Creativerse News

Times are strange. By now, you and your critters may be feeling a bit cooped up. And man, we get the feeling.

The best thing to do is to make things a bit cozier, a bit “homier”. And what is more “homey” than a care package?


Inspired by our need for a taste of “normal”, the team put together an assortment of self-care goodies: a bath to soak in, a new Galactic Gamer Monitor to upgrade your rig, tasty cans of Rambrew soda to quench your thirst… And, knowing how hard it is to get in the “real world”, we actually have a few rolls of toilet paper. Feel like sharing AND letting out some frustration? Throw some at your neighbor (Six-Feet away of course)... if you hit them, they can keep it. After all, sharing is caring!

Along with bug fixes, the team wanted to send you this two part Cozy Care package, with love. What's more, we want to make it FREE to everyone for a limited time.
Consider it an in-between gift, while you wait on an arrival…

We hope you find something you like!
—The Playful Team


NEW FEATURES
Gamer Bundle

• Gamer Bundle
  
• Galactic Gamer Monitor
  
• Galactic Gamer Joystick
  
• Galactic Gamer Keyboard
  
• Rambrew Soda
  

Better Home Bundle

• Better Home Sink
  
• Better Home Tub (Container)
  
• Better Home Soap Dispenser
  
• Better Home Toilet Paper
  
• Better Home Toilet Paper Holder
  

BUGFIXES

• Ambient music no longers gets clipped/stuck while following player
  
• Various fixes on Menu and In-game UI
  
• Atlantis Cup/ Atlantis Goblet discrepancy in world versus hotbar/inventory, fixed
  
• Adventure Gate Bug Fixed
  
• Beacons no longer give off incoherent sounds when aimed at
  

R.2.66.1

Creators, we must prepare for the Arrival.

There is something coming. It’s top K.E.E.P.A business at the moment but we’ve all been told to build a shelter for an incoming guest to our universe… We cannot say anything more. But keep your eye on our Message of the Day and social posts for coded messages...

Your mission: prepare a shelter for the arrival. It can be a house, castle, shuttle, tent, shrine… whatever strikes your fancy. Just make sure it suitable for all life forms.

Your reward: 150 coins to everyone who participates.

The most important step in your mission is this: post a screenshot of your Shelter to Artwork/Screenshots on our Steam hub with the mission code (hashtag), #PreparationHatch in the description text. It is crucial that you get your Screenshot uploaded before Monday, April 27th at exactly 3 pm CST. Do this and K.E.E.P.A will credit your Creativerse account with 150 coins to spend however you choose. There may be something you'll want from the store very soon.

Our favorite Shelter Builds will be added to the in-game loading screens, for the Arrival subject to choose.

Stay safe, Creator.

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We all felt a little less lonely after seeing these amazing #PlayApartTogether group photos!

Thank you to everyone who celebrated coming together while social distancing.



Photo Cred: EssentiallyFalse




Photo Cred: J4CK3L




Photo Cred: 1UpGirl



Photo Cred: Icetronixa




Photo Cred: divomer22



Photo Cred: X-27



Photo Cred: Nasa105

This one made us giggle but also feel sad...



Photo Cred: Zargabaath

And...

You're never truly alone with this community!



Photo Cred: Deadpool


Coins are incoming to your accounts. If you participated and we somehow missed you, please email [email protected] and link us to the submitted post.

A link to the original #PlayApartTogether Post

To witness more community awesomeness, type in #PlayApartTogther in the Screenshots & Artwork tabs. We are so thankful for this community and everyone who particpated. Remember, you're never truly alone in this community.


Stay Creative and safe, Creators!

-The Playful Team

[h3]At Playful, we've always believed in the power of video games to bring people together.
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As people around the world remain at home to combat the spread of COVID-19, online gaming has become a haven for people to gather while also practicing social distancing. We proudly support the World Health Organization's #PlayApartTogether initiative, and this weekend we're celebrating with a group photo event in Creativerse!

To participate, just gather online with some friends and use the Creative Cam drone tool to snap the perfect photo of the group. Then post it to our Steam hub — either Screenshots or Artwork — and include #PlayApartTogether in the photo's description.

All Creators appearing in the photo will earn 100 coins!

Important note: to make sure everyone is rewarded, please include the Steam ID for each player in the photo's description. You can find it in the last string of characters that appears in the URL for your profile page. For example...

[noparse]https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198132431015/[/noparse]
[noparse]https://steamcommunity.com/id/playfuldavid[/noparse]

Some event tips:

• Type "/hud" in chat before turning on the Creative Cam for a text-free shot
  
• Type "~" to open the Creative Cam and then "O" to switch to Drone mode
  
• In Drone mode hit right "Alt" to toggle the filters panel
  
• When ready type "F" to save a photo to your desktop
  
• Don't have any friends who play Creativerse currently? Make some new ones in a Public world or our Discord server.
  

Some IRL tips:

• Wash Your Hands
  
• Cover Your Cough
  
• Don't touch your face
  
• Stay 6 feet apart
  
• Stay Home
  

The event is live right now and ends at 9am Central US time on Tuesday, April 14.

Have fun and stay safe!

Photo credit: Paws of Ares

Somewhere deep in the great lands of Creativerse, beyond the Miru forests, Leafi plainlands, and even further beyond the Trog mountains, a giant PING broke into the atmosphere. For a moment, all Creators went quiet, for they had never before heard such a sound before…

Where did it come from? Why did they get the sudden craving for Duck Hunt and hairspray?

Little did they know, this was the Great Glitch—a random mishap ushering in strange blocks and props, and even a different kind of Creator (more into New Wave music and velcro, you see). The arrivals called themselves, Supers. Creators called them Blocky. After some negotiations, it was decided the Super Block Heroes were welcome to stay in the hopes they would bring forth new creations, new art, and new possibilities. After all, you know what they say…what’s old is new again!

In addition to the arrival of the Super Block Heroes, this update also includes a Unity upgrade! This should immediately relieve some of the constant stuttering many of you have reported and allow us to more easily improve it even further down the road.

As always, we thank you for your continued support and feedback!

— The Playful Team

NEW FEATURES

The Retro Block Set Includes 11 new blocks
• Retro Brick Wall
  
• Retro Brick Stairs
  
• Inner Corner
  
• Outer Corner
  
• Retro Wood
  
• Retro Dirt
  
• Retro Magma Block
  
• Retro Exclamation Block!
  
• Retro Leaves
  
• Retro Sand
  
• Retro Stone
• And 7 new-but-also-very-retro-feeling decorative items
  • Fanged Flytrap
    
  • Starlight Light (Lamp)
    
  • Big Ka-Boom Bomb
    
  • Pixelated Pipe (Decorative Container)
    
  • Fab Flower
    
  • Totally Toadstool
    
  • Stomp Statue
    
  • New craftable bombs:
    
  • Plant Bomb
    
  • Un-Plant Bomb
• A new crafting champion has entered the world! Super Block Hero!
• You can find the Super Block Hero Costume in the store, along with necessary Super Block goodies...
  
• Take your Super Block Hero above and beyond with these new weapons:
  • Super Retro Pickaxe (Sword)
    
  • Super Retro Hammer (Sword)
    
  • Power Gauntlet (Gauntlet)

IMPROVEMENTS

• UI background and contrast improved
  • Use `/pref UiBackgroundColorScalar` in the game chat to darken the background:
    
  • 0 = full black
    
  • 0.5 = 50% darker blue
    
  • 1 = default blue
    
  • Example: `/pref UiBackgroundColorScalar 0.6`
• Map transparency fixed
  
• Unity Upgrade (better Garbage Collection will eliminate constant stuttering)
  
• Adventure Gates and checkpoints are disabled in Creative Mode
  
• Increased light range for Flashlights
  

BUGFIXES

• Atlantis Chair can now be crafted
  
• Atlantis Lamp can now be wired
  
• Enabling the drone camera while sleeping, sitting or gliding doesn’t break interaction anymore
  
• Angel and Bat wings descriptions, fixed
  
• Placing Painted blocks no longer stops working near activated cornerstones
  
• Blueprint Interface updates coin costs properly
  
• Disabling Spawning no longer disables regrowth of flowers, queen bees and crops
  
• Crouching to swim down now works in low gravity too
  
• Offset of Wood Planter contents adjusted
  
• Gauntlets and costumes no longer show blue hue in first person view
  

r.2.65.1