These are all the patch notes for the released game!

Updates are usually released on Steam first, as it's a quicker route to deploy the builds and double check everything is okay (and add hot fixes in if needed), with other platforms shortly after. Consoles will be significantly behind the latest version due to the reliance on Whitethorn Games publishing the updates for us.

Patch Notes

Game Info

4.X.X

4.X.X versions mark the start of the third and final major content update, "Hive Of Industry", along with related patches and fixes. You can read the initial additions that make up this update in the first 4.0.0 patch notes.

4.0.0

Hey Beekeepers!

So you thought you'd be nosy and check out the patch notes for 4.0.0 before it releases huh? Well you're in luck, because as a little treat, the patch notes have been added early so that you can check out all the things you have to look forward to!

4.0 will be released on May 20th 2024 on PC+Switch, see ya soon!!

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Honeycore Crystals

Changed Bobbee's stock to sell new items used in making your own crystal machines and tools
Changed the Forge to finally have a use, allowing you to melt Honeycore into Liquid Crystal
Added Resonators, which allow you to solidify Liquid Crystal into different forms based on the environment
Added sev- I mean six different Crystals that can be created
Added the Resonance Meter, which can check the resonance of the environment, try exploring different areas and sounds!
Added the Crystal Workbench, sold by Bobbee, which can be used to craft new automation items and crystal tools

Automation Machines

Changed Auto-sawmill, Auto-centrifuge and Auto-squeezer to now be craftable at the Crystal Workbench (sold by Bobbee)
Added 8 new automation machines, also crafted at the Crystal Workbench
Added Hoppers, which let you gather items from output slots and move items to input slots automatically
Added Shredders, which let you quickly turn logs/planks/sticks into sawdust
Added Loggers, which let you harvest and replant trees automatically
Added Pickers, which will automatically gather nearby flowers, leaving 1 of each species to still spread
Added Sprinklers, which use water to automatically grow nearby saplings and seedlings instantly
Added Condensers, which let you combine multiple canisters/frames/tools into 1 item with the durability of all items condensed
Added Ploppers, which let you gather and distribute liquids between machines automatically
Added Shippers, which let you sell items to the mainland automatically

Crystal Items

Added Crystal Chests, each type of chest shares its inventory with all other matching chests, no matter where they are!
Added 5 new late game tools, crafted at the Crystal Workbench:
Added the Crystal Axe, a powerful axe that can chop multiple trees down at within the same area
Added the Crystal Hammer, an enhanced hammer that can break the bigger honeycore crystals down to size!
Added the Crystal Shovel, capable of removing delicate coral beehives, as well as the coral itself once restored
Added the Tuning Fork, which can skip the current track playing from a Jukebox/Tapeplayer/Gramophone/Radio
Added the PWNHAMMER, an otherworldly hammer that can break things not meant to be broken...
Added the Relocator, a strange magical item that allows you to move objects with their contents intact...

Hivemother's Chamber

The Hivemother Door now has it's own menu similar to gates, and only requires 18 specific bees to open
After opening the game now lets you go to a new area by clicking on the open door...
This new area acts as your final checklist to beat the game!
If you already 100%ed the game you just need to go up to the door, go through when open, and to the center to get both the new achievements

Pets

Added Pets! Choose from 16 different critters you can find or buy to be your new BFF
Added the Donator, sold by Skipper, it lets you donate special produce to the mainland in return for cute pets!
Added some seasonal pets, sold by the Merchant during Hivemas and Hallowbeen (including the competition winner dino!)
Added the other competition finalists via the Nutcracker's special produce - 4 in total

Bees & Butterflies

Added the Oracle, crafted at the Crystal Workbench, it lets you foretell the outcome of a queens offspring - with scary accuracy!
Added Pressurised Hives, crafted at the Crystal Workbench, that allow you to keep deep sea bees above ground!
Added Netted Frames, bought from Abbee, these fancy frames prevent any seeds from being collected and clogging up your extractors!
Added Bug Hotels, sold by Sto & Codey, these allow you to use bee produce to attract bugs to eat it, leaving lots of flora for the biome they're in!
Added the Fragile Bee, found in large honeycore stalagmites, that produces glass shards to let you craft your own bottles (finally free of the skipper monopoly)
Addeda couple new bees and a butterfly for the seasonal events (see below)
All special produce now has either a special use, or is used for special crafting, solitary bees, bug hotels, fishing, alchemy, or getting pets
Hovering over a beehive/apiary will now show a mini lifebar UI to quickly see how long a queen has left without opening the menu
Added a small indicator to bees with the "beetrice" trait in beeboxes/beebanks
Added "warnings" to show on beehives if Royal Trumpet or Perpetunia is nearby to explain the effect
Added a "degrumped" label to the bee tooltip for degrumped bees
Books now show the exact amount you have repopulated for each social bee, solitary bee and butterfly
Beenjamin now has hints for all main bees, including coral and underwater bees
Beeboxes and Beebanks now have some basic filtering and sorting for the 6 main traits
Reef Skipper caterpillers have changed their mind and would now like seaweed instead of seashells, thanks!

Decoration

Changed dyes to be much more saturated and colorful rather than being a weak tint (far more noticeable on flooring and marble too)
Added over 50 new decorative items! Who says I don't give ya nuffin
Added Beetrix's Workshop, sold be Beetrix, it allows you to craft lots of the new decoration items
Added Abbee's Atelier, sold by Abbee, it allows you to craft even more of the new decoration items
Added the Hive Wand, a craftable tool at the workbench that lets you turn wooden walls and flooring into honeycomb variants using honeycomb!
Added Plinths, craftable items that can be used to display any item on a pedestal (crafted at Workbench using walls)
Added new Marble Pots, sold by Skipper as part of his special items
Added the number of the dye being currently used by the brush to the paintbrush item slot

Seasonal Events

You can now celebrate Hivemas and Hallowbeen in the world of APICO, along with the NPCs!
Hivemas will activate during the whole month of December (in the real world)
Hallowbeen will activate between October 23rd and November 7th (in the real world)
You can manually turn these events on and off at any time of the year in the Settings > Accessibility menu
You can also activate these events for just a single day using the two new Apicolas (one for each season)
During Hivemas, look out for presents, a new social bee + solitary bee, and 6 new pets!
During Hallowbeen, look out for grave markers, a new social bee + butterfly, and 2 new pets!
Added a couple of seasonal-themed hats, try them out at the Dresser!

Misc. Stuff

There is a 10% chance that rainstorms will become "honeystorms" (50% when using the rain idol)
During Honeystorms which your luck will increase across all aspects of the game
Added Apise Carpet, a fancy carpet you can craft at the Workbench that you run faster on!
Added a smaller variant of the hydroponic pots for aquatic flowers (crafted at a Workbench)
Added a few Terraria references, there's 8 to find!
Updated the two bookshelf menus to have fancy designs to display your progress + stats
Updated the credits and the credit "postcards"

Music

Moth has composed a final farewall to you all for the world of APICO, with 9 new tracks added to the in-game music!
You can purchase these new "golden" tracks from Mothense during a honeystorm
There is also a special seasonal song for both Hivemas + Hallowbeen, which you can get from Presents/Graves respectively
Added the Radio, a special machine that will play music from all the tracks + tapes you've bought/discovered (crafted at crystal workbench)

Quests

Added 10 new quests to help cover some of the older content update content as well as new content so things are a bit clearer
Tweaked some of the rewards for some quests

General Changes

Renamed "Acclimatiser" to "Adapter" to avoid people thinking it changed the climate bees liked
Increased amount of pots made when crafting them (now 4 per craft)
Flowers in pots now have unique sprites so they look nicer and fit better with the pots types
Added some visual distinctions between different frame types
Fishing rods now show a small icon for the color of lure you have equipped (if any)
Increased amount of flora gained from composters a bit (but the new bug hotels are a better source of flora if you need volume)
Increased smoker burn rates a little bit to help that sawdust go for longer
If you hold "E" while holding "R" to respawn (L+R with A on gamepad) you'll respawn at Skipper's pier instead of your respawn point (you didn't dismantle that pier, right?)
Captain's reward boat for completing all the fishing looks... slightly different
The flower book now explicitly lists the flower's trait buff or the special effect nickname shown on tooltips (if any)
Reduced the number of seeds got from frames in an extractor/centrifuge/seperators
The map now shows the other areas, including underwater, geode caves, and the dream, which also fixes issues with crystal hive markers
Social Bees that need honeycore crystals can now use all size crystals as well as crystal seedlings nearby
Pots are now under the beekeeping section of the workbench to try and help show why they can be useful (prevent flower spread from bees)
You can now craft empty bottles and incense bottles using the glass shards produced by the Fragile Bee
Repopulation targets for Solitary Bees and Butterflies has been reduced from 20/12/5 to 15/10/5, meaning you need 5 less to fully repopulate each
Couple buy/sell price tweaks here and there, mainly for Codey & Sto's stock
You can now drop a single item from a stack on gamepad by picking up the stack and pressing Y over an empty slot (X still drops half the stack)
Added a visual indicator of being blessed by the Hivemother (receiving Grandpa's Axe) in the top left corner
Added the anvil to the "use with" icon list for tools to remind people it exists
You can now use watering cans on seaweed/shell piles once you've restored that reef
You can now use watering cans on algae/kelp that hasn't grown yet (don't think about that too much)
Watering cans now have durability (so better save your now unlimited fancy watering can from 3.X)
Reduced the "hunger" of caterpillers a large amount
Reduced the time it takes for cocoons to hatch into butterflies by a third
Reduced how long butterflies last for in the butterfly hotels (you can still use Butterfly's Friend to keep it longer for buff usage)
Expanded the Magazine Rack so that you can fit all social bee mags in one
Added a small tip on the expanded flower tooltips to mention you can place them on grass walls/hedges
Having Pepetunia or Royal Trumpets near your beehives will now show a warning in the beehive menu
Mined honeycore crystals that regrow chance to grow into the "larger" variant during the next full moon
Paintbrush now shows the number of dye currently active in the item slot
You can now find books in the Lost + Found

Achievements

You can now view achievements from the home screen in a new fancy achievements menu!
For non-Steam + Switch players you'll need to play a bit to see achievements you already met the criteria for unlocked here
For Steam players you can click on an achievement you've unlocked to force unlock it in Steam if for some reason it failed to proc
There's only 2 new achievements, I still wanted to make sure new players got rewarded for some of the new content, but consious of the completionists! If you already had 104%ed the game then should be easy to get these outstanding ones as you'll just be interacting with the new area and probably have a bee to hand for the 3rd one

Modding

The modding menu is now available on the SteamDeck
Updated to use latest mod.io APIs as old ones were discontinued
You can specify whether your custom tanks are distribute or gather tanks for Plopper purposes (distrib by default)
Added api_define_pet() to let you define your own pet item
Added api_define_preview() to let you override an object placement preview sprite
api_slot_set now has an additional parameter to specify if you want a menu change triggered (default false to prevent infinite loops)

Accessibility

Added a new A11Y option to remove the per-species fishing RNG chance, meaning as long as you have the right conditions + lure you'll get the species you expect rather than apicarp/junk
Added a new A11Y option to manually set the season to Hallobeen, Hivemas, or None. By default these seasons activate to match real-life times

Multiplayer

Fixed an issue where having a lot of beehives would cause a noticeable lagging every 1s when walking around
Fixed an issue with beehives offscreen that the host hasn't walked near yet sometimes not ticking down when a client is near them
You can now enter a custom IP address to use for Beenet for people who want to host their own Beenet!
The main Beenet server is NOT going down anytime soon so YOU DO NOT NEED A CUSTOM SERVER!
You can get more info on how to host your own server here and get the source code for the server here: LINK TODO
Using a custom server will not change any multiplayer functionality at all, however there is some setup required
Client map discovery should now be saved correctly between sessions
Fixed smokers not being tied to the host world properly leading to mismatched smoker properties
Fixed nurserys + butterfly hotels not syncing visually
Fixed nurseries setup by clients not updating the butterfly repop counts for all players
Fixed habitats placed by clients not having the correc biome for the host

3.X.X

3.X.X versions mark the start of the second major content update, "What Lies Beeneath", along with related patches and fixes. You can read the initial additions that make up this update in the first 3.0.0 patch notes.

3.2.2

Hey Beekeepers!

Beeeen a busy bee working on the demo for Snacktorio but now that's finishing up I had some time to work through the backlog of various bugs and some MP fixes - thanks for all your patience!!

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Changes

Updated Steam Achievement descriptions to say 'half' rather than specific numbers as the numbers are now outdated
Increased the pickup range of dropped items

Crash Fixes

Fixed "Variable unknown_object.species(100014, -2147483648) not set before reading it" (sc_beehotel1_change)
Fixed "Unable to find instance for object index 129284" (sc_slot_shift_click SLOT_LDOWN)
Fixed "Variable unknown_object.oid(100032, -2147483648) not set before reading it" (sc_util_get_obj_at HIGHLIGHTER_STEP)

Bug Fixes

Fixed salinity level of coral tanks being set to the ph level in multiplayer games
Fixed sludge + coral achievements not unlocking when playing in a friend's game in multiplayer
Fixed a duplicate boat being made in multiplayer when a client player dived back to the surface near a boat
Fixed butterfly mutation cuases duplicate flowers
Fixed Cultivator Bee entry showing the wrong sprite for the required Honeycore item
Fixed Coral Flower items saying you could place them on grass, the liars
Fixed Ashthorn not being able to be used to calm Stubborn Bees
Fixed "Tier 3" label in the flower book overlapping chapter icons
Fixed a couple of rogue PLAYER.NAMEs in magazines instead of showing your own lovely name
Fixed Coral Tanks trying to process Prismatic Slivers
Fixed beehives sometimes keeping the grumpy status after a queen ends its lifecycle
Fixed time not going back to normal if you click a gate or boat while sleeping/benching (and in MP)
Fixed being able to open the Butterfly Book by clicking the empty book slot before its unlocked
Fixed being able to place Ocean Lanterns underwater in the cave walls
Fixed footstep sound for grass playing when using the rubberring in deep water

3.2.1

Hey Beekeepers!

Couple more bug fixes including a bunch of minor stuff I was putting aside in favour of more breaking issues!
Thanks again as always to all your reports <3

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Changes

You no longer get sent back to your spawn after the credits, and remain in front of the (now open) door (could this be a setup for the 4.0 update I wonder)
Updated steam cloud mapping, should now sync the saves+modsfolders between all OSs properly

Bug Fixes

Fixed SteamDeck not using the full height of the screen
Fixed new bee produce being disgustingly undervalued by those ungrateful NPCs (x10 sell price)
Fixed the new idol not being able to be used in the dream shrine
Fixed the beehive breeding slot not being fully hidden when a queen was inside
Fixed Filtration Hives filling sludge filters when not underwater
Fixed lag on beebox/buttbox/beebank with lots of friends inside
Fixed Filtration Hives filling sludge filters when no sludge tiles were nearby
Fixed some NPCs getting ahead of themselves and congratulating you on finding all bees/butts early
Fixed some rogue {PLAYER.NAME}s showing in dialogue instead of your own beeautiful name
Fixed not being able to pick up flora with most tools (exception being nets on flowers for obvs reasons)
Fixed being able to set your spawn point with a bed underwater or in caves
Fixed being able to use the rubbering in the dev/dream areas
Fixed coral species not generated hives when fully restored
Fixed fishing then using a gate or divespot causing a weird ghost fishing menu
Fixed not being able to dive back down a spot on gamepad when no shallow/boat nearvy
Fixed heater/cooler icons overlapping with the moon icon in the top-left
Fixed corrupted players.json files causing issues on start-up
Fixed Shipsbane showing "thorny" butterfly as the req when it's "stippled"
Fixed some fishing achievements being locked+relocked when changing between saves
Fixed not being able to open non-beehives with a hivetool equipped
Fixed being able to use the pencil on a backpack
Fixed coral restoration not immedietely being detected in some situations
Fixed coral that was pincered not counting as needing to be restored in that session
Fixed Golden fishing rod having no tooltip info
Fixed TDRAW hook being broken with modding

3.2.0

Hey Beekeepers!

Some more bug fixes and a couple a tweaks, hopefully this should be all of the major stuff sorted out!
I’ll still be doing patches but less frequently now as things have got more stable (especially after the influx of new bees, welcome all!!)

If you’ve been enjoying the new content and want to see more don’t forget to leave a nice review for the game!
There’s still one last big free content update to come next year - if you’re interested in knowing more you can check out the roadmap here:
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General

Added a check to make sure frosty/fiery beehives get spawned properly
Changed solitary bee item tooltip to show the beehotel/habitat rather than beehive/hive
You can now hammer glitched beehives (especially ones that rudely spawn in your beeautiful base)
Removed "hydrophobic" from prismatic bee's hint as it caused confusion (myself included)

Crash Fixes

Fixed selling to Bobbee with JP or CN language set crashing

Bug Fixes

Fixed being able to use the shovel underwater
Fixed coral tanks not being able to go back down to 0% salinity
Fixed butterfly hotels not picking up nearby algae/kelp preventing sunken admiral usage
Fixed the beebank being a bit wonky in multiplayer
Fixed butterfly box setting lifespan to 0 when removed. You can put 0 lifespan butts back in buttbox if you want to reset the lifespan back
Fixed shell scaffold in calcified bee entry always showing as discovered
Fixed coral tanks not being able to go down to 0% salinity
Fixed bug hotels in the caves saying the native flora used was wrong
Fixed prismatic bee magazine showing "$magazine_prismatic_b" instead of the second paragraph
Fixed cultivator bee entry in book crashing once you'd discovered Honeyed Root
Fixed sea cauliflower not applying the +2 lifespan
Fixed tidewort not applying the +2 stability
Fixed honey visual on hives not disappearing after using a hivetool
Fixed tooltip for kelp + algae flora items being the wrong way round and saying they come from shrubs
Fixed walking near the hivemother's door after opening it retriggering the opening sequence
Fixed being able to move stuff into an invisible backpack/trash slot on steamdeck when opening another menu
Fixed being able to see the quick queen button on steamdeck (you just use the r-stick control as displayed to QQ on gamepad)
Fixed butterfly box UI going weird when removing butterflies on steamdeck/gamepad

3.1.1

Hey Beekeepers!

Continuing to crush these (not nice) bugs as they come in, keep 'em coming >:)
The game goes on sale today at some point for a whole week (valve are being all cool and mysterious and won't tell me what time), so if you've been waiting to grab the game at a nice discount you won't have to wait much longer!

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Bug Fixes

Fixed adding/removing bees to a beebox/beebank not syncing up in multiplayer
Fixed buttboxes just not working at all in multiplayer
Fixed buttbox layout for large numbers of butts
Fixed rehabeelitator not working generally after restoring any of the underwater bees
Fixed queen lifespan not counting down in a certain golden location
Fixed Captain just giving away striped walls until he went out of business
Fixed ocean butterflies not showing a tooltip when highlighting the right panel in the book
Fixed kelp/algae not showing their discovered sprites for sunken admiral page
Fixed degrumpifyer drones not potentially passing that onto the queen they make
Fixed degrumpifyer not using up honey
Fixed Beenjamin's hints being for the wrong species in the later tiers
Fixed some of the hotbar bee icons being offset slightly
Fixed habitats not working for coral/underwater bees
Fixed habitats not showing correct environment sprites for the new species
Fixed conditions for Crystalfin being wrong

3.1.0

Hey Beekeepers!

Few more fixes and tweaks, hope you’ve been enjoying all the new content so far :D

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Balance

Increases the radius of the lure's grab area
Decreased the speed of some of the fish slightly

Crashes

Fixed "variable co_core.working not set before reading it" on some quick-queen hotkey presses
Fixed "sc_button_press unable to find instance for object index" when closing a pencil re-naming menu
Fixed game crashing when trying to drop a fish back in deep water with right-click

Modding

Tweaked api_slot_fill and api_slot_drain to prevent issues
Fixed NPCs not having the correct slot position to account for the multiplyer buttons

Bug Fixes

Fixed Prismatic Fragment item missing a tooltip
Fixed Coral Scaffold having no lore in the bee book
Fixed open menus not updating position & GUI after resizing the window until you move

3.0.1

Hey Beekeepers!

Couple quick fixes while you explore the depths, thanks for all the reports!! <3

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Bug Fixes

Fixed being able to hammer sludge or seaweed underwater (oops)
Fixed hammer highlight showing when hovering on coral or sludge
Fixed some 3.0 achievements automatically unlocking (you gotta work for that)
Fixed Bumblemore item spawning in the lost+found on new 3.0 worlds
Fixed not being able to place scaffolds on damaged coral near coral beehives
Fixed Captain just GIVING away lamps, what is this a charity???
Fixed Sunken Admiral book entry not showing kelp/algae items
Fixed coral/ocean/geode solbees & butts having wrong background in the books
Fixed "Lost" Butterfly just saying "lost" (he like me foreal)

3.0.0

Hey Beekeepers!

Well here we are gang, the 3.0 update, aka “What Lies Beneath”, is finally here!

It’s been a long time planned and lot’s of things got in the way but here it is! As I’ve mentioned before, while the 1.0 is a finished game in it’s own right there was lots of things I still wanted to do with APICO. One of them was focus on the “empty” ocean areas, as well as play with the idea of “underwater” bees! “What Lies Beeneath” is the second of the three (free) content updates, and covers a whole host of stuff including:
- New NPCs! Skipper’s Dad, who loves to fish, and Director Bumblemore himself from MPCO arrive!
- Fishing! Make your own fishing flies and fish for 15 different species across the islands!
- Coral Reefs! New coral reef areas with their own bees and butterflies that need to be restored!
- Coral Restoration! Restore the coral through the power of bees and get some awesome rewards from Bumblemore!
- Deep-sea Diving! Head down to the sea-floor to discover a whole host of underwater friends
- Ocean Clean-up! Help Bumblemore clear the seabeds, and discover some forgotten areas in the process…
- Butterfly Upgrades! New butterfly related machines so you can hoard to your hearts content!
- More Friends! 11 new social bees, 5 new solitary bees, 10 new butterflies, 15 fish to
- QoL Stuff! Quick store, trash slot, a tool that lets you gather honeycomb/frames without opening menus???
- More Music! The wonderful SEA-sides by Mothense have been added <3
- More decoration! Lots more decoration items, tiles, walls and more!
- More achievements! 15 more achievements to ruin your 100% achievement score!
- Even more freakin’ bugs because there’s just one developer!!! (me) :D

That’s just the high-level stuff, strap in for the changelog below as there’s a LOT to cover…
I can’t wait for you to all experience the new content and I hope you enjoy playing as much as I did making it <3

N.B.: Same as 2.0, you do NOT need to make a new world to experience all the new content! (Unless you want to!) The new areas and NPCs will be added to existing worlds automagically

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Moon

The phase of the moon has been added, and is shown next to the night icon at night (top left)
Moon phase moves forward 1 phase with each in-game night (I like accuracy but I'm not that mean)
Added Tom's Pocketwatch, given by the new moon quest, which displays the time, weather forecast (if any), and moon phase
Tom's Pocketwatch counts as a key item so can also be got from the Lost+Found if you lose it
You will have better luck generally during a Full Moon
Lunar Bee now requires a Full Moon to appear
Honeycore now only re-grows during a Full Moon (weird I wonder why)
You'll find other things that rely on a Full Moon too...

Fishing

Introducing The Captain, aka, Skipper's Dad, found on his pier to the south-east of Port APICO!
Added the Fly Workshop, bought from The Captain, this allows you to craft your own fly fishing lures
Added Fishing Rods, bought from The Captain - use with a lure to fish in deep water!
Added the Fishing Board, used to keep track of the fish you've discovered, and their bumbly variants
Birbs can now drop feathers when scared off!

Coral Reefs

Introducing Director Bumblemore, head of MPCO & ocean conservationist, found near the Tundra!
He'll arrive after you've unlocked the Forest and Swamp gates
Added various coral related items, sold by the Director
You'll now discover 3 different coral reefs scattered around the oceans, in various states of restoration
Gather fragments of coral and restore them in Coral Tanks
Use Coral Scaffolding along with nearby bees to help regrow your coral
Once you restore a coral reef new flora and flowers will grow, letting you attract coral butterflies and solitary bees
Restore each of the 3 coral reefs to get some very cool items from Bumblemore!

Ocean Depths

Speak to Director Bumblemore to learn about ocean diving and all the strange bugs down there...
Added the Diving Helmet which lets you dive to the ocean depths (can buy from Bumblemore after 1 reef is restored)
Added Sludge, a strange run-off from the mainland collecting on the ocean floor (gross!)
Added the Filtration Hive, that allows you to use Filters instead of Frames to clean-up the mess
Added the Sludge Extractor, that allows you to clean Filters and gather items from the sludge
Cleaning up Sludge might reveal secrets that have been hidden a long time...

Bees

Added 11 new social bees, who make their homes across the reefs and the ocean floor
Added 5 new solitary bees, who can be found nesting in the reefs and deep underwater
Added the Hive Tool, a craftable tool that lets you harvest honeycomb + filled frames from beehives without having to open them (ikr!!!)
Apiaries now have a special visual when the frames inside are filled to save you looking (a throwback to the original concept art for APICO!)
Added the Degrumpifier, a machine that allows you to remove grumpiness from bees (bought from Bumblemore)
Bees buzzing around now match the color of the species in the beehive! (so many pretty colours!)
Beehotels + Habitats will show a bee visiting on the overworld alongside the notice bubble when a visitor is near (for vibes)
You can now use "R" to quick queen when a hive menu is hovered on PC
Repopulating a species entirely will spawn some natural beehives of that species in their preferred biome (if you've already repopulated a bunch of species just put a random bee in a rehabeelitator to retrigger all of them)
There's a couple of new colors of natural beehive that will spawn (you can also use Dye Station to get them - pink, lime, brown)

Butterflies

Added 10 new butterflies, who flit about the coral and the sea bed
This includes the competition butterfly, designed by Holli! (Congratulations again!)
Added the Butterfly Box, a mass butterfly release machine, sold by Sto (doesnt affect conservation)
Added the Lepidoterarium, a mass butterfly storage machine like the Beebank, sold by Sto
If there is no room for new flowers, butterflies in hotels will mutate existing flowers instead
Hovering a flower with a butterfly with a net now shows a preview of the butterfly species

Flowers

Added 8 new strange types of flowers, found out to sea as well as deep below
Variant flowers can now spread and mutate back into their original variants
If there’s no room for new flowers, butterfly hotels will mutate existing flowers instead

General

Added 15 new achievements to cover all the new areas of content!
Added 6 new amazing music tracks - the Sea-Sides! Moths gone and freakin done it again gang
3 of these tracks you'll hear as part of the normal day/night cycle, 3 you'll only hear underwater...
You can now use the quick-store button to the right of your hotbar to move inventory items into nearby crates (you can also press "Q" when not highlighting a menu to do the same thing, or "R3" on a gamepad) Quick-store will move all items in your inventory (not hotbar) into nearby crates as long as the crate has that item (and room)
When opening your inventory, you now have a separate trash slot and backpack slot, free of charge!
Pressing "Delete" on MKB over an inventory slot will send that item to the trash slot for you
Added new ocean-themed decor: fishing crates, worn crates, water buoys, water lanterns, new pier tiles, striped wall, and new banners
Added new critters to the world, not just birds! Frogs, fish, snails, dragonflies - oh my!
Character Creation & the Dresser now have a Randomise button, get ready for some crazy combinations
Also added some new hat/hair options to pick from, including your own Skipper Hat!! (check the Dresser!)
Gates are now visible on the map alongside the boats + NPCs
On MKB you can now remap the R key (respawn + quick queen hotkey), as well as Y (butterfly book)
Item stack size has now been increased from 99 to 999 (ur welcome)
Alchemy Bench now shows a hint in the UI for number of recipes found vs total recipes to find (spoilers, it's 11)
Banners placed on fence posts now sit slightly higher to look "correct"
NPC hitboxes have been increased to make them easier to talk to / bonk
Added beehotel icons to items that can be used in beehotels to help hint at what can be used/saved
NPCs now have multiplyer buttons above their stock allowing you to quickly buy 1x, 5x, 10x, 20x, 50x and 99x of any stackable item
You can now shift-click buy items if you have inventory room (for quick buying singular items like frames) - works for gamepad too
The game will now store a backup save in "/backup" before saving (same root folder as your "/saves")

Balance

Basic, treated, and honeycomb frames have an extra use each - now 4, 6, and 3 respectively (this will only apply to newly created frames after updating to 3.0)
Achievement unlocks for the "3-tier" type achievements have been adjusted to compensate for the new bees/butts
Flowers and sawdust bricks will now give 80s of time per item in a Smoker (used to be 60s)

Multiplayer

Multiplayer has been changed so that when you join a host game you'll be able to pick from all your multiplayer characters You can make up to 5 different multiplayer characters. (before only one multiplayer character existed per host and you couldn't pick it)
Revamped the UUID system to fix the issues some people were seeing with not being able to see friends
Fixed butterfly restoration status not being synced to the client
Fixed not being able to use the shrine or door in the dream as a client
NPC dialogue progress should now be saved for clients properly

Accessibility

The accessibility menu has been redesigned, with each option having a proper description
A new accessibility option has been added to help distinguise between similar bee items (“Bee Labels”) This will add the first 3 letters of the species name to any slot a bee is in.
A new accessibility option has been added to allow you to modify bee lifespan/productivity values GLOBALLY This allows you to make all bees live longer/slower or work faster/slower depending on your preference Remember that if you make bees lifespans extremely short they might not produce anything! (Both these options will be inherited from the host when playing in multiplayer)

Gamepad

Made sure PS5/Dualsense controllers can be used with a PC
Made sure PS4 controllers can be used with a PC
Fixed "SELECT" button not working as a menu button on PS3 controllers
Fixed "VIEW" button not working as a menu button on Xbox One controllers
Fixed using up on the DPAD to open the quest book also moving up 1 chapter (finally)

Bug Fixes

Fixed a bunch of butterfly effects not working properly in butterfly hotels (princess, marsh, wtempest, faded)
Fixed a bunch of typos, and added a bunch of new ones I'm sure!
Fixed delay of highlighting GUI elements like time of day or weather icons in top-left
Fixed using a bed in a certain "special" area setting your spawn position thus softlocking, doomed to be stuck with me forever
Fixed "Not enough money" error not taking into account any discounts
Fixed being able to place grass in the devland (sorry)
Fixed blank/empty/corrupted save files causing the game to never be able to start
Fixed some button states not updating immedietely after being clicked
Fixed picking up shiny butterflies not counting as unlocking the shiny butt
Fixed the messenger bees not being shown flying away when using an altar
Fixed being able to click on the Hivemother Door through menus/buttons
Fixed Beenjamin asking for a "Behaviour Behaviour" when really he wanted a "Cathemeral Behaviour" (what a joker)
Fixed Royal Trumpet not working on beehives that are offscreen
Fixed the bee book intro chapters having "bee" added the chapter hover tooltip
Fixed the solitary bee book overview chapter not staying stickied to the top
Fixed Hivemother Door opening sequence having a yellow bg instead of a grey one
Fixed a crash caused when trying to drain a raintank with a canister containing any non-water liquid
Fixed credits not being visible when high contrast text is enabled
Fixed guidebook scroll not scrolling enough when enough modded quests got added
Fixed nana's postcard text not being visible when high contrast text is enabled
Fixed NPC dialogue prompts not showing a visual highlight if you close an NPC menu mid conversation (how rude)
Fixed slight delay of the "Set Sail" text not showing immedietely on character creator screen
Fixed beehives that are left during the 5s of breeding and go offscreen not making the queen until they're back on screen
Fixed not being able to catch Greater Dreamers or Moth(ense) when using a golden net
Fixed shiny bees not doing their lovely shine animation
Fixed lanterns not having any shadows
Fixed "Press ESC to close all windows" showing all the freakin' time
Pre-emptively fixed the fact that you could equip the rubber ring and then sail a boat through solid land (it was super fun soz)
Purple dyed beehives in the Dye Station are now actually purple

2.X.X

2.X.X versions mark the start of the first major content update, "I Can't Beelieve It's Not Butter(flies)", along with related patches and fixes. You can read the initial additions that make up this update in the first 2.0.0 patch notes.

2.2.3

Hey Beekeepers!

Just a few fixes to get out the way so I can focus on the 3.0 build!

I’ve mentioned it before but really appreciate all the peeps who let me know issues in the bug report form, and a big shout out to the beekeeper who gave me some super detailed steps on the infinite item dupe in MP that helped me put some fixes in place for it <3

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Multiplayer

Finally found the cause of the infinite item duplication that would occur with dropped items on certain frames (wahoo!)
Fixed nurseries not seeming to incr. pop levels for butterflies for clients (again?)
Fixed canisters duping when moving input/output canisters in barrels rapidly
Fixed when clients bought multiple backpacks at the same time some of those backpacks no longer worked - this will not fix existing bugged backpacks im afraid :(
Added some changes to make sure players get a valid UUID when playing online if the server has gone down

Crash Fixes

Fixed the "sc_slot_uncache: unable to find instance for object index" crash
Fixed the "sc_world_add_missing_bees: index out of range" crash that occured rarely during worldgen

Bug Fixes

Fixed dropping butterflies on gamepad just dropping the item rather than releasing them

Fixed pinned menus staying pinned for gamepad players

Fixed backpack item in the slot not visually updating to be open when clicked initially

Fixed placeable items being placed when equipped and clicking the close buttons of menus (finally)

Fixed Candlemaker menu help popup labelling the beeswax + log slots wrong

Fixed NPC shops not showing slots for a second when opening them sometimes

Modding

Fixed modded recipes that use flowers not using up any flowers when crafting at the mod workbench
BDRAW hook added which is the counterpart to PDRAW, BDRAW is drawn right before the player itself, then PDRAW is drawn ontop

2.2.2

Hey Beekeepers!

Some more small fixes and a few multiplayer tweaks - thanks to the people who reported these!

I’ll be off on a short break with my partner for the next week, so catch ya soon <3

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Multiplayer

Fixed some issues with beehives offscreen of the host acting up for the client
Fixed host Rehabeelitators sometimes clearing client slots before the client recieved the repopulation points
Fixed an issue with nurseries not always giving the client the repopulation points
Fixed clients not getting "beetrice" points from the offspring of host hives

Bug Fixes

Fixed camera issue still ocurring at the bottom of worlds when not in a boat
Fixed some tooltip transparency issues
Added a check to respawn jurassic hive if RNG of the worldgen somehow missed it

2.2.1

Hey Beekeepers!

Just a few small fixes for the last update, including the weird camera bugs at world’s end!

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Bug Fixes

Fixed inventory highlight not updating when scrolling the mouse wheel
Fixed the weird camera shenanigans when at the edge of the world
Fixed predictor/beebox/beebank card chars overlapping too much

2.2.0

Hey Beekeepers!

A small update to celebrate the Lunar New Year by adding Chinese as a new language option to the game!
Plus a few little fixes while I was there.

新年好!

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Changes

Added Chinese! 新年好 <3
Various performance tweaks, mainly for consoles, but PC should also benefit
Moved shop button on NPCs to be more gamepad friendly

Crash Fixes

Fixed the "Unable to find instance sc_butterfly_despawn" crash

Multiplayer Fixes

Fixed changing a habitat's species not syncing with other players

Bug Fixes

Fixed not being able to use the net on the computer when using a gamepad
Fixed not being able to interact with Moth(ense) when using a gamepad
Fixed not being able to use the net on the Hivemother's door when using a gamepad (r u sensing a theme)
Fixed pinned menus still using their pinned position if you switch to a gamepad

Modding

Fixed custom menu change event not firing on standard change event triggers

2.1.3

Hey Beekeepers!

Just a small patch to cover a few little bugs in advance of any new players who might pick up the game over Hivemas, as a little butterfly did tell me that the game + OSTs will be on sale over Xmas! <3

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Changes

Productivity values have been changed so that "sluggish" - "normal" (1) (4) bees take a little bit more time to fill a frame
Added a warning to natural beehives when breeding two different bees to make sure it's clear these will not crossbreed
Nearby or active Jukeboxs & Tape Players will now show on the map so you can hunt them down and silence them
Reduced the speed of NPC dialogue menus

Crash Fixes

Fixed crash "sc_button_press variable .unlocked cannot be resolved"

Multiplayer Fixes

Fixed a multiplayer bug where a player joining for the first time couldn't use the butterfly/solitary bee books without crashing
Fixed a multiplayer bug where the backpacks created by the client could merge/override with player backpacks
Fixed a multiplayer bug where the joining player couldn't click on anything (but could still move) until you interacted with a menu
Fixed a multiplayer bug where the controls/accessibility menu GUI moved with the player

Bug Fixes

Fixed an issue with beehives not onscreen when the game loaded not getting their flower list set properly
Fixed an issue with Royal Trumpet effect only working once for beehives offscreen
Fixed clicking a gate marker triggering a mouse click in the place the marker was before you teleport
Fixed Nana not remembering what you talked to her about when you speak to her in the dream (bless her)
Fixed Hermit Bee not being calmed by the flowers that say they calm it in the flower book
Fixed Glitched Bee counting to total for Barnabee/Beenjamin dialogue options
Fixed Cargo Boat going invisible when sailing far enough away from it's own menu
Fixed typo with Royal Trumpet

Modding

Fixed crash when using the player menu as a target for api_add_slot_to_menu()
Fixed api_get_zoid_from_inst() and api_get_inst_from_zoid() giving an error when trying to use them

2.1.2

Hey Beekeepers!

Just a small patch to cover a few little bugs in advance of any new players who might pick up the game over Hivemas, as a little butterfly did tell me that the game + OSTs will be on sale over Xmas! <3

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Crash Fixes

Fixed corrupted butterfly items causing a "gml_Script_sc_butthotel_alarm0" crash when used in hotels

Bug Fixes

Fixed Lunar Magazine not being in the dictionary so not spawning
Fixed Sto's location being wrong in the Full-Beetal Alchemist quest
Fixed the last two butterflies' "flowers" staying blackin the butterfly book when discovered
Fixed a certain bee not showing any special produce info or having a completed heart post-it
Fixed Frostips not showing their special effect in the tooltip
Fixed seeing "ghost" butterfly icons on lilypads (icon but no butterfly)
Fixed some non-flower butterfly spawning issues

Modding

api_add_slot_to_menu() and api_use_item() should now trigger the menu's change event

2.1.1

Hey Beekeepers!

Just one last update to polish off some remaining bits and bobs!
Thanks again to everyone who’s been reporting bugs as well as giving us all the lovely feedback on the butterfly update, it’s so wonderful to hear how much you’ve all been enjoying the new content!

Things will be winding down now a bit for Christmas, I’ve got some optimisation stuff to do for the Switch builds, and our other game Feed The Beasts is feeling a bit left out, so there won’t be any new patches aside from breaking stuff for a while now! Then in the new year I can start working on the plans for the next content update - “What Lies Beeneath”… >:)

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Changes

Magazines should show in the Lost+Found if they're lost / never spawned correctly
Updated the bee hotel explanation quest pics to show the shrub cuttings IN the hotel
Bee hotel input slots will now show the biome-specific flora needed (rather than showing generic flora icon)

Bug Fixes

Fixed not being able to use the magnifying glass on a solitary bee in bee hotels/habitats on gamepad/deck
Fixed not being able to fully move the mouse to the left of the home screen after starting the game in fullscreen
Fixed chapter highlight tooltips in the solitary book not having a name
Fixed some of Sto/Codey dialogue being available before actually talking to them for the first time
Fixed running making a new world in the same slot as one you just deleted visually showing the same chapter completion badges
Fixed Mothlight flowers not producing light as their description implies
Fixed Pondshine in hydroponic pots and Mothlight in normal pots not lighting up
Fixed Candles in Workbench not showing the correct sprite
Misc. locale changes

Modding

You can now pass an optional "title" key in your menu definition for the title bar text - if not specified will be blank
Fixed not being able to use customX: slots with other validations or other customX: slots

2.1.0

Hey Beekeepers!

Well here we are 2 weeks in from the butterfly update, and things are mostly stable (as stable as a game about bugs can be anyway!)
As things calmed down I had a chance to start working on the Modding API, and so this update adds in a whole host of new modding methods that you can use to interact with the new content - hopefully we can all look forward to seeing some new mods that bring us all new butterflies, solitary bees, and incense!

There’s also a few different fixes and some minor stuff I was putting off until there was literally nothing left on my TODO list, plus a couple tweaks.

As a side-note, not sure what’s happened but recently there’s been a large influx of reviews and they’ve been so wonderful to read - thanks so much to everyone who’s been taking to time to write such lovely things about bee game! It really does mean a lot. <3

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Hot Fixes

HF1: Fixed modded npcs crashing when loaded/spoken to

Changes

Reduced general net durability (when buying new nets)
You can now pick up lilypads regardless of whether you have tools equipped (like flowers can be)
If you didn't get a magazine for Lunar Bee when conserving it, one should now spawn when you load the world (maybe)

Bug Fixes

Fixed butterflies in butterfly hotels visiting all flowers, rather than the ones they like (also led to weird cross-mutation)
Fixed butterflies in butterfly hotels visually not visiting the flower accurately
Fixed butterflies in butterfly hotels not matching the range shown by the hotel
Fixed achievement for getting all bee-sides not unlocking
Fixed Dreamshards selling for honeycore instead of rubees
Fixed Pots, Compost Bin, Altar, and Shrine having missing input tooltip item icons
Fixed butterfly nets not losing durability when catching butterflies
Fixed axes losing durability when used on things that can be picked by hand
Fixed incense7 (yellow-green) not having a name
Fixed /gimme butterfly crashing when not specifying a species
Fixed mined honeycore regrowing offset from it's original position
Fixed chrysalis slots staying "locked" for clients during multiplayer when the butterfly hatches (hopefully)
Fixed some languages having NAME BUTTERFLY instead of BUTTERFLY NAME
Fixed new flowers not showing their effect name in the tooltip
Fixed Beenjamin having the jurassic prompt before you find the species if you found enough bees
Fixed plushie items not having a tooltip title
Fixed NPCs not updating their "!" when you clear their dialogue but close using ESC
Fixed clients not getting solitary bee repopulation updates (also hopefully)

Modding

Fixed api_get_menu_objects() not respecting no co-ordinate being passed in (was supposed to default to player if none given)
Added two methods that use "zoids", unique ids that are used to identify objects across games in multiplayer. By using zoids you can avoid the issue of instance ids changing every session and store links to zoids to get the correct instances back on reboot.
Added api_get_zoid_from_inst(), which returns a unique id value (zoid) for the given instance id
Added api_get_inst_from_zoid(), which returns the instance id for a given zoid, both these methods allow you to store
Added api_define_solitary(), which lets you define your own solitary bee for people to discover in bee hotels
Added api_define_butterfly(), which lets you define your own butterflies for people to catch
Added api_describe_butterflies(), which will get the metadata for all butterflies
Added api_define_incense(), which lets you setup a new incense and alchemy recipe (you need to implement the effect yourself though!)
Added api_has_incense(), which will check if a specific scent is affecting a given position
Added api_create_butterfly(), which lets you manually spawn a butterfly inst onto an object (flower, generic obj, menu_obj...)
Added api_get_progress() method that returns the players current progress (i.e. bees found, butterflies repopulated etc)
Added api_define_npc2() method that takes into account new menu sprite changes and new dialogue changes for NPCs - you can still use api_define_npc() but you should upgrade when you can!
Added api_define_menu_object2() method that takes into account the menu sprite changes (you now only need 2 frames and dont need to add the tab title) - same as above RE the old method
Added api_game_state() method that returns various game state bools (paused, game loading, world loading etc)
Added basic _field values to the destroy hook when a menu object is destroyed (limited to basic datatypes)

2.0.2

Hey Beekeepers!

Just another little update to cover a few more fixes!
Thanks again for everyone who has been reported these issues.

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Crash Fixes

Fixed "gml_Script_sc_nursery_alarm0" when removing butterflies on the frame they form
Fixed "gml_Script_sc_centrifuge_alarm0" when removing a frame on the frame (nice) it's extracted
Fixed crash when clicking on flower book flower icon links

Bug Fixes

Fixed flower book showing total flowers as 24 instead of 23
Fixed MacOS having some case sensitivity issues causing problems with uncapping/extracting frames
Fixed the "flora" for a certain solitary bee
Fixed Lunar Bee not being able to be used in a Habitat
Fixed Lunar Bee's special product being just normal water lmao
Fixed bee hotels not counting down guests when there's an error (i.e. not enough flora)
Fixed bee hotels having all guest slots filled when spawn proc'd
Fixed bee hotels not immedietely showing a bubble when a guest is visiting
Fixed butterfly hotels counting down ALL butterflies at the same time, rather than 1 by 1 (this was not intended)
Fixed being able to spawn solitary bees / eggs / caterpiller / chrysalis using the computer (leads to bugs)
Fixed other biome tracks playing in the hallow
Fixed gamepad being able to click on "locked" slots (solitary bee, chrysalis etc)
Fixed chrysallis slots not being reset to "locked" when save+reloading
Fixed butterfly book not fully getting translated when changing language
Fixed bee-sides achievement triggering from just track discovery

2.0.1

Hey Beekeepers!

Just a small update to cover the common bugs/crashes that have been seen - thanks to everyone that’s been reporting these issues.
Also a couple small changes, including the ability to release butterflies by dropping them, in future I’ll look into some sort of larger storage for the hoarders amongst you (so basically all of us lol)

I hope you’ve all been enjoying the new content!
If you have, and you have a spare minute, please drop a nice review if you can - it really helps out APICO’s visibility on Steam <3

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Changes

You can now hammer candles to pick them back up!
You can now release butterflies by dropping them (right-click on MKB, hold and close inventory on GP)
Made flora tooltip mention it can be found in shrubs
Increased drop rate of flora from shrubs
Removed sort button from nursery (oops)

Crash Fixes

Fixed "sc_library_draw" crash on gamepad/deck when getting having 1 but not the other of the bee books (this is the same as 2.0.0 HF1)
Fixed "co:core Variable .talkbuttons not set before reading it" when scrolling the mouse on NPC shops
Fixed "ds_map_find_value argument 1 incorrect type expecting a Number" when clicking a butterfly icon in the flower book
Fixed "sc_nursery_alarm1 .species not set" occuring in certain situations (maybe)
Fixed "ob_butterfly:unable to find instance for object index" when removing / emptying flowerpots (or flowers occasionally)

Bug Fixes

Fixed menus not having their highlight when hovering/dragging
Fixed achievement trigger for "Moth to a flame!"
Fixed achievement trigger for first butterfly/first bee (and first repopulations) for both having the wrong value so these should pop now
Fixed nursery pupa going into negative if the "no food" error was showing
Fixed various "use with" and "valid item" tooltips showing pink cubes instead of things, might have missed some tho!
Fixed couple typos in the cross-mutation quest
Fixed a prompt option for Beetrix being "$npc2_P_JA" - she didn't have a clue what you meant but just played along anyway bless
Fixed butterfly population restored notification not cleared when opening the butterfly book
Fixed a certain butterfly not picking up it's "flower" when in a hotel

2.0.0

Hey Beekeepers!

Welcome, finally, to the 2.0 update, A.K.A. the “I Can’t Beelieve It’s Not Butter(flies)” Update!

It’s been a while and we’ve been working very hard on lot’s of new things for you all to enjoy, and I hope you do!
As I’ve mentioned before, although the 1.0 is a finished game in it’s own right there was lots of things I still wanted to do with APICO and lots of other things I wanted to add.

This 2.0 update is the first of three planned content updates (Terraria / MC style), and covers lots of new things including:
- New NPCs! Meet new friends Codey & Sto, research partners from the Mainland (!)
- Butterflies! Beeautiful flapping friends to find and discover
- Solitary Bees! Bees that don’t work in hives but live alone??
- New Flowers! More fancy flowers, each with their own new effects on the environment!
- More books! We know you love reading, otherwise why are you playing APICO? <3
- Improved Dialogue System! Now you won’t miss all the wonderful writing Jamie has done, plus some new dialogue!
- Incense! Finally you can make candles, plus your own incense through the magic of Alchemy!
- More Music! The wonderful bee-sides by Mothense have been added <3
- More decoration! Lots more decoration items, tiles, walls and more!
- More achievements! 16 more delicious achievements to get hold of!
- Loads more freakin’ bugs I am sure because I am just one person!!! :D

There’s more than that too but that’s what the changelog below is for, and buckle up cos it’s a doozy!
We both can’t wait for you to all experience the new content and to see what you all make of it <3

(N.B. You do NOT need to make a new world to experience all the new content! The new NPCs will be added to existing worlds automagically!)
(N.B.B. YOU DO NOT NEED TO MAKE A NEW WORLD TO EXPERIENCE THE NEW CONTENT - you know people will still ask me this 100 times lmao)

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Hot Fixes

HF1: Fixed "sc_library_draw" gamepad crash

New Content

Added new NPC, Sto! Sto is a researcher from the Mainland who will introduce you to Butterflies and give you her journal to learn more! You can find Sto to the west of the first forest island.
Added butterflies! Butterflies spawn randomly based on their preferred flowers and conditions. There are 15 butterflies to discover, along with “golden” variants! Buy a net from Sto to start catching them.
Added 10 new flowers! Through cross-mutation of butterflies you can discover these strange variants and their new flower effects.
Added Butterfly Hotels! Butterflies in hotels can cause all sorts of strange effects to the nearby environment, as well as mutate nearby flowers.
Added Nurseries! Used to help repopulate butterflies by taking their eggs through the natural lifecycle
Added new NPC, Codey! Codey is a researcher from the Mainland who will introduce you to Solitary Bees, and give you her notes to learn more! You can find Codey to the east of the second forest island.
Added solitary bees! Solitary bees don’t live in hives, and will only appear through Bee Hotels under the right conditions! There are 12 solitary bees to discover.
Added Bee Hotels! Bee hotels let you create small ecosystems that can attract different solitary bees for you to discover, along with “golden” variants!
Added Habitats! By building specific habitats for solitary bees, you can help repopulate that species! They’ll even leave you little gifts!
Added new NPC, Moth(ense)! A moth??? Where are they? What do they sell? That’s for you to discover…
Added two new glorious books, Sto’s Butterfly Journal (open with Y when discovered), and Codey’s Notes (accessed from the bee book via Tab when discovered)
Added more actual lore (oh my god), and a chance to learn more about (and help) the Mainland!
Added some new quests to cover candle making and incense, plus cross-mutation of flowers
Added new flora items found by picking shrubs, used with butterflies & solitary bees
Added new decoration tiles, including variants of edging + pier tiles, marble tiles and giant lilypads
Added two new carpets, a green and a white variant
Added a new plain shrub wall to go with the marble and wood shrubs
Added Mothense’s “Bee-sides” to the in-game music rotation, meaning 11 new tracks will now play
Added the bee-sides in-game as collectables, but where might you find them I wonder?
Added a bookshelf item that can store your books, changes appearance based on how many books are in it
Added a new watering can item, that can instantly grow any placed flower seed
Added a couple more hair styles (including Abbee’s sweet do)
Added a couple new colours to the character customisation & Dresser (pink & purple wahoo!)
Added some new decoration banners that can be placed on walls, 5 to collect in total!
Added the Desalinator, an alternative source of water unlocked from Skipper after 10 social bees are discovered
Added the Candlemaker, which lets you create candles from beeswax (finally)
Added the Alchemy Bench, sold by Sto it let’s you create different types of incense based on different combinations of items - there’s 11 to discover!
Added the Incense Burner, sold by Sto it lets you burn the various incenses, each with their own unique effect
Added new ambient background noise for other biomes for both day and night!
Added 16 new achievements!
Added some secret things to discover!
Added a new accessibility option to remove RNG from butterfly spawns (so only conditions need to be correct, does not affect completion/achievements)
Added a new accessibility option to remove RNG from solitary bee spawns (again so only conditions need to be correct, does not affect completion/achievements)
Added a new accessibility option to remove all “buzzing” sounds from hives / lone bees
Added a new accessibility option to override the recommended zoom level (use at your own risk, you’ll get overlap/cutoff of menus if you use a zoom level higher than your screen can fit

Changes

Dialogue system has been overhauled - instead of having them only show the latest “trigger”, they now show all triggers along with a prompt for each one. There’s probably a lot of dialogue you missed, plus new dialogue to enjoy!
NPC shops have been changed, with some NPCs having entirely new stock (notably Abbee!).
NPC shops now have two special slots so it’s easier to get the special you want.
You can now pick up flowers when using tools rather than need to change to a non-tool item to interact with them
You can now place flowers onto shrub walls for decoration (note: they do not function as flowers for butterfly/bee purposes)
You can now use shrub saplings in the Squeezer
You can now create deep water by using a Honeycore Shovel on a shallow water tile
You can now dye natural beehives in the Dye Station, allowing you to get the rarer coloured natural hives you find in the wild.
You can now hammer the smaller honeycore crystals with a Honeycore Hammer to pick them up and move them
Shrub walls now change appearance based on the biome they are used in (both the 2 existing shrub walls and the new one)
General menu drawing optimisation to reduce texture page sizes + reduce texture swaps which should buff performance on slower devices
Improved current highlighted object with an arrow symbol above it
Made the “target” menu a little bit clearer with an arrow symbol above it
Magazine rack now changes appearance based on how many magazines are in it
Changed overall progress level to account for new content, max is now 105% (sorry Cornflower!!! <3)
Every 5th noticeboard quest completion now gives you a decorative plushie for that NPC! There’s 11 to collect, some found in other places! :D
Composter now also produces the new “flora” items of the biome it’s in, along with grass as normal (you can also get flora from shrubs)
Lights now use candles (new item) to craft instead of just beeswax!

Bug Fixes

Fixed painted walls not showing their windows
Fixed in-game controls remapping keys not being selectable the first time it’s opened
Fixed treetop produce arrow not having a highlight
Fixed treetop menu not visibly selecting after being placed until you move for the first time
Fixed snow infinitely creating snowballs when using a spade
Fixed the healthbar of big rocks being off-centre (yes someone reported that)
Fixed the Chaotic Bee not correctly showing as being calmed by it’s flowers in the flower book
Fixed flower icon tooltips in the overview chapter of the flower book
Fixed menus getting deactivating if their top-left corner went offscreen on the left or top
Fixed not being able to separately hammer windows + walls (originally would hammer both together)
Fixed some buttons not showing highlights when invalid (like the workbench craft button)

Modding

I made sure I didn’t break stuff which is as good as we gunna get for 2.0, however with the next set of bug fixes for this update I’ll be adding new modding and changes for stuff like the new NPC dialogue system, and custom butterflies/bees etc, so you’ll have to wait a bit longer for custom butts!!

1.X.X

1.0.0+ marks the start of the initial public release along with related patches and fixes.

1.4.3

Hey Beekeepers!

It’s been a hot minute - welcome to all our new pocket beekeepers reppin’ on the Switch <3

This update is mostly to cover a bunch of stuff that has come from our handheld friends, although anyone who plays with a controller or on Steam Deck will also benefit from the changes and fixes!
As you might have seen on Twitter we’ve started work on all the new goodies for the Butterfly Update - it’ll be a while before that update is out though as there’s a lot of stuff coming with it!

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Hot Fixes

HF1: Fixed Grandpa's Axe spawning immediately and infinitely

Changes

You can now drop half of a stack of items when holding them into an empty slot using Square/X/Y (quick move button) on gamepad/console
When closing a menu while still holding an item on gamepad/console, the dropped item will now be further from the player so it's not picked up immedietely
Increased retrigger speed for holding down slot movement/chapter selection dpad/analogue stick on Switch
Added the ability to sort your backpack by R stick clicking an empty slot (like crates) on gamepad/console
Added a visible autosave message on gamepad/console
If it hasn't rained in 3 days in a row after Day 4 then the chance of rain will be doubled (swamps still remain 100% chance)
Grandpa's Axe will now appear in the Lost+Found if you didn't look after it (single tear cry emoji)
Changed a lot of the slot selection in machines on gamepad/console so things should feel more "correct" moving around slots (instead of moving the cursor to the bottom storage bar)
Made it clearer in the guide you can use triggers or R stick to change tile/wall placement

Crash Fixes

Fixed "ds_map_find_value argument 1 incorrect type (undefined)... at sc_get_tooltip()" crash
Fixed "ds_map_find_value argument 1 incorrect type (undefined)... at sc_centrifuge2_add()" crash

Bug Fixes

Fixed joining player progress not being saved on Switch due to a file mounting issue
Fixed some slower particle effects on Switch
Fixed boat + mead buff speed not being 2x base speed on Switch (boo, hiss)
Fixed Bobbee's shop showing your Rubee total underneath instead of your Honeycore total on Switch
Fixed not being able to use the right stick click to gather honeycomb in beehives on gamepad/console
Fixed Honeycore Shovel not digging up grass properly on gamepad/console
Fixed not being able to place down grass properly on gamepad/console
Fixed microscope notification message being empty on gamepad/console
Fixed GUI tooltips showing on top of the GUI element on gamepad/console
Fixed not being able to dig up snow with spades on gamepad/console
Fixed not being able to close the backpack if you opened it while traveling in a boat on gamepad/console
Fixed changing recipe in the workbench not visibly updating requirements until you click on it on gamepad/console
Fixed seeing a tooltip for a backpack instead of the cute player tooltip when highlighting the player
Fixed not seeing a visual for the tile you are hammering underneath you if you had a backpack on gamepad/console
Fixed being able to select an invisible "production" meter in Swarmers on gamepad/console
Fixed not being able to place windows on selected walls on gamepad/console
Fixed menu objects not hammering in 2 hits (to prevent accidents) on gamepad/console
Fixed book-based notifications not opening to the correct page when opening the corresponding book on gamepad/console
Fixed sometimes getting a Verdant Bee from an Uncommon X Forest cross if you hadn't discovered the Verdant Bee yet
Fixed joining player saving in a boat not returning in a boat when rejoining the same host's world

1.4.2

Hey Beekeepers!

Just some more bug fixes as well as a couple bits to feed the insatiable modders!

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Bug Fixes

Fixed beehives placed offscreen by joining players sometimes not reactivating after a queen finished their cycle
Fixed the raintank gathering rain while the game is paused
Fixed Beenjamin being able to ask for an "Inheritence Bee", clearly losing the plot in his old age bless

Modding

Added api_create_lightweight() - lightweights are efficiently drawn instances that you can use for batch draw calls. They're also Skipper's least favourite type of person
Added api_measure_text() which returns the height + width of a given sentance when drawn (including when a max-width is set)
Added some new api_multiplayer_* methods which should let you handle being able to store mod data for joining players when they join a hosted game
Fixed modded menu change scripts not being triggered with right-click changes
Fixed modded NPCs having a third invisible row of sell slots

1.4.1

Hey Beekeepers!

Just some more bug fixes for ya, happy weekend!

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Bug Fixes

Fixed general slowdown issues on Switch
Fixed an issue with the bottler duplicating canisters/bottles when working in Multiplayer
Fixed an issue with items sometimes not being picked up in Multiplayer
Fixed being able to duplicate canisters by rapidly clicking in a few different liquid machines (bottler, barrel)
Fixed seeds not showing when placed in flower pots (no they don't grow its just to look cute)
Fixed buying Honeycore from The Merchant showing a tooltip error

Modding

Added a new hook tdraw() which is called above tiles but below objects and draw()
Fixed api_define_flower() not respecting shop_buy / shop_key
Fixed api_define_flower() using the variants sprite for the item sprite
Fixed api_set_ground() not updating the last set tile properly
Removed modded bees from Beenjamin's hints getting him all confused bless him

1.4.0

Hey Beekeepers!

So we’re coming up on nearly a month since the game has been released!
We’d had thousands of people playing APICO and all round it’s been a wild time - thanks so much for everyone that’s been playing and leaving us the most wonderful reviews <3

In the last 4-6 weeks I think I’ve maybe had 3 whole days where I haven’t been in GameMaker for some reason and now that things are mostly stable it’s definitely time to take a break. I was already burning out from console porting earlier this year so the last month or so hasn’t helped!
This will be the last update for a while now barring any urgent bug fixes / crashes - there’s a few changes, a bunch of stuff to keep the mod creators quiet (for a few days at least), and also I updated GameMaker’s Steamworks Extension!

They have promised me that this update will fix the issues some people were having with some MacOS users crashing, and some users just not able to unlock achievements - but I won’t get my hopes up.
At the very least let’s hope it still works normally even if it doesn’t fix those issues! If you do still have issues with Steam please let me know ASAP.

Once I finally have a proper break I’ll be starting on the first proper content update for APICO, “I Can't Beelieve It's Not Butter(flies)”. This will bring in butterflies, solitary bees that don’t work in hives, and all sorts of pollination/flower madness. If you want to read more about the content updates you can check the roadmap here:
https://ko-fi.com/post/APICO-Roadmap-S6S0ADGAZ

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Changes

Visually show the "Respawn in 5s" countdown when holding R / L+R
You now need to equip mead before being able to drink it - meaning you can now right-click to split a stack of infused mead
Notice bubbles are now hidden while in Photo Mode
Mods are now listed alphabetically and show the total number of downloads globally
Mods now each have a banner in the description when clicked on
Highlighting tabs/recipes on gamepad now automatically selects them
On gamepad when holding triggers and highlighting a beehive you can now see the range radius
On gamepad you can now hold the dpad on slot and book chapter selection
Hammering a crate / menu object will now drop that as an item first before the contents of the menu
Added the Mod Workbench, which will store all crafting recipes for all installed mods, per mod

Crash Fixes

Fixed "Cannot delete buffer, it's in use by 1 others at gml_Object_co_mods_Other_72" with mods that use api_get_data()

Bug Fixes

Fixed boats being deleted in multiplayer when clicked rapidly
Fixed bottler liquid type not reset when draining the tank
Fixed the "instance queen end" glitch with slot clicking/dragging
Fixed bottler giving 2 bottles per 50ml in multiplayer
Fixed closing noticeboard quests on gamepad meaning you had to close the whole menu before being able to select a quest button
Fixed uncapping bench / uncapper having incorrect help labels
Fixed Swarmwort seeds not saying they should be placed on water
Fixed Beenjamin asking for a "behaviour behaviour" (what a rascal)
Fixed Raintank menu highlight sprite not having the right outline
Fixed not being able to drink Apicola on gamepad (you poor thirsty bees)
Fixed ";" not being usable for a mapped key
Fixed menus staying open when Save+Quitting, which could sometimes cause issues with the home screen buttons

Modding

Added the Mod Workbench, which will store all crafting recipes for all installed mods. Recipes define with api_define_recipe() will be put here instead of the vanilla workbench - you can use this as your hub crafting station as there is section for each mod. This means you can define 100 recipes for your mod (5 tabs, 20 recipes per tab)
Added api_define_workbench(), which lets you set your mod's name and tab names in the Mod Workbench
Added a description "banner" to in-game mod descriptions (you'll need to add this to your mod file if submitting, see the mod loader for info)
Added a few missing item sprites for larger scenery items
Added api_define_item_stats() which lets you define a "default" set of stats to apply to a given item when it's created (i.e. having a canister start with 9001 max)
api_define_gui() has now been modified to correctly cache sprites rather than register a new one for every machine - this means you will need to ensure your gui_key's are unique per menu object define (i.e. you can't use "progress_bar" for 2 different defines if they're different progress bar sprites)
Added "has_lighting" to the flower_definition in api_define_flower()
Added api_define_window() which lets you define a custom "window" (essentially just an item that has a special frame drawn on a wall)
Added a create() hook, called whenever a generic object, tree, flower, menu object, or item is created
Added api_define_liquid() which lets you define a custom liquid - these can be used in canisters, barrels, and your own custom tanks (not the bottler)
Fixed game load hanging when leaving a mod in settings but there being no actual mod folder
Fixed game load hanging when having an empty mod folder for a mod that is being loaded
Fixed obj_definition with variants specified being limited to 4 frames
Fixed ready() being called early during new world creation (and being called twice)
Fixed modded quests being required to complete to get Grandpa's Axe

1.3.2

Hey Beekeepers!

Just a couple quick fixes on MP games, and a tweak for modders!

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Bug Fixes

Fixed "new" hives found or placed by clients not activating until the host walked nearby
Fixed clients not visibly seeing the progress bar of a host started machine even tho input+output of the machine was fine
Fixed being able to use pickaxes on trees and have them be just as effective (lol)

Modding

Mod console is now toggled through "CTRL"+"." instead if just "."
Mod logs are now added to the "mod-logs.txt" file in real-time so you can view logs outside of the mod console in-game

1.3.1

Hey Beekeepers!

Just a few little bits in this one, some tiny QoL tweaks (including a pencil that lets you relabel things!), some balancing and a couple fixes for multiplayer.

There’s also a bunch of new stuff and some API fixes for modding! There’s been some really cool mods in progress, including an APICO version of Minecraft’s NEI, so hoping these new modding help encourage more people to get stuck in!

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Changes

You can now craft a Pencil (on PC) that lets you relabel menu objects! i.e. you could relabel your trash can to say "Wasp Storage" >:)
Smokers now have their own icon bubble, that also matches the one shown by Empress bees
Targeted menus now have the extra label highlight like when you drag them
Beeboxes/Beebanks no longer show traits until you've microscoped the species
Standard honeycore crystals now sell for $2 rather than $3, and Crystal Bee honeycore shards sell for $5 instead of $1 - there's a bigger piece around honeycore processing planned!
The good news is Barnabee is looking to buy a house of his own! The bad news is the deposit was huge and they have to put their prices up soz
Rocky Bees now spawn in a hive when mined, and there's now a 50% chance of a hive vs 100% always getting a bee (after your first hive)
Sorting menus now orders bees by their bee book order - same for magazines

Bug Fixes

Fixed machines giving duplicate items when the progress bar finished in multiplayer when host should have "won" (sawmill, beehive, centrifuge etc)
Fixed being able to pause while in multiplayer as pausing your time meant time desynced
Fixed newly placed items not being interactable until the player moves (in multiplayer + while modding)
Fixed right-clicking to split stacks and dropping items on an existing stack not syncing in multiplayer
Fixed being able to get infinite cargo boats in multiplayer, putting Skipper out of business (and making him sad)
Fixed game crashing on gamepad when highlighting a non-menu object and pressing Y / Triangle
Fixed The Merchant not showing their post-credits dialogue (im so sorry over how not worth it this is now you can finally read it lmao)
Fixed Sacred Idol showing as the wrong sprite in the Altar overworld sprite
Fixed Beehive Lamps not having an item sprite in your inventory
Fixed acorns planted in hallows not showing as the correct sapling sprite (at least SOMEONE has been replanting)
Fixed NPCs not remembering that they already told you something and eagerly telling you again next time you booted up the game
Fixed Beebank tabs not showing the species name on hover
Fixed being able to hammer beds/benches while in them (why did you even try this)
Fixed music layering when sleeping through several nights
Fixed birbs not flapping when flying away (high quality stuff gang)
Fixed species with "Any" climate not showing in the beebook or stat cards

Modding

Added a new set of methods, api_describe_*, which get various game metadata (both base game and modded)
Added a new set of methods, api_all_*, which gets all instance IDs in the map of trees/flowers/objs/menu objects (super dangerous, don’t make me regret it :D)
Added api_refresh_tooltip() to refresh to tooltip cache (i.e. when updating tanks / gui)
Added api_get_language() to return the players chosen language (i.e. "en", "jp", etc)
Added a new destroy() hook, called when objects/trees/flowers/machines are destroyed
Added a new scroll() hook, called when the mouse wheel is scrolled up/down
Added "hp" as a new property to obj_definition's so you can make objs with "health" (like trees, shrubs, rocks etc)
Added a "claim_script" parameter to api_define_quest(), called when the quest is claimed
Changed ready() to call when the player is directly in the game (after intro cutscene)
Changed worldgen() to call both before all objects are created (post-tiles) and after all objects are created
Fixed api_get_definition() returning some properties as ds_ GM ids rather than values
Fixed loading a different file than the preloaded save not calling ready() properly (and not having a splashscreen)
Fixed api_define_flower_recipe() not working
Fixed api_blacklist_oid() not affected player movement keys
Fixed api_define_bee_recipe() not returning the menu object inst. in the mutation script
Fixed "durability" on obj_definition showing as "health" in tooltips

1.3.0

Hey Beekeepers!

Think we are starting to iron out most the major bugs now! Nothing like having 1000s of people play your game to find the most niche little issues eh? :’)

I’ve also added a few different QoL stuff in this update, notably a new item (Queen Cells) that acts as an automatic “Quick Queen” button, a way to get new grass tiles with Abbee’s Compost Bin, the ability to “pin” menus, as well as a way to dye backpacks in the new Dye Station!
I think Queen Cells is p. useful but let me know what you all think! (too expensive, not expensive enough etc)

Then there’s also a bunch of bug fixes including preventing the corrupted pink bee being able to be made in MP which then caused a bunch of issues, as well as the cargo boat just not following you after reloading the game.
Of all the things in the game I think the Cargo Boat was probably the last thing I expected to give me so much grief lol

There’s also a bunch of various modding related changes in this one (for mod creators - docs will be updated very shortly with some of the new stuff not yet put there!)
Please enjoy! I’m going to go to sleep now lmao

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Changes

Added a new craftable item, Queen Cells! These can be put in the middle of beehives/apiaries to trigger an automatic quick queen when the queen lifecycle ends. Give it a whirl and see what ya think!
Upgraded the microscope to show the HD species image, the dom+res species letters (like in beeboxes), and show grumpiness/beeatrice traits
Abbee now sells the Compost Bin, which turns seeds+flowers into grass tiles
Jukebox can now store all 14 tracks, and will automatically pick a new track to play from it's storage when the current track ends
Added a new "pin" button to menus when playing with MKB that when active will save the menus position on re-open rather than reset it!
Backpacks now have an extra row and column of storage (dont say i dont ever give ya nuffin)
Added the "Dye Station" which you can craft - currently used to dye backpacks different colors!
Now indicate a "grumpy" icon on the bee book page to save having to hove the book's trait info section to check if a species is grumpy
Now indicate a special icon on the bee book pages for empress/arctic/blazing to represent their special effects
Gates now have an extra marker to get you back to THAT place if you've been there before
You can now retrigger the credits by clicking on the door (when already opened)
Changed the visual of capped frames to be a different pattern to uncapped for visual clarity
Removed the larger honeycore crystals from having collision
Added a seperate "inverse hotbar scroll" option now please stop asking lmao
Added a "More Mods!" button to modding menu to link to the master mod list on the wiki!

Crash Fixes

Fixed ERROR in action number 1 of StepEvent0 for object ob_menu:animcurvechannel_evaluate() first parameter is not valid
Fixed ERROR in action number 1 of StepEvent0 for object co_gamepad:Variable unknown_object>.open(100464,-2147483648) cannot be resolved
Fixed ERROR in action number 1 of DrawEvent for object co_renderer:Variable unknown_object>.honeycore not set before reading it

Bug Fixes

Fixed being able to make corrupted bees with the beebox/beebank in multiplayer which then caused a bunch of issues by it existing
On a similar note, any pink corrupted bees will be deleted or turned into “safe” cubes when loading a save now
Fixed not being able to load mods when joining someones game
Fixed the host's midnight weather report not syncing to joining players making weather go out of sync
Fixed Cargo Boats just refusing to come with you and loading in without them
Fixed not being able to use Cargo Boats on gamepad
Fixed the Muggy beehives not being able to be placed back on water
Fixed fences being able to be sold when you can craft them for nothing
Fixed being able to steal things from shops with middle click (you rascals)
Fixed using middle mouse button on a stack when there are 2 full stacks available deletes half of the merging content
Fixed bee lanterns not being able to be picked up
Fixed hitbox of 3rd recipe middle bee icons being offset
Fixed beehives losing their notification popup icons when painted
Fixed book not showing all behavior icons lit up for cathermarl bees
Fixed using exactly 50ml of fluid giving you a messed up bottle
Fixed a heater-related error when using a gamepad
Fixed not being able to shift-click the Glitched bee (lowkey hilarious)
Fixed Abbee's Staff spawning Honeydrop and Frosteria in the Swamp instead of Hivesbane
Fixed clicking Glitched bees in the dream triggering the "discovery" for glitched bees again
Fixed requirement info for Stubborn bee's stat card hover showing the wrong recipe
Fixed photo mode not turning off when you press ESC or open settings
Fixed being able to place nature items on ice (rip ice trees)
Fixed not being able to press "Join" after hosting then saving+quiting
Fixed beebanks in multiplayer not showing all the dropped bees for the other player when hammered
Fixed not being able to use the honeycore shovel with a gamepad
Fixed not being able to place grass tiles with a gamepad
Fixed book overview notifications not going away until clicked even when you claimed the reward (go away omg!!!)
Fixed backpack in the shop not showing the level required to buy when expanding the tooltip
Fixed clicking on the Door with a gamepad crashing the game

Modding

Changed how CTRL+SHIFT+R works, now mod files will get reloaded without a game restart - this can cause some jank but at least you can hotload minor changes quicker! Sprites will reset but placed items will need to be picked up to get the updated sprite (same for your menu define logic!). Textures don't get reset so eventually you'll get mem leaks if you have lots of sprites in a mod.
Added "api_define_wall" which lets you define your own walls (see Sample Mod for an example)
Added a "bench" property for "api_define_object" that will allow the object to function like a bench when clicked
Added a "bed" property for "api_define_object" that will allow the object to function like a bed when clicked (requires a 5th sprite frame, see Sample Mod)
Added a "has_lighting" property for "api_define_object" that will make the object act as a light source
Added a "bee_lore" property for "api_define_item" that will show in the bee book if it's the special produce for that bee
Added the pressed button instance ID as a second parameter to button click scripts in "api_define_button" buttons
Added "api_http_request" which lets you send a standard HTTP req that will callback to the new "http()" hook
Fixed the obj draw script in "api_define_menu_object" not being called for custom obj draw overrides
Fixed "api_get_sprite" not returning standard oid items or items during "init()"
Fixed "flowerX", "seedX", "dyeX", and "trackX" not being usable in menu definitions
Added the ability to set a custom input restriction with "customX:{oid}", i.e. "customX:axe" would only allow items with an oid containing "axe"
Added "api_define_validation_icon()" which lets you set the custom icon shown for custom input restrictions
Fixed mod items loading twice (maybe?)
Fixed modded quest/bee/flower progress not being kept (claimed, discovery, etc)
You can now bin modded items that no longer have their mod loaded (blank pink cubes)

Modding Docs

Updated "Sample Mod" with an example bench, bed, and lighting item
Added a new sample mod, "Sample Workbench Mod" to show how you could approach a workbench-style menu
Made it clear that shop_key is optional on definitions
Made it clear that api_define_tank does need you to save the 3 tank props to menu._fields
Added buttons to instance props
Added image_xscale + image_yscale to instance props

1.2.1

Hey Beekeepers!

Just a quick one for today to cover some changes that went alongside the server changes made last night when the server was restarted!

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Changes

Made some changes to BeeNet to help prevent desync
Updated some client-side socket stuff to help prevent desync
Added Steam Cloud links for mapping between Windows > Linux, Mac > Linux etc so that saves on PC should now be visible on SteamDeck

1.2.0

Hey Beekeepers!

Wow what a release, thanks so much for everyone who's been playing, leaving us the most wonderful reviews, and helping us clean up some of the less friendly bugs!

This update is pretty much just various fixes that seemed urgent, including a fix for rejoining your friends MP game crashing / clearing your progress. NOTE: if it's still not loading (from somehow getting corrupted during a crash) you'll need to clear your "players.json" file in %localappdata%

Also I've tried a slight change to GameMaker's SteamWorks extension that I'm hoping helps the few of you seeing that weird "Steam Not Connected" screen when you're literally in Steam - let me know if it helps! HOWEVER, achievements won't unlock for you - I've had to raise a support request with GameMaker directly. But it's the lesser of 2 evils, either your steam won't initialise and you can't play the game, or no achievements but you can play the game :')

I'm still looking into the "desync" issue that can sometimes occur for a few of you, usually it would be from bad/busy internet connection but I think there might be something in-game thats triggering a big flow of packets that is overwhelming the other player's socket. If you think you've been able to replicate this desync by doing something specific please come ping me in Discord!

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Hot Fixes

HF1: Fixed benches/beds/boats not being hammerable
HF2: Fixed tapped trees being INVINCIBLE smh

Changes

Added a clear warning on demo saves to not be used in the full version of the game (I’m so sorry)
Holding R to respawn while in a boat will bring your boat with you
Holding R to respawn with a boat nearby will also bring your boat with you
Honeycore + Mysterious frames now have a durability of 10 instead of 5 (this will only affect new frames)
Reduced Eternal Lifespan trait from 1200s to 720s (what was I thinking with this)
Canisters with liquid can no longer be sold to prevent you losing money
Updated Mothense’s Twitter handle in-game (sorry moth <3)
Adjusted the hitbox of the LHS buttons on menus so there’s no gap between to highlight things behind
Changed the Spanish language icon

Crash Fixes

Fixed gml_Script_sc_util_draw_item - variable .d_traits not set before
Fixed gml_Script_sc_crate1_change - variable .d_traits not set before
Fixed gml_Script_sc_item_step - .species cannot be resolved
Fixed gml_Script_sc_util_struct_clone - variable_struct_get_names incorrect type
Fixed gml_Script_sc_util_draw_item - variable .d_traits not set before
Fixed gml_Script_sc_slot_draw - unable to find instance

Bug Fixes

Fixed a major issue in Multiplayer where desyncing could be caused by picking up too many items
Fixed a major issue in Multiplayer where desyncing could be caused by placing/removing too many walls/tiles
Fixed a major issue in Multiplayer where hosting a newly created world would cause a desynch with friend actions
Fixed an issue where if you joined your friends game, save+quit, then loaded your own world it would be your friends world still (which could
then lead to losing your save if you “saved” the game after loading that world)
Fixed an issue where certain Steam Achievements would not get unlocked if Steam API hadn’t been called correctly
Fixed an issue where no Steam Achievements could be unlocked (for people who originally saw the “Steam Not Connected issue in 1.0.0)
Fixed an issue where corrupted MP saves of joining friends would remain corrupted
Fixed the game crashing when hammering a gate while another gate menu was open
Fixed the hotbar getting sorted when sorting the inventory (oops)
Fixed the weird “mouse off to the left of the actual mouse” position thing (you know the one)
Fixed the water bottle sprite having some junk on it
Fixed being able to put a backpack inside itself and then closing itself and having your backpack disappear into itself for eternity
Fixed some longer languages overlapping with the Postcard “Set Sail” button
Fixed Hivemother Gate items showing as pink cubes
Fixed the tooltip button icons of the map + bee book being the wrong way round
Fixed the Bottler tank not resetting the liquid type if you used exactly 50bl to empty the tank
Fixed the Smoker scent not resetting when the scent timer hit zero
Fixed some menu objects being able to become immortal and permanently messing up your perfect lil base layouts
Fixed being able to drag a menu with a hammer and cause the menu object to get picked up
Fixed Magazines not having their high contrast variants for high contrast text mode
Fixed being able to get infinite grass on tiles that have stuff on them (maybe?)
Fixed Barnabee somehow managing to give you an impossible bee quest
Fixed noticeboard visuals going wrong after > 5 quests completed

Modding

You can now use Control + Shift + R to hard restart the game, allowing you to quick reload for LUA text changes (LUA files are only read when you actually select a save)
Added a new method, “api_is_game_paused()” - you can guess what it does
Fixed an issue where modded items would not appear after saving + restarting
Fixed the “Hopper” mod from not working correctly with closed menus
Fixed the “Uranium Bee” mod where the mod would not load
Fixed being able to reduce money to negative
Fixed “api_define_flower()” not working correctly

Modding Docs

Fixed sc_define_button not showing that the button click handler has the menu_id as a property

1.1.0

Hey Beekeepers!

Wow what a release, thanks so much for everyone who's been playing, leaving us the most wonderful reviews, and helping us clean up some of the less friendly bugs!

This update is pretty much just various fixes that seemed urgent, including a fix for rejoining your friends MP game crashing / clearing your progress. NOTE: if it's still not loading (from somehow getting corrupted during a crash) you'll need to clear your "players.json" file in %localappdata%

Also I've tried a slight change to GameMaker's SteamWorks extension that I'm hoping helps the few of you seeing that weird "Steam Not Connected" screen when you're literally in Steam - let me know if it helps! HOWEVER, achievements won't unlock for you - I've had to raise a support request with GameMaker directly. But it's the lesser of 2 evils, either your steam won't initialise and you can't play the game, or no achievements but you can play the game :')

I'm still looking into the "desync" issue that can sometimes occur for a few of you, usually it would be from bad/busy internet connection but I think there might be something in-game thats triggering a big flow of packets that is overwhelming the other player's socket. If you think you've been able to replicate this desync by doing something specific please come ping me in Discord!

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Changes

Removed wasps (or did I? dun dun dun....)
Increased chance of rain each day in the forest from 30% - 35%

Crash Fixes

Fixed gml_Script_sc_slot_set (CENTRIFUGE_ALARM1)
instance_exists argument 1 incorrect type (undefined) expecting a Number (YYGI32)
Fixed gml_Script_sc_slot_draw (MENU_DRAW)
Unable to find instance for object index
Fixed gml_Script_sc_util_discover_item (MENU_CHANGE)
Variable <unknown_object>.shiny(100020, -2147483648) cannot be resolved.
Fixed gml_Script_sc_util_create_item (BUTTON_CLICK)
ds_map_find_value argument 1 incorrect type (undefined) expecting a Number (YYGI32)
Fixed gml_Script_sc_slot_validate (MOD_CLOCK)
Variable <unknown_object>.uncapped(100359, -2147483648) not set before reading it.

Bug Fixes

Potentially fixed the "No Steam Connected" issue some people were seeing?
Fixed an issue where rejoining a friends hosted game would crash you as your player save wasn't read correctly
Fixed removing SirSengir Statue (how dare you) leaves a "Dev Wall" item you can't remove (Unfortunately for now you'll be stuck with this if you already hammered him!)
Fixed shift-clicking beebox output messing up the counts
Fixed in-game MP menu not having an overlay
Fixed in-game MP menu not pausing the game when opened via the hosting notification
Fixed high-contrast text mode showing invisible noticeboard quest text
Fixed high-contrast text mode showing invisible postcard text
Floored some cropped text on the modding, multiplayer, and controls menus

1.0.0

Hey Beekeepers!

Yeah yeah I know, bit late posting but we got there in the end!! I hope you've all been enjoying your visit to Port APICO :D

If you've got the time, we'd really appreciate if you can leave us a review! It's the best way you can help us out as indies <3

Without further ado, here's the patch notes for 1.0!

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Changes

The game is out now (durr)
Added High Contrast Text mode (experimental!)
Increased shiny chance from 5% to 8%

Bug Fixes

Fixed world lagging for a few minutes when starting a new world until a restart due to every beehive in the world being active (oops)
Fixed gamepad device selection button on PC flickering a lot
Fixed beeboxes not working with a gamepad
Fixed being able to paint NPCs on gamepad (poor Green Skipper)
Fixed in-game settings/controls/access menus having their close button hidden (ESC still closed them)
Fixed crash "gml_Object_ob_slot_Alarm_1 - Unable to find instance for object index"
Fixed crash "gml_Script_sc_button_press - Unable to find instance for object index"
Fixed crash "gml_Script_sc_beebank_draw - ds_map_find_value argument 1 incorrect type (undefined) expecting a Number"
Fixed Backpacks sometimes close themselves with no apparent cause.
Fixed lag between clicking button amount and box update in Workbench
Fixed birbs facing right when flying left (oh god)
Fixed showing an extra chapter in the bee book
Fixed unread quests not showing the "!!!" icon
Fixed beehive preview not showing on hover, same for crates
Fixed holding hammer in slot 0 and using backpack can give player a HP bar (you couldn't kill the player tho boooo)
Fixed hive noises play when hive is sleeping
Fixed focus mode not selectable on PC
Fixed beebox preview is pink cube when no species
Fixed bin text button off by 1px (it was annoying me)
Fixed boat wake sprite slightly offset
Fixed magazine tooltip not showing right-click to open
Fixed backpacks not being able to be selected the first time they're opened (maybe they're just shy)
Fixed that if you try and hammer the hallowed gate/altar you can’t then remove them once you unlock the axe
Fixed dropped gate item is pink for a sec
Fixed opening a menu object near the top of the window on PC opens the inventory twice
Fixed Lost+Found giving you loads of noticeboard (why do you need that many)
Fixed bottler always says "bottling Apicola"
Fixed eebank scrolling buttons not active
Fixed buzzing sound on errored hive
Fixed hives with errors still charging honeycore machines
Fixed backpacks not opening after saving
Fixed Flower1 seed tooltip having the wrong name

Modding

Fixed mods not loading if you save+quit and reload the same world with the same mods on
Fixed mod icons not showing properly

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