Steam News23 March 20263mo ago

v0.2.3a

v0.2.3a: Lab Mode fixes: Removed spacebar spawner from lab mode Added main menu button to resume last active lab Made button to open saved labs more obvious, now says "LOGIN" Improved lab save structure, fixes culture b

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What changed

0 fixes1 addition5 changes1 removal

Gameplay
UI and audio
Performance

removedRemoved spacebar spawner from lab mode

addedAdded main menu button to resume last active lab

changedMade button to open saved labs more obvious, now says "LOGIN"

changedImproved lab save structure, fixes culture bleed between labs

changedTrue cell portrait rendering (WIP, currently broken)

changedImproved stability of automatic groupings

Substrate: Emergence changes

removedRemoved spacebar spawner from lab mode

addedAdded main menu button to resume last active lab

changedMade button to open saved labs more obvious, now says "LOGIN"

changedImproved lab save structure, fixes culture bleed between labs

changedTrue cell portrait rendering (WIP, currently broken)

v0.2.3a:

Lab Mode fixes:
Removed spacebar spawner from lab mode
Added main menu button to resume last active lab
Made button to open saved labs more obvious, now says "LOGIN"
Improved lab save structure, fixes culture bleed between labs
Strain tracking fixes (formerly species tracking):
Strain Registry now correctly saves marked strains across *all* labs (excluding creative lab, that should use the catalogue)
Starter strains auto generate in the strain registry upon lab creation
True cell portrait rendering (WIP, currently broken)
Improved stability of automatic groupings
UI tweaks
Tutorial mission fixes - need to be verified
Minor Contract fixes (Still very WIP and contains placeholders)

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Steam News / 23 March 2026

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