[h1]Main highlights of this update[/h1] [h2]Electricity[/h2] The player can now store energy as electricity after unlocking a new Electricity technology using a new science! Here's the new energy bar next to the health and hunger bars once the Electricity technology has been researched: [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//44545324/bbb1b100c2e43591c0cbc008294d0b81d1bb390d.png[/img] This update also introduces a new science: [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//44545324/49d7da57eb03c4fe3c73a4fdf0e67bd9dad84c50.png[/img] Electrical science, able to be researched after the Basic Assembler tech. [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//44545324/0a2227bf9a0e1b842e0a3d5e168d2dc86c574a17.png[/img] [h2]Enhancers[/h2] This update also adds enhancers, which can't be accessed by the player until the Enhancer tech is researched. These are items that are intended to be put onto the player to help survive harsher environments. The enhancers that have been added into this update are heaters and coolers, and when placed into the enhancer slot, the heater will warm up the player's surroundings when the ambient temperature is cold enough, and the cooler will cool down their surroundings when it's hot enough while consuming the player's stored electricity. These can also be paired with cold and/or heat resistance buffs respectfully to enable the player to explore environments that would otherwise be out of reach for them. Here's a screenshot of the UI for the new fuel chamber unlocked with the Electricity tech on the left, and the enhancers unlocked with the Enhancers tech on the right: [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//44545324/51362eb281ddae3b957f5a1265aafe30b266260e.png[/img] Here's a gif of when the player has energy generated with Oak Wood in the fuel chamber, while in a hot environment with a cooler kicking in. Notice the slower rate of power generation as the cooler becomes more active: [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//44545324/d06d8410d39c7750b01aba8ae2b660f1afa2176f.gif[/img] Here's a video diving into greater detail into both electricity and enhancers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXuEyLTmKt8 [h1]Other highlights[/h1] [h2]Geometric biome[/h2] This update also adds a new set of 3 related biomes to Matica, all of which are geometric biomes Surface variant (Geometric surface): [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//44545324/0b33774448019ab38520e1e0adbc90efd9c5e43b.png[/img] Cave variant (Geometric caves): [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//44545324/c8d501c99009c6629ac846672be5c5ce15be0221.png[/img] The 3rd variant (Lush Geometry): [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//44545324/adb89fa56a289d5986a3b452d5b22c8fddc0fbde.png[/img] It's a biome that's mostly focused on using geometric shapes as resources, like how integers are resources on Matica. This biome will wrap around the equator and be the warmest biome on Matica for now, but it's still too cold for any player to survive in. Here's a video going into greater detail about this geometric biome, and a rough 10 minute playtest at the end: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAINAhMrT7M Note that updates that add new biomes will require a new save for backwards compatibility reasons. [h1]Other changes[/h1] [h2]Game polish[/h2] [list] [*] Animated torches, here's what all of them in the game look like in this gif: [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//44545324/de26b87aa9aeb04aeabcd8149c3119e3df9feee4.gif[/img] [/list] [h2]Items[/h2] [b]29 new items[/b] [b]Geometric biome(22)[/b] + 4 Geometric resources + Geometric Torch + Geometric Workbench and anvil + Geometric Sword, Pickaxe, Axe, Bow, and Arrow + Geometric Biomass + Geometric floor, wall, and doors + Geometric barrels and chests + Geometric calculator + Spherical and cubic berries + Constant Pi [b]The other 7 items[/b] + 2 heater and 2 cooler variants + Electrical Science, as mentioned in the Electricity section + Circuit board + Frozen door [b]Mass changes[/b] ~ Increased the mass of numeric wheat from 30g to 500g (Intended to balance out fuel densities) ~ Increased the mass of frost flora, frost mushrooms, chili peppers, and chili pepper mushrooms [h2]UI[/h2] + Added the inventory icon to the inventory, and the image of the storage container for storage inventories such as chests. [h2]World generation[/h2] [h3]Tierra[/h3] ~ Magma forest biomes will now generate as sub-biomes of the lava caves, and will now generate most frequently when the temperature is between 90°C and 145°C, peaking at 127°C. This corresponds to layers 500 and 850 with a peak at layer 725. [h3]Matica[/h3] + Geometric biome, as mentioned in the Other highlights and Geometric biome section. [h2]Bug fixes[/h2] [h3]Inconvenience[/h3] [list] [*] The landing site information near the south pole is drawn out of screen [*] Landing on certain sites can sometimes teleport the player back to their home site [/list]