Thanks so much for everyone who's checked out the demo and for all your lovely feedback! Luckily it looks like we got away with any breaking bugs and it's been mostly smooth sailing. This update fixed a lot of little tweaks and small issues, and adds in a few different little updates. The main feedback we saw a lot of was being overwhelmed with quests after the last introduction quest so we've tweaked the order/amount of quests unlocked as you go and so hopefully that feels less overwhelming for new players! Content-wise we've added back the boat and the backpack to Skipper's shop in the demo. We added the boat as we noticed that some of your demo islands were generating with a lake to the top-right of the town cutting off the east of the island (where you find the Altar and the Uncommon bees), so we've added a boat to be able to get over there. The backpack is basically a special crate you can take with you whereever you go whenever you need some more space (and yes you can have more than one!!)
Changes
- Added the boat and the backpack items to Skipper's shop in demo mode
- "Next Steps" quest now only unlocks 4 new quests instead of 7 to prevent players being overwhelmed by choices
- Changed "Menu Magic" to give 20 sticks as the reward instead of a crate to give a boost to the amount of sticks you have at the start
- Updated latin names to prevent favoritism towards bumblebee genus specifically (thanks @Entomancy!)
- Windows will now act as light sources, same size as lanterns
- Removed "rollover" sound from slots/chapters before @medusaur murders someone
- Updated conservation status message for the first 3 species that are already saved (that wasn't thanks to you, stop taking all the credit!!)
- Updated frame sprites to make the difference between empty, filled, and uncapped clearer
- Updated colour of stone tools to match stone palette
- Updated treetaps to say "Single-use" to make it clearer you can't get them back atm
- Updated hive bubble icon to show a little yellow bee when the hive is finished rather than a red "!" to remove the urgency
- Tweaked a few sprites to be in the correct colour palette
Bug Fixes
- Fixed closing a target menu by clicking on the placed machine not resetting the target
- Fixed "The Queen has finished her cycle" messages being in red, is now in yellow, again just to chill out a bit on the in your face messages all being "error" colors
- Fixed weather report notifications not resetting after the weather has gone / day has ended
- Fixed "Beekeeper's Delight" not being discovered in the flower book by default
- Fixed mouse "tool" icon showing on top of books
- Fixed climate trait icons being the wrong way round in the bee book
- Fixed typos in the apiary tooltip descriptions
- Fixed lighting going completely off of the correct position when using CTRL+R to reload the game
- Fixed scroll direction on books being in reverse on Windows/Linux
- Fixed scrolling on a map causing the game to crash
- Removed Steam connection on Itch/GJ builds to prevent the game failing to launch if steam is open
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- APICO SteamDeck [199.14 M]
- APICO Linux [198.93 M]
Set in a series of lush environments, it uniquely combines farm building, resource gathering and production, and beekeeping minigames.
Key Features
- Live out your wildest beekeeping fantasies – sting free!
- 100s of bees to discover!! Alright, alright, maybe not 100s but there's a lot okay?
- Unique crafting minigames that drive gameplay progression
- Multiple distinct biomes with their own unique flora, fauna and bee species
- Family-friendly and stress-free gameplay. Settle in, get comfy, its time to Bee Happy(™)
Heart & Honey
Encounter natural bees scattered throughout the world. Begin your beekeeping journey and show them who the real Queen Bee is.
Make & Manufacture
Collect raw materials and craft resources, tools and machines to aid you. Humble hand-crafted beginnings will make way for clockwork and steam-powered tools!
Products & Profits
Take your bee-gotten gains and forge them anew. Use, trade or sell them for construction materials, technological marvels and sweet, sweet hats
Bolster & Breed
Cross-breed your bees for perfect stats, or earn unique loot by creating new species such as realistic elemental bees - endorsed by an Actual Scientist!
Create & Construct
This is your home in a welcoming land. Build and create the picturesque Apiary of your dreams, or create a deforested industrial nightmare, barely clinging to life. Efficiency... but at what cost?!
Experience & Explore
Adventure through your own randomly generated world, reveal hidden mysteries, and unlock distinct biomes with their own characteristic flora, fauna and bees.
About Us
APICO is being created by two brothers, Elliott & Jamie, inspired by their love of old Minecraft mods, casual, and crafting games. They wanted to make something relaxing, intriguing, and semi-educational (just don't think about the Water Bees). Elliott builds nice things and Jamie makes sure he breaks them.
Save The Bees
Bees are integral to our gameplay, as they are to our real-world ecosystem. We want to promote bee conservation and will be donating a portion of sales towards national and international beekeeping charities.
Follow Our Progress
You can follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/apico_game), or join our Discord (http://apico.buzz/discord).
We post regular updates of our development progress on both channels as well as important announcements, stupid GIFs, cute pics of bees - what more could you want?
- OS: Debian 10
- Processor: Intel Core i5 (4th Gen)Memory: 4 MB RAM
- Memory: 4 MB RAM
- Graphics: Intel HD Integrated
- Storage: 250 MB available space
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