Workshop Update Beta Now Live
Hello everybody!
As mentioned and shown in previous development updates the next content update for Ecosystem brings Steam Workshop support to the game and the beta is now live!
You can access the beta in the usual way, the password for this one is "SteamWorkshop", just pop it into the beta box, accessed by Right Clicking on Ecosystem in your Steam library, clicking on "Properties" and choosing Betas. As with any beta we highly recommend backing up your saves before opting in!
The workshop currently just has a few test items uploaded by Tom during testing we as well as testing the downloading of the items we would highly encourage you to upload your files as well!
So what is compatible with the workshop? You can upload and download saved fish, saved terrain and even other peoples aquariums!
1) You can access online creatures from the internet button on the creature menu. This doesn't download them to your bank of saved creatures, it just spawns them directly using DNA from the internet.
You can share your creatures with other people by clicking 'Share Your Creatures' on the internet creature menu where you browse through all of them, or by clicking Save and Share when you save a creature.
You can also save other players' creatures when touring their aquarium by clicking on them and then clicking the save button on the creature menu. This actually does save them to your bank of saved creatures, because it is for later use (you can't do any spawning while touring another player's aquarium)
2) Touring other players' aquariums and sharing your own is done through the new aquarium menu, which can be accessed through the main menu on startup or in game.
3) You can access online terrain from the button on the terrain generator. You can share your own terrain by clicking the 'Share Terrain' / 'Update Terrain Online' button that appears above the brush when the terrain sculpting menu is open.
You can leave beta feedback on this post, or over on the Discord, which you will find link in game :)
As mentioned and shown in previous development updates the next content update for Ecosystem brings Steam Workshop support to the game and the beta is now live!
You can access the beta in the usual way, the password for this one is "SteamWorkshop", just pop it into the beta box, accessed by Right Clicking on Ecosystem in your Steam library, clicking on "Properties" and choosing Betas. As with any beta we highly recommend backing up your saves before opting in!
The workshop currently just has a few test items uploaded by Tom during testing we as well as testing the downloading of the items we would highly encourage you to upload your files as well!
So what is compatible with the workshop? You can upload and download saved fish, saved terrain and even other peoples aquariums!
1) You can access online creatures from the internet button on the creature menu. This doesn't download them to your bank of saved creatures, it just spawns them directly using DNA from the internet.
You can share your creatures with other people by clicking 'Share Your Creatures' on the internet creature menu where you browse through all of them, or by clicking Save and Share when you save a creature.
You can also save other players' creatures when touring their aquarium by clicking on them and then clicking the save button on the creature menu. This actually does save them to your bank of saved creatures, because it is for later use (you can't do any spawning while touring another player's aquarium)
2) Touring other players' aquariums and sharing your own is done through the new aquarium menu, which can be accessed through the main menu on startup or in game.
3) You can access online terrain from the button on the terrain generator. You can share your own terrain by clicking the 'Share Terrain' / 'Update Terrain Online' button that appears above the brush when the terrain sculpting menu is open.
You can leave beta feedback on this post, or over on the Discord, which you will find link in game :)