Lifecycle of a Jumping Spider – Act 1 – The Silken Egg Sac Released!
To celebrate the first anniversary of Drunk On Nectar’s EA on Steam, DoN’s pivotal Lifecycles update was released last week on 16th November 2017.
Built at an unprecedented 0.1 mm scale and buoyed by several new gameplay systems, DoN’s lifecycles journey is officially in full swing. The first update depicts the Jumping Spider’s birth from an egg and growth up to the third instar.
See for yourself!
Lifecycles Roadmap
The release video offers a colorful rendition of the roadmap, but if you prefer plain text here’s a quick rundown:
December 2017
Jumping Lifecycle Act 2 – “The Great Outdoors”
– Hunting, Survival, Building shelter
2018 Q1 – 1
Jumping Spider Lifecycle Act 3 – “The Nuptial Dance”
– Mating, Reproduction, Parenting
2018 Q1 – 2
Monarch Butterfly Lifecycle wrap up (using all the new systems)
2018 Q1 – 3
Multi-Generation gameplay
– Character Progression across generations: Skills, Traits, Seasons, etc
Other items on the card include Carpenter Bee lifecycle, Ladybug lifecycle and the Dragonfly’s lifecycle. After this marathon lifecycles march is complete, Multiplayer support (with lifecycles!) will finally be added to the game.
For a detailed walkthrough of the new gameplay systems, check out the official Steam announcement for more!
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That’s it for this post, DoN’s lifecycles journey is underway in full swing. Act 2 – “The Great Outdoors” is headed your way soon!
