Greetings! Following a Vagorian release we took our chance to dive down to tech behind Sipho and upgrade our Unity engine version from 2017.4 to 2018.4. That means we are now able to use year's worth of improvements. One of new engine features is the new Input system which we are going to use to implement controller support. We will first focus on basic support such as movement direction rebinds for controller. That should reach you in future updates. Then we will start improving experience with hotkey-based controls of our UI. Navigation hotkeys will have to be implemented for menus, growth mode and aquarium spawning. In the end, we would like to have game playable on any kind of input setup. Content will not be forgotten - there will be more new zooids in the future. We have yet to decide if they will come as a new breed or as breedless zooids. New breed would mean a new area is required as there can only be one Wanderer. Breedless zooids would be added to the drop pool, possibly made available after completing a special challenge. Let us know what you prefer! As for today's matters, we have improved stability of kill slow-downs which should not result in explosive physics simulation at a cost of loss of precision of real-time time as opposed to game-time. Game-time precision stays deterministic which possibly makes more sense as kill slowdowns is rather eye-candy or juice rather than gameplay-impacting mechanic. Per one of our user's request we have added size control to Aquarium spawn system which will allow spawn solid objects and decorations in various sizes. For that extra unleashment of creativity!
Version 0.4.1
- Disable many unused built-in packages
- Quick fix for ambient particles to have same behaviour as in 2017.4
- Do not change fixed delta time when changing time scale. This should fix explosive physics instabilities caused by time slowdowns
- Use icon instead of text to control spawned object size
- Fix flower prefab scaling
- Allow changing size of spawned objects in aquarium
- Upgrade to Unity 2018.4 version:
- Touch all prefabs
- Bump project settings
- Enable threaded physics
- Fix Spike error when ignoring dead targets
- New project settings files
- Update package manager manifest
- Image effect API update
- Bump project version
- Remove privacy plugin - it's now handled through Analytics package
[ 2019-05-29 18:16:59 CET ] [ Original post ]
- Sipho Linux [211.44 M]
Sipho is a game that combines eerie real life underwater creatures, insects, body parts with building, combat and exploration. Create your own creature by combining various parts, called zooids. Each zooid specializes in some sort of function– some zooids eat food, others are responsible for movement, attacking other creatures or providing structural support. Most zooids have active and passive abilities. All of the zooids combine into a single creature, Sipho, whose main goal is to climb to the top of the food chain, by using cunning weaponry and various skills.
Collect nutritious food, grow your own creature to become the best of them all. Beware though, there are powerful enemies out there to stop you.
Features
- Creature customization
Create your own ultimate monstrosity by combining different body parts, each with unique function. The further you progress, the more options you unlock, the more powerful you get. - Choose your own playstyle
Unlock 4 different species throughout the game and discover the one that fits your playstyle. Mix and match parts from different species to create the ultimate monstrosity. - Infinite worlds
Dive deep into various undiscovered places without the need to look back or backtrack. - Battle cunning bosses
Show your superiority by defeating the best of their breed bosses to unlock parts to aid in your conquest. - Environments
Your journey will take you from the underwater depths to lush environments to undiscovered and strange lands.. - Replayability
Sipho features infinite procedurally generated worlds teeming with life and challenges. Each playthrough will also provide you with different zooids that will further enhance your creature, allowing to try out various playstyles throughout the game.
- OS: Ubuntu 12.04+
- Processor: Intel Core i3 2100 or equivalentMemory: 2 GB RAM
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GTX 460 or equivalent
- Storage: 512 MB available space
- OS: Ubuntu 12.04+
- Processor: Intel Core i5 2500k or equivalentMemory: 4 GB RAM
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GTX 750ti or equivalent
- Storage: 512 MB available space
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