Microgarden changelog
v 0.25 9OCT2016
ADD pumpkins! Happy Halloween and harvest season!
ADD ground cherries!
ADD white apples!
ADD resize window (zoom) button
CHG change on the appearance of cucumber plants
CHG slight change on the appearance of melon and watermelon plants (flowers size)
CHG slight change on the appearance of peanuts' flowers
FIX blueberry and apple cuttings in seed inventory would say "seeds" (now say "cuttings")
v 0.24 3MAR2016
-MICROGARDEN 1ST ANNIVERSARY!-
ADD 1 variety of tomatoes (blue tomatoes)
ADD 1 variety of melons (christmas melon)
ADD 1 variety of watermelon (orange watermelon)
ADD 1 variety of blueberries (pink blueberries)
ADD christmas melon and orange watermelon can be used as ingredients for Summer Days
ADD if a new version of Microgarden is available, propose to update on game startup
CHG dandelions are now smaller
FIX looks like the savegame loss on updating Microgarden on Windows 64bits was a false alarm
FIX hints wouldn't always display correctly on certain plants (cabbage/kale mostly)
FIX in seed making tutorial, hints would not always display right
FIX looks like there was no actual issue with savegames on Windows 64 bits, sorry
FIX backups didn't work anymore, no they do
FIX green cabbage would grow to be replaced by seeds floating in the air at some point
FIX the link to the Summer Days web page would still be active after the link's text disappeared on exporting harvests
FIX possible issue with the size of texts in the game on certain computers
FIX make restore backup text area disappear on clicking on another control
FIX if certain menus were open when clicking on the backup buttons, elements from the backup menu would be missing
v 0.23 22NOV2015
ADD apples!
ADD first big plant, occupying more than 1 tile of soil! (apple tree)
ADD analyser now tells plant's age
CHG tile selecting square is now animated when hovering a tile that's fit to sow a seed in
CHG jerusaleme artichokes now take 6 months (instead of 4) to be ripe
CHG raspberries, kan berries and blueberries now take 12 months (instead of 10) to be ripe
CHG peanuts now take 4 months (instead of 2) to be ripe
CHG forget-me-nots and lambsquarters now take 4 months (instead of 1) to make seeds
CHG slight change on the appearance of sunflowers (purple sunflower)
CHG slight change on the appearance of black tomatoes
CHG program's name (tab in taskbar would say "micro garden" instead of "Microgarden")
CHG slight change on the appearance of peas
CHG inventories hover info text now separates plant's name and quantity of seeds in two lines
CHG bushes and trees (kan berry trees and bluberry plants) now grow babies only when they're big
CHG in harvests inventory, now blue hints appear on harvests that can be turned to seeds/cuttings even if hints are turned off
FIX possible issue with removing cuttings-plants to get cuttings
FIX issue with plants not always growing at the right speed
FIX possible issue with trees and bushes making fruits and growing too fast
FIX it was possible to move the cursor over the toolbar buttons while carrying a pack of seeds
FIX sowing a seed was canceled if a weed appeared while trying to sow
FIX possible issue where it was possible to turn certain disallowed harvests into seeds or cuttings
v 0.22 10SEP2015
ADD tutorials!
ADD 1 variety of cucumbers (lemon cucumbers)
ADD lamb's quarters (growing spontaneously)
ADD link to Summer Days
CHG help got replaced by tutorials (accessible by cliking on the usual help button)
CHG appearance and animation of help button
CHG appearance and colors of sunflowers, now they're a mix of yellow, red, purple and white
CHG appearance of watermelon plants
CHG appearance of cucumbers (both in plant and inventory)
CHG slight change on the appearance of raspberry plants
CHG slight change on the appearance of white strawberries
FIX dragging the cursor around after pressing to remove earth...
FIX the language button would show the current language instead of the language you switch to by clicking on it
v 0.21 25JUL2015
ADD strawberries (2 varieties)
ADD mint (2 varieties)
ADD blueberry (1 variety)
ADD you can now create ponds!
ADD first water wild plant : cattail (1 variety)
ADD caption tool to see the name of plants
ADD export certain harvests as ingredients in the newly released game Summer Days
ADD the pack of seeds follows the cursor when you're going to sow
CHG melons images in inventories
CHG myosotis now grows small first then bigger
CHG help text about making new seeds (now explains how to grow new raspberries etc.)
CHG text in harvests inventory doesn't say how to extract seeds anymore (see help instead)
CHG when an inventory or a text is shown the tile selecter doesn't follow the cursor anymore
CHG harvests inventory text changed
CHG hints text now has french adaptation for "ON" and "OFF"
CHG backup code text area moved (it would sometimes hide part of the text)
CHG harvests inventory text now shows only when at least one harvest can be turned to seeds/cuttings
CHG flow of time text's color
CHG hints text's color
CHG slight change on the appearance of the help button
FIX possible bug with the flow of time text
FIX sometimes clicking to close texts (help, flow of time, hints, etc.) didn't work
FIX it was sometimes possible to click the link to the website even when it was invisble when a text window was shown on the screen
FIX if there were pollinating bugs around mint when it got harvested, they would remain there
v 0.20 2JUN2015
ADD 3 varieties of cabbage (green, red and ornamental)
ADD watermelon (2 varieties)
ADD pea (1 variety)
ADD myosotis (2 varieties) (growing spontaneously)
ADD Linux 64 bits version
CHG change on the amount of harvests produced
CHG change on the number of seeds produced
CHG no more Windows 64 bits version (32 bits version works on 64 bits systems)
CHG change on the appearance of bugs
CHG slight changes on the appearance of red kale
CHG slight change on the appearance of cantaloupe seed pack/harvest
CHG slight change on the appearance of yellow tomatoes and yellow cherry tomatoes seed pack/harvest
CHG slight change on the appearance of orange Kan berries seed pack/harvest
FIX pollinating bugs would remaing after removing a plant
FIX possible glitch with hints remaining on screen after removing a plant
FIX plants would sometimes appear above rain and hints
FIX dandelions would grow already-mature babies
v 0.19 24MAY2015
ADD green peppers and green long peppers (unripe)
ADD dandelions (growing spontaneously when grow babies is ON)
ADD pollinator bugs
ADD rain
ADD remembers game window's position on the screen
CHG few changes on pepper plants' appearance
FIX hints would remain on screen after removing a plant
v 0.18 10MAY2015
ADD peppers (10 varieties)
ADD new system for obtaining seeds for certain plants through harvested products
ADD install setup (for Windows)
ADD donation button
ADD credit/copyright and website
CHG (in-script) more retro-compatibility with previous versions from now on
CHG certain plants' names : now all names are singular
CHG terminology used for seeds now include the term "cuttings"
CHG new cuttings from raspberries and jerusalem artichokes can be obtained through removing an existing plant (thus letting plants grow babies) (this is the only way to get new raspberry
cuttings)
CHG slight change on info text bubble's width to make it look better
FIX huge glitches with Kan berry trees
FIX certain plants (like jerusalem artichokes) would sometimes still show a hint after being harvested
FIX help change-page arrows would remain on screen when help closed when another button was clicked
FIX language button would always return to english on erasing garden, even if chosen language was still french
FIX hints could overlap toolbar
FIX couldn't grow more peanuts or Kan berries after using up all the seeds
FIX number of seeds a plant produces is coherent with the number of seeds sown at once
v 0.17.0 20APR2015
gardens saved with previous versions are not compatible with this version
ADD more instructions and help
ADD hints, and hint button (shows when plants are ripe, etc.)
ADD info text now shows toolbar buttons' names
CHG restore backup button's appearance
CHG yellow tomatoes and yellow cherry tomatoes changed position in the inventories (seeds and harvests)
CHG info text showing plant's name and seeds quantity now tells you the number is the seed quantity
CHG brought back the keyboard shortcuts (function keys)
CHG time flow button now shows the current flow of time on first click, and changes it on subsequent clicks
CHG grow babies button does no longer show an "ON/OFF" screen on click
FIX plants' names were always in english (even when the game was set to french)
FIX there was no way to get new seeds from peanuts and Kan berry trees
FIX cursor would turn to hand when hovering 'ok' and 'cancel' buttons even when they were invisible
FIX info text showing plant's name was still sometimes off-screen
v 0.16.0 8APR2015
ADD welcome text
ADD Microgarden now in french! (+language button to switch between english and french)
ADD backup file feature
ADD sunflower (1 variety)
ADD Kan berries (4 varieties)
ADD window border (making it easier to drag and move the game window)
CHG save data change (garden saved with previous versions can't be played using this version)
CHG plants grow babies less often (was 50% chances, now 25%)
CHG appearance of packs of seeds and seeds inventory button
CHG slight change on appearance of raspberries (inventory)
CHG number of portions jerusalem artichokes produce (was 100, now 50)
CHG startup text doesn't reappear after erasing the garden
FIX baby plants would appear over the help/info text
FIX sowing seeds would only sow one seed per ground tile for every plant (now the number of seeds sown at once is different from a plant to another)
FIX when starting the game the "time flow" and "grow babies" buttons wouldn't reflect their settings
FIX there was no longer a mention of how to prepare the soil to allow sowing seeds
FIX when raspberry plants grew babies, the babies used to appear fully grown
FIX cursor now turns to hand when hovering 'ok' and 'cancel' (check mark and red X) buttons
v 0.15 31MAR2015
ADD toolbar and buttons
ADD seeds inventory (+ harvesting seeds)
ADD your garden now keeps growing when you minimize the game window or switch tab in the browser
ADD canary (yellow) melons
CHG harvest records
CHG (programmer-only) the way plants are created (script)
FIX window could not be dragged/moved anymore (now it can be moved by dragging the new toolbar)
FIX plant name wasn't always visible when the cursor was close to the egde of the window
FIX canceling sowing a seed would also alter the square of land under the cursor (right-click)
FIX cursor would not always show the right image (hand or arrow)
v 0.14 8MAR2015
ADD spotted lettuce
ADD peanuts (1 variety)
ADD 'X' (close) button
ADD cursor changes to hand when a plant is ripe
ADD application icon
CHG slight change on the color of tomato plants
CHG cancel sowing a seed on right-click
CHG removed window caption in executable version (replaced by white bar with 'X' button)
v 0.13 6MAR2015
ADD control over the flow of time (1 month = 1 min, 10 min, or 1 hour)
ADD earth *gradually* regrows grass
ADD yellow/orange tomatoes and yellow/orange cherry tomatoes
CHG help and harvest texts are now easier to read
CHG help text changed
CHG slight change on the appearance of jerusalem artichokes
CHG appearance of red tomatoes and red cherry tomatoes
CHG appearance of black tomatoes and black cherry tomatoes
CHG appearance of white tomatoes and white cherry tomatoes
FIX plants took longer to grow if the game was closed then started again
v 0.12 5MAR2015
ADD cucumbers (1 variety)
ADD turn on/off plants growing babies
CHG appearance of grass
CHG appearance of straw
CHG appearance of earth
CHG appearance of tomatoes
CHG tomatoes now grow flowers
CHG appearance of jerusalem artichokes
CHG melons now have protofruits phase
CHG jerusalem artichokes now grow flowers then dry out
CHG lettuces now grow flowers and seeds
CHG kale now grows flowers and seeds
CHG right-click now removes plant, then straw
v 0.11 4MAR2015
ADD shows which tile of soil is under the mouse
ADD plants are at a random angle (0, 90, 180 or 270)
ADD stores the harvests
ADD plants grow babies
ADD melons (2 varieties)
CHG appearance of lettuces
CHG appearance of kale
CHG appearance of jerusalem artichokes
CHG color of grass
CHG the way the plants of the garden are saved
FIX removing plants wasn't saved
v 0.1 3MAR2015
tomatoes (6 varieties)
lettuces (2 varieties)
jerusalem artichokes (1 variety)
kale (2 varieties)
raspberries (3 varieties)
grass
earth
straw
earth regrows grass after a time