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Steam News26 March 20263mo ago

v0.2.5

v0.2.5: Reworked contract system to offer more depth and variety (Still very WIP, needs feedback and testing) Adjusted weighting and masking for automatic strain grouping Increased digestive enzyme damage Fixed contract

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Full Substrate: Emergence update

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What changed

5 fixes0 additions4 changes0 removals
  • Gameplay
  • Balance
  • Fixes
  • Performance
changedReworked contract system to offer more depth and variety (Still very WIP, needs feedback and testing)
changedAdjusted weighting and masking for automatic strain grouping
changedIncreased digestive enzyme damage
fixedFixed contract timer bug where time-based objectives would be impossible due to their timer being too short
fixedFixed major performance bug where hidden panels were being redrawn every frame
fixedFixed cells losing size, strain identity, and division progress on save/load

Substrate: Emergence changes

changedReworked contract system to offer more depth and variety (Still very WIP, needs feedback and testing)
changedAdjusted weighting and masking for automatic strain grouping
changedIncreased digestive enzyme damage
fixedFixed contract timer bug where time-based objectives would be impossible due to their timer being too short
fixedFixed major performance bug where hidden panels were being redrawn every frame

v0.2.5:

  • Reworked contract system to offer more depth and variety (Still very WIP, needs feedback and testing)

  • Adjusted weighting and masking for automatic strain grouping

  • Increased digestive enzyme damage

  • Fixed contract timer bug where time-based objectives would be impossible due to their timer being too short

  • Fixed major performance bug where hidden panels were being redrawn every frame

  • Fixed cells losing size, strain identity, and division progress on save/load

  • Fixed various Theoretical Lab bugs caused by stricter Lab Mode rules

  • Fixed bug where explosive enzymes would set dense substrate to 30% regardless of initial value

  • Implemented suspected fix for desynchronization between interaction areas and visual position of cells and organelles at high cell counts (monitoring result)

  • Gated "kill all cells" hotkey behind warning

  • Visual tweaks

Source

Steam News / 26 March 2026

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