TNgineers News - MAR2023Hey friends!
March has flown by, and with it the weather has slowly turned from wet and rainy to... well still wet and rainy cos it's the UK baby!!!! Here's what's been going on
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Mudborne
Another friend joins the gang! Ell took part in a week long game-jam, and the result was
Mudborne, an APICO-like focused around frogs + mushrooms.
You can
read more about the development of the game over the 7 days, or just try the demo out for yourself on
itch.io or
Steam!
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Beenus
Speaking of friends joining the gang, we have a new TNgineer! Some of you might recognise StarVenus/Beenus from
Discord or
/r/APICO, were delighted to announce shell be joining us as a social + community manager!
Its getting a bit hectic managing 3 (now 4) games, so reinforcements were needed, and have arrived!
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FTBS Steam Page!
Feed The Beasts finally has a
steam page, so you can
get those wishlists in and follow us for updates on the progress of the game!
Were slowly edging towards a demo release, and cant wait to share it with you all!
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Butterfly Competition!
Some of you may remember our Design A Bee competition back before the butterfly update - well were doing another one, and this time its for designing your own butterfly!
The winning design will be added to the game, plus the designer will win a bunch of prizes too -
check the announcement post for more info!
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So thats a wrap on March, bee safe and well see you next month!
Love,
Ell & Jamie (AND BEENUS) <3
[ 2023-03-30 12:21:32 CET ] [ Original post ] APICO is an upcoming casual-sim game about breeding and collecting bees!
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 & HoneyEncounter natural bees scattered throughout the world. Begin your beekeeping journey and show them who the real Queen Bee is.
Make & ManufactureCollect 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 & ProfitsTake your bee-gotten gains and forge them anew. Use, trade or sell them for construction materials, technological marvels and sweet, sweet hats
Bolster & BreedCross-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 & ConstructThis 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 & ExploreAdventure through your own randomly generated world, reveal hidden mysteries, and unlock distinct biomes with their own characteristic flora, fauna and bees.
About UsAPICO 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 BeesBees 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 ProgressYou 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?
