I know, you could barely blink and were dropping another great update.
This time we were very focused on fixing all the smaller items we found during testing in the last build and also some smaller tweaks to balancing and cleanup. It was awesome to take some time and just play the game and now mold it into a masterpiece.
Solar Map Updates
The Solar Map menu was the last menu to get the higher resolution update. We finished this up for this build. Much larger so you can see more of the planets around you. A much needed update. We added a completed planet marker so you can easily see which planets you have completed on the solar map as well as a current planet marker that leads you back to your current planet if you scrolled away from it. We also added coordinates on the solar map.
Translucent Orb Updates
Now the Translucent Orbs will light up more area and stay lit longer. These are super useful when mining in the dark.
We are so lucky to have you reading this. Thanks for your interest and time. Here is the full list of what was done in the 2.5 update.
Features/Balancing
Guns now display the name “Broken” when it can no longer be repaired.
Updated the text when viewing a gun to display the remaining repairs instead of the number of repairs completed.
Unplugging the controller will pause the game. If the game is continued with keyboard & mouse it will default to Keyboard & Mouse controls.
Holding the left analog stick down will automatically move the cursor multiple squares in all menus.
Auto-transferring items to your ship will now include transferring Super Gems.
Added sub-boss healthbars.
More optimization around offscreen items.
Translucent Orbs now are larger and stay on longer.
Increased enemy and Sub-Boss health a bit more per planet level.
Deconstruct function in the ship inventory menu now increases deconstruction speed if you hold down the deconstruct key.
Added a “Plant All” button in the Terrarium Terminal on the Orbiter.
Slightly Increased the drop rate of BioMatter from killing enemies.
Slightly increased the chance of Sub-Bosses spawning on a planet.
Updated the exit game text to include verbiage about leaving a game without picking up your lost items from death. Leaving the game will delete those items from the world and not save them.
Increased the Health/Battery/Oxygen recharge speed when a player is in the ship.
Increased the Health/Fuel recharge speed when a ship is in the Orbiter.
Increased the item drops from agro red sky enemies.
Increase agro red enemies damage to player.
Increased the player descent speed in water.
Updated the Space Hulks and Glitch worlds to have turrets throughout the maze.
Increase the chance for the mite leather mission so that hats can be obtained faster.
Added preview images in the hat rack for hats.
Large Space Snakes now follow the player.
All POIs can now spawn within a Heart Boss room.
Mite eggs now have physics and will roll down slopes. They no long automatically break when falling 2 square and have a chance to break.
Fixes
Fixed an issue where the main menu load game screen caused a crash when displaying an older save file.
Fixed planet regeneration from crashing on older visited planets.
Fixed an issue where you could reload broken guns.
Fixed an issue where you could repair non-broken guns.
Fixed an issue where the large Dylixia crystal healthbar would not reach the end before the large Dylixia crystal broke.
Fixed an issue where too many flaming asteroids were spawning.
Fixed an issue where the ship would be set to 100 health if a flaming asteroid hit it.
Fixed an issue where water was killing Tremor Worms and PimPims.
Fixed an issue where labyrinth beetles were displaying as “?” on the map.
Fixed an issue where you could not access the inventory menu when in the ship while landed in the Orbiter.
Fixed an issue where large space snakes were freezing and could easily be killed (exploit).
Fixed an issue where enemies on higher planet levels were too powerful. Rebalanced.
v2.4
Welcome Pixel Explorers!
Another giant update for our game Terrene! We have been focused on player feedback and game balance to make the game loop a little faster and more fun. Fun is the key factor for us. Here are all the amazing new things from version 2.4.
Steam Deck Support
Terrene is now compatible with the Steamdeck. Take Terrene anywhere you go now!
Cloud Saves Enabled
Cloud saves on Steam are now enabled.
Updated Map
We added a true mini-map. You can now zoom and move the map around to pinpoint an exact location. You can also place a flag marker at a desired point on the map to return to. Exploring underground will uncover the map. Using Translucent Orbs will uncover a larger area around where it is placed. Using a Far Sight or Super Far Sight consumable will uncover a large portion of the map. This is a much needed enhancement to the game and we are super pleased with it. We hope you are too!
New Orbiter Design
The orbiter is now a much larger ship and there are separated rooms for different terminals. All the same terminals with the same functionality. There are also new terminals. Overall, a much larger Orbiter is added in this update.
Orbiter Terrarium
Now, you can collect plants, rocks, labyrinth foliage and more with a new crafting item called Foliage Containers. Bring these Foliage Containers back to the Orbiter Terrarium and plant them. They will grow over a series of days and then can be harvested. Foliage can be sold for Gold. The highest amount of Gold is given for a fully grown foliage. A wonderful new additive to the game.
Rebalance to Planets
We felt that the planets took too long to complete and we wanted players to explore and travel to more planets sooner than later. We addressed this in a couple of ways.
We decreased the overall size of the planets so that flying to the surface and exploring a full planet takes a little less time. We didn’t decrease their size to the point where the planets seem too small. It is really fun to explore these more bite sized planets.
We decreased the amount of BioMatter needed to complete a planet to 500 for all planets. This feels way more manageable and a lot less of a task. More fun!
We decreased the ground density, allowing players to mine more efficiently in the early game. This make mining less of a chore and much more fun and engaging.
We removed the Red, Orange and Blue dust items dropped from mining plants, rocks and ground. Players must now craft items for health, oxygen and battery to be prepared for exploration. More engaging and fun! Players start with a few items to aid them in their initial journey.
We placed the Orbiter closer to the planets atmosphere to decrease the amount of time it takes to get planet side to your Orbiter. This also opened up space above the Orbiter for ship combat.
We added an Oxygen and Mining cost for each planet. The higher the level, the more Oxygen or Battery is used on a planet. Planets with high levels also have a chance of dropping more ores. Planets can be level 1-4 for these levels. 1 being the lowest and 4 being the highest.
Telnotian Outposts
There are now Telnotian Outpost planets you can find in the solar system. Travel to one of these planets and visit the base on the surface of the planet. There you can use Condensed BioMatter collected after completing a planets BioMatter requirements to aid in cloning efforts. There can be a Relic Deposit terminal where you can sell any special relics you have found. You can deliver terrarium sample from your Orbiter for gold.
Lore Planets
We have added planets to discover that contain a lore terminal. These terminals will provide a piece of the full story for 1 of 4 races. The Leshna, The Berartans, The Jenx & The Telnotians. Collect all the pieces of the story and read it all on the Orbiter Library. There are also ancient relics to be found on these planets that can be sold on Telnotian Outposts for gold.
Player Battery Rebalance
We felt the battery depleting was taking away from the fun so we wanted it to hinder players much less. Now the player has a lot more battery at the start of the game and it lasts much longer before needing to be refilled. Exploring and mining is much less restricted by battery now.
Solar Map Enhancements
We have updated the Solar Map to give more useful planet information. The size of a planet is no longer displayed in a number that made little sense and is now displayed like “Average” or “Large, etc. There are also different types of planets now. Planetoid, Giant Planet and Moon are some of them. We also added the Oxygen and Mining levels to the description. A step needed for future planet updates.
Orbiter Terminal UI Update
We have finally upgraded the Orbiter terminal menus to be in a high resolution. Now we can fit much more information and items per page. A much needed overhaul.
Super Gems and Super Items
There is now a Super Gem terminal on the Orbiter. Use 500 coal to creat a Super Gem. These Super Gems can be used to craft Super items such as Super TNT, Super RoboDiggers and much more!
Trash Compactor Enhancement
You can now choose to compact trash into Diamonds or Gold. Just choose which type you want and insert the trash for that type.
Additional Updates/Fixes
Increased the price of items in the stores (mining Diamonds is easier and faster now)
Decreased the amount of AA guns in the sky.
Fixed an issue where Broken Labyrinths and Slime were spawning in mid-air on the planet surface.
Updated some mini-boss missions to require more mini-boss kills for more reward.
Added small space snakes to space.
Added a new lore intro when starting a new game.
Updated the player and ship healthbars to include the amount in numeric format as well as number icons to show the player that it is increasing or decreasing.
Asteroids now drop trash and coal. Harvest these and create diamonds and gold on the trash compactor.
Updated ship art.
Your ship slowly repairs and refuels itself when docked on the orbiter.
Your player regenerates battery when in the ship.
Added a Ship Beacon itme that brings the ship to the player when used.
Updated pistol chips to allow stacking them in you inventory stacking their power up effect.
Added chips that can be stacked in you inventory that give you upgraded health, battery or oxygen. Stacking chips will multiply the effect.
Missions now have an image when talking with Ed and being viewed in the missions menu.
Moved notification text to top center and added a list view so that no notification is missed.
Added additional notifications for new shop items.
Updated mite eggs art.
Added a new useable digging machine called Worm Digger.
Guns now lose durability with each repair. Once durability is gone the gun can no longer be used.
Resolved an issue where the lazer gun was always equiped when you loaded a save or changed planets.
Update the main menu to auto-detect keyboard/mouse or controller depending upon what is being used.
Yo Yo Yo!!! Happy to be bringing you even more cool content. We are loving adding to the worlds of Terrene. We thank you for clicking "play" and experiencing all that we have been working on. Here's what is new to the game...
Features
Added water to the game. Added player buoyancy when in water.
New sub-bosses (We will let you discover them).
Procedural broken labyrinths appear on planets now.
Solar Map now displays planet statistics like boss and sub-boss types.
New AA gun art and AI.
AA guns in the sky.
New ship missions.
Asteroids are now random and will catch on fire when entering the sky. They will also hit the ground and cause damage.
Large Asteroids now have hives and new enemies.
Rain art update and now creates water blocks over time.
Mite restructure. Mite spawning should be less. An egg is now dropped and has to be broken to spawn a mite.
Added cool new menu music.
Mine fields.
Flute item spawns a space snake.
Plants, rocks and enemies now appear at different depths (In front and behind of the player).
Broken weapons now smoke in the players hands.
Added an emergency eject when in your ship.
Hover mode changes to remove some sensitivity when close to solid objects like the ground.
New Enemy Sounds
Updated World Generation (Existing save files will start the player on the Orbiter with NO progress loss)
Gold, diamonds and crafting materials now automatically move to your ship inventory when entering the ship.
Bugs
Fixed an issue where chests spawned in the ground.
Fixed an issue where the Steam overlay was not working.
Fixed an issue were the player could become stuck in the ship if in a large hole
2.2 - Crafting, Lighting and more...
Here we are again with another awesome update to Terrene!
We added some more cool new features! Here is a breakdown of all that has changed in Terrene v2.2:
Crafting ---------------------
We have now added crafting to the game. All the useful consumables and secondary weapons can now crafted. Combine 2 items to create a single crafted item. Try different combinations to create different items. Find crafting items in different things like plants, rocks, ores and more.
Lighting Update ---------------------
We have changed the way that lighting is handled underground. Now you only see what is around you and can see down the cave systems when there is a line of sight on it. It is a more standard type of lighting and was something we wanted for years now. It took a bit of optimization to get it all working, but we are happy with the results.
Translucent Orbs ---------------------
Now that lighting has changed, we wanted a way for the player to craft a light source that can be used as a secondary weapon. Toss one of these down for a pulsating light source to help spot ores to mine.
CyberPet Equipment ---------------------
Now you can assign random guns and secondary items to your CyberPet. This allows for a more fun time when playing co-op and also adds to single player as your CyberPet will follow you down to the planets.
Enemy Swarms ---------------------
We found that having the enemy swarms tied to mining the ores caused for the alarm going off all the time. It was annoying. We have now adjusted the swarms to be randomly timed and also to be randomly difficult. Mining a Dylixia Crystal still pisses them off though - lol
Additional Smaller Changes ---------------------
Red and Orange dust mined from plants and rocks now do less (player to use consumables instead).
Ship fuel consumption now increased per Planet Level. Done is an attempt to require the player to upgrade their ship.
Repair Kits are now used automatically if your player has one in it's inventory.
Added random items for sale in the Matter Forge on the Orbiter.
Removed the Weapons Forge and combined it with the Matter Forge.
as always, thanks for playing!!!
Life is Short = Make a Baby
v2.1 -- Controls and more...
Hello and good day,
Great to have you here checking out our new update. Lots of cool mechanics added to the game.
Here are the key feature that were added/updated:
Custom Key Bindings Now you can set almost any key in the game to a custom key binding. This is possible on Keyboard/Mouse and Controller. Customize away!
Grab and Drop Inventory Now you can pickup stacks in the inventory menu. You can rearrange and organize your inventory as you see fit. You can even grab a stack, switch to the ship inventory and drop it into the ship. An overall needed feature set for the inventory system.
Increase Player Inventory Slots to 48 We have added more inventory spaces to the play inventory. Now you can collect even more good stuff before you need to return to your ship.
Player/Ship HUB Update We decided to ditch the large sized HUD and replace it with a sleek HUD that is close to the player and can be visible without taking your eyes off the player. We also update this for the ship. Much cleaner.
Quick Slots Now this one is rad! You can now assign up to 4 player inventory slots to be a Quick Slots that allow easy access to any item in your inventory. This feature makes it much easier to quickly access different weapons, items and powerup at the press of a button. Game changer.
Additional Items
Rearranged the UI elements on screen. Armour and current weapon is now displayed in the top left. Controls are now in the bottom left. This is much cleaner.
Update the game Logo
Added Controls Menu to the Main Menu
Fixed an audio issue where the robodiggers sound would duplicate and become very loud if multiple units were placed at the same time.
Updated text so that the word "Mission" is used in all areas of the game.
Again, thank you for your interest and support for our game Terrene. It means the world to us that you read these and that you play the game. Have a wonderful day.
Life is Short = Eat Cake
Terrene 2.0 is finally here!
It is finally here! We have been working for over a year on tons of new features and content. This is the biggest update yet. We are so hyped to bring you the following new features.
**This update is massive and will require a new save file.
Now you can access a solar system map from the orbiter. Traveling to a different planet uses Dylixia crystals. The further away the plant is from you, the more Dylixia it will require to travel. Now travel to and from planets easily. Completing a planet only requires you to collect Bio Matter and hand deliver it to the Orbiter. There are more than a billion different randomized planet in the game. The further you get from the starting planet, the more difficult the world become.
We loved Terrene 1.2, but wanted it to be a bit more randomized. We have completely updated the planet generation. Now you can find pockets of dirt, stone and hard stone anywhere. It is not tied to depth now. This allowed us to make planet differ even more. We reworked the cave generation too and now have added more open arears and cave to explore. Additional POIs and areas can be discovered.
Terrene now has a true mission system. Grab a mission from RoboDork in the Orbiter and set out onto the planet. There are many different mission types that include killing a certain enemy or collect a certain item. Assign an active mission for it to appear in your hud. Return to RoboDork to complete your mission for a reward.
We have completely redone the inventory. Now you can collect items, use items, transfer items to your ship and drop items. This also means that when you die, all your inventory will drop as separate items. You must return to your items in 10 minutes or they will despawn. You can easily use consumables and buffs making gameplay much more interactive. The game really needed a true inventory system, and now it has one.
We have implemented randomized guns into Terrene. Now, find random guns around the world. Each gun has a randomized stats system for bullet distance, bullet bounce, bullet speed, bullet amount and bullet type. So many combinations. So many guns. The gun will appear on the player now and aim with the mouse/controller. Each gun will look and act differently. Guns have a condition now so you will need to collect repair kits to repair your favorites. Ammo has been updated to clips. One type of ammo for all player guns. The pistol can be upgraded by finding chips and having them consume one inventory slot. Upgrade firing speed, bullet amount and more with pistol chips. These feature adds an amazing amount of diversity to game play.
Now that Terrene has a proper inventory system, we have added multiple different consumables and buffs that the player can find and carry. Overstock can be stored in the ship inventory. Consumables will allow the player to instantly heal, instantly fill oxygen and more. Buffs are timed and give the player a special ability like no battery usage or faster firing rate. The rest you can find and discover on your own.
A new, strange and unusual world has been added to the game. Discover the Glitch World and make your way to a new boss battle. Complete with new music tracks.
Labyrinths are no longer found on each planet, but when you do find one, there will be many different art styles to them. Different foliage and ruble is also added to the labyrinths. There is now a new mini-boss in the Labyrinths. This should help create more unique experience on different planets.
The orbiter comes equipped with a heavy duty, state of the art, trash compactor. You will find trash laying about the planets you explore. Compact that trash in to diamonds so you can buy that next amazing upgrade.
There are many other things we have added to this build. Please see the full list of features below...
Features List:
Solar System Map
Travel to and from Planets from the Orbiter using Dylixia crystals
Planet generation overhaul
Missions system
Inventory system overhaul
Randomized guns with random gun textures
Gun repairing
Additional enemy types
Abandoned Space Station Mini-boss
Labyrinth art overhaul (multiple types of labyrinths)
Labyrinth Mini-bosses
Visual Guns on Player
Individual items dropped upon death. 10 min timer to get your stuff back.
More blood effect when player gets hit
The Glitch (Shrines, Key, Portals, World, Boss)
Chips for Pistol Upgrading
Consumable Items and Buffs
Trash compactor to process trash found around the solar system
Jump when Jet Pack is out of power
6 additional player skins
Flufy Hat Co. hats for the player to wear
Additional structures added to the world
Traveling merchant
8 additional music tracks
Music and Sound Effect menu controls
Additional Steam achievements added
Bugs/QOL:
flashlight turns on a bit sooner (was a little too dark)
flashlight turns on at night now
Atom boss will no longer spawn close to the edge of the world
It has been an honor to see our game with a player base and some absolutely legend play-times. This alone has kept us motivated to keep adding to the world of Terrene. We have a passion for the game and we hope that it shows in this new build. "More to do" was the moto of this 2.0 build and I think we achieved what we set out to do.
As always, thank you for being here and playing our game. If you have a bug or an idea for a future build, please do not hesitate to contact us.
It's been a while. We hope everyone out there reading this has been healthy and wealthy.
We have been quiet as of late, but we have not forgotten about our game Terrene. In fact, we have been working harder then ever adding a TON of new content for a future release. Here are just a few of the cool new features coming to Terrene in 2022:
Massive Solar System with Planetary Map
Open Planetary Travel
A True Inventory System
Random Gun Generation with Repair Functions
Mission System
Procedural Generation Overhaul
We can't be more excited to share this new version of Terrene with everyone, but we need to make sure it's fully implemented, tested and ready. It is truly our dream project and cannot wait to let everyone see what we have been working on for the past year. It feels like we have created another full game worth of content for this update. It's gunna be massive!
We also have recently worked with a fantastic artist, miKaPyon, to help us update the look of our store page. It looks fantastic and we couldn't be more pleased with the outcome!
Well, thank you to all who read this and care about our game Terrene. It means the world to us.
Mark and Alan JustWall WireHead Games
1156 Small Fix
Created small fix to prevent player flying out of bounds and breaking their save. This will also return the ship to the orbiter on any broken saves where the game was saved in out of bounds.
Wirehead and Justwall.
Update 1.1.55
Atoms, Trees and More! Another TERRENE Update for you! We have been having an absolute blast adding content to the game. The highlights of this update are a main boss overhaul, a new space boss, large additions to planet biome variation and a Cyberpup ship cannon for coop. We cannot wait to see where this game goes in the future.
Features: - Added new Atom Boss in Space. - Overhauled Heart Bosses with new art, attack patterns, and heart chamber. - New Upgrade to allow Cyberpup to be in a detached turret when in the ship, working in single player and controllable in coop. - Added 100s of new plants and rocks. -Updated the procedural ground texturing. - Added surface ore deposits for Gold, Diamonds and Bio Matter. - Added more labyrinth and space hulk foliage, and boss room foliage. - Updated the mine-able asteroid generation, more and bigger asteroids that will now also generate in the empty space above the orbiter and closer to the orbiter. - Added small 1x1 block tunnels. - Added random blocking of caves with ground. - Updated sky enemy spawn rate by how much cargo your ship is carrying. More cargo = more enemies! - Can now destroy Poison Vines with the mining beam. - Added a warning message when overwriting a save. - Updated boss spawner art (in Skypods and Asteroids). - Can now float in space when in the ship (No forced gravity). -Added a system to convert older save files to add Atom space bosses and updated heart bosses to old version saves. -Added enemy blood spatter that sticks to walls. -Changed goop block behavior, now slows player on touch and goop regrows after being cleared. -All sub bosses, bosses and ship now flash red when taking damage. -Various gui art updates. -Various bug fixes and balancing.
