Welcome to our first official development update for Palettopia! We’ve been hard at work implementing lots of updates to both the game mechanics and game content after our first round of player testing. After hearing positive feedback around our cute critters and fun environment, we’ve expanded this aspect of our game while making improvements to the base mechanics.
Every map in Palettopia is procedurally generated, meaning each play through is different and new. This procedural variation creates a new canvas for you to paint your utopias onto.
However, we want to make map generation even more fun and varied so each new play through truly feels different and unique. To achieve this goal we are announcing our new map biomes.
Now when generating a new map one of four biomes will first be chosen.
Arctic
Temperate
Tropical
Arid
All maps will use the same base terrain types for consistent gameplay but have visually unique presentations making each game feel rather different.
To add further variation with the new biomes we are introducing a new terrain type, wetlands! Wetlands is a low area that holds more moisture than the surrounding areas. These can take on the form of bogs, oasis and swamps depending on the biome.
Our favorite part of biomes is all the new critters that will appear across the biomes. Every terrain in each biome will have unique and cozy critters. We plan on every biome feeling truly custom with fun things to explore and discover on your utopian building adventures.
We have plans to expand the biomes into more directions, following the launch of the game. What are some biomes you’d like to see?