Devlog #11 | More creatures, fish, and crops!
[h2]Happy Summer, Researchers![/h2]
I've been hard at work on adding the planned content for creatures, crops, and fish into the game. I'll share some of them in this devlog, but leave most of them for you to discover when you play the game!
[h2]Featured new creature: Grassbun 🐰[/h2]
One of the new creatures is a bunny-mon called Grassbun. It has a unique interaction where it becomes alert and runs when you get close! You can now crouch in the game to approach it successfully.
[h2]More fish 🐟[/h2]
I’ve also added more fish to the game - here are some common fish and different baits for fishing. When players have more than one type of bait in their inventory, the first bait will be used.
[h2]Summer vibes and summer crops 🌻[/h2]
The summer seasonal tileset is complete, and Sunflowers are one of the crops that is in season! Crops now move a little when players move through them.
[h2]New crop growth requirement: Soil types 🌱[/h2]
In Research Story, knowing what conditions crops require to fully grow (and not wither) is important. Plants will have 1-3 “Growing Conditions” that need to be met for them to grow. So far, these conditions can be a mix of any of the following: 1) Season 2) Distance to a water source, 3) Amount of sun/shade, and even 4) Weather when the seeds are sowed.
Now, there are also specific soil types that a crop may need. These are loosely based on real-life uses of fertilisers and soil acidity for optimal plant growth. These fertilisers can be crafted or bought.
Look at all the colourful, fertilised soil!
[h3]Changes based on demo feedback[/h3]
+ Press right-click as another way to pick up certain placed items, such as feed bowls. This was a common feedback and I'm glad to have addressed it!
As always, thanks for reading! I'll be moving on to adding NPCs' Heart Events and Hangout Events soon - those will likely take a lot of time and I won't be able to show much to avoid spoilers. I'll still try to show some interesting things as we go along, though!
Take care and see you next month!
- Miki
I've been hard at work on adding the planned content for creatures, crops, and fish into the game. I'll share some of them in this devlog, but leave most of them for you to discover when you play the game!
[h2]Featured new creature: Grassbun 🐰[/h2]
One of the new creatures is a bunny-mon called Grassbun. It has a unique interaction where it becomes alert and runs when you get close! You can now crouch in the game to approach it successfully.
[h2]More fish 🐟[/h2]
I’ve also added more fish to the game - here are some common fish and different baits for fishing. When players have more than one type of bait in their inventory, the first bait will be used.
[h2]Summer vibes and summer crops 🌻[/h2]
The summer seasonal tileset is complete, and Sunflowers are one of the crops that is in season! Crops now move a little when players move through them.
[h2]New crop growth requirement: Soil types 🌱[/h2]
In Research Story, knowing what conditions crops require to fully grow (and not wither) is important. Plants will have 1-3 “Growing Conditions” that need to be met for them to grow. So far, these conditions can be a mix of any of the following: 1) Season 2) Distance to a water source, 3) Amount of sun/shade, and even 4) Weather when the seeds are sowed.
Now, there are also specific soil types that a crop may need. These are loosely based on real-life uses of fertilisers and soil acidity for optimal plant growth. These fertilisers can be crafted or bought.
Look at all the colourful, fertilised soil![h3]Changes based on demo feedback[/h3]
+ Press right-click as another way to pick up certain placed items, such as feed bowls. This was a common feedback and I'm glad to have addressed it!
As always, thanks for reading! I'll be moving on to adding NPCs' Heart Events and Hangout Events soon - those will likely take a lot of time and I won't be able to show much to avoid spoilers. I'll still try to show some interesting things as we go along, though!
Take care and see you next month!
- Miki