We have agreed with our partners on the further development of Biotope and would like to share the development roadmap for the rest of the early access phase.
Three major updates are planned, to be released quarterly and named after their respective major features. New content will be introduced as part of these (new fish, plants, objects, quests). Smaller updates with fixes and improvements are done in between.
This is the list of planned major updates:
- "Locomotion" update (expected 3rd quarter 2020)
- Fishing behaviour, animation and locomotion
Movement modes for aggressiveness, territorial behaviour, group and swarm behaviour, mating behaviour and nest-building behaviour - "Plant Physics" update (4th quarter 2020)
Plant physics; influence of other forces (current) on the deformation and reaction of plant collision on the deformation
plant growth depending on temperature and nutrient supply (at the moment only photosynthesis is considered) - "Diseases and Defects" update (1st quarter 2021)
Diseases: ichthyophthiriosis (white spot disease) and possibly another additional disease
Defects: Equipment such as lamps, pumps, etc. may malfunction after a certain period of operation and must be repaired or replaced. - Biotopes 1.0 release (2nd quarter 2021)