Idu

Devlog

• Bugfix update
  July 14, 2024 by epcc

  Update 15 was the largest in Idu history and a lot of things weren't tested as much as they should have. This update aims to fix the most obvious and game breaking ones. This update is save compatible... Continue reading

  
• Demo v. 15: Simulated Moss, Water, and Gravity
  July 09, 2024 by eggcapsule

  If I were a plant, I don’t think I would like growing without something pulling me down all the time, but that might be because I’m afraid of heights. And having showers and floods is sure nice (i... Continue reading

  
• Moss Simulation
  January 14, 2024 by epcc

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  One of the most requested features is moss. I had some ideas, but wasn't sure how to actually draw it without a significant performance hit and so it would work on everything, not just with solid cube... Continue reading

  
• Update 14
  January 09, 2024 by epcc

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  Eli is busy with university and recovering from illness, so excuse the missing formatting, weird phrasing and generally dryer tone for this announcement. This update is mostly about adding some new th... Continue reading

  
• Demo version 12: Draw lines to build with auto-shrunken blocks
  August 10, 2023 by eggcapsule

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  Build with several blocks at once Every builder would agree that stacking concrete blocks one by one is no way to build anything unless you’re a child building forts, though even then, you should kn... Continue reading

  
• Demo Version 11: Vines, Swimming, and Magic
  July 25, 2023 by eggcapsule

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  It’s raining where we are, and as rain symbolizes renewal, an unknown plant buds in the new demo, overflowing everywhere . It’s not a tree or a herb like the other, old plants. Would you take a gu... Continue reading

  
• Demo Version 10: Flower-tuned Antennas
  April 07, 2023 by eggcapsule

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  The new demo brings a rehauled UI and new gameplay features, so this changelog is a bit longer than usual. At long last, the plants have something to say, and there’s hope for less littering on the... Continue reading

  
• Demo Version 9.1: MAJOR Lag Fix and 2-3x faster GI
  February 23, 2023 by eggcapsule

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  We caught the issues with lag in long-running saves and slow GI updates. Please download the new demo if you want everything to feel super fast and smooth, as GI updates are now 2-3 times faster! Gott... Continue reading
• Demo Version 9 Available: New Worlds!
  February 19, 2023 by eggcapsule

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  Happy new-Idu-release Sunday everyone! If you felt like the previous islands with plain concrete walls smushed together were really boring and unmotivating, then this is for you. We created completely... Continue reading

  
• Demo Version 8.1 Available
  January 27, 2023 by epcc

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  It's time to put your gardening pants on, because we squashed some bugs. Changelog Removed the sprinkler temporarily, until we figure out a proper use case for it Added item count display to the inven... Continue reading

  
• Demo Version 8 Available
  January 22, 2023 by epcc

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  It's been almost a year since the latest demo, but don't fret — the next demos will be out much faster. Why? Because it took 6+ months to rewrite the whole renderer for ~hardcore gaming~. It's now m... Continue reading
• Quick Bugfix Update & New Devlog
  December 10, 2019 by epcc

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  I've fixed the problem in the old demo that made the game crash on Nvidia video cards. Should have done it way sooner, but I was always hopeful that the next big update is just around the corner. Als... Continue reading
• Dead Leaves and Graphics Improvements
  March 18, 2019 by epcc

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  I've made great progress over the last months. Here's a list of major recent changes: - Dead leaves - Updated all the textures in game. - Improved leaf and stem shading. - Tree growth is now programma... Continue reading

  
• Still working on it
  January 21, 2019 by epcc

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  I've been busy at work, but I've managed to occasionally fit some graphics programming in between. I've improved the look of basically everything in game and done some internal changes that should ma... Continue reading

  
• Goodbye minecraft
  July 25, 2018 by epcc

  The blocky minecrafty look has annoyed me from the start, but I wanted to wait a bit before before upgrading it since I wasn't sure if I'll even keep voxels. Anyway, looks like it's decided now. It se... Continue reading

  
• Update 3
  November 25, 2017 by epcc

  What's new: Added voxel terrain. You can now see your plants grow through multiple stories of ruins. Right now the ruins are randomly generated, but I'll consider better options eventually Wind More v... Continue reading

  
• Ruins
  November 21, 2017 by epcc

  I've decided to add a voxel based terrain system. I don't really like the blocky look, so it'll probably get changed eventually. Otherwise I'm really happy with the potential it provides. Flying islan... Continue reading

  
• Update 2
  October 26, 2017 by epcc

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  This update I mostly worked on graphics. What's new: Shadows Better leaf colors Better sky Better ground Translucency for leaves (try looking throught the leaves towards the sun) Flowers Larger map Re... Continue reading