Plantasia Full Release: Bedroom Decor, Seed Shuffler, Store and Database, and Gene Traits

Hey there! Thank you for playing our cozy game! The release of Plantasia 1.0 is a moment filled with emotion and gratitude to both our mentors and all of you, the people who made this game happen. It’s extremely rewarding to see what we have achieved as an all-volunteer team for our first released game.

The Full Release includes several new and exciting features: decorate your bedroom, buy and shuffle seeds, have an overview of your seed database, along with several improvements to the existing version.

Check out the full release notes below!

Full Release Overview

• Decorate your bedroom with craftable decor available in 4 color schemes
• Discover new seeds using the Seed Shuffler
• Purchase more of the already discovered seeds in the Seed Store
• Keep track of your discovered plant families, species, and colors in the Seed Database
• Grow plants faster with newly added Affixes – gene traits that are more frequently encountered during the growth phase
• Discover new Quests to get used to the game’s mechanics
• Filter and sort through your Inventory for easier seed selection
• And more improvements to already existing features

MAC BUILD COMING VERY SOON

Full Soundtrack now available for purchase through Steam!

ALERT:

It is highly recommended that all players clear their existing Save Data after updating the game to 1.0. If you choose to not clear your Save Data you may experience bugs the developers did not intend. We understand that you may have put a lot of hours and work into the game and may not want to delete that progress, but we strongly believe your experience will be much improved by starting fresh. We are unlikely to be able to fix bugs that occur due to uncleared data.

Decorate Your Bedroom

A new room has been added to the Greenhouse! Relax in style in your new and completely customizable Bedroom.

Unlock decor in your bedroom by crafting. Use the resources you collect while growing plants and create a cozy bedroom in different color schemes.

Decor can be crafted using the Crafting Table. Each crafting recipe shows what kind of resources you still need and what you have in your inventory. 

Seed Bank: Complete your Seed Database

The Seed Bank is now open for use! One of the functionalities you can use with this addition is the Seed Database. Here, you can see which plants you have discovered, which plants are unknown, and details about the plant species and gene traits.

Seed Bank: Purchase Seeds in the Seed Store

The second tab in the Seed Bank is a Seed Store. Use the newly added currency to buy seeds of a specific species that you have already unlocked. Undiscovered seeds aren’t available for purchase.

Seed Bank: The Seed Shuffler

The seed shuffler is a scientific device that shuffles seed DNA to create new types of seeds. Use in game currency to power the device and if you are lucky you may unlock never before discovered seeds. The shuffler is also great for discovering new or improved Gene Traits.

Gene Traits

Plants now have Gene Traits – traits that change many aspects of the seeds growth, output or needs. You can view all Gene Traits in the Seed Database. Cross-breeding plants will also take Gene Traits into account. Gene Traits are a high level mechanic, and intended for players who want to deeply customize their growing experience. Casual players do not need to interact with this system in order to achieve their goals.

Revamped Tutorials 

Almost all tutorials have been reworked and put into an all-new quest format. Come along as B.E.A.R. teaches you the ins and outs of GARDEN Station systems with the help of the other REVIVE representatives. All Quests are “play at your own pace” and must be triggered by the player. This allows players to move through the story as slowly or quickly as they would like.

Filter and Sort Seeds in Your Inventory

Looking for specific plants to grow? Use the newly added filters and sorting options! Sorting allows you to see seeds you currently own based on when they were discovered, alphabetically, by gene traits, tiers, colors and types. Multiple filters can be selected for a plant’s base, bloom, color or gene trait. Once you have selected all your desired traits, apply your selection and click on the window title again to close it.

Complete Requests and Earn Resources

Requests from REVIVE have been moved to the top right corner. Click on the clipboard icon to see your active requests, then click on the request you’d like to complete and select the seeds you wish. Now that the Seed Store exists, Requests will no longer award seeds upon completion.

On the future of Plantasia

First and foremost, Cave Bear Games is an all-volunteer studio by and for juniors looking to break into the game dev industry (and some of us now have!).

But what does that have to do with Plantasia?

Well, it means that a lot of the team will be focused on following the studio’s main goal: providing a space for junior devs and designers to flex their muscles and hone their craft. Plantasia is, for all purposes, a complete and released game now.

Does that mean Plantasia won’t receive any more updates?

Not necessarily. However, due to the nature of volunteer projects, any following updates will likely be minor bug fixes from the members who have the time to do so.

We want to thank everyone who supported us and believed in us throughout Plantasia’s development, and all the people who made this possible. A big thank you as well to all the mentors who were by our team’s side and all our playtesters who made the game better. 

And finally, a thank you to you for playing our game and giving us a chance. We hope that this game helps you escape the chaos of daily life and provides a cozy respite, if only for a moment.

– The Cave Bear Team