APICO News

Hey Beekeepers!

Just a few small fixes for the last update, including the weird camera bugs at world’s end!

~ Ell

[h3]Bug Fixes[/h3]

• Fixed inventory highlight not updating when scrolling the mouse wheel
  
• Fixed the weird camera shenanigans when at the edge of the world
  
• Fixed predictor/beebox/beebank card chars overlapping too much in Chinese
  

Hey Beekeepers!

A small update to celebrate the Lunar New Year by (finally) adding Chinese as a new language option to the game!



Plus a few little fixes while I was there (as a treat)

新年好!

~ Ell

[h3]Changes[/h3]

• Added Chinese! 新年好
• Various performance tweaks, mainly for consoles, but PC should also benefit
  
• Moved shop button on NPCs to be more gamepad friendly
  

[h3]Crash Fixes[/h3]

• Fixed the "Unable to find instance sc_butterfly_despawn" crash
  

[h3]Multiplayer[/h3]

• Fixed changing a habitat's species not syncing with other players
  

[h3]Bug Fixes[/h3]

• Fixed not being able to use the net on the computer when using a gamepad
  
• Fixed not being able to interact with Moth(ense) when using a gamepad
  
• Fixed not being able to use the net on the Hivemother's door when using a gamepad (r u sensing a theme)
  
• Fixed pinned menus still using their pinned position if you switch to a gamepad
  

[h3]Modding[/h3]

• Fixed custom menu change event not firing on standard change event triggers
  

Hey Beekeepers!

Hope you had a wonderful holidays, and happy new year to you all!
This is just a small update to address a few bugs and MP issues - there’s another patch on the way for some other MP issues and a few steamdeck related bugs.

~ Ell

[h3]Changes[/h3]

• Productivity values have been changed so that "sluggish" - "normal" (1) (4) bees take a little bit more time to fill a frame
  
• Added a warning to natural beehives when breeding two different bees to make sure it's clear these will not crossbreed
  
• Nearby or active Jukeboxs & Tape Players will now show on the map so you can hunt them down and silence them
  
• Reduced the speed of NPC dialogue menus
  

[h3]Crash Fixes[/h3]

• Fixed crash "sc_button_press variable .unlocked cannot be resolved"
  

[h3]Multiplayer[/h3]

• Fixed a multiplayer bug where a player joining for the first time couldn't use the butterfly/solitary bee books without crashing
  
• Fixed a multiplayer bug where the backpacks created by the client could merge/override with player backpacks
  
• Fixed a multiplayer bug where the joining player couldn't click on anything (but could still move) until you interacted with a menu
  
• Fixed a multiplayer bug where the controls/accessibility menu GUI moved with the player
  

[h3]Bug Fixes[/h3]

• Fixed an issue with beehives not onscreen when the game loaded not getting their flower list set properly
  
• Fixed an issue with Royal Trumpet effect only working once for beehives offscreen
  
• Fixed clicking a gate marker triggering a mouse click in the place the marker was before you teleport
  
• Fixed Nana not remembering what you talked to her about when you speak to her in the dream (bless her)
  
• Fixed Hermit Bee not being calmed by the flowers that say they calm it in the flower book
  
• Fixed Glitched Bee counting to total for Barnabee/Beenjamin dialogue options
  
• Fixed Cargo Boat going invisible when sailing far enough away from it's own menu
  
• Fixed typo with Royal Trumpet
  

[h3]Modding[/h3]

• Fixed crash when using the player menu as a target for api_add_slot_to_menu()
  
• Fixed api_get_zoid_from_inst() and api_get_inst_from_zoid() giving an error when trying to use them
  

Hey Beekeepers!

Just a small patch to cover a few little bugs in advance of any new players who might pick up the game over Hivemas, as a little butterfly did tell me that the game + OSTs will be on sale over Xmas!
~ Ell

[h3]Crash Fixes[/h3]

• Fixed corrupted butterfly items causing a "gml_Script_sc_butthotel_alarm0" crash when used in hotels
  

[h3]Bug Fixes[/h3]

• Fixed Lunar Magazine not being in the dictionary so not spawning
  
• Fixed Sto's location being wrong in the Full-Beetal Alchemist quest
  
• Fixed the last two butterflies' "flowers" staying blackin the butterfly book when discovered
  
• Fixed a certain bee not showing any special produce info or having a completed heart post-it
  
• Fixed Frostips not showing their special effect in the tooltip
  
• Fixed seeing "ghost" butterfly icons on lilypads (icon but no butterfly)
  
• Fixed some non-flower butterfly spawning issues
  

[h3]Modding[/h3]

• api_add_slot_to_menu() and api_use_item() should now trigger the menu's change event
  

HF1: Fixed lunar bee letter missing from dictionary