Alpining: Kasi version 1.2.0

Kasi version 1.2.0 adds pine plants, rocks to grow around, and full controller support.

You can find the full changelog at the bottom of this post.

Pine Plants

You can now make plants that have needles instead of leaves! Needles produce much less energy than leaves, but they also require less to grow, and you can fit more of them on a branch.

To get started making pine branches, you first have to overlap two roots in the same way you would make moon leaves. This makes a new kind of thin root which becomes a pine branch when it reaches the surface.

Pine plants have their own type of flowers and drip sap instead of growing fruit. This sap can be enjoyed by a certain four-legged friend.

Rocks

When making a new plant, you can now choose to have rocks in the world to grow around. You can also configure the density of rocks in the world from just a few pebbles to deeps crags.

This is a simple change, but hopefully it makes the world around you plants a little more interesting.

Controller Support

Kasi now has full controller support! You can now play while sitting on the couch I guess.

Smaller Changes

• Vines have been changed to have much more weight. They should behave more realistically now.

• The growth algorithm has been improved to make plants a little more natural looking.

• Leaves are much less likely to fall during fall and winter. They will still fall enough for you to feel the season, but not enough that you have to scramble to replace them.

• More in the changelog below

Developer Note

I just wanted to give a quick thanks to everyone who has bought and played my game. Since its full release, I've gotten so much positive feedback, and it really means the world to me. I promised continued updates, and while this is one, it is not the last! I already have other ideas in the works for future features, so look forward to that!

• Kaikalii

Full Changelog

Version 1.2.0 (2021-02-06) - Add new node types for pine plants - Add optional rocks to grow around - Add full controller support - Vines are much less floaty - Animate starlight absorption - Improve growth algorithm for more natural-looking plants - Add node adjustment range indicator (can be turned on in Settings menu) - Many colors have more variety by default - Left/right-click panning can be disabled - Add community menu - Nerf leaf fall chance by about 60% - Made it harder to accidentally make vines - Deleted plants go to the recycle bin instead of being deleted - Bugfixes