🍹 Happy Anniversary!
In a few short weeks, on April 18th, we will reach 1 year since MegaPlanet Early Access launched! What an incredible first year it has been! In most cases, indie developers or indie studios first title very rarely finds popularity. We are beyond grateful that our first title has far surpassed our expectations! Over the last 12 months we have been fortunate enough to witness a community grow around our game in real time. There have been highs and lows but through everything, above all else, we have seen people who care about MegaPlanet. We are so very appreciative of each and every one of you that log in and play, and have stuck by us whilst we navigate the reality of running a live multiplayer game. In terms of the wider plans for MegaPlanet, we are still in the stretching before the warm up, and we are so excited to bring you all along for the ride.
Whilst we are on the subject of the MegaPlanet 1st Anniversary, now seems like the perfect time to announce that we will be releasing a MegaPlanet Anniversary Item collection! It will feature items, walls and floors, and will hit your screens at 00:00 UTC on 11th April, giving you plenty of time to build your anniversary party rooms!
We will also be hosting a special MegaPlanet Anniversary event in the new Community Park! The event will take place on the 18th April, and a start time will be confirmed in the coming days on our socials.
🏡 Walls, Floors, Thumbnails & Items
In update 36, we introduced new thumbnails for walls & floors! We hope this change will give you a much clearer view of what a wall or floor looks like before you purchase it from the store! We also removed all wall & floor images from the game files, and instead we now request the wall & floor images as and when you require them. This change has seen almost a 50% reduction in the overall game size! But we are not done yet! Over the next few weeks we aim to remove all remaining item images from the game build, which will bring about even further reductions in the overall game size, and make the initial game load much faster particularly after game updates.
💰️ Bulk sell-back
It’s finally here! Update 37 introduced the ability to sell back multiple of any item you own. If you own 57 Rare Ball Plants, not only do you have impeccable taste, but you can also sell as little or as many of the 57 Ball plants as you choose, back to the store. This new tool is a huge time saver for clearing up your inventory of unwanted items to earn some extra credits, but dont forget to try your luck for a little extra by hosting a sale first!
👕 Character Update
Our 2D artists are hard at work recreating every piece of clothing in preparation for the long awaited character update. You may notice a few designs receiving very subtle design changes before this update, as we try to give all of our clothing more clear and detailed designs. We have some to show you! Check out the images in the blog banner!
🧑🍳 We are cooking up something tasty!
You told us last year that MegaPlanet is lacking in the kitchen department. We heard your feedback and we are delighted to announce that some fresh kitchen furniture, and even a few tasty refreshments are on their way! It will be available in 4 different colour options, and will fit into the Yard Sale collection as permanent store items!
😴 AFK Action Highlight
Sometimes, we have to pop away from our screens for a few minutes. Whether its to visit the restroom, grab a bite to eat, change a diaper or even just to touch some grass! Well, now you can do that without worrying about other players joining you and typing you an essay before they realise you are away from the keyboard. In update 37, we have added a new action highlight (the little bubbles above your head that tell everybody what you are doing), that will show a few z’s when you have been idle for a while without interacting with the game.
🔎 Next up...
Whilst there is still more work to do on optimization and load time, and a few UI menus to replace, we are also working on some exciting new updates that we have previously never spoke about! We are not ready to unveil them just yet, but we are confident that what we have in store over the next month or 2 will bring a fresh new layer of fun to MegaPlanet, and will encourage players to spend more of their time interacting in-game.