Signs of Life Update 18

Heya folks, we've got some new stuff for ya. In the last update we re-worked the plant system, but we didn't really use it for much more than better versions of existing plants, so we wanted to take some time to add some brand new cool and weird plants. We also figured that we could kill two birds with one stone by adding some new related early game combat options in the form of various nuts and nut based technology.

New Plants

Hard Nut Tree

Spray Nut Stalk

Buttery Nut Tree

Pod Fruit Tree

Bust Nut Bush

Nuts

Hard Nut - A hard nut that does damage when thrown at stuff

Bust Nut - A volatile nut that explodes when it strikes something with sufficient force

Spray Nut - A volatile nut that sprays shrapnel when it moves too quickly

Buttery Nut - A volatile nut does medium damage and splits into additional projectils when it strikes something with sufficient force

If you load up the game sometime in the next week or so, you'll find a free bag with 30 of each of the new seeds.

Pod Fruit

Pod fruit is also something that we added.

Nut Based Technology

Slingshot - It flings seeds, nuts and rocks.

Nut Chucker - A farming tool that allows you to rapidly propel and launch seeds and nuts.

What's Next

Our next update will expand the story content, which will involve a significant revamp of the Mining Base (to the right of the Pioneer Station), a new boss, new mechanics and new content related to the intelligent aliens on the planet.

As always, we would love to hear from you about what you like and don't like about the update, as well as any issues you run into or suggestions you have. Feel free to post on this announcement, on the forums, or join our official Discord server . The eventual quality of the game is going to largely depend on the feedback we get from players, so don't be shy!