Read the full announcement on the main game's page.

2023 is almost at an end, and it’s been a busy ol’ year looking back! Here’s a lil ellraiser/TNgineer wrapped…

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Started the year off strong dropping a demo for Rift Breach, an experimental lil dungeon crawler.

This was super fun to make, and helped me get better at scoping small as well as got my out of my usual pixel art comfort zone!

---

Then FletchMakes hosted a 7 day gamejam + I couldn’t resist making the “APICO but frogs” I’d always joked about

Mudborne was born(e) + I was overwhelmed with how much people loved it. It also showed me just how much I can get done with a super strict scope and detailed plan!

---

APICO had it’s 1st birthday! From a silly concept made in HTML to now published on all platforms with over 50,000 beekeepers playing - truly never thought it would go anywhere

I’m forever grateful to everyone who’s played and shared this funky bee game

---

At this point trying to keep up with socials for 3 different games was getting far too much and I needed help - enter @mibyledraws who joined as the first official TNgineer!

Thank you for all your hard work, wonderful videos, and helping me keep on top of everything <3

---

I got round to releasing the 2nd free content update for APICO, "What Lies Beeneath”, with all sorts of weird and wonderful ocean friends

It’s been tough to keep working on this mess of a game, but it’s worth it to see how much people have been enjoying all the new content

---

Decided that I wanted to take the Mudborne concept into a full-game, and started planning out everything along with a new art style and vibe for it (there’s only so far a sprite-rip of APICO can go lmao)

It’s wild to see how far I’ve started to come from tiny rectangle trees!

---

Towards the end of the year I left my freelance contract + went full-time gamedev, not quite by choice but it was something I wanted to do for a while

I’ll now be able to spend all my time on the games, as well as all the other little concepts I’ve had bubbling away...

---

I moved from GameMaker to LÖVE, built a small framework for future games like Snacktorio + Mudborne, and contributed to the engine itself

Was the first time actually helping making a substantial contribution to an open-source project and I learnt a lot!

---

After a couple years in + out of development and a last minute engine change to LÖVE, I finally finished + released the demo for Snacktorio

We’ve had some amazing feedback and it’s been so gratifying to finally get it out and see people enjoy it

---

Looking ahead to 2024, it’ll be my first year as a full-time gamedev (as well as reaching lvl 30!)

I’m planning to release the final update for APICO, as well as releasing either Mudborne or Snacktorio - might even have to drop some new demos too, as a treat…

---

Thanks for everyone who has supported me and TNgineers throughout the year.

Whether that was playing the demos, buying the games, sharing your progress, joining the discord, posting wholesome reviews, sending me cute bee pics - I’m truly grateful to you all <3

2023 is almost at an end, and it’s been a busy ol’ year looking back! Here’s a lil ellraiser/TNgineer wrapped…

---

Started the year off strong dropping a demo for Rift Breach, an experimental lil dungeon crawler.

This was super fun to make, and helped me get better at scoping small as well as got my out of my usual pixel art comfort zone!

---

Then FletchMakes hosted a 7 day gamejam + I couldn’t resist making the “APICO but frogs” I’d always joked about

Mudborne was born(e) + I was overwhelmed with how much people loved it. It also showed me just how much I can get done with a super strict scope and detailed plan!

---

APICO had it’s 1st birthday! From a silly concept made in HTML to now published on all platforms with over 50,000 beekeepers playing - truly never thought it would go anywhere

I’m forever grateful to everyone who’s played and shared this funky bee game

---

At this point trying to keep up with socials for 3 different games was getting far too much and I needed help - enter @mibyledraws who joined as the first official TNgineer!

Thank you for all your hard work, wonderful videos, and helping me keep on top of everything <3

---

I got round to releasing the 2nd free content update for APICO, "What Lies Beeneath”, with all sorts of weird and wonderful ocean friends

It’s been tough to keep working on this mess of a game, but it’s worth it to see how much people have been enjoying all the new content

---

Decided that I wanted to take the Mudborne concept into a full-game, and started planning out everything along with a new art style and vibe for it (there’s only so far a sprite-rip of APICO can go lmao)

It’s wild to see how far I’ve started to come from tiny rectangle trees!

---

Towards the end of the year I left my freelance contract + went full-time gamedev, not quite by choice but it was something I wanted to do for a while

I’ll now be able to spend all my time on the games, as well as all the other little concepts I’ve had bubbling away...

---

I moved from GameMaker to LÖVE, built a small framework for future games like Snacktorio + Mudborne, and contributed to the engine itself

Was the first time actually helping making a substantial contribution to an open-source project and I learnt a lot!

---

After a couple years in + out of development and a last minute engine change to LÖVE, I finally finished + released the demo for Snacktorio

We’ve had some amazing feedback and it’s been so gratifying to finally get it out and see people enjoy it

---

Looking ahead to 2024, it’ll be my first year as a full-time gamedev (as well as reaching lvl 30!)

I’m planning to release the final update for APICO, as well as releasing either Mudborne or Snacktorio - might even have to drop some new demos too, as a treat…

---

Thanks for everyone who has supported me and TNgineers throughout the year.

Whether that was playing the demos, buying the games, sharing your progress, joining the discord, posting wholesome reviews, sending me cute bee pics - I’m truly grateful to you all <3

2023 is almost at an end, and it’s been a busy ol’ year looking back! Here’s a lil ellraiser/TNgineer wrapped…

---

Started the year off strong dropping a demo for Rift Breach, an experimental lil dungeon crawler.

This was super fun to make, and helped me get better at scoping small as well as got my out of my usual pixel art comfort zone!

---

Then FletchMakes hosted a 7 day gamejam + I couldn’t resist making the “APICO but frogs” I’d always joked about

Mudborne was born(e) + I was overwhelmed with how much people loved it. It also showed me just how much I can get done with a super strict scope and detailed plan!

---

APICO had it’s 1st birthday! From a silly concept made in HTML to now published on all platforms with over 50,000 beekeepers playing - truly never thought it would go anywhere

I’m forever grateful to everyone who’s played and shared this funky bee game

---

At this point trying to keep up with socials for 3 different games was getting far too much and I needed help - enter @mibyledraws who joined as the first official TNgineer!

Thank you for all your hard work, wonderful videos, and helping me keep on top of everything <3

---

I got round to releasing the 2nd free content update for APICO, "What Lies Beeneath”, with all sorts of weird and wonderful ocean friends

It’s been tough to keep working on this mess of a game, but it’s worth it to see how much people have been enjoying all the new content

---

Decided that I wanted to take the Mudborne concept into a full-game, and started planning out everything along with a new art style and vibe for it (there’s only so far a sprite-rip of APICO can go lmao)

It’s wild to see how far I’ve started to come from tiny rectangle trees!

---

Towards the end of the year I left my freelance contract + went full-time gamedev, not quite by choice but it was something I wanted to do for a while

I’ll now be able to spend all my time on the games, as well as all the other little concepts I’ve had bubbling away...

---

I moved from GameMaker to LÖVE, built a small framework for future games like Snacktorio + Mudborne, and contributed to the engine itself

Was the first time actually helping making a substantial contribution to an open-source project and I learnt a lot!

---

After a couple years in + out of development and a last minute engine change to LÖVE, I finally finished + released the demo for Snacktorio

We’ve had some amazing feedback and it’s been so gratifying to finally get it out and see people enjoy it

---

Looking ahead to 2024, it’ll be my first year as a full-time gamedev (as well as reaching lvl 30!)

I’m planning to release the final update for APICO, as well as releasing either Mudborne or Snacktorio - might even have to drop some new demos too, as a treat…

---

Thanks for everyone who has supported me and TNgineers throughout the year.

Whether that was playing the demos, buying the games, sharing your progress, joining the discord, posting wholesome reviews, sending me cute bee pics - I’m truly grateful to you all <3

2023 is almost at an end, and it’s been a busy ol’ year looking back! Here’s a lil ellraiser/TNgineer wrapped…

---

Started the year off strong dropping a demo for Rift Breach, an experimental lil dungeon crawler.

This was super fun to make, and helped me get better at scoping small as well as got my out of my usual pixel art comfort zone!

---

Then FletchMakes hosted a 7 day gamejam + I couldn’t resist making the “APICO but frogs” I’d always joked about

Mudborne was born(e) + I was overwhelmed with how much people loved it. It also showed me just how much I can get done with a super strict scope and detailed plan!

---

APICO had it’s 1st birthday! From a silly concept made in HTML to now published on all platforms with over 50,000 beekeepers playing - truly never thought it would go anywhere

I’m forever grateful to everyone who’s played and shared this funky bee game

---

At this point trying to keep up with socials for 3 different games was getting far too much and I needed help - enter @mibyledraws who joined as the first official TNgineer!

Thank you for all your hard work, wonderful videos, and helping me keep on top of everything <3

---

I got round to releasing the 2nd free content update for APICO, "What Lies Beeneath”, with all sorts of weird and wonderful ocean friends

It’s been tough to keep working on this mess of a game, but it’s worth it to see how much people have been enjoying all the new content

---

Decided that I wanted to take the Mudborne concept into a full-game, and started planning out everything along with a new art style and vibe for it (there’s only so far a sprite-rip of APICO can go lmao)

It’s wild to see how far I’ve started to come from tiny rectangle trees!

---

Towards the end of the year I left my freelance contract + went full-time gamedev, not quite by choice but it was something I wanted to do for a while

I’ll now be able to spend all my time on the games, as well as all the other little concepts I’ve had bubbling away...

---

I moved from GameMaker to LÖVE, built a small framework for future games like Snacktorio + Mudborne, and contributed to the engine itself

Was the first time actually helping making a substantial contribution to an open-source project and I learnt a lot!

---

After a couple years in + out of development and a last minute engine change to LÖVE, I finally finished + released the demo for Snacktorio

We’ve had some amazing feedback and it’s been so gratifying to finally get it out and see people enjoy it

---

Looking ahead to 2024, it’ll be my first year as a full-time gamedev (as well as reaching lvl 30!)

I’m planning to release the final update for APICO, as well as releasing either Mudborne or Snacktorio - might even have to drop some new demos too, as a treat…

---

Thanks for everyone who has supported me and TNgineers throughout the year.

Whether that was playing the demos, buying the games, sharing your progress, joining the discord, posting wholesome reviews, sending me cute bee pics - I’m truly grateful to you all <3

Hi, it's time to release an update.



A bug with the boxes has been fixed, which is why they did not break at low graphics settings.

Thank you for your attention, I hug everyone ːlunar2019piginablanketː

First of all: Thank you so much for the amazing response to this demo so far. I'm overwhelmed by how many of you have shared their amazing creations with me and have taken time to write feedback and suggestions. Honestly: Thank you so much, you make this whole process worth all the effort!

I'm excited to share with you the first major update for the SUMMERHOUSE demo! This update is a blend of your suggestions and some bug fixes, that will hopefully make your time with SUMMERHOUSE even more enjoyable.

• Eye-dropper tool: Press "i" or hold "alt" or "shift" on your keyboard to quickly pick a building block that you've placed before.
  
• Reworked Placement Gridl: Many of you have asked for the ability to place smaller objects in finer increments. I've reworked the placement system to allow for exactly that: the smaller an object is, that finer the grid you place it on. Those annoying mailboxes should be a lot more fun to place now <3

• Flip Shortcut: Press "F" to flip blocks horizontally.
  
• Resolution Confirm Check: Added a safety check when resolution is changed in the settings to ensure the game doesn't get stuck in a non-supported resolution.
  
• Error Log Button: Added button to the settings menu that opens the local directory of the game's error log which is very useful when reporting bugs.
  
• Toggle for Draggable Camera: A lot of you have reported that the draggable camera gets in your way more than it helps. So it's now toggled off by default and you can only move the camera with WASD or the arrow keys. For those who enjoyed it, there's a toggle in the settings to turn it back on.

• Resolution Fixes: There are some problems with the game's resolution picking dialog. I've fixed an issue where the dialog was displaying unsupported resolutions and ordering them in the wrong way. Still working on other issues that have been reported.
  
• Reset Settings: Pressing the "Reset Settings" button in the settings menu would in some cases not reset them properly, that should be fixed.
  
• Scroll Wheel Speed: Fixed slow scroll wheel speed on Windows.

Keep building and sharing those dreamy summer retreats, it's been so exciting to see them! And please keep the suggestions, feedback and bug reports coming, I'm working hard to make the game the best it can be for the full release and every bit of feedback is very valuable to me.

Have fun and merry Christmas to those of you who celebrate <3

Love,
Friedemann

Experimental 0.1.12124

Fixes:
- Don't show 'Specified Amount'/'Up to Amount Item' option on Pick Up/Drop Off instruction nodes unless extra options (Item / Amount) have been made visible
- Fix Deployer component moving closer than needed when acquiring an entity
- Behavior Instruction Dropoff - Allow dropping of items onto the floor
- Improved readability of orders list
- Adjusted ambient light curve to make dusk and dawn brighter
- Fix behavior parameter register not removing the shown coordinate text when clearing the value
- Make control center button glow while its open
- Moved storage type to stats area of tooltip
- Text fixes
- Fix for bobbing advanced turret
- Changed boost for engineer
- Allow scanning for flowers with alien filter
- Fix for Blight extracter/container goal not progressing

Additions:
- Add function to BackSpace key to switch to previous selection
- Added virus and blight wall variations
- Added health bars to multi select

Also, check our Christmas Decoration mod:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3116837124

Experimental 0.1.12137
Fixes:
- General Lua cleanup and fixes
- Translation fixes and temporary machine language translations for missing text



https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1450900/view/3889485345745162062
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1450900/view/3888358641540020644
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1450900/view/3855706911122857525

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1450900/Desynced_Autonomous_Colony_Simulator/

The first world is reworked and a new weekly challenge has been added.
Speerun mode is disable temporarily

this particular mode revolves around holding your ground in the hostile arena of Aridune, facing hordes of foes and striving to survive even more rounds. Notably, the only friendly elements on Aridune are you, your teammates, and a sandwatch (okay, the sandwatch is rather neutral).




Items are crucial to gameplay, and their variety significantly shapes the game. Imagine an item that creates a vacuum hole, instantly eliminating everyone? It might sound unbalanced, but that’s precisely what we're aiming for! It's not just about the items themselves, the ways you acquire them will be reworked too. No more shops that disguise as obelisks.




We are focusing on introducing 3 new characters, each with their distinctive and unique traits, pros, and cons. We'll share more visuals and details as they take shape!




Currently, we have two planets - Aurora and Celestium, each with its unique set of enemies and locations. We're expanding to include two new worlds - Aridune and Purgatory-17, each with at least 3 different locations, 8 types of new enemies and a Siren.




Thanks for noticing the Witness' eye, indeed, we plan to leverage that and introduce other interaction points to make locations feel more meaningful and detailed.

Other improvements are on the horizon, including a lobby browser and the ability to ping items/enemies. While these quality-of-life improvements didn't warrant their own section, they're still worth mentioning.

We hope you enjoyed reading this update and, more importantly, that you'll appreciate the new content in the game! Share your thoughts in the comments here or in our Discord server.

Wishing you a merry Christmas and an amazing 2024 🎄

Thank you,
Gravity Lagoon