It’s been a while since the Ladybug/Ladybird and Milkweed video updates have gone out; if you haven’t had a chance to see those yet, here’s a quick look!
Also here are some neat Ladybird GIFs 🙂
And here’s a GIF of the Monarch Butterfly metamorphosis which was added to DoN early in 2017!
The next Creature Quest coming to DoN will star the Ladybug beetle, more news to come on that shortly!
With the ongoing focus on gameplay, a new leaderboard map “Lady Love” has been released.
Here’s an overview narrated personally by me!
Female Jumping Spider gameplay:
Male Jumping Spider gameplay:
To celebrate this release a Leaderboard Contest is underway with nifty prizes to be won. The contest will conclude on 10th of April 2017 so be sure to check out this Steam announcement for more details and the list of prizes!
The current contest leader is Steam user “NuclearMedic” so if you want to beat Medic’s score of 1:15 (as of now!) put your jumping boots on, check out the new map and get your name up there on the leaderboard 🙂
More “Creature Quests” are headed your way in the days to come!
Celebrations reign! Trumpets blare! It has been done!
The Monarch Butterfly’s lifecycle has now been successfully depicted in DoN making it perhaps the first game ever to depict an animal’s lifecycle in full 3D, at full scale, from birth as a tiny egg to larva, to pupa and to adult, no compromises!
Check out the very special Monarch Metamorphosis Trailer below!
Download the latest patch on Steam and experience the Monarch’s lifecycle for yourself!
Please spread the word about DoN by sharing this video on social media; subreddits, your favorite forums, anywhere! DoN’s dazzling Monarchs and their great sport deserves to be seen by a much larger audience, so let us make that happen!
DoN’s number one priority now is to promote the Monarch Metamorphosis update; to that end, a sustained marketing campaign will be executed over several weeks to help the twin-winged butterflies of Drunk On Nectar encircle the entire globe with their mighty wings!
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A million Monarchs dance,
Clad in bright orange robes.
Beating millions of mighty wings,
They shall encircle all the Worlds!
Beauty, Born, from a mighty Spring,
Beauty, Joy, Forever, brings,
Spiralling In, Spiralling out, Reaching wide and far,
Reaching every corner, Of every globe and Star!
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May the Monarchs usher new life into Drunk On Nectar’s Worlds!
The latest species to arrive in DoN’s World is the lovely Monarch!
Start life as a tiny 1mm sized caterpillar wriggling out of an egg and grow, moult and metamorphose your way into an adult butterfly! Of course, the adult butterfly metamorphosis is only coming next week but you can go all the way up to being a mighty fifth-instar caterpillar for now 🙂
For those who haven’t purchased the game on Steam yet, here’s a gameplay overview.
Do consider buying the game to support DoN’s ongoing development!
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It’s been a while since the last post; as you can imagine, building Drunk On Nectar full-time while managing its Steam presence has left little time for the blog posts and dev diaries of yore.
However, a number of articles, announcements and updates have been periodically released on Steam, IndieDb and Youtube so if you’re curious to know how the journey has been so far, here’s a list of fun articles for you to read 🙂
Steam Announcements:
16th Novemeber 2016 – Drunk On Nectar’s Journey Begins!
19th November 2016 – Drunk On Nectar v1.1 patch released! Dragonfly Hunting made easier and more!
23rd November 2016 – Multiple camera systems, reworked controls and more in Build v.1.2.0!
29th November 2016 – Free Exploration mode, Butterfly Paradise preset and more in Build v1.2.1
6th December 2016 – Build v1.2.2, Random map generator improvements, bugfixes
12th December 2016 – Monarch caterpillars, Metamorphosis and Multiplayer coming soon!
4th January 2017 – DoN welcomes 2017 with Build v1.2.3!
13th January 2017 – Caterpillar Dev News
and ~~~*drumroll*~~~
26th January 2017 –Monarch Caterpillars RELEASED!
IndieDB Articles:
Here’s the full list: http://www.indiedb.com/games/drunk-on-nectar/articles
Youtube Videos:
A staggering fourteen videos have been published since DoN released on Steam! Some are tutorials, others are overviews and previews, take a look for yourself on DoN’s youtube channel!
I’m excited to announce that DoN’s release is just around the corner!
Check out the Steam page above to learn more!
Also here’s a new trailer for the game with original music composed by me! DoN will feature several music tracks along these lines for players to enjoy along with the game!
Drunk On Nectar was Greenlit on Steam last month and with this huge milestone realized, release plans are now in full swing!
After careful consideration I’ve decided to postpone release to Q4 – 2016. This provides sufficient room for polishing the current product to meet the expectations of DoN’s enthusiastic supporters on Steam, while also providing the opportunity to add new content to the game. It will be an Early Access release, the enormous scope that a full-fledged nature game represents necessitates that.
Finally, this IndieDB article I’ve written goes into much greater detail about all of this (along with a ton of new pics!) so be sure to check that out while you’re here!
