NeuraQuarium

Devlog

• Version 1.21 Bugfix Update
  April 09, 2024 by urocyongames

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  Small but important update fixing a few bugs. In descending order of importance: Fixed a bug that could cause "Failed to Load" when attempting to load long-running simulations from save Fixed tooltips... Continue reading
• Version 1.2 - Pop Timeline, Edit Appearance, Search and Stat Overlay in Tree View
  March 11, 2024 by urocyongames

  A big update, just in time to land before NeuraQuarium's third anniversary! Let's break down the new features. Population Timeline This new graphing tool will track the population of your simulation,... Continue reading

  
• Update 1.199 - Edible Bugs and bugfixes
  September 03, 2023 by urocyongames

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  Version 1.199 introduces a new food source - waterbugs that provide meat-based protein and have a chance to spawn whenever fruit does. A new slider setting allows you to turn them off or adjust their... Continue reading

  
• Update 1.195 - Optimizations and New Niches
  August 04, 2023 by urocyongames

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  This update makes changes to the way a number of basic systems work. Some things will not be obvious at all, but some critters may find themselves suddenly much more (or less) survivable. Performance... Continue reading
• Seasons and Settings Major Update - 1.19
  July 20, 2023 by urocyongames

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  This is a major feature update that opens up some really big possibilities for power users, as well as some really helpful features for getting started in NeuraQuarium. Let's dive in. Automated Settin... Continue reading

  
• Minor Update 1.186
  July 07, 2023 by urocyongames

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  Just two smallish changes this time: Option to use classic "no hud" view only for Screen Saver Mode. Potential fix for rare bug which caused display critters on Taxonomy Tree to drift down screen and... Continue reading
• v1.185 Update - Tree View Updates and Options, Enhanced Screensaver mode, etc.
  June 29, 2023 by urocyongames

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  Welcome to 1.185! The Taxonomy Tree view area has been greatly expanded Additionally, changes to the way nodes are drawn should make the tree clearer with fewer overlaps. New buttons to redraw the tre... Continue reading
• 1.18 - Visual Overhaul, Critters on Tree View, and more!
  June 13, 2023 by urocyongames

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  Things are going to look a little different around here. Farewell, trusty triangle fish. Welcome our new potato-rocket overlords. Out with the old ...and in with the new! Critters' polygonal bodies ha... Continue reading

  
• Version 1.17 Update
  May 19, 2023 by urocyongames

  This Quality-of-Life focused update includes the following changes: NeuraQuarium now includes some pre-sets for both Critters and Saved Games, allowing you to hit the ground running and see some inter... Continue reading

  
• Bugfix Update 1.166
  April 10, 2023 by urocyongames

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  A small update to fix a couple rare but nasty bugs and add some small tweaks: Removed the mapping of the "C" key to spawning the "superpredator" -- an abandoned feature from ancient times that crashes... Continue reading
• Second Anniversary - Two Years Since Release
  March 29, 2023 by urocyongames

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• Windows Demo updated to 1.165
  January 27, 2023 by urocyongames

  The demo version of NeuraQuarium has been brought up to date with the base game, 1.165, incorporating all the features and bug fixes of the last few months. The only restriction on the demo is that sa... Continue reading
• Fix for European and other global users
  January 26, 2023 by urocyongames

  A game-breaking bug came to my attention affecting users whose System region settings use commas (rather than dots) in decimal numbers. The latest upload of the game addresses this bug, so if you're i... Continue reading
• Another day, Another hotfix
  January 20, 2023 by urocyongames

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  Sorry to spam hotfixes, but this WAS a really big update. This update addresses a rare but serious bug that causes some corpses to have INFINITE ENERGY. This is bad for ecosystems and bad for your CPU... Continue reading
• Hotfix for 1.165
  January 19, 2023 by urocyongames

  If you already downloaded the new version from yesterday, come fetch 'er again! Spines were not working correctly. All should be well in the latest build... Continue reading
• Version 1.165 - Stats Overhaul, In-Game Editing, Tag highlighting, and more!
  January 17, 2023 by urocyongames

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  This is a pretty HUGE update, so let's break it down! The biggest changes first: New Statistics / Body Overhaul Since the beginning, NeuraCritters have been limited in physical diversity to some very... Continue reading

  
• 1.162 Update + Predation, Redux
  December 15, 2022 by urocyongames

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  Got a little update, and a fresh new level to showcase! Thanks to youtube commenter Radnugget for chatting with me and getting me interested in experimenting again with settings that promote predator/... Continue reading

  
• Welcome, new Critter-fans!
  December 11, 2022 by urocyongames

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  There's been an uptake in users recently, which is great! So I wanted to say "hi" to anyone who's getting started and offer some advice to (hopefully) prevent some frustration as you try to get evolut... Continue reading

  
• 1.161 - Taxonomy Tagging, Stats View Overhaul, Big-Eyed Babies
  November 18, 2022 by urocyongames

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  Back with another update! The selected critter stats view has been completely overhauled. Colorful (and readable) bars replace the unbroken wall of text from before. Don't worry, the full stats are st... Continue reading

  
• Tree of Life hotfix
  November 14, 2022 by urocyongames

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  If you were an early bird snagging the 1.16 version, give it another download to get this Hotfix. Added a fix for a bug that set the minimum species population to be rendered in the Taxonomy Tree to 0... Continue reading
• 1.16 Update - Species and Tree of Life View (and more)
  November 12, 2022 by urocyongames

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  This update's been a long time coming, but I think you're really going to be excited about the possibilities! It's now way, way easier to identify different species within an environment, and even tra... Continue reading

  
• Preview: Family Tree
  September 06, 2022 by urocyongames

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  It's obviously a rough draft, but just a little something to look forward to -- dynamically generating species names and tracking their evolutionary tree! Stay tuned... Continue reading

  
• Preview: Dynamic Taxonomy
  August 16, 2022 by urocyongames

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• Preview: Compare & Contrast
  August 13, 2022 by urocyongames

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• Update 1.15: Autosave, Auto-merge, Optimizations
  August 02, 2022 by urocyongames

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  Let's start with the small stuff before we move on to the major updates, shall we? Moved "Save Critter" button to left side of screen, joining the "Show Potential Partners" hoverable Added graph for r... Continue reading

  
• Preview: Autosave, Plus More
  July 13, 2022 by urocyongames

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  Hopefully you should be able to click and expand this image to read the text, but in case Itch doesn't cooperate... Here I have three simulations running in parallel. Two sims based on the same origin... Continue reading

  
• 1.411 Hotfix, plus a new level to try
  July 03, 2022 by urocyongames

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  Posting a minor update with a few tweaks and fixes taking us from version 1.14 to 1.141. Most importantly, there was an error in energy expenditure code that meant turning left was many times more cos... Continue reading

  
• MAJOR Update! 1.14 - Temperature, Scents, Skin Patterns and more!
  June 25, 2022 by urocyongames

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  Whew! This is a really big update. The TL;DR is: New skin patterns and colors for critters! Temperature system! Scent system! Tweaks, fixes, and more! Oh, and the Demo has been updated to 1.14 , too!... Continue reading

  
• Preview: New Looks
  June 24, 2022 by urocyongames

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• Preview: He who smelt it...
  June 21, 2022 by urocyongames

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• Preview: Things are getting hot (and cold)
  June 09, 2022 by urocyongames

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• 1.13 Update - NeuroSurgery and more!
  June 04, 2022 by urocyongames

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  Lots of big changes this time! NEUROSURGERY MODE With a critter selected, click on any Neuron in the NetGraph and a menu will appear allowing you to tweak the features of that Neuron, including adding... Continue reading

  
• Version 1.1.2 - Neuron Tooltips
  May 04, 2022 by urocyongames

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  A quick update this time! New addition: tooltips when hovering the cursor over the neural network graph. Hover over a neuron to see its stats. For inputs and outputs, you'll see what they're for as we... Continue reading

  
• Acheiving Stable Predation: Foxes + Rabbits
  April 27, 2022 by urocyongames

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  In the recent 1.1.1 Update , I mentioned that the changes to protein benefits and the move from Critters swallowing an entire food item at once to needing to take bites had some pretty big results. To... Continue reading

  
• Update 1.1.1 - Protein boost, bitesize morsels, bigger pops and smoother zooms
  April 27, 2022 by urocyongames

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  Changes in this update: Foods (fruits, nuts, corpses) will no longer disappear immediately upon touching a Critter's mouth / being bitten. Instead, a bite will be taken out based on the Critter's size... Continue reading
• Update 1.1.0 - Meat's Back on the Menu, Boys
  March 09, 2022 by urocyongames

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  This is a smallish update with some big effects (somehow that seems to keep happening!) Here's the rundown: Fixed a bug that caused critters to be born permanently exhausted, or sprinting, or raging T... Continue reading
• Free Demo Now Available
  February 26, 2022 by urocyongames

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  There's now a free demo version of NeuraQuarium for Windows available, which allows you to try out the simulator as long as you wish. Saving and loading is disabled in this version... Continue reading
• 1.0.9 - The BIG Update
  February 25, 2022 by urocyongames

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  This is a BIG update, with lots going on. Let's dive right in. BIGGER LEVELS Slider under New Game button has four settings. Small (Default, existing size) Medium (2.25x volume) Large (4x volume) Huge... Continue reading
• 1.0.8 Update -- Eggs, Sharpened Senses, and more!
  February 07, 2022 by urocyongames

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  This is a wide-ranging update with everything from tweaks, to new features, to under-the-hood overhauls. Let's start with the most obvious changes: Eggs and "Offspring Investment" 1.0.8 brings an addi... Continue reading

  
• Update 1.07 - Back to Basics
  December 02, 2021 by urocyongames

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  The last few updates have been about adding new visualization features, major changes to how evolution works (through things like speciation) and other changes. This time, we have a few QoL changes, m... Continue reading
• Major Update: 1.0.6!
  November 11, 2021 by urocyongames

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  This is a big one, folks! This update is all about promoting diversity in our Critter populations. The last several updates have been focused on improving the ability for traits to evolve and develop... Continue reading

  
• 1.05 Update - Weeds, Tweaks, and Graphs
  October 02, 2021 by urocyongames

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  Welcome to 1.05! Along with various tweaks to things like metabolism, here are the major changes: Considerably more weeds spawn in a new random level, to provide the opportunity for nut-based diets to... Continue reading

  
• Bug Fix Update
  September 17, 2021 by urocyongames

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  A few tweaks and fixes: Critters mistakenly had differing energy caps when mature/immature. While there is some realism argument for juveniles having bottomless stomachs, this was unintentional and no... Continue reading
• An Evolutionary Milestone!
  August 26, 2021 by urocyongames

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  My critters have finally reached a milestone: I present to you, " Super Seeker ." This little guy is something of a "holy grail" I've been chasing since day one. This clever little critter is the firs... Continue reading
• Minor update: Breeding Cooldowns and Nuts!
  August 23, 2021 by urocyongames

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  Critters now have a cooldown after reproducing. This will help critters spend some of their energy on healing wounds and generally living life rather than immediately bursting with babies. Additionall... Continue reading
• Small but impactful update
  August 20, 2021 by urocyongames

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  A small update with a couple big effects today. Fix: Critter colors were mutating into ranges beyond the maximum. This didn't technically break anything, but it meant that you'd often end up seeing co... Continue reading
• 1.04 Update - Colorful Basics, Pop Merge
  August 10, 2021 by urocyongames

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  This update contains a couple small-ish changes, but one of them in particular has a big impact. That's a new button on the main menu bar: " Merge Pops" . This is a tool to allow you to bring Critters... Continue reading

  
• 1.0.3 Update: Infrastructure
  June 11, 2021 by urocyongames

  A small update with some requested tweaks and features, including some code infrastructure to pave the way for more in the future. Changelog: New rendering method for the Neural Network Graph removes... Continue reading

  
• Release 1.0.2 - The "Bow Chicka Bow" Update
  May 15, 2021 by urocyongames

  Tired of reproducing asexually? Fed up with dividing like some simple one-celled organism? Well, wait no longer, because now Critters can get it on. As of this release, mature Critters in close proxim... Continue reading

  
• Version 1.0.1 Update
  April 08, 2021 by urocyongames

  There have been some sneaky stealth updates since launch, but this will be the first numbered patch. Refresh your download and overwrite to get the latest (your saved data will not be affected.) New o... Continue reading