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Update 0.4.0

It's Full of Bugs! Ecosystems Update Implemented insects - Implemented tutorials - Implemented pollination - Implemented cross-pollination - Implemented Steam statistics - Implemented Steam leaderboards - Implemented St

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Full Gardener Plant Creator update

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fixedImplemented insects - Implemented tutorials - Implemented pollination - Implemented cross-pollination - Implemented Steam statistics - Implemented Steam leaderboards - Implemented Steam achievements - Implemented planting soil types - Implemented decorative soil types - Implemented detritus and microbes - Implemented mouse sensitivity option - Implemented grass seed color variants - Implemented wind animation slider option - Implemented garden completion challenges - Implemented ground truth ambient occlusion - Implemented Steam Workshop for Plant Creator - Balanced Northern Suburbs native cultivars - Balanced in-game time progress rate - Balanced channeling growth power - Balanced plant mutation rates - Balanced fertilizer prices - Balanced fruits prices - Scythe now cuts on mouse hold - Garden power bar now auto-hides - Containers can now harvest flowers - Grass particles are now visible when mowing - Grass can be now seed on left mouse button hold - Plants conjuring can be now disabled in new garden settings - Growth channeling can be now disabled in new garden settings - Fixed perennial plants stopping to grow when changing season under stress - Fixed discovery progressbar not showing up on hovering discoverable plant - Fixed gene cards not showing up in Plant Creator after unlocking gene gem - Fixed exiting to active garden after saving new species in Plant Creator - Fixed time-lapsing persisting in garden after quitting Plant Creator - Fixed crash when loading garden while timelapsing in Plant Creator - Fixed camera movement not dampening when radial menu is visible - Fixed camera glitching out when looking straight up or down - Fixed crash when loading garden with active hotspot tool - Fixed crash when loading garden with active gene gems - Fixed crash when trying to load deleted garden save - Fixed scrolling sensitivity in Plant Creator menus - Fixed tooltips disappearing on higher resolutions - Fixed UI elements matching screen aspect ratio - Fixed plants blooming flowers power generation - Fixed random crashes when cutting plants - Fixed precomputed plant leaves counters - Fixed plants growth sounds persistence - Fixed harvesting fruits on left click - Fixed taking cuttings from cuttings - Fixed grabbing tools on left click - Fixed grabbing cuttings accuracy - Improved lighting - Improved color grading - Improved grass shaders - Improved scythe handling - Improved radial menu UI and feedback - Refactored plant health calculations - Refactored terrain shaders
changedI've also wrote a small up-to-date gameplay guide explaining some mechanics that aren't yet covered by tutorials, check it out at https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3455806811

Gardener Plant Creator changes

fixedImplemented insects - Implemented tutorials - Implemented pollination - Implemented cross-pollination - Implemented Steam statistics - Implemented Steam leaderboards - Implemented Steam achievements - Implemented planting soil types - Implemented decorative soil types - Implemented detritus and microbes - Implemented mouse sensitivity option - Implemented grass seed color variants - Implemented wind animation slider option - Implemented garden completion challenges - Implemented ground truth ambient occlusion - Implemented Steam Workshop for Plant Creator - Balanced Northern Suburbs native cultivars - Balanced in-game time progress rate - Balanced channeling growth power - Balanced plant mutation rates - Balanced fertilizer prices - Balanced fruits prices - Scythe now cuts on mouse hold - Garden power bar now auto-hides - Containers can now harvest flowers - Grass particles are now visible when mowing - Grass can be now seed on left mouse button hold - Plants conjuring can be now disabled in new garden settings - Growth channeling can be now disabled in new garden settings - Fixed perennial plants stopping to grow when changing season under stress - Fixed discovery progressbar not showing up on hovering discoverable plant - Fixed gene cards not showing up in Plant Creator after unlocking gene gem - Fixed exiting to active garden after saving new species in Plant Creator - Fixed time-lapsing persisting in garden after quitting Plant Creator - Fixed crash when loading garden while timelapsing in Plant Creator - Fixed camera movement not dampening when radial menu is visible - Fixed camera glitching out when looking straight up or down - Fixed crash when loading garden with active hotspot tool - Fixed crash when loading garden with active gene gems - Fixed crash when trying to load deleted garden save - Fixed scrolling sensitivity in Plant Creator menus - Fixed tooltips disappearing on higher resolutions - Fixed UI elements matching screen aspect ratio - Fixed plants blooming flowers power generation - Fixed random crashes when cutting plants - Fixed precomputed plant leaves counters - Fixed plants growth sounds persistence - Fixed harvesting fruits on left click - Fixed taking cuttings from cuttings - Fixed grabbing tools on left click - Fixed grabbing cuttings accuracy - Improved lighting - Improved color grading - Improved grass shaders - Improved scythe handling - Improved radial menu UI and feedback - Refactored plant health calculations - Refactored terrain shaders
changedI've also wrote a small up-to-date gameplay guide explaining some mechanics that aren't yet covered by tutorials, check it out at https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3455806811

It's Full of Bugs! Ecosystems Update

  • Implemented insects - Implemented tutorials - Implemented pollination - Implemented cross-pollination - Implemented Steam statistics - Implemented Steam leaderboards - Implemented Steam achievements - Implemented planting soil types - Implemented decorative soil types - Implemented detritus and microbes - Implemented mouse sensitivity option - Implemented grass seed color variants - Implemented wind animation slider option - Implemented garden completion challenges - Implemented ground truth ambient occlusion - Implemented Steam Workshop for Plant Creator - Balanced Northern Suburbs native cultivars - Balanced in-game time progress rate - Balanced channeling growth power - Balanced plant mutation rates - Balanced fertilizer prices - Balanced fruits prices - Scythe now cuts on mouse hold - Garden power bar now auto-hides - Containers can now harvest flowers - Grass particles are now visible when mowing - Grass can be now seed on left mouse button hold - Plants conjuring can be now disabled in new garden settings - Growth channeling can be now disabled in new garden settings - Fixed perennial plants stopping to grow when changing season under stress - Fixed discovery progressbar not showing up on hovering discoverable plant - Fixed gene cards not showing up in Plant Creator after unlocking gene gem - Fixed exiting to active garden after saving new species in Plant Creator - Fixed time-lapsing persisting in garden after quitting Plant Creator - Fixed crash when loading garden while timelapsing in Plant Creator - Fixed camera movement not dampening when radial menu is visible - Fixed camera glitching out when looking straight up or down - Fixed crash when loading garden with active hotspot tool - Fixed crash when loading garden with active gene gems - Fixed crash when trying to load deleted garden save - Fixed scrolling sensitivity in Plant Creator menus - Fixed tooltips disappearing on higher resolutions - Fixed UI elements matching screen aspect ratio - Fixed plants blooming flowers power generation - Fixed random crashes when cutting plants - Fixed precomputed plant leaves counters - Fixed plants growth sounds persistence - Fixed harvesting fruits on left click - Fixed taking cuttings from cuttings - Fixed grabbing tools on left click - Fixed grabbing cuttings accuracy - Improved lighting - Improved color grading - Improved grass shaders - Improved scythe handling - Improved radial menu UI and feedback - Refactored plant health calculations - Refactored terrain shaders

I've also wrote a small up-to-date gameplay guide explaining some mechanics that aren't yet covered by tutorials, check it out at https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3455806811

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Steam News / 4 April 2025

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