Cross-platform factory, timed mode, asymmetry, XP and more!

Hey Creature Creators!

A new update is now live with a tonne of new features, fixes and optimizations!

Here is a summary of all the changes:

Added/Removed:

• Add cross-platform factory (i.e., Steam workshop) support to the main menu
• Add timed mode with online leaderboards
• Add asymmetrical body parts functionality
• Add shine and metallic properties to individual body parts
• Add player world chat side-menu
• Add an experience system (XP level is now prepended to online player names)
• Add zoom in/out and flip buttons
• Add button for hold ability
• Add fire breath keybind
• Add role title during the building phase of Kaiju Hunt
• Add setting to optimize lighting
• Remove cash (unlocks, quests, battles, and mini-games now reward XP instead)
• Remove nudge distance check so that parts can be nudged anywhere within the platform (no need for save/load glitch)

Changed:

• Optimize UI and the load time for the main menu and game scenes
• Optimize lighting (lights disabled at threshold distance, lights fade in/out when entering/exiting a dark area and maximum light sources per creature (4 for local and 2 for remote creatures))
• Replace “Big Time Spender” achievement with “Experienced Creature”, since cash has been replaced with experience
• Increase min/max camera angle (clamped while editing)
• Increase max warnings for tiered framerate (250 ticks)
• Reset target framerate to 60fps for mobile on startup
• Move arm body parts from Farm to Cave, Sandbox and City to ensure timed mode quests can be completed
• Double health contributed by body weight
• Show minigame pads in singleplayer worlds
• Prepend modded and beta worlds with coloured tags

Fixed:

• Clamp bones to x=0 when dragging to prevent twisted spines
• Fix critical issue that occurred when players disconnected during a minigame
• Fix statistics not updating on load
• Fix world chat throwing errors when disabled
• Fix all issues with Kaiju Hunt and NPC AI
• Prevent damage from being taken and save/load operations while editing
• Fix Minigamer achievement
• Fix legacy progress data migration issue
• Fix "We Are Alike" comparison check
• Fix raft issues
• Check if eye, pattern and platform exists before showing tutorial
• Reset underwater state on death

If you encounter any issues, or have feedback/suggestions you would like to share, consider joining the official community Discord server: https://discord.gg/sJysbdu

Cheers, Daniel