The time to test 0.7.1 is here! This release was almost called 0.8.0 as most of the 0.7.x roadmap is now complete, but a few items are left. The most immediate noticeable thing in this release is that the world will start off without oxygen and only get oxygen after photosynthesis is evolved. That has required various tweaks all over the game to keep things working nicely with the new starting conditions. There’s also a ton of the usual small changes, features and bug fixes. There’s also some new microbe stage visual effects that can be enabled in the options menu. If people like these, they may become default options in the future.
This beta version is available as the beta branch on Steam (right click Thrive in the Steam client to be able to select that version to play).
Please provide any feedback you have about this new upcoming release, we are especially interested in any major game breaking bugs that we have not found yet.
You can provide feedback in the comments below or in the thread on our forums: https://community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/t/0-7-1-release-candidate-testing/7810