DoN aims to provide the most comprehensive nature experience gaming has ever seen. To this end, the game has been built at invertebrate-scale (a micro world) for an unprecedented level of detail. Plants in DoN are not flat props but living, growing entities that flower, pollinate and propagate across seasons like real plants. Finally, each species has unique gameplay depending on its morphology.
The current release features four invertebrate species: Jumping Spider (Phidippus Regius), Butterfly (Viceroy), Dragonfly (Common Hawker) and a Bee (Solitary) along with three flowering plants: Orange Lily, Greater Knapweed, Imperata Cylindrica (Grass) and a non-flowering plant: Fern. Trees and other flora are also featured but with only limited simulation at present.
Additional species of animals, plants and ecological phenomena are planned for addition once the game's EA goals (read above) have been met. You are welcome to vote for a creature or plant you're excited about for addition in the community forums!
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While no game can possibly cover all of Nature, Drunk On Nectar is a sincere commitment to go as far as one possibly can.
Dear Players,
\nThis is a [u]major foundation update[/u] for Nature & Life - Drunk On Nectar.
This update essentially paves the way for the entire range of major features and expansions that have been long awaited for the game, by first providing the technical foundation and engine upgrades necessary to do so. Hence the large size of this update :)
\nThat\'s not all though! This update finally brings full 3D delicious golden nectar blobs for the game\'s beloved Butterflies, Bees & Wasps, thus making \"Nectaring\" gameplay a far more interactive and blissful experience.
DirectX 12 support is now here with this update! Read on to learn more.
But up first....
[hr][/hr]3D Nectar Blobs!
Now get \"Drunk On Nectar\" with greater joy than ever before! :)
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[hr][/hr]Infnitely delicious & slurpable Nectar, now in 3D liquid forms!
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[hr][/hr]DirectX 12 support added!
DirectX 12 support is now here with this update! In my experience this is the fastest and smoothest version of the game and is therefore now the game\'s default graphics renderer.
Pics rendered with the game\'s new DirectX12 renderer!
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The game now features 3 launch options, one for each graphics renderer:
1) Default: DX12 - which is now the game\'s default renderer.
2) Vulkan is provided as the second preferred option.
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3) DX11 is retained for compatibility with older systems, but not recommended unless necessary, as the first two options provide vastly superior experiences of the game :)
[hr][/hr]Looking ahead
A number of major features and expansions are indeed on the way. This update is essentially a proving ground for the underlying platform changes made in preparation.
The feast is sweeter when it arrives as a surprise, so expect a few great surprises for the game early next year! Stay tuned for more news on each of these!
All in all, 2026 promises to be the culmination of the game\'s many years of effort, much thanks to the game\'s wonderful players for so lovingly awaiting the blossoming of this nature simulation game to its highest potential.
Wish you all a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year!
With Love,
Venugopalan Sreedharan
(Developer of Nature & Life - Drunk On Nectar)
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Thanks for reading! :)
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Minimum Setup
- OS: Ubuntu or equivalent distro
- Processor: 3 Ghz Dual-Core 64-bit CPUMemory: 8000 MB RAM
- Memory: 8000 MB RAM
- Graphics: OpenGL 3 compatible GPU with 2 GB VRAM
- Storage: 10000 GB available space
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