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"Caves & Biology" Update available!

Hello Team!

The Prologue is now available, containing the "Caves & Biology" Update!



Here's how to try the new update :

  • Download the new Planet Crafter Prologue
  • Go in your Steam library
  • Select Planet Crafter Prologue
  • Right click, select "properties"
  • In "betas", Select the Development Branch
  • The game should download & update, your are ready to play!



Full ChangeLog :

V 0.3.010 - Biology update

Major Changes :
  • - New biome : Sulfuric valley
  • - New biome : Sandfalls
  • - New biome : Osmium caves x 4
  • - New "Biomass" world unit
  • - Biodome screen displays "Biomass" blueprints
  • - Ices deposit on surface disappears when liquid water stage is reached
  • - Some areas are resticted by ice that will melt when a certain heat level is reached
  • - Clouds appears when the correct terraformation level is reached
  • - New Tutorial system
  • - One new gold chest is hidden in the new biomes
  • - New langage option : Russian / Simplified Chinese / French
  • - A new golden container to find : (8 Total)


New Objects :
  • - Bio Lab
  • - Biodome T2
  • - Air Water collector
  • - Lake Water collector
  • - Algae grower T1
  • - Algae grower T2
  • - Bacteria sample
  • - Fertilizer
  • - Bio plastic
  • - Water Filter : Allows To drink directly from lakes
  • - Ore extractor : Extract ores from the ground
  • - Ore : Osmium
  • - Ore : Sulfur
  • - New golden effigie
  • - Nuclear reactor t2
  • - Microchip : Compass (was not in 0.3.009)


Minor changes :
  • - Lockers now have 35 inventory space (previously 30)
  • - T3 Drills are bigger (can affect save files)
  • - Improved Blueprints UI
  • - Added small rocks on the ground on some biomes
  • - Added dust FX in the starting biome
  • - UI : Improve scroll in the construction menu
  • - Fix small calculations mistakes in global modifiers
  • - Increase rain particle collision to avoid rain in interiors
  • - Options menu on the title screen


Bug fixes :
  • - When harvesting a vegetable, if inventory is full, drop seed on floor instead of destroying it
  • - Golden effigie cannot be multiplied when constructing it from a container
  • - Fixed a bug where antenna was not necessary to view messages


Technical :
  • - Removed Static Batching
  • - Reduced background mountains poly count
  • - Reduced global poly count