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FinLab
3 months ago

The last bit of content is added. Now it's time for balancing/QA. I don't know how long this will take (I'm expecting a lot of bugs), but I'm hoping to have it out ASAP. Here's a teaser of what's in store for the Time & Temp update:


  • Day/Night cycle

  • In-game clock

  • Weather and seasons (affects temp)

  • Yearly calendar

  • Monthly forecasts

  • Tank temperature

  • Holidays

  • Saving/Loading with GameJolt (primitive but it works)

  • Breeding (including genetics, egg hatching, etc.)

  • A handful of new fish designs, most of which have to do with holidays/time (not all)

  • A handful of new decor you can unlock (not very much but some)

  • Fixed fish stock per day (except free fish)

  • Per-day market saturation to prevent spamming fish

  • All fish have a desired temp

  • Nearly all stats of a species can be bred out

  • Environmental factors affect eggs

This is basically a different game lol, I've been keeping busy.

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