Time to Morp News

Hello Morpers!

We are excited to announce our next playtest in celebration of the The Quintessential Yogscast Games Sale and the full launch of fellow Yogscast games title Landlor's Super!

We hope you enjoy the latest playtest, and check out the other Yogscast Games title in the sale!

https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/yogscastgames/sale/Yogscastmay2023




If you have participated in the previous playtests you will be automatically granted access to this playtest - but if you're new to Time to Morp, simply head over to our store page and hit the request access button to gain access.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/977510/Time_to_Morp/

We would love to hear your feedback so feel free to head over to the Steam forums and let us know what you think!

We coded, we fixed, we coded more, and we delivered! The new version is here! 0.8.1 to be specific! Come and get it!

[h2]How to join?[/h2]
Find "Join the Time to Morp Playtest" on the main page of the game, and press "Request Access" (you will get it immediately).



[h3]What to expect from the game?[/h3]
Current version of the game is v0.8, meaning that nothing is final and there is little content to play with. So expect missing mechanics and some imbalance, but you should be able to get the feeling of the game and have fun for several hours!

[h3]Where to send feedback?[/h3]
Start a discussion here on Steam, or join our Discord Server to discuss your experience directly with us in #playtest channel. We will be waiting!

[h3]For how long the Playtest will last?[/h3]
We will close the playtest on March 9th to go through your feedback and then shift our focus back to development.

[h2]Patch Notes (v0.8)[/h2]
In this patch we fully reworked how late-game mechanics work, as well as expanded on Liquid production and transportation. We also updated Player Customization, visuals for NPCs, and added long requested feature: Scan! You can finally find anything on the map! How awesome is that?!

NOTE: Old save files (from v0.7) won't work with the new patch (v0.8)!

[h3]New Features:[/h3]

• New Tech: Laser Heater, Water Stove, Smart Sprinklers
  New liquid resources and recipes, adding more automation around water
  
• New Mechanic: Scan
  Ability to find any Resource/Morp on the Map
  
• Polluted Deposits reworked
  Reworked Pollution, allowing for more straight forward automation
  
• Player Customization 2.0
  3D faces, gadgets/costumes/glasses, more variations/colors
  
• Morp Wiki 2.0
  Progression for unlocks, contains Resources/Environment, possible to show "Related Entities", Diet/Production for Morps, and so on.
  
• Chat 2.0

[h3]Improvements:[/h3]

• New NPC models/animations
  
• Cutscenes updated
  
• New Fences
  
• UI/UX: Menus show new/unlocked
  
• New Quests, Tutorials, Research
  
• New Buildings (Stairs, Roads)
  
• Researcher showing type of unlocks
  
• Renderer optimization
  
• Bug fixes / UX improvements
  

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Hey Morpers!

We are excited to announce that we will be working with Yogscast Games - publishers of brilliant games such as PlateUp! and Golfie ! - to aid us in launching Time To Morp later this year.

You can check out the new trailer and what the Yogscast think of Time to Morp live on the Yogscast Games Direct on the Twitch stream happening right now here:

Twitch



If you like what you see, you can participate in the Time to Morp playtest by going to the store page and clicking the "Request Access" button.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/977510/Time_to_Morp/



Stay tuned for future updates, and we hope to hear from you soon!

Happy New Year!! We have a gift for you all: NEW PATCH! Apply now and get instant access, but don't forget a gift for us, too - your feedback!

[h2]How to join?[/h2]
Find "Join the Time to Morp Playtest" on the main page of the game, and press "Request Access" (you will get it immediately).



[h3]What to expect from the game?[/h3]
Current version of the game is v0.7, meaning that nothing is final and there is little content to play with. So expect missing mechanics, some imbalance, but you should be able to get the feeling of the game and have fun for several hours!

[h3]Where to send feedback?[/h3]
Start a discussion here on Steam, or join our Discord Server to discuss your experience directly with us in #playtest channel. We will be waiting!

[h3]For how long the Playtest will last?[/h3]
We will close the playtest on January 23rd to go through your feedback and then shift our focus back to development.

[h2]Patch Notes (v0.7)[/h2]
This time we focused on most requested features: Key Remapping and new Action Bar! Not only you can customize your key presses, but you can customize your building and resource hotkeys for more convenient play. We also reworked what Morps require from their areas by adding new feature: Area Themes.

NOTE: Old save files (from v0.6) won't work with the new patch (v0.7)!

[h3]New Features:[/h3]

• Area Themes
  Areas now have Themes: Home, Beach, Forest, etc. This simplifies Morp UI, yet adds additional complexity and automation to Areas.
  
• Action Bar
  Buildings, Resources, Gadgets and Decor can now be added to Action Bar for faster and easier access.
  
• Keys Remapping
  Ability to change Key Bindings and customize your controls
  
• Audio Reworked
  Half of the sounds are reworked/improved, dozens of new sounds added, 3 New Music tracks.
  
• Early Game Rebalance
  It should be easier to collect mandatory resources, decreased amount of watering and overall wait time required in early game.
  

[h3]Improvements:[/h3]

• New Quests, Tutorials, Research
  
• New Buildings (Signs)
  
• Pump Popups show only unlocked Morps
  
• Collisions with Environment (no longer possible to walk through Trees)
• Bug fixes / UX improvements
  

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We have new mechanics for you to test! Apply as a tester, download, play, and give us your feedback!

[h2]How to join?[/h2]
Find "Join the Time to Morp Playtest" on the main page of the game, and press "Request Access" (you will get it immediately).



[h3]What to expect from the game?[/h3]
Current version of the game is v0.6, meaning that nothing is final and there is little content to play with. So expect missing mechanics, some imbalance, absence of key rebindings and lack of cool animations on every click, but you should be able to get the feeling of the game and have fun for several hours!

[h3]Where to send feedback?[/h3]
Start a discussion here on Steam, or join our Discord Server to discuss your experience directly with us in #playtest channel. We will be waiting!

[h3]For how long the Playtest will last?[/h3]
We will close the playtest on October 18th to go through your feedback and then shift our focus back to development.

[h2]Patch Notes (v0.6)[/h2]
In this patch we wanted to add better ways of transporting resources across your base, as well as introduce first traveling feature - Ziplines! We also added a bunch of tools - Gadgets - to smooth out some irregularities in gameplay.

NOTE: Old save files (from v0.5) won't work with the new patch (v0.6)!

[h3]New Features:[/h3]

• Ziplines
  New buildings: Zipline Pole and Drop/Pickup Stations. Should help transport more resources across longer distances.
  
• Extractor
  New building to sink your resources in. Unlocks recipes for Gadgets.
  
• Gadgets
  Small one-time-use tools to help smooth your gameplay experience or solve some situational problems.
  

[h3]Improvements:[/h3]

• Building on resources will collect them
  
• Inventory fully reworked (With slots, stacks and resource management)
• Chest is reworked (To align with inventory changes)
• Lost and Found chest (If you lose any important resources, you can find them here)
• New Flowers to find and collect (Contains resources for Gadgets)
• Bug fixes / Stability improvements / UX improvements
  

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