Nature And Life - Drunk On Nectar News

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Dear Wonderful Players of Nature & Life - Drunk On Nectar!

Patch #3 for the Praying Mantis Lifecycles is out!

Bringing Gender selection, Locomotion improvements & lots more, this update is a must-play for every fan of DoN!

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[h2]Mantis Male / Female Gender Selection[/h2]
Players can now choose Gender for the Mantis at the outset.

Similar to other species in the game, the Female's gameplay includes Oviposition, while the male is allowed to proceed directly to Gen 2 after Mating (via the "Skip To End Of Life" option in the Main Menu).



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[h2]Mantis Locomotion Vastly Improved[/h2]
Moving around is now much easier!

Large Mantis Instars will now find crossing across leaves easier than before. Getting stuck in mid-air has also been resolved, yielding a far more smoother and reliable overall experience.



These improvements also carry over to the game's other major spectacles, such as the Jumping Spider and Ladybug Lifecycles too!

Do try playing DoN's other spectacles once again if it's been a while since you've played them! :)

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[h2]Beauty of Vision[/h2]
Smoother camera for the Praying Mantis Lifecycle makes it possible for players to experience the "Mantis Tree World" with far greater immersion than ever before.

Additionally, zooming for the adult Mantis has also been fixed, enabling players to take in unique vistas and perspectives by zooming out more easily.



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[h2]Praying Mantis Lifecycles - Generation 2[/h2]
Gen 2 has been fixed. This was recently broken with a bug that prevented Moulting in Gen 2. Now players can continue from Gen 1 into Gen 2 without issues :)



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[h2]Lifecycles Presentation[/h2]
Quest icons have now been added for each Life Goal making it easier for players to relate to pending quests.



Along with new animations for the Life Goals HUD, quest summary has been improved for several quests.

Finally, various minor improvements have also been included, such as better workflow for the Benchmark and Feedback tools.

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[h2]Thank you![/h2]
Thanks a lot for your interest in this game! :)

All in all, this update is essential for all those who enjoy this game! Be sure to pick it up and try out your favorite game modes / creatures!

~ That's it for this update, but there's always more to come! :)

With Love,
Venugopalan Sreedharan
(Developer of Nature & Life - Drunk On Nectar)

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Patch #2 for the Praying Mantis Lifecycles Release is out!


The following improvements have been made:

[h2]Locomotion improved[/h2]
Stepping onto flowers and out of them is now much easier!

[h2]Ambush gameplay improved[/h2]
Ambush now triggers "quick reflex" based on the size of the prey.

For very tiny Aphids players no longer have to sit through the quick reflex anymore.

[h2]Settings Menu - FPS [/h2]
FPS Limit setting has been added to the game, enabling detailed customization of FPS options.

[h2]Music & Audio[/h2]
Audio level of certain music tracks has been rebalanced to provide a better overall experience as a Praying Mantis

In case you haven't yet seen the Praying Mantis Release video, please check it out above!


Thanks to everyone for your patience :)



With Love,
- Venu

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Contains the following essential fixes:

1) Growth Issues for 5th/6th instar fixed

2) Chemical Vision no longer throttles FPS

3) Prey Fauna Spawning: now improved such that players no longer see them appearing / disappearing
abruptly. This was a performance feature given the super-high concentration of prey in the Mantis Tree World (the actual number of prey exceeds a population of over 10000 of various species!)

4) Quest narration improved for Ambush tutorial.

5) Mantis Movement into Flowers made easier; upcoming patches will improve upon this further.

6) Mantis Egg Sac (Oothecae) now allows smooth movement upon its surface. Movement was previously irregular / shaky here.


More improvements are on the way.

Camera and movement will be substantially improved, along with performance.

Stay tuned :)



Finally, a big thanks to everyone for showing so much enthusiasm and support for this update!

It is deeply appreciated indeed! :)

With Love,
Venugopalan Sreedharan
(Developer of Nature & Life - Drunk On Nectar)

The Praying Mantis Lifecycle has now been released on the grandest stage this game has ever seen:

A Living Tree World -  procedurally generated with every leaf, every flower and every shoot depicted as complete 3D surfaces! A Tree World so detailed so real that players can walk, climb, rest or hunt upon any part of it!





Thousands upon thousands of leaves, stalks and flowers surround you, each of them with teeming with so much insect life, that the player can conceivably never run out of prey!





Indeed, dear friends! This Tree World is so huge, compared to you as the player that no Mantis can conceivably ever explore all of it!

Also because the Tree is procedurally generated anew each game, each "Mantis Tree World" is slightly different from your previous experience :)





Here's a quick visual overview of your Mantis' Six instars, from Egg to Winged Adult!




Camera, performance and animations are 3 areas that need improvements, upcoming updates will address as many of these as are possible now.

"Living Tree World" is the key concept behind this update with the Praying Mantis Lifecycle occurring within that context. Ultimately several compromises had to be made to the original vision due to limited resources, but upcoming updates will keep adding to this vision across the game.



Players who are having any particular issues with this update - particularly Camera, Movement or Performance are requested to check back for subsequent updates, which will hopefully happen soon. ~


First of all heartfelt gratitude to all the supporters of this game and for your support through all these years.

For those wondering about why there were no updates for so long, it has not been possible to sustain the game's development due to low sales in the past several years. Hopefully this will change in the days to come and it will then be possible to make more frequent updates :)

Thanks to everyone for your interest in this game!



I hope you enjoy playing the Praying Mantis Lifecycles update!

With Love,
- Venugopalan Sreedharan
(Developer of Nature & Life - Drunk On Nectar)

Dear Friends,

You can now purchase Drunk On Nectar's soundtrack on Steam!

This is also a fundraiser for the game's ongoing development, as every single purchase will help immensely towards providing financial support for sustaining the game's future development.

My heartfelt gratitude and love also goes with every single purchase :)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2496420/Nature_And_Life__Drunk_On_Nectar_Soundtrack/



A collection of 18 original music tracks written exclusively for the game!

From "Mating Rituals" of the Monarch Butterfly to a "Coming of Age" anthem for the Jumping Spider, this is a unique collection of nature themed music that you are unlikely to find elsewhere!



1. To Fundraise & Support DoN - every single contribution counts and is deeply appreciated by me.

2. Download as mp3 files, listen anywhere you like without any constraints!

3. Listen to DoN's high-energy, intensely spiritual soundtracks that possess very real power to heal and empower Body, Mind and Soul!




I recommend using noise-cancelling headphones or a totally sound-proof environment (even a car!) if you must use external speakers.

Listening to music is a deeply profound experience and to get the most out of your experience, it is well worth choosing the environment, medium and occasion with care!

There are an infinite glistening realms of beauty, majesty and wonder contained within every good piece of music and I hope that this game provides you with some wonderful memories in return for your participation in this game's fundraiser!


Since June I have been busy with other projects to meet financial needs and so unfortunately things have been quiet of late.

I hope that the blessings of the game's wonderful fans will shine upon this fundraising effort so that the ongoing development of Nature & Life - Drunk On Nectar can resume at full pace again.

No matter what happens the development of this game will continue.
I sincerely believe that a good nature game can have a lasting positive effect on all of humanity in many wonderful ways!

With your best wishes, good will and love, we will reach the end of this epic journey together some day soon!

With Love,
Venugopalan Sreedharan
(Developer of Nature & Life - Drunk On Nectar)