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December 2023 Beta Branch Update

We have a new beta build with the new animal system on the Tropical Island level. There are definitely things we plan to improve, but we wanted to get this in front of folks to look at over the holiday period.

Changes

- Animals for tropical island
- Remove territory penalty for non-ideal animals, and rebalance
- Boost animal territory size for harder difficulties by a bit to make them more doable
- QoL: when placing multiple buildings with shift, keep current rotation
- Fix some bugs with animals in zen mode
- Fixes for animal migration oscillations
- Better mouse selection of animals when there are multiple in vicinity
- Fix: clicking on animal group icons opens info panel
- Button for sorting animal groups in the dock
- Quick animations for animal dock
- Fix: don't hover over animals when game is won and launch button is pressed
- Add little arrow below animal need indicator
- Reduce time between animal spawning from 30s -> 20s
- Animals can have slightly worse initial happiness with higher difficulties
- Other minor tweaks and improvements

Let us know what you think over on the Free Lives Discord

Annapurna might be entering their own acquisition age after buying Gone Home, Neon White and Cocoon co-devs


Beloved indie outlet Annapurna have made their first-ever acquisition in the video game space, snapping up the studio responsible for co-developing a number of their biggest hits.


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More Nominations! This Time In 2 Categories At The Game Awards!

As we find Terra Nil nominated in TWO categories at The Game Awards, we're overwhelmed with gratitude for each and every one of you who've supported us on this incredible journey.

We wanted to make a game that put the environment in the spotlight & since launch, with your help, we’ve donated over $100,000 to The Endangered Wildlife Trust

We're also super proud to be nominated in 2 categories at The Game Awards :

Games For Impact


Best Mobile Game

Cast your votes here : The Game Awards


Terra Nil Nominated For A Unity Award.

Terra Nil has earned a nomination for a Unity Award in the "Best Social Impact Project" category.

Voting is officially underway! Now is your moment to show your appreciation for Unity-driven creators and projects in the 15th Unity Awards.

What is the Social Impact category?
Celebrating strong social impact experiences in any format that align concept and creativity with U.N. Sustainable Development Goals.

You can cast your vote at https://awards.unity.com/ until November 1st, 2023

Thanks to everyone that has voted thus far, the team appreciates the support.

Terra Nil gets better performance and Linux support

Terra Nil, a building game about restoring nature just got upgraded with better performance they've now officially released their Native Linux and macOS versions too.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/10/terra-nil-gets-better-performance-and-linux-support