The Bibites 0.4.2

Hey everyone!

I'm happy to announce a new public and free release of the simulation! In this one, I focused a lot on a few usability features and a lot on modifying the default settings so that they are a lot better at getting you started.

Changes

• Added Color Selector, which can help add a small (or significant) selection pressure to the bibites color
• Added background mutation settings, that define a baseline mutation level apart for the genes of the bibites
• Added a version tracker, that automatically tries to upgrade savefiles from earlier versions! You'll be able to keep your previous worlds!
• Movement penalty for defense (with setting)
• Eggs are now laid behind the bibite 
  
• Eggs can now collide (and a setting controlling that)
  
• Bibite Tags!

Minor Changes

• Added Information Pop-up for spawner settings
  
• Changed a few neuron names to be more descriptive
• More procedural sprites variety, smoother transitions
  
• Increased default mutation rates, Decreased default mutation strengths
  
• Increased default pheromone strength
  
• Added default pheromone strength setting
• Added "Initial Seeding" setting controlling what % of the biomass is initially spawned
  

Bug fixes

• Fixed setting tooltips formatting errors
• Fixed some spawners drifting out of bounds
• Fixed some spawners missing references after reload
• Fixed PheroHeading neurons not enabling sensing by themselves
  
• Fixed scaling problem with modded pellet sprites
  
• Fixed auto-panning not working
  
• Fixed empty buggy panels after hiding UI (H) and deselecting  
  
• Fixed buggy stomach representation after hiding the biology panel for a while
  
• Fixed stomach pellet sizing calculations

Next short-time focus:

• Full Mac and Linux compatibility and support
• Menu UI rework to bring it more in line with what is standard in games
• Statistics and analytics in-game