Genome Guardian News

[h3]First post-release update, which addresses some early player feedback.[/h3]

[h3]CHANGES:[/h3]

• (Perk) Extinguisher: Cooling Rate -50% → -60%.
  
• (Mutation) Painful Power-ups: Damage (when hit / on contact) 4 → 1.
  
• 4 new (and rare) white mutations! (you'll have to play to find out what they are, and they'll only appear at Depth 1+)
  
• Offspring-related mutations now appear less often.
  
• Projectiles with homing no longer seek towards microbes/offspring that they've already hit (they'll feel better because of this change).
  
• ENDLESS difficulty will now ramp up faster at lower depths. The 3rd GUIDE page has been updated with an explanation of this, but essentially how it works is that (like before), microbe Health/Speed/Weight will increase each wave, but even moreso the lower your selected depth is, until wave 100. This means that, regardless of depth, microbes will be of equal difficulty after wave 100 (and those 3 stats will then increase each wave by the amount that they do at Depth 5, which is 1.25%).
  

[h3]FIXES:[/h3]

• (Perk) Microwave: Now fades out when inactive.
  

The prologue version will be updated when there's enough changes that actually affect it.

[h3]Genome Guardian is NOW AVAILABLE (30% OFF until 21 May)![/h3]


Play from beginning to end with 25 turrets, 48 perks, and 100 Steam Achievements at launch...and by "end", I don't mean reaching wave 30 - your first win is just the tutorial.



Largely depends on Genome Guardian's success. I'd like to double the amount of available turrets (25→50) & perks (48→96) before July, but this isn't set in stone. Updates will also be based on what players actually want. Some plans include:

• Localization (only English currently)
  
• Mac & Linux versions
• New modes
• "ENDLESS MODE" improvements
• More uses for research (research sinks)
• Addressing feedback, suggestions and bug reports!

Give me feedback & bug reports in the Discord. Also a fun place to talk about the game, discuss builds, and the #1 place to hear what I have planned or for easily getting in touch with me!
(There's also some quick polls you can fill out based on your play experience in #feedback-polls)


Tell your friends, ask your favourite streamers to give it a try - make videos & stream it yourself! Lots of players = lots of expansive, game-changing updates from me!


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Feedback for Genome Guardian: Prologue has been super positive! Many bugs have been squashed and various QoL improvements have been made to ensure that Genome Guardian is a quality, full experience when it releases 70 hours from now.

Details regarding Release State & Future Content details were described here.

For creators that want to stream and make videos, here's the Press Kit.

Current Status: Final marketing push before release!

You told me you want Steam Achievements, so there will be 100 Steam Achievements at launch!

[h3]DETAILS[/h3]

• They're based on the unlocks and awards described in the in-game CHECKLIST.
  
• Genome Guardian: Prologue won't have achievements BUT anything you accomplish in the prologue will carry over to the full version (they'll all trigger the moment you start it up)!
• 100 is the maximum I'm currently allowed, until the game reaches a large enough audience for "profile features" to be enabled.
  
• Some will be easy, others will require some serious tenacity!
  
• Some may not trigger the exact moment you meet their conditions, but instead when your run ends.
  

Development of v1.0 is wrapping up - 7 May release is just 3 weeks away! Time to break down some details.


These won't make it into release, but will be addressed later if there's enough interest from players:

• More languages.
• Mac & Linux versions.
• Steam Achievements might be set up in time - if not, they'll work retroactively, so there won't be anything lost by playing before they're in.
  

I already have plans for content additions and new mechanics - again, this depends on how much interest Genome Guardian garners after release, but here's an idea of what you can hopefully expect not long after release (May & June):

• New Turrets & Perks: Got lots of spicy ideas.
  
• New Modes: Maybe some that really flip the gameplay experience on its head.
  
• Balancing: I'll have a better picture of which weapons, perks, etc. are lacking once people start playing.
  
• "Endless" Improvements: More mechanics tied to the gameplay experience after wave 30.
  
• More Uses for "Research".
• Addressing Player Feedback.

If the game does well enough, I'd love to keep expanding upon Genome Guardian enough that it feels like the sequel to its sequel a year later. I started development of this in late January after all - imagine what's possible with triple the development time's worth of updates.


Hit me up in the Genome Guardian Discord - I'd love to hear how I can improve the game, adjust balance, and your ideas for new turrets, perks, modes, or other content!