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APICO is a very relaxing beekeeping game out now

Available now with Native Linux support, APICO from TNgineers and Whitethorn Games might be one of my new favourite was just to chill-out.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/05/apico-is-a-very-relaxing-beekeeping-game-out-now

Hotfix 2022.05.20.1

Quick fix on Windows for people playing on MP!

This is to solve the crash you would see when joining your friends world again after playing with them before.

Apis 1.0

Hey Beekeepers!

Yeah yeah I know, bit late posting but we got there in the end!!
I hope you've all been enjoying your visit to Port APICO :D

If you've got the time, we'd really appreciate if you can leave us a review! It's the best way you can help us out as indies
Without further ado, here's the patch notes for 1.0!

[h2]Changes[/h2]
  • The game is out now (durr)
  • Added High Contrast Text mode (experimental!)
  • Increased shiny chance from 5% to 8%


[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]
  • Fixed world lagging for a few minutes when starting a new world until a restart due to every beehive in the world being active (oops)
  • Fixed gamepad device selection button on PC flickering a lot
  • Fixed beeboxes not working with a gamepad
  • Fixed being able to paint NPCs on gamepad (poor Green Skipper)
  • Fixed in-game settings/controls/access menus having their close button hidden (ESC still closed them)
  • Fixed crash "gml_Object_ob_slot_Alarm_1 - Unable to find instance for object index"
  • Fixed crash "gml_Script_sc_button_press - Unable to find instance for object index"
  • Fixed crash "gml_Script_sc_beebank_draw - ds_map_find_value argument 1 incorrect type (undefined) expecting a Number"
  • Fixed Backpacks sometimes close themselves with no apparent cause.
  • Fixed lag between clicking button amount and box update in Workbench
  • Fixed birbs facing right when flying left (oh god)
  • Fixed showing an extra chapter in the bee book
  • Fixed unread quests not showing the "!!!" icon
  • Fixed beehive preview not showing on hover, same for crates
  • Fixed holding hammer in slot 0 and using backpack can give player a HP bar (you couldn't kill the player tho boooo)
  • Fixed hive noises play when hive is sleeping
  • Fixed focus mode not selectable on PC
  • Fixed beebox preview is pink cube when no species
  • Fixed bin text button off by 1px (it was annoying me)
  • Fixed boat wake sprite slightly offset
  • Fixed magazine tooltip not showing right-click to open
  • Fixed backpacks not being able to be selected the first time they're opened (maybe they're just shy)
  • Fixed that if you try and hammer the hallowed gate/altar you can’t then remove them once you unlock the axe
  • Fixed dropped gate item is pink for a sec
  • Fixed opening a menu object near the top of the window on PC opens the inventory twice
  • Fixed Lost+Found giving you loads of noticeboard (why do you need that many)
  • Fixed bottler always says "bottling Apicola"
  • Fixed eebank scrolling buttons not active
  • Fixed buzzing sound on errored hive
  • Fixed hives with errors still charging honeycore machines
  • Fixed backpacks not opening after saving
  • Fixed Flower1 seed tooltip having the wrong name


[h2]Modding[/h2]
  • Fixed mods not loading if you save+quit and reload the same world with the same mods on
  • Fixed mod icons not showing properly

SteamDeck Support

Hey Beekeepers!

Just a quick post to let you all know that SteamDeck will be supported from release!
I was lucky enough to be able to get hold of one so I was able to test the Linux build we have on deck and iron out any tweaks!



It's worth noting that right now the only thing missing is the "Mods" menu button, mainly because the "handheld" version of the game that both the SteamDeck and Switch uses hasn't had that menu adapted yet. You can still load mods off deck and then play them on deck though, as Steam Cloud should be syncing your /mods/ folder.

[h3]Also a word of warning! Having the performance overlay will (ironically given the name) actually reduce game performance for APICO! For some reason having the overlay active will spike the GPU at random intervals causing the game to stutter - don't leave it on while playing the game![/h3]

Outside of that you should be all good, but do let me know if you're coming across any major issues with it and I'll investigate further
~ Ell

Save the Bees on May 20 with the release of APICO

Probably one of the most important creatures on Earth and now you'll be looking after them in APICO on May 20, 2022.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/05/save-the-bees-on-may-20-with-the-release-of-apico