Cell to Singularity
Beta Patch 8.72: Additional Ranks, Quantum Charges, and a New Tree Layout!
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PATCH 8.72 - 7/6/2021
Hello Universe Architects,
Another week of beta testing has come and gone, and the Beyond’s solar system is starting to shine brighter! Here’s what to look out for this week:
+ New ranks have been added after Rank 8 (good luck)!
+ The Quantum Charge has made its way to space… as Juno!
+ Feel the vastness of our solar system with a redesigned tree layout!
+ Hide the Space Garden HUD when you’re in split view!
+ Card payouts have been improved for late game generators.
+ Check out a new and improved Dark Matter icon.
+ Re-sort your cards when loading the Traits tab!
+ Shoemaker-Levy 9 has been added as a Jupiter object.
+ Enhancement category icons have been updated.
+ The size of the sun has been enhanced.
+ The size of the moon has been decreased in relation to Earth.
+ Planet X’s hypothetical orbital position has been repositioned.
+ Fixed the rotating tree view bug.
+ Fixed Rare and Epic Cards from not appearing in the Traits tab.
+ Minor camera and garden fixes.
+ Several bug and typo fixes.
We're looking forward to hearing your feedback!
Stay cellular,
Lunch
Dev Diary 6/30/21: New Cards, Dark Matter, and More!
We want to send a big thank you to everyone who’s signed up to join our beta testing for the Beyond. It’s been an awesome response from you all!
We’ve already started getting some amazing feedback from the beta testers, and we’re working on making some changes and updates to the beta based on your suggestions. One of these was the idea to add new trait cards! The Beyond now has its own Rare and Epic cards to help upgrade your universe. With full tooltip text and icons, these are ready to be collected throughout the new levels.
Based on some more feedback from the testers, we’ve increased the rate at which Constellation Pieces drop. By ranking up planets and exploring the Galactic Nursery for unlockable stars, you’ll be charting your own star map in no time.
We’re also changed the animation when you add a new star to a Constellation - the camera no longer zooms in, speeding up the process!
Last but not least, some players have been reporting a bug in the latest build where the Dark Matter points weren’t functioning correctly. We’ve been working on fixing this to improve production and give you a better quality of progression, doubling the amount that you can earn!
We continued to receive bug reports on this fix, so please let us know how dark matter is affecting your gameplay.
We hope that you’ve enjoyed seeing what we’ve been working on so far this week! As a reminder to all, you can apply to become a beta tester right here!
We’re still accepting applications, though due to high volume there may be a slight waiting period before you’re approved and able to play. We hope that you’ll join us!
Thank you again, and as always, stay cellular!
The Cells Team
Beyond: Solar System - Beta Build 8.71
Moving onto Beyond Beta Build 8.71, we have a lot of new changes to share with you. Due to the amount of edits, it was necessary for us to reset everyone’s beta progress this week. We thank you for your understanding, and we hope you enjoy this new and improved build!
Fleshed Out Rare and Epic Cards
There are new cards to collect! The Beyond now has its own unique Rare and Epic Cards with complete tooltips- ready to be discovered at different ranks. No more funky Mesozoic Valley references here!
Double the Dark Matter
Dark matter payouts were pretty limited, but now we’ve doubled the amount that you can earn! We look forward to hearing your feedback about how this has affected your game progression.
Increased Constellation Piece Drops
Not enough stars? Not a problem! We’ve also increased the amount of Constellation Pieces you can collect from ranking up planets and opening loot boxes.
Better Dispatch Mission Rewards
Some players were having issues with not being able to instantly claim their Dispatch Mission rewards after completion. Now it should be seamless!
Other Changes:
- Unlocked Constellation Pieces should be selectable again.
- Added new graphics and updated UI for Planet Types (removed Mesozoic Valley placeholders).
- New Space Garden view HUD.
- Background idle is now (finally) working!
- Customized the UI colors for Beyond- though still a work in progress.
- Zoom tiers are now based on the distance from the Sun.
- Added options to increase speed and to reverse simulation orbits in the Space Garden.
- Saturn’s rings are now always there.
- Fixed 2x Astronomy Boost issues.
- Fixed the location and scale of the Kuiper Belt and varied Celestial Bodies.
- Fixed the comet’s orbit.
- Made major balancing and pacing changes.
Additional Patch Fixes:
+ Fixed a bug preventing the Dispatch Mission form being collected.
+ Fixed the Spacetime boost from not charging after watching an ad.
+ The Spacetime boost now has graphics for 2X and 4X mode.
+ Solar system view - all comets and dwarf planets now have selection radicals!
+ Dark matter is now correctly named in buy panel.
+ BUG: Fixed the missing graphic in Mission Requirements.
If you aren't a part of the beta and would like to join, check out our directions on applying!
If you have specific feedback you’d like to share with us about the Beyond beta, please fill out our feedback form here!
We can’t wait to hear what you think of these new features! Based on popular suggestions, we’ll be taking your feedback into development as we prep for next week’s beta build.
Until then- stay cellular!
~Lunch
The Beyond: Phase I Public Beta in Now Open!
Attention, Universe Architects!
We are happy to announce that the next expansion, Beyond: Phase I is now open for public beta testing.
If you are interested in helping us play test, please follow the instructions on the link below
(Public beta is available on Android , iOS and Steam).
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UYL8hdfKrDg92p2M-LRBlIBB0PMuuNALTvabQAlYz6g/edit
For our Steam users, the steps for accessing the Steam-specific beta can also be found in the above document. If you have any questions or concerns, please leave us a comment!
The expansion is still in development, and your feedback is important to help us make the Beyond as fun as possible! As always, thank you for your support, and we can't wait to hear what you think of this new part of the game.
The Cells Team
Patch 8.49 - A Number of QoL Improvements and Counting! Hotfix re-tune.
We are hard work with the next major expansion, The Beyond: Phase I. We are excited to share more gameplay and details about it soon. In the meantime, you can read about its progress here.
8.52
+ Fixed infinite stone geode bug.
HOTFIX 8.49 Late game re-tuning.
Based on your feedback here in the comments we decided to greatly reduced the late game metabit bonus nerf that was introduce in 8.47. This re-tuning should bring back metabit yields for players with over 1 trillion research levels.
More specifically we introduce a nerf to the "mined bonus" because it was causing some super late game players to reach total entropy earned of over 1E60. Beyond this number the game started to suffer from precision errors in the way metabits are calculated. Note there is still a light nerf on the "mined bonus" over 1 trillion metabits earned. To compare in build 8.47 we reduced production increase per metabit earned by 1/100th. In the latest build 8.49 that reduction of boost is only 1/4th.
Thanks again for letting us know the tuning felt off.
8.47
In this current update (8.47), we've reworked a few internal issues of how the game has been handling numbers.
Culturally Correct Number Formatting
The game now displays numbers based on you regional settings!
Ex:
USA: 1,000,000,000.99
Russia: 1 000 000 000,99
German: 1.000.000.000,99
Game Transfer Stability
We know the Game Transfer system has been an issue for multiple players. With this latest update, we are hoping that this system will now work for everyone.
*Note: Game Transfer will be fully available once its updated across all devices (Android, IOS, Steam). Please wait to test this until the mobile updates are released next week. Thank you!
Price & Prestige Boost Changes
In the last update, we adjusted the prices for many of the main tree Entropy generators. This has made it easier to get late-game Mammal content.
However, in response to this adjustment, we've nerfed the "Mined Metabits" prestige bonus by a substantial amount. We will also be looking further into transferring the reduction of the "Mined Metabits" bonus into new Reality Engine nodes.
Fixing Corrupted Data in Save Files
We've introduced an internal cleaning function in case your save file becomes corrupted! If you experience errors related to international currency or date format, this system will revert those stats.
Bonus: The T-Rex is selectable again in Mesozoic Valley! We also gave him back his crown.
Please let us know if you are experiencing any issues with this update in the comments. We appreciate your feedback!
Stay cellular,
~Lunch
Beta 8.47 - Cultural correct number formatting
We are in the process of moving the game for a new version of Unity ( the game engine we use to create our game). This beta is to help us work out any bugs. Please let us know if you are experience any issue with your progress changing in unexpected ways.
Cultural correct number formatting.
The game now displays numbers based on you regional settings.
USA 1,000,000,000.99
Russia 1 000 000 000,99
German 1.000.000.000,99
With this latest update we are hoping that Game Transfer system will work for everyone. Note you wait to update the game across all your devices ( iOS , Android ) So please wait to test until those mobile version have been updated next week.
Price and prestige boost changes.
In the last update we adjusted the prices of many of the main sim life generators. This will make it easier to get late game Mammal content. However we have also nurfed "Mined metabits" prestige bonus by a substantiation amount. We are planning to out side the reduction in mined bonus to new Reality engine nodes.
Fixing corrupted data in saves
We have introduced a internal save file cleaning function in case your save was corrupted due to errors in international currency and date format. If your game stats go out of the bounds of normal play the system will revert these stats.
Please let us know if you are experiencing any issues with this beta in the comments.
Lunch
Let’s Upgrade the Simulation: 8.33 A Minor Performance Update! +HOTFIX
The simulation has been optimized!
While this update may not be the most exciting, we've made some necessary polish changes. Now our team will be able to develop more efficiently thanks to this patch!
Curious how this works? Let's take a look at the new features!
A Puuur-fect Addition
Meow! After winning the Caniform vs. Feliform Meme Contest, Feliforms now have a "Puuur-fect Companion" boost trait.
Discord Stat linking
If you are a discord member you can send you game progress to our server and get roles based on your game progress. Find the discord stat linking button in the game Game Transfer panel. You will also need to be a member of our discord so join that here. https://discord.com/invite/celltosingularity
Note: this feature is still in development.
ADDITIONAL 8.31 FEATURES:
- Frame rate optimization has been applied to improve tree performance!
- We updated our Unity game engine for an improved development pipeline and increased potential in game features!
- Check out our new tutorial about how to earn Ideas!
HOTFIX 8.33
- Fixed bug prevent players in some languages from being able to reboot the main simulation.
- Fixed Typo on Idea generator
- Price tuning on life generators in main simulation.
- Replaced missing graphic for Retake photo in photo mode
- Missing related power icons on rare card in Mesozoic Valley
- Remove extra text from Geode payout panel "constellation fragments %10"
- MAC retina support text should be clearer on mac computers
- Add cap of 1 million Darwin cubes if player is seeing the "NAN" error on that currency.
We hope you enjoy these quality of life improvements as much as our team does. Let us know how these changes affect your gameplay!
If you see a bug
Please let us know in the comments if you see any bugs or issues. We had to update our Unity game engine and cleaned up our internal project files. This clean up might cause random missing graphics so if you see anything please share so we can get it fixed.
Until next time- stay cellular!
~Lunch
A Minor Beta Performance Update: Upgrading Simulation Maintenance!
The simulation has been optimized and is ready for beta testing!
While this update may not be the most exciting, we've made some necessary polish changes. Now our team will be able to develop more efficiently thanks to this patch!
Curious how this works? Let's take a look at the new features!
FEATURES:
- Frame rate optimization has been applied to improve tree performance!
- We updated our Unity game engine for an improved development pipeline and increased potential in game features!
- Check out our new tutorial about how to earn Ideas!
- Feliforms have a new "Purrrfect Companion" boost trait as their prize for winning the Caniform vs. Feliform Meme Contest!
- Not a part of our Discord community? Join us and link your game to get a special role!
We hope you enjoy these quality of life improvements as much as our team does. Let us know how these changes affect your gameplay!
Until next time- stay cellular!
~Lunch
How do I test the beta version?
Right click on game name and select properties
On the BETAS tab select Beta - public beta
8.07 Minor Update - Aquatic Mammal polish pass + 2X boost fix
Hey, We had a bug with the 2X boost system, this hotfix will solve that problem. For some players the 2X OVER DRIVE was not boosting after paying cubes. A good number of player have been affected by this bug, please use this redeem code to gain back any lost cubes BOOST. We apologize for any inconvenience and hope that this Darwinium puts your simulation back on track!
8.07 PATCH NOTES
+ Fixed 2X boost bug
+ photography now gives a modifier of 15% industrial revolution
+ Icons and colors of glass nodes
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Hi Universal Architects,
I hope you are enjoying the Aquatic Mammals, this minor patch includes improvements to that update.
We have been receive reports of players not receiving x2 OVER DRIVE boost when using Darwin cubes. We hope this update fixes this problem. Please let us know in the comments if you are still being effected by this bug.
8.01 PATCH NOTES
+ Nanobot buymode optimization less particles on buy
+ Nanobot animation when tapping
+ Ocean garden water color and light rays
+ While in camera mode Sharks and Whales can be viewed from the button.
+ 2 Terminus glass nodes added for Aquatic Mammal and Reptiles.
+ Achievement for unlocking cetaceans
+ Fixed bug where a player has infinite mutagen can no long complete the Mesozoic Valley mutagen missions.
+ Fixed X2 overdrive display not showing the correct progress bar until opening the panel.
+ Bill board for ghost Brain added to show that you will unlock the civilization section
+ 90 speed run changed to 120 seconds for completion
+ Loading screen after a universe reboot show title "Reality Engine"
+ Fixed Z sorting visual glitch in the ocean
Let us know if you find any other issue/bugs with this update, because If you find any, we would love to fix them!
- Lunch
Patch 7.94: Making a Splash with Aquatic Mammals!
New specimens have been uncovered in the simulation!
The wade-ing is over! All Universe Architects can now take a dip into the underwater world of Aquatic Mammals.
Cetaceans Take to the Seas!
Ahoy there! We're excited to give a big whale welcome to our newest mammal generator!
- Unlock the Cetacean glitch node on the Mammal branch to learn more about fully aquatic mammals!
- Purchase Whales with Entropy to increase your Cetacean production!
- Learn more about the evolution of Cetaceans with 11 new trait nodes!
More Trophy Mammals!
What a collection you're gathering! Dolphins and walruses have now joined the main tree as trophy nodes.
- Unlock these nodes to find them nestled comfortably in the Land Garden!
- Expand the Pinniped and Cetacean branches to learn more about these creatures!
Discover Secrets of the Universe!
Land ho! We've added SIX new Secret Achievements for our Architects to add to their research.
- Spot Darwin's mark on the Galapagos Island!
- Discover the Red-Footed Booby soaring in the Land Garden!
- What else can you find? Be sure to let us know!
Keeping Our Ocean Clean
Our underwater world is thriving with life! Explore this picturesque scene as new faces come to make it their home.
- Newly designed graphics and visuals have been implemented to improve the Ocean Garden!
- Watch your first whale and dolphin appear in the Ocean Garden!
- Get a closer look at your sharks by clicking on them!
ADDITIONAL FEATURES:
+ The Pinniped section of the Caniforms branch has been expanded with 6 new evolutionary traits!
+ Added 5 new Cetacean Achievements!
+ Added over 20 mammal sound effects to the 3D nodes on the tree!
+ We now track how long it takes to reach the Singularity node! Try getting there as fast as you can.
+ Game startup time has been reduced!
+ Improved Simulation Reboot explanation!
+ Changed Snow Leopard fur color to be more accurate.
+ Redesigned stat page to make MetaBit production more clear.
+ Redesigned Nanobots.
FIXES:
+ Improved performance on Android Devices.
+ Altered boost and away-from-game-time issues with Save Transfer. Please let us know whether or not you experience further issues with this!
+ Improved Nanobot path findings and animations, preventing them from floating on top of each other!
+ Audio files have now been set to load when triggered.
+ Fixed several bugs and issues.
Our team is splashing with excitement to provide this major content release! We hope you enjoy this aquatic expansion as we continue development on The Beyond: Phase I.
Now if you'll excuse us, it's time to sail off into the sunset.
Until next update- stay cellular!
~Lunch