Changelog

Official Lifecraft development announcements and patch notes, ordered from newest to oldest. Each card keeps the date, a visual and the short update summary.

Lifecraft nighttime organism screenshot.
Pathways and documentation preview.

Circulation, Scale & UI improvements

Pathways documentation, extracellular circulation, scale experiments, interactive tooltips and progression gates.

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UI tooltip animation preview.

UI, Interactions & getting warm with lipids

Interface clarity pass, pinnable tooltips, symbol improvements and early lipid-system work.

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Blueprints preview.

Blueprints, Logic Refactors & Modding Prep!

A major update with blueprints, logic refactors, modding preparation and broader development fixes.

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Lifecraft resource transport screenshot.

Lifecraft is evolving again!

Development update on goal-oriented AI, cells living inside and outside the organism and upcoming systemic work.

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Early Lifecraft organism screenshot.

Lifecraft is now available on macOS!

macOS support for Apple Silicon and Intel, alongside continued work on hatching and defense mechanics.

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Lifecraft recipe panel screenshot.

Lifecraft 0.2.0 Digestion update

Public digestion and extracellular update, plus interface changes and quality-of-life improvements.

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Expanded cellular production screenshot.

The road to digestion

Pathfinding changes, digestion foundations and groundwork for more advanced systems.

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Nighttime Lifecraft organism screenshot.

Lifecraft big updates

Digestion work and bigger distinctions between intracellular and extracellular zones.

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Cold cellular zone screenshot.

Lifecraft Primordial Digestion Nightly

Nightly branch work toward the first big digestion subsystem and supporting core features.

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Lifecraft evolution tree screenshot.

Lifecraft Modding

Exploration of modding support for the custom C++ engine and future content workflows.

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Lifecraft production and recipe screenshot.

v0.1.0e - Lysosomes and polarization

Lysosomes, recycling structures and a new transportation algorithm for microtubules.

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Lifecraft tutorial and recipe panels screenshot.

Microtubules, these strangers

Explanation of microtubule movement, item momentum and transport design.

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Advanced cellular factory screenshot.

Nightly Branch

Nightly branch access for unfinished features and community testing before full release.

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Lifecraft achievements screenshot.

v0.1.0d

Usability fixes, interface scaling, interaction changes and overall experience polish.

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Colorful transport network screenshot.

v0.1.0c

Readability pass with a clearer font, colorblind mode and additional player-feedback fixes.

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Early Lifecraft layout screenshot.

v0.1.0b

Early Access follow-up patch with fixes gathered from reviews, Steam Community and Discord.

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Lifecraft official Steam header artwork.

Lifecraft released on Steam

Early Access launch announcement and invitation for players to report bugs and share feedback.

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Evolution unlocks screenshot.

macOS and Linux support

Platform support note before launch, with native compilation work already underway.

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Technology roadmap screenshot.

Lifecraft development roadmap

Future development pipeline, including deeper game systems, multiplayer and modding milestones.

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Progression cards screenshot.

Beta v0.0.5

Bug fixes toward Early Access, achievement testing notes and development stabilization.

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Tutorial panel screenshot.

Early Access Release Date and Beta v0.0.4

Early Access date announcement and remaining polish work before release.

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Advanced factory screenshot.

v0.0.3d

Beta fixes for workbench states, launcher range, tooltip details and evolution information.

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Production network screenshot.

v0.0.3c - beta #5

Animated tooltips, placement improvements, bacterial colony fixes and item handling changes.

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Cold biome screenshot.

v0.0.3b - beta #5

Hide-buildings graphics mode, stockpile/workbench drops and additional interaction fixes.

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Colorful resource layout screenshot.

v0.0.3a - beta #5

Experimental adventure mode with a controllable character and early movement support.

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Lifecraft official Steam header artwork.

Lifecraft Open Beta

Open beta announcement for the free pre-launch testing phase.

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