Patch v11.29 — The Sapling Steam update #23038

This patch is mainly about a huge optimization for algae and lots of changes to the planet editor, but there are lots of smaller things, for which I'd...

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The Sapling (997380)
Event type
patch note
Published
20 February 2024 - 06:09:30 UTC
Source
steam_community_announcements
This patch is mainly about a huge optimization for algae and lots of changes to the planet editor, but there are lots of smaller things, for which I'd like to thank the players on the forums (special shout out to Uber/Ace and Material Ghost) and the many players emailing me. Algae optimizations: * Algae that get born out of the visible range of the camera are no longer even created (as opposed to created but hidden). If the camera moves closer, they are created 'just in time'. In worlds full of algae, this can lead to framerate increases of ~30FPS (!) * When moving the camera in and out of the water, no longer all plankton is turned on/off... instead, only the ones close to the camera, decreasing the lag spike. Polishing and fixing the planet editor * There now is a habitability score, indicating the likiness of plants and land animals evolving before you start a world * When in spherica...

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