New Blobs

We created some new Blobs for you: Red Panda and Platypus
Robo Blob
Luck Blob

Blob Barn Overhaul

In February I (Claudia) worked on numerous improvements and features for the barns! In contrast to a previously fixed and expandable building, blob barns of various sizes are now available as a blueprint in the workbench! Which means what? You can place as many as you want and where you want! [previewyoutube=IfbDGCvlRG8;full][/previewyoutube] To make it easier for you to find a particular barn, you can now also change the icon. Do you have any particular icon suggestions?
A big change from before, and something not found in many farming games, is that you can now decorate your barns just like the house by placing items over the workbench! You can place functional items, like a feeding station, but also decorative items. Your Blobs will feel happier if a barn matches their preferences. [previewyoutube=6zJziD-jpEk;full][/previewyoutube] I also implemented blob pooping :-D When Blobs are fed, they will poop overnight. Keep the barn clean, otherwise your blobs won't feel comfortable. You can remove the poop with a shovel (this consumes stamina). [previewyoutube=je0ciCkvqp0;full][/previewyoutube] It is even easier when you unlock the blueprint for a litter box (several sizes can be found). Blobs then make their poop in it and you can easily empty the container in one go without using up stamina and time. Also a blobs mood doesn't get affected by poops in a litter box (so you avoid to having to empty it daily). [previewyoutube=kL4Y8AESguw;full][/previewyoutube] And what do you do with the poop? You can use it as fertilizer, for example. One idea from the community is a compost pile that produces fertilizer over several days. What do you think of this idea?

Blob Mood and Products

Some blobs produce items overnight in a blob barn. A new addition is that the pig blob produces meat. Do not ask about the logic, we do not slaughter blobs;-P!
For this they must be fed and their mood must not be bad. If its mood is at the highest level, it may happen that a blob will produce a very special item( secret:-) ). Also blobs need to be in good mood to breed and the highest mood guarantees a better result.
Several factors influence the happiness of a blob (Icons from left to right):

• Barn decoration: When a barn is decorated with things a blob likes, its mood is higher
• Temperature: If the temperature is too different from the one a blob wants, it will be unhappy (see more below)
• Barn Cleanness: Each poop in the blob barn reduced the blob mood. Poops in the litter box, do not affect mood
• Affection: Petting a bob raises the mood and a blob is sad when it gets neglected for too long

Barn Temperature

Different blobs have different preferences for temperature. Some like it especially warm, others cold. The mood of a blob is better the closer the temperature is to its preference. If the temperature difference is too great, a blob is unhappy and will not produce items. The temperature in the barn depends on the seasons. However, you can influence it with items, such as an air conditioner. Be sure to keep blobs with similar temperature preferences together in a barn. In the video, the player checks the temperature of the barn (upper left corner in the UI- still WIP), then the mood of the cow blobs. Then they place an air conditioner, which changes the temperature from warm to comfortable, and the mood of the two cow blobs rises [previewyoutube=96mujPZZ5zA;full][/previewyoutube]

New fish: Shrimp

You can now also fish for shrimp and use them to cook several dishes. [previewyoutube=sXhfH6VInV8;full][/previewyoutube] Some of you may have noticed the new beach texture in the video. Several of you found the old beach too colorful, so the texture has now been changed Again thank you for your feedback on this!

"Shiny" Blob Experimentation

When you breed blobs you have a very small chance for a especially strong result due to mutations(comparable to shiny Pokemon). I am still searching for a good name and also experimenting with effects. I tried a rainbow effect but i am not happy yet (it's maybe too bold and "agressive"). But still wanted to share with you the first steps

New Potraits

Our artist Ichigo*Ranch also created new swim/beach wear potraits for Lapis, Opal And Jasper!

Final Words

Thanks for reading so far! Actually, I wanted to introduce you in this update some of the numerous NPCs of Clover Town on which we have worked continuously over the past months. However, the update is now already quite, so I save that for the next update. The team wishes you a good start into march. Until next time!

[ 2022-02-28 17:29:07 CET ] [ Original post ]