Access!

Hello everyone, After two years of Early Access The Hive is now officially released! The Hive 1.01 is what we envisioned, when development of the game started in 2014. We set out to make game that combines RTS & RPG elements, with puzzles and compelling story.

Early Access adopters have provided us with great feedback, brilliant suggestions, and dedicated game testing reports.

Thank You!

We hope you will enjoy The Hive as much as we enjoyed making it. The Drowned God lies dreaming All the best ~Sauli

[ 2016-08-25 16:06:43 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Hive is Now Released!

The Hive has now been released from Early Access!

Early Access adopters have provided us with great feedback, brilliant suggestions, and dedicated game testing reports.

Thank You!

We hope you will enjoy The Hive as much as we enjoyed making it. The Drowned God lies dreaming All the best ~Sauli

[ 2016-08-25 16:06:43 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Hive release date is August 25th!

Hello everyone, We have been working on The Hive for two years on Early Access, we are happy to announce that it's now ready for full release on Steam. Steam release date has been set to August 25th 2016

Development

Idea for The Hive was born ten years ago, I was reading a novel about humans who discover caverns of hell beneath pasific ocean and send expedition to research them. Gameplay wise games like Homeworld and Dawn of War series have been huge inspiration to us.

Future

With Community support we would also love to continue the series with Human Campaign We have also been working on two other games alongside The Hive. First is Half-life 2 modification called "Joutomaa" https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=372020592 Second one is 2D To-Be-Announced digging game that has randomly generated levels

Fan Support

We also want to thank the support from our Early Access adopters who've provided us with great feedback, brilliant suggestions, and dedicated game testing reports. It warms my heart to see people that tried 0.01 version two years ago (our Early Access launch) are still playing The Hive today and providing feedback on new content.

Thank You!

All the best ~Sauli

[ 2016-08-22 13:57:01 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Hive release date is August 25th!

Development

Future

Fan Support

Thank You!

All the best ~Sauli

[ 2016-08-22 13:57:01 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Hive 0.16 - Ending Cinematic Released

Hello everyone, today we are releasing update 0.16 for The Hive Our plan for this update was to add Ending Cinematic, Fog of War, Difficulty modes, Survival mode and 40 Achievments for The Hive

Ending Cinematic added
Fog of War added
Three difficulty modes added
Survival mode - units and resources carry on to next level
40 Steam Achievements added
"D" Subtitle bug source found and fixed
Hower circle bug fixed
Options now has keybinds
Added option to hide subtitles
Unity launcher removed (you can now change same settings inside game options)
Fixed problem in pathfinding where units would sometimes get stuck
Steam Cloud saves are now enabled
Each difficulty has its own save file

Please leave feedback on the new changes!

http://store.steampowered.com/app/325730/ Best of wishes ~Sauli

[ 2016-07-16 11:58:43 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Hive 0.16 - Ending Cinematic Released

Hello everyone, today we are releasing update 0.16 for The Hive Our plan for this update was to add Ending Cinematic, Fog of War, Difficulty modes, Survival mode and 40 Achievments for The Hive

Ending Cinematic added
Fog of War added
Three difficulty modes added
Survival mode - units and resources carry on to next level
40 Steam Achievements added
"D" Subtitle bug source found and fixed
Hower circle bug fixed
Options now has keybinds
Added option to hide subtitles
Unity launcher removed (you can now change same settings inside game options)
Fixed problem in pathfinding where units would sometimes get stuck
Steam Cloud saves are now enabled
Each difficulty has its own save file

Please leave feedback on the new changes!

Best of wishes ~Sauli

[ 2016-07-16 11:58:43 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Hive 0.15 Released Upcoming features

The Hive 0.15 Released & Upcoming features

Hello everyone, today we are releasing update 0.15 for The Hive Our plan for this update was to increase performance and continue to integrate The Hive to new Unity 5 engine. We also worked hard to fix bugs caused by change of engine, for example how new physics work. We also wanted to talk about upcoming features we have planned for The Hive and community feedback.

Difficulty modes

Our plan has been to introduce Difficulty modes for those that have already completed The Hive and seek more challenge. Survival Difficulty that let's you keep all the units you have from one level to next and in the same time making the game world more dangerous. Each difficulty would have it's own save file that you choose from mainmenu

Normal difficulty (the current one)
Survival (Units, resources, dna, items and everything carry over to next mission, monsters are much harder and you resources are more scarce)
Hard difficulty (Unlocked after completing campaign on normal, increases monster difficulty)
Insanity difficulty (Unlocked after completing campaign on Hard, more monsters, more difficult, more boss abilities, damage greatly increased)

Steam Achievements

40 Unique Achievements total
Some Achievements are tied to boss battles, avoid X ability etc
Style is based on pixelart
Simple, clean, easy to read the picture and what it represents
We would like to design interesting achievements based on player feedback and suggestions

0.15 Bug fixes & Features:

Physics performance increased
More light optimizing, increased ammount of light spots
Game music and sound effects now always play on priority 1 (stops stuttering)
Physics collision improved, units now only hit correct layers
Shadow casters improved on all levels
Shaders updated for several objects and creatures
Boss ability timers and values tuned
Item drag bug fixed
Several colliders updated
Debug spam greatly reduced (developer console)
Unit "mass" updated for better collision
map02 treasury jewel now glows red so it's easier to spot
Smoke now uses right color
Building chimneys now have right particle effect
Wasp shader fixed
"Shadow" unit shaders fixed
"Bomb" guy now properly shows the target it's fixated on
Ara'desh and ???? ability colliders now work again
Map10 developer window is now hidden
Lightray flickering fixed

Please leave feedback on the new changes!

Best of wishes ~Sauli

[ 2016-05-13 17:54:46 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Hive 0.14 - Unity 5 update is now available

Hello everyone, today we are releasing update 0.14 for The Hive Our plan for this update was to upgrade whole project from Unity 4 to Unity 5.3.4p2 version, We also wanted to focus on fixing known bugs and improve certain boss fights.

Bug fixes & Features:

Whole project upgraded to use Unity 5 engine
Shadows are now enabled on all levels on default
95% of all shaders now use new one
Lights on every level optimized and changed
Camera movement speed increased 1 -> 1.5
Units no longer get stuck underground
Better pathfinding
More abilities added to ????
More special monsters added
Queen attack now has a slightly larger range and quicker attack speed
Second mission ambush units are now stronger
Powerfield and Necromancer skills fixed
"Under attack" audio no longer plays during cutscene
Egg laying mechanism fixed
Music volume level is now same if another song starts
"Shadow" units have more hp
Hive and barracks both increase population cap
Worker den increases worker build cap by 2
Attackmove bug fixed
Right clicking on unit no longer deselects its target circle
You can no longer shift select multiple enemy units
Retreat button now has small cooldown to prevent spamming it
Shader issues related to transfer fixed
Please leave feedback on the new changes!

Best of wishes ~Sauli

[ 2016-04-17 10:07:12 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Hive 0.13 - Drowned God is now available

Hello everyone, today we are releasing update 0.13 for The Hive called "Drowned God" Our plan for this update was to more playable content, puzzles, music, npcs, balance the game and fix existing bugs (no pun intended)

Bug fixes & Features:

New mission - Drowned God
New Enemy units - ????
Two new music tracks added
New boss abilities added
New Portraits added
New Puzzles added
Player Buildings now regenerate HP
Chests always drop atleast one item
Item pickup only works with right click while unit is selected
Worker Den Attack and defence upgrades cap at lvl3
Dead turtles now show remaining food value
Bosses now do fixed ammount of damage on player buildings
Legionnaires now have out of combat passive regen
Hunters now have passive armor pierce ability
Turret attack speed increased, damage lowered
Hunter attack speed increased, damage lowered
Only Squad Leader gets upgrade buffs
Bug fixed where enemy units would gain same damage and defence upgrades player researches
Pathfinding no longer warps units
Ancient attack damage in first mission 15 -> 10, armor reduced by one
Retreat speed increased

Please leave feedback on the new changes!

http://store.steampowered.com/app/325730/ Best of wishes ~Sauli

[ 2016-03-12 00:32:39 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Hive 0.122 update is now available!

Hello everyone, today we are releasing update 0.122 for The Hive Our plan for this update was to fix bugs, add new gui information and new kind of stats to items

Bug fixes & Features:

New item properties
Critical strike - Deal double damage
Poison - Deal 40% additional damage over 4 seconds
Maim - Lower targets damage by 30% for 5 seconds
Life Leech - Gain a % of damage done as health
Armor pierce - Ignore X defence
Reflect - Return X damage when hit
Unit selection now has highlight on middle gui
Double clicking unit on middle gui selects it
Construction bar size fixed
New font added to options, loadingscreen and ingame
Medic skill cooldowns are longer
Maps now have more enemy patrols
Enemy patrols show in the minimap
Attack damage removed from levelup
Tab selection fixed
Boss names changed
Resources renamed to Minerals
Middle gui now shows tooltip on Food, mineral, population and dna
Insectoid eggs added to the first spawning pool

Please leave feedback on the new changes!

Best of wishes ~Sauli

[ 2016-02-04 18:34:24 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Hive 0.12 update is now available!

Hello everyone, today we are releasing update 0.12 for The Hive Our plan for this update was to to add new unit, new unit abilities and more items. We also worked on improving the A.I and pathfinding

Bug fixes & Features:

New Insectoid Unit - Rhino
27 new items
New Medic ability - Resurrect
New Avatar ability - Chain bolt
New Queen ability - Call worker, spawn unit
New Rhino ability - Taunt
Squads now use improved Pathfinding
Enemy units now have more patrol routes
A.I targeting improved
You can now see enemy stats
Old items have been rebalanced
Buildings now have construction bar on top of them
Buildings now have health bar on top of them
Research progress now shows on top of the building
Deselection bug fixed
Defence max cap set to 70% damage reduction
More Advisor information sounds added
Worker selection stays after structure is built
Worker dig up animation is now faster
Unit now plays whole attack animation when target dies
Unit volume now actually does something
You can now cancel unit and research production by clicking queue
Dodge and block stats have been added
Force attack on buildings now overrides aggro
New unit and ability icons added
Please leave feedback on the new changes!

Best of wishes ~Sauli

[ 2016-01-29 21:52:52 CET ] [ Original post ]

New Items - Concept Art

http://i.imgur.com/HIJaR4W.png Hello everyone, As requested by the community, here are new items we are currently working on. One of the suggestions was that items that Insectoids can carry are more organic instead of normal gear like armor and swords. We would also like to decrease the current stats of items and make the attributes more interesting. You could have passive and active item effects like cleave, lifesteal, hp regen or "cursed" items that have posivite and negative effects at the same time.

We would love to hear suggestions on what kind of new items you would like to see, both visually and how they affect the current game mechanics.

We are also developing new Insectoid unit upgrade from Legionnaire to "Rhino" This unit would act as a armored "tank" of the Insectoid army that has taunt. Best of wishes ~Sauli

[ 2015-12-01 12:06:44 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Hive 0.11 - Lost City is now available!

Hello everyone, today we are releasing update 0.11 for The Hive called "Lost City" Our plan for this update was to make add more puzzle elements and add treasures to make exploration more rewarding. We have also added new features for testing, for example options menu.

Bug fixes & Features:

New mission - Lost City
New Enemy unit - Arkanoth
New Insectoid building - Turret
Options menu added
You can now skip cutscenes using space
Audiodatabase added to handle custom audio volumes
Treasure Chests added to all maps, can be opened using Worker
New boss abilities added
Drag selection box collision improved
Pathfinding improvments
Lizardman faction buffed
You can now shift select multiple items from inventory
Inventory has Dissolve trash items button
AI changes target if kited
Sunken City models have better collision
Tech reseach time increased
Item drop % reduced
Legendary item stats reduced
AI defend has range and reset radius
Workers now always gather meat from source
"Next update in" Timer no longer shows negative values
Medic heal range increased
Hive heal increased based on %
Hive heals less when in combat
Hive Queen can now attack Scorpion boss
Retreating units can be commanded
Some voice commands were too loud and have been reduced in volume
Please leave feedback on the new changes!

Best of wishes ~Sauli

[ 2015-11-27 18:44:26 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Hive 0.10 - Derelict Ship is now available!

Hello everyone, today we are releasing update 0.10 for The Hive called "Derelict Ship" Our plan for this update was to make something spooky to celebrate Halloween. We have also added new features for testing.

Bug fixes & Features:

New mission - Derelict Ship
New Enemy Faction - ????
Ara'desh and Gatekeeper now have more abilities.
Medic now has AOE heal ability
Wasp now has AOE ability
Wasp now has stacking poison sting attack
New music added
AI behavior improved
Avatar now has own GUI image
Enemy factions can now fight each other
Avatar can be purchased on the new mission
Camera move speed slightly increased
Animated portraits added for ???? faction
Chalatoi buildings leave rubble behind when destroyed
*** WARNING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVICED ***

[spoiler] https://youtu.be/XTgFtxHhCQ0?t=1m35s [/spoiler] Happy Halloween everyone! ~Sauli

[ 2015-10-23 16:44:49 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Hive 0.09 - Sunken City is now available!

Sunken City is now available!

Hello everyone, today we are releasing update 0.09 for The Hive called "Sunken City" Our plan for this update was to release more playable content and add more boss battle elements for the players. The community has requested larger maps and we are pleased to announce that the new level is four times larger than the earlier ones!

Bug fixes & Features:

New mission - Sunken City
New Enemy unit - Necromancer
New Insectoid unit - Avatar
Play Again now saves inventory and upgrades.
Added a sound for burning buildings.
Added Unit Commands to the GUI.
Hold command should now work properly.
Fixed the ”Cannot build” audio playing at the wrong time.
New portraits added for Avatar and Necromancer
Improved performance with pathfinding and the interface.
Necromancer now has "meteor" abilities
Feedback

Let us know what you think and be part of the development! All the best ~Sauli

[ 2015-09-11 13:30:48 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Hive 0.08 - The Gatekeeper is now available!

The Gatekeeper is now available!

Hello everyone, today we are releasing update 0.08 for The Hive called "The Gatekeeper" Our plan for this update was to release more playable content and introduce new boss battle elements for the players. We felt that boss monsters should be more challenging and interesting. ACT1 Ancient (Crab boss) has been enchanced with the new abilities to tune and test the system. Please provide us feedback how the new fight feels! Our other plan was to enable DNA upgrades to unlock new units. Player now has the option to choose when he wants to unlock X unit or upgrade.

Bug fixes & Features:

New mission - The Gatekeeper
New Enemy unit - Gatekeeper
New Insectoid unit - Wasp
DNA can be used to unlock new units
First level Ancient now has enchanced abilities
Ability system added, monsters can now deal AOE damage and effects
New "ability" circles added to indicate where AOE hits
New GUI images for Wasp and scorpion
ACT4 AI is now easier and can run out of resources
ACT4 added more resources
Hive Queen finally buffs other units correctly
Inventory now has sound effects
Resource piles now decrease and increase when you spend resources
Tabulator button now rotates the "selected" unit
Double clicking on unit GUI selects the unit
Wasp sounds added
Pathfinding improved
Feedback

Let us know what you think and be part of the development! All the best ~Sauli

[ 2015-08-14 13:28:43 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Hive 0.071 is now available!

Hello everyone, today we are releasing update 0.071 for The Hive Our plan for this update was to fix several issues and bugs found. We also plan to add another update 0.072 before 0.08 comes live.

Bug fixes & Features:

New items added
GUI Food and resource icons changed
Canceling building now refunds spent resources
Item dupe bug fixed
Hive now gets food and resource piles when receiving materials
Buildings can no longer be build on top of units
Inventory GUI text offset fixed
Units now teleport if getting stuck
Items are now easier to be picked up
Item text now changes color when you hover over it
Item piles visual model and sparkle effects increased

Let us know on the forums what you think about the new changes! All the best ~Sauli

[ 2015-07-07 12:11:52 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Hive 0.07 - Gehenna is now available!

Gehenna is now available!

Hello everyone, today we are releasing update 0.07 for The Hive called "Gehenna" Our plan for this update was to release more playable content and introduce new RPG elements for the players. We felt that exploring and defeating the enemy creatures should be more rewarding. Enemy creatures now have chance to drop loot that Insectoid faction can take advantage of. There has been a lot of tuning with the new system and we want to gather more feedback from the players. Our other plan was to add item upgrades and new currency for players called "DNA" This is used to evolve and adapt Insectoids to face the challenges of planet Eden.

Bug fixes & Features:

New mission - Gehenna
New Item system Introduced
New Currency "DNA" added
You can now purchase upgrades from Worker Den using "DNA"
Salvage units now carry food back to closest Hive or Den
Units now need to be close to objects to pick it up
Salvage units now spawn from closest Hive or Den
Inventory system added
Items now have five different qualities
Items now have icons and describtion
A.I SYSTEM improved "Witch-hunt" feature added
Enemy buildings now show selection circle properly
Hunters now have new attack sounds
Several new sound effects added
"The Great Wastelands" Music extended.
Puzzles now have new sound effects
Feedback

Let us know what you think and be part of the development! All the best ~Sauli

[ 2015-06-26 18:35:21 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Ancient Waterway is now available!

Hello everyone, today we are releasing update 0.06 for The Hive called "Ancient Waterway" Our plan for this update was to release more playable content and introduce new AI system for the players. This enables us to make missions where you get more pressure from the opponent, welcome variation to the earlier story heavy missions. There has been a lot of tuning with the new system, making sure the fights still feel fair for the players. Our other plan was to improve gameplay and hotkeys, to make playing the game as smooth as possible.

Bug fixes & Features:

New mission - The Ancient Waterway
A.I SYSTEM functions: build base, troops, gather resources, defend, attack, kill switch
New enemy soldier - Chala'toi axeman
New enemy soldier - Chala'toi swordsman
New enemy soldier - Chala'toi worker
New enemy soldier - Chala'toi spearman
Chala'toi buildings now have portrait and can be destroyed
Chala'toi buildings set on fire when damaged
Insectoid buildings can now be destroyed
Artifact now has portrait
Workers now make sound when you issue commands
Units no longer get stuck on slopes
A.I now changes target to closest enemy if kited
A.I improved
Game now properly saves after each completed level
You can no longer attack own units
Medic now has longer heal radius and cant spam heal
Resurrecting units using Hive now costs 5 food, down from 10
Camera elevation bug fixed
Lava Golem cutscene bug fixed
You can now hear Advisor warning lines on every map (food, resource, popcap)
You now need to defeat more Chala'toi commanders on third level
Loading screen tips now show more revelant information
Pressing "F1" now finds and selects idle workers
Pressing "T" now issues attack move
Pressing "shift+paint" now selects more units to excisting squad

Feedback

Player feedback has been amazing, we love listening to all the cool ideas you have, it's possible to find many of these suggestions already inside the game. In the future, let us know what you think and be part of the development! All the best ~Sauli

[ 2015-05-29 14:30:32 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Great Wastelands is now available!

Hello everyone, for patch 0.05 we have been focusing on adding more content, features and fixing issues reported by the community. As always we thank everyone for the important feedback! ---

Bug fixes & Features:

New mission - The Great Wastelands
New enemy faction - Chala'toi
New Wildlife creature - Dimetrodon
New Insectoid Unit - Medic
New Music
New Sound effects
New Creature sounds
Enemy buildings
A.I Upgrades
Minimap redone
Performance fixes and FPS increase
Neutral and Enemy unit hpbar color adjusted
Resource piles now have avatar and show food/mineral ammount
Pathfinding improved
Building placement now uses GRID
Tomb of Ara'desh paintings improved
Movement and attack of King Ara'desh fixed
Hotkey issues fixed
Delete key can now be used to kill own units --- Best of wishes and keep the feedback coming! ~Sauli

[ 2015-04-24 14:00:57 CET ] [ Original post ]

Insectoid Avatar - Concept Art

http://i.imgur.com/bJkwgWz.png Please vote on the following concept art, let us know which concept you like most and why! Insectoid Avatar is physical image of the player in the game world. It is possible to upgrade Avatar to fill different roles. These upgrades would change the visual appearance. Best of wishes ~Sauli

[ 2015-03-12 18:18:14 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Hive - Content patch 0.04 is now available!

Hello everyone, for patch 0.04 we have been focusing on adding more features and fixing issues reported by the community. One of the special things we added are Steam Tradings Cards that reward the community. As always we thank everyone for the important feedback! ---

Bug fixes & Features:

Steam Trading Cards
Middle GUI information added
Middle GUI prepared for item drops and gear
Middle GUI now shows the target attack damage and armor
Buildings now have unit production queue
New Wildlife creature sounds added
Several sound effects added
Economy balancing
Units now cost more resources
Food counts increased
Unit balancing
Units should no longer freeze
A.I improved
Units now have mass which affects if they can be pushed by other units
units now reset aggro if you kite them too far
Units now have correct building count timers
Camera movement improved around map edges, no more stuttering
Dead units respawn from the dead when healing, replenishing squads cost food
Slowpoke Hive Queen was buffed and now has more speed, health and damage
Minimap offset in second map is now fixed
Minimap optimizing
Terrain adjustments on both maps to avoid units getting stuck
You can no longer win and lose the map at the same time
Salvage units now have more hp and wont be killed instantly
decreased volume on combat sounds that were too loud
Lizardman speed and sight radius increased
Hotkeys improved
Pathfinding improved
Unit hpbar locations adjusted
Turtle speed buffed
Worker now has sound effects
Hunter now has sound effects
Turtle now has sound effects
Wraith now has sound effects
Skeleton King selection circle is fixed
New music playing on game over --- Best of wishes and keep the feedback coming! ~Sauli

[ 2015-02-20 20:11:41 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Hive - Content patch 0.03 is now available!

The Hive - Content patch 0.03

Hello everyone, this is the first major optimizing and bugfixing content patch for The Hive, while we prepare for the launch of "The Great Wastelands" Again we thank you for all the feedback provided and bug reports. We are also prepairing to launch our other title "Joutomaa" on Steam. I will post more information about patch 0.04 update and new features in the future. ---

Bug fixes & Features:

Major optimizing on the game
Code optimizing
Pathfinding fixes, units should no longer get stuck on terrain in "Tomb of Ara'desh"
King Ara'desh rotation is now fixed and the boss is easier to target
King Ara'desh selection circles fixed
Several sound effects added
Workerden should not be able to build units
Restart button
Spellchecking
Reduced waiting time on Lavagolem cutscene
InGameMenu Exit returns to main menu instead of desktop
Mission can't be failed and completed at the same time anymore
Added sound effect when Ara'desh burrial coffin opens
Tooltips in Pools of Reflection now show right information
Continue button fixed in Pools of Reflection
Time until next update text is disabled when on loading screen
Torches have light sound
Workerden does not increase populationcap
Added soundeffects to map02 Doors
Tomb of Ara'desh the "I can hear the statue grinding" cutscene is now playing correctly if you insert both items on to the statue at the same time.
stops all other music/sound in Tomb of Ara'desh final cutscene right before Complete sound starts.
Fixed Credits sound design part. --- Best of wishes and keep the feedback coming! ~Sauli

[ 2015-01-15 09:58:32 CET ] [ Original post ]

Tomb of Ara'desh, Linux and Mac versions are available now!

Hey Everyone, First, i'd like to thank everyone for all the positive feedback, it has been great moral boost for the whole team! The Hive patch 0.02 is now live! Tomb of Ara'desh will add more playable content to the game.

Features:

Mac/Linux versions
New playable level "Tomb of Ara'desh"
New player building "Worker Den"
Tooltips
More ambient sounds
Hpbars are now enabled.
Trap mechanics.
You can now see visually food and resource piles near "Worker Den"
Minimap improvements, you can now click on the minimap location.
Hotkeys improved. Clicking two times on unit group number moves camera to group position.
Added better collider on doors.
Added help tips and current map name to loading screen.
Camera collider box improved.
Mineral and food animals/pools now dissapear when they are depleted.
Added timer on mainmenu to show estimated time when the next patch is going to be available for players.
Unit movement and combat mechanics improved.
Several bug fixes.

[ 2014-12-09 22:08:40 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Hive

Skydome Entertainment Developer

Skydome Entertainment Publisher

2016-08-25 Release

Action Indie Strategy RPG Adventure Singleplayer Tags

Game News Posts: 42

🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse

Mostly Positive (276 reviews)

https://www.skydome.fi/

Steam Store

The Game includes VR Support

Public Linux Depots:

The Hive Linux [1.57 G]

Game setting

The Hive is new story-driven fantasy game. Assume control as the Insectoid Hive mind. Captivating back-story and a beautiful visual design takes the player to a fantasy world, which offers new surprises and challenges as the game progresses.

Story

Through strong storytelling and a broad world, Hive offers the player a diverse exploration ground. Having many different endings and possibilities, the player can create their own unique route, strategy, and story.

The World

The barren and deserted surface of planet Eden hides springs full of life underground. Travel through ancient temple cities, sunken ruins, desert oasis, swamps, volcanoes and underground fountains, facing the dangers of the environment, floods and other species.

Visual Look

The calming serenity of the blooming springs, the aggressive heat of volcanoes and the ruins holding a story of a sad history make up the world of Hive. Filled with exotic animals, plants of varying sizes and little details like colorful fish swimming in the springs and hieroglyphs in the ruins, this game offers a wide and interesting visual look while combining many different styles of environments and eras.

MINIMAL SETUPOS: Ubuntu
Processor: Intel Dual-Core 2.4 GHz or AMD equivalentMemory: 2 GB RAM
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT or ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT or Intel HD Graphics 3000 or better
Storage: 3 GB available space
RECOMMENDED SETUPOS: Ubuntu
Processor: Intel Dual-Core 2.4 GHz or AMD equivalentMemory: 4 GB RAM
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 or AMD Radeon HD 7790 or better
Storage: 3 GB available space