Development Update #08 - Steam Workshop Support and Beyond
Welcome to the 8th development update for Ecosystem!
In this update we will cover:
[h2]Award Nominations[/h2]
We recently received the exciting news we have been nominated for the TIGA Games Industry Awards 2021 in the "Best Educational/Serious/Simulation Game 2021" category (a mouthful I know!).
TIGA are the trade associations for the video games industry and a network for game devs and publishers to support one another so we're very pleased to be up for an award here.
The award show is November 25th and we will be keeping our fins crossed for a win on the night!
[h2]Seasonal Updates[/h2]
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For the period of Halloween we put in a small little themed mode for people to get stuck into and it was great seeing the reaction to this on our Discord - it seemed very well received! We've discussed a similar Christmas themed update - as Tom is just a solo dev we may not hit that but we do hope to, so keep your eyes peeled!
[h2]Update From Tom[/h2]
Hello everyone,
Welcome to the eight development update.
This month, I've been adding support for Steam Workshop.
When it is completed, this will enable you to share the best creatures that have evolved in your playthroughs and the best terrains you have created, and to sample the most interesting creations of others.
It will also allow for uploading your aquarium and touring the aquariums of everyone else who has uploaded theirs.
We're also going to include a couple of maps with premade cave systems with this update as well, allowing for a cave environment that doesn't first require digging everything out by hand.
I've also begun work on the Meta-Evolution Update, which will give you more ways to shape the evolution of creatures in your environments. I expect this to take a bit longer than the smaller updates but am very excited to work on it; I think it will add a ton of new gameplay options. More on this as development continues.
Thank you for reading!
Tom Johnson
[h2]Screenshot Central[/h2]
Stobz on Discord submitted this Halloween themed screenshot!
Ss rious, again on Discord, shared their own Halloween themed screenshot!
Arara here on Steam shared this lovely serene Aquarium shot :)
Djehmli shared this colourful coral reef on Steam!
In this update we will cover:
- Award Nominations
- Seasonal updates - Halloween, Christmas etc...
- A message from Tom
- Screenshot Central
[h2]Award Nominations[/h2]
We recently received the exciting news we have been nominated for the TIGA Games Industry Awards 2021 in the "Best Educational/Serious/Simulation Game 2021" category (a mouthful I know!).
TIGA are the trade associations for the video games industry and a network for game devs and publishers to support one another so we're very pleased to be up for an award here.
The award show is November 25th and we will be keeping our fins crossed for a win on the night!
[h2]Seasonal Updates[/h2]
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]
For the period of Halloween we put in a small little themed mode for people to get stuck into and it was great seeing the reaction to this on our Discord - it seemed very well received! We've discussed a similar Christmas themed update - as Tom is just a solo dev we may not hit that but we do hope to, so keep your eyes peeled!
[h2]Update From Tom[/h2]
Hello everyone,
Welcome to the eight development update.
This month, I've been adding support for Steam Workshop.
When it is completed, this will enable you to share the best creatures that have evolved in your playthroughs and the best terrains you have created, and to sample the most interesting creations of others.
It will also allow for uploading your aquarium and touring the aquariums of everyone else who has uploaded theirs.
We're also going to include a couple of maps with premade cave systems with this update as well, allowing for a cave environment that doesn't first require digging everything out by hand.
I've also begun work on the Meta-Evolution Update, which will give you more ways to shape the evolution of creatures in your environments. I expect this to take a bit longer than the smaller updates but am very excited to work on it; I think it will add a ton of new gameplay options. More on this as development continues.
Thank you for reading!
Tom Johnson
[h2]Screenshot Central[/h2]
Stobz on Discord submitted this Halloween themed screenshot!
Ss rious, again on Discord, shared their own Halloween themed screenshot!
Arara here on Steam shared this lovely serene Aquarium shot :)
Djehmli shared this colourful coral reef on Steam!