iGrow Game
Super Sale (83% off) + Suggest a strain!
Though first off let me apologize for the lack of updates over the past few months. I worked pretty heavily on iGrow Game with a load of updates and pretty much burned myself out, being a game I work on in my free time single handedly. Which being a web developer in my full time job means changing my coding language and work flow every night to work on iGrow Game which is no easy task.
That being said, i monitor the game and part of the reason I stopped development was that the reports of bugs remaining in the game were no longer common or even that many, especially not game breaking. Like any game, there could always be more, but there is hours of gameplay already in the game and for the price tag I personally think its worth the money.
So I decided to spend my time on my other main project that desperately needed some attention:
https://play.idevgames.co.uk
play.idevgames.co.uk is my html5 web game platform made by a game developer for game developers! So if you want to support some really amazing game developers play their games for free and check the site out. Also my small HTML5 games are on there too.
Also that has led to creating a platform to help developers, publishers and gamers earn some money when sharing gaming related content online.
https://my-ga.me
my-ga.me is a URL shortener specifically for shortening links to gaming related content. So if you often post about gaming on facebook, twitter, reddit etc... its worth a try. Also all of the above is free and aims to help indie game developers who want to bring you awsome imaginative games like iGrow Game!
That being said, iGrow game isn't dead its just on hold for a bit. So to celebrate another sale I would like to add a few more strains to the game. So like I did before here:
http://steamcommunity.com/games/489020/announcements/detail/468780659743124983
Feel free to suggest a strain in the comments!
Happy Growing!
-iDev
v1.332 Update details
http://steamcommunity.com/app/489020/discussions/0/1319961618835908787/
Some things to take notice of in this update:
- Increase game speed to x10,x15,x20,x30,x40,x50,x100,x250,x500,x1000 unlocked at the equivalent level.
- Quickly select past selected strain or cross strains.
- Tape sound removed
- Store bud right after you click to skip making it faster.
- The potency level is no longer locked to 10.
Happy Growing!
-iDev
HAPPY 420!
It all started one 420...
Well ok not quite! I'm not sure how it all started any more, it became just one of many projects at one point. I did abandon the game entirely at one point too when I came to actually coding the plant growing algorithm. Though after the 3rd total rewrite and 1000's of line's of code later. I managed to make something that appeared to work... Though actually was instead, very very broken. I worked myself thin and completely despised iGrow Game by this point but released it on itch.io anyway without properly testing anything. The game wasn't even playable until I got close to the point of releasing it either, so I never even played my own game other then testing as I went along! Anyways months, maybe a year later I finally looked back at it again and saw hope this time.
Actually this leads into the 420 part which is how iGrow Game's steam journey began at least. I noticed some youtubers had played the game and released videos. Of coarse one of them burned the game down to the ground for the broken mess it was at the time but the other youtuber (Chills504) didn't! He made light of the bugs and actually had some good things to say about the game. This inspired me to fix the game breaking bugs and push for a steam release and reach out to Chills504.
Since then me and chills504 stay in touch and help each other out where we can. So I would like to say thank you to Chills504 for inspiring me to carry on!
That all being said I didn't just want to wish everyone a happy 420. I also wanted to take this opportunity to thank every single person who has purchased iGrow Game, left me a nice comment, supported the game and of coarse everyone at steam for letting this be a reality!
I've talked to some amazing people from all over the world because of iGrow game. In my eyes this first year on steam has been a great success and I'll work harder to make the next one even more of a success! I'm no where near leaving my day job but the fact that something I designed and developed has been purchased by 50 shy of 5000, is truly amazing! Someone from nearly every country in the world has purchased a copy of iGrow game and that is really crazy to think!
So thank you all for supporting the future of iGrow game, please stay tuned for more, I'm definitely not finished yet. Have a great 420 and stay safe no matter what it is you'll be doing.
As always...
Happy Growing!
-iDev
6 New 420 Suggested Strains and Fixes
Frisian Duck
Blue Cookies
Pineapple Express
Chem Dawg
Jamaican Pearl
Black Domina
Also I released another bug fix update yesterday fixing a few things and adding the ability to scroll through menu's with the mouse wheel. I've also tried something that might protect save data from being corrupted if the game is closed while it's saving, hopefully it works.
I will try and add a few more of the suggested strains soon.
Happy Growing!
-iDev
The Great 420 Sale + Suggest A Strain!
That being said a certain special date in the cannabis community is coming up in the next few weeks! 4/20/2017 !!!
I wanted to be able to get as many people involved as possible on 420! No better way to do that then to grow your own cannabis... Virtually!
So to celebrate and get people involved this 420, starting on the 7th running through till the 21st, iGrow Game will be on a 75% off special.
I also wanted to add something to the game for the first 420 iGrow Game has seen on steam. So I decided adding a few more strains will help me get back into the swing of things.
So I thought it would be a great idea to see if anyone would like to suggest a strain they would like to see added to the game, just comment on this post with your suggestion.
Happy Growing!
-iDev
v1.32 Room Control
One thing a few people have mentioned was the struggle in running around maintaining your plants. So I came up with an idea I've decided to call room control.
Room control gives you the ability to maintain your room through a fixed top down camera view. Allowing you to click the points in the room making the whole process of growing a lot quicker.
It brings a whole new way to play the game and I have no dout this is one feature many players will be using most from now on.
There is a few bugs currently that I know of which I will fix in the coming week. I wanted to get this in your hands now so I've worked hard to get it finished. If you find any bugs don't forget to report them in case I don't know about them.
Let me know what you all think.
Happy Growing!
-iDev
v1.311 Bugfix Update
Potential Physx installer fix
Cross breeding fix
Loading screen ventilation explanation
Raid fix
Ranking bug fix
Right click to close menus
And more
I might rush a few updates out like this as i work on them. As always if you find any bugs let me know. Think twice about leaving a bad review and instead post it in the games discussions on steam.
Happy growing!
-iDev
v1.3 You'll need ventilation if you don't want a raid
You can't let air be stale in your grow rooms, so to counter act this you will need to have a ventilation system. If you don't have one you will be raided as soon as you start growing. Not only that, you will also need to keep replacing your filters. Once you hit level 30 you will unlock filters that will not need replacing but it does come at a price.
Unfortunately I ran out of time and wasn't able to do any bug fixes this update but I assure you that I will focus entirely on bug fixes in the next updates. I had to finish this feature before looking into bug's as I was too far into this feature to release an update without it finished.
I also wanted to thank everyone for your support for iGrow Game and keep an eye out for more updates very soon. Also if you have any problems or hit any bugs, please consider leaving your feedback in the forums as it will help me fix them if I know about them.
Happy Growing!
-iDev
90% off for 1 day only! Jan 19th
I always wanted a community to form around the game and that's starting to happen. So I wanted to give a chance for people to practically steal the game with a 90% off deal. I dout the game will ever be this low again. So if you've been thinking about it, don't think twice.
The game is still being developed and I have something i've had in the works for awhile, which is nearly finished, coming soon. So also don't forget, if you enjoy the game and would like to see it grow, leave a positive review.
Happy Growing!
-iDev
v1.26 a helping hand
Not all that exciting but still necessary, at least it's in now though so I can focus on other things. More coming soon.
Happy Growing!
-iDev