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- World Turtles
Introducing: Minor Deity
Good day, fellow Meeps! After 16 months of development, my second game's Steam Page is live! I've learned so much during, and following, the launch of World Turtles and I'm now ready to set out on that road again, with…
Announcement1 changeServer - World Turtles
Turtles in Animal Shelter
Good day, fellow Meeps! Congratulations to our friends from Animal Shelter 2, who have just released their game! 🎊 On this special occasion, we have a special bundle - Turtles in Animal Shelter for you! 👇 Turtles in A…
Store1 change - World Turtles
Patch 4: Fixing Load Error and Reeve Customization
Good day, fellow Meeps! Here are the patch notes for version 1.04, which has just been released: Expanded the range you can see into space before having Lookout Towers, to make steering easier as you can plan ahead bett…
Patch notes2 changesFix - World Turtles
Patch 3 -40% = Lowest Price to Date!
Good day, fellow Meeps! For patch #3, which is now live, I've standardized camera rotation and scrolling across frame rates, and the camera movement is smoother. I've been spending some time on the "behind the scenes" o…
Announcement1 changePerformance - World Turtles
Patch 2: Additions, Corrections and Improved Stability
Good day, fellow Meeps! I'm uploading Patch #2 with a few small additions / changes, plus an impactful one (in some cases): Added: "Reduce Cutscenes" option under Game Options | UI. This will prevent the cut scene while…
Announcement6 changesFixGameplay - World Turtles
Patch 1: A few Small Corrections
Good day, fellow Meeps! I'm uploading Patch #1 with a few small changes: The "Mouse Scroll" icon looked more like a "Click Scroll Button" icon. Arrows added to the icon to clarify. In the farming tutorial, once in a blu…
Announcement2 changesGameplayMaps - World Turtles
Launch your World Turtle Today!
Good day, Fellow Meep! It's been four and a half years since I first started tinkering with a hex grid map and thought "wouldn't this look neat on a Discworld-like Turtle!" It's been quite the journey... so far! First o…
Store4 changesMapsBalance - World Turtles
Development Update: Boats and Space Pods
Good day fellow Meeps! With launch date almost here, I thought I'd share the final two additions for now. Naval Expeditions Once you have constructed a boat yard, your Reeve can embark on expeditions across the waters.…
Event3 changesServerStore - World Turtles
World Turtles is coming to 1.0!
World Turtles is set to launch on April 15th! 🐢 Sail Across Space on Turtleback The World Turtle carries entire civilizations on its back through outer space. Cooperation, rather than conquest will save the day, so pre…
Store1 change - World Turtles
Development Update: Customizable Reeves, Diplomacy and Improved Optimization
Good day fellow Meeps! I've got some exciting updates to share! Customize Your Reeves You will be able to customize your Reeves (one Male and one Female), and these settings will be used whenever a Reeve joins your Real…
Store5 changesGameplayMaps - World Turtles
Development Update: Reeves and Treating Wounds!
Good day fellow Meeps! Development around the new controllable Meeps (which I call Reeves) is progressing well, and I've expanded on a number of things in the last month and a half. Controllable Reeves I've completed th…
Store8 changesGameplayMaps - World Turtles
Content Creators Music Claims: Whitelisting / Simple Attribution Required :(
EDIT: I am working with Alexander to try and find different ways to automatically "whitelist" videos. As of 08Jan2023, if your video description contains "World Turtles", you should be fine. We're also looking at the po…
Patch notes2 changesGameplay - World Turtles
Development Update: Controlling Special Meeps!
Good day fellow Meeps! After spending loads of time on the recent UI update, I've started working on new gameplay features again. First off, I'm adding the functionality to allow manual control over certain individual M…
Store5 changesUI/audioMaps - World Turtles
World Turtles is part of the Steam Winter Sale!
Hi everyone! If you were thinking about getting the game, now is a great time to do so as we are part of the Steam Winter Sale through our publisher Freedom Games! From December 21st until January 4th, the game will be…
Event2 changesStore - World Turtles
Scute Update: New UI and New Gameplay
Good day, fellow Meeps, The World Turtle has shed a few scutes and its new shell is finally ready! But, along with the brand new UI comes some gameplay updates too, and another tutorial, focused on steering the World Tu…
Store5 changesUI/audioBalance - World Turtles
Progress Update and some Personal News
Good day, fellow Meeps, I considered carefully whether I should mention this here, and finally decided I should. I recently took a 4-week "working holiday" with my wife and kids - we camped in tents for 3 nights driving…
Event7 changesUI/audioGameplay
