Hey Alpha Bees!
What was a quick little bunch of bug fixes turned into a lot more bug fixes, and then a bunch of performance changes, and then while I was there of course I had to add in some new "overview" pages to the books and... you get the idea.
The performance stuff was pretty substantial, if your computer struggled before, or slowed down when streaming, this update should improve things massively!
I've uncapped the visual FPS meter from maxing at 60 as I've been using it to test performance - try not to read too much into it though, if it's under 30 we have an issue, otherwise don't worry too much if you go from like 200 - 150 randomly, it'll jump around a lot (which is why the average number is next to it)
Changes
- Various changes to the game for performance increases
- Removed the visual cap from the FPS meter, and added an average counter
- Reduced cost of Treetaps from 10 sticks + 10 planks to 5 sticks + 5 planks
- Added chapter separators for the main questbook
- Grouped chapters into "sections" instead of one block of quests after the introduction
- Added a new "Overview" section for each book so you can quickly see all the chapters / bees / flowers
- Added chapter separators for the main questbook
- Grouped chapters into "sections" instead of one block of quests after the introduction
- Automatically scroll to a selected chapter
Bug Fixes
- Fixed a performance issue with picking up lots of items
- Fixed a performance issue with having lots of dropped items sitting around
- Fixed a performance issue with night-time in general
- Fixed a performance issue with walking around on slower machines
- Fixed the Town Noticeboard notification not clearing when handing in a quest
- Fixed the Town Noticeboard UI not updating when moving around
- Fixed a bug with cross-breeding failing, causing no children to spawn or the queen to not die
- Fixed a rogue pixel on wooden windows
- Fixed being able to see the tile "highlight" on the mouse through the Beeconomist issues and noticeboard quests
- Fixed bee icon not showing in the input slots of beehives / hives
- Fixed raintanks not showing as "full"
- Fixed Fermenter crashing when putting mead directly in a canister already in the output slot rather than in the tank first
- Fixed Bottler always showing it's tank as highlighted
[ 2021-07-01 17:40:22 CET ] [ Original post ]
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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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