/r/thrive

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News and discussion about Thrive, the ambitious open source evolution game.

Thrive

Thrive is a game about the development of life, from the formaton of the first cells to galactic civilizations. Thrive is free and open-source; our development is powered by dedicated volunteers with a passion for the project. We are always looking for new developers, and if you want to join us to help bring our many concepts to life faster, send us an email!

Our team seeks to accomplish two major goals:

  • Create engaging, compelling gameplay that respects our players' intelligence.
  • Remain as accurate as possible in our depiction of known scientific theory.

We plan to immerse the player in a procedurally generated and evolving world filled with the wonders of science, and to allow them to manipulate the virtual world around them in any way they please. Our game will contain multiple editors where players can create and modify technology, culture, organisms, and entire solar systems.

Thrive takes many games as inspiration, from roguelikes to grand strategy games, but we plan on walking our own path with many game mechanics, so don't expect a clone.

Wiki

If you're looking for information on the project, please see our wiki.

/r/thrive

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I just realized a weird thing in Thrive discord server.

It's just me or no?

2 Comments
2024/07/15
04:54 UTC

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Whenever I try to start a new game, the game crashes

I bought the game on Steam recently. However, I can't play, when I click on new game, a screen appears showing some living being and after that the game queues up on a black screen and stops responding.

I've already lowered the graphics to the minimum possible, but I still can't play.

4 Comments
2024/07/10
00:43 UTC

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New Ascension Gate built. Love it!!! Great work!!!!

2 Comments
2024/06/30
07:26 UTC

15

Sometimes when I peak into the developer forum

I see this.

Though I'm excited for the game. (It's just funny to me...I hope I don't offend.)

1 Comment
2024/06/26
21:00 UTC

5

Volcanic Coasts

So, honestly I just want this because I want surface level locations which I can use Hydrogen Sulfide organelles for some reason.

Any plans for Volcanic Coast tiles?

Also, on the subject of feeding my organisms with everything in sight but slightly off topic, was there a pressure-based organelle being planned, is there multiple toxins planned, and is there an organelle that allows an engulfing cell to neutralize toxins planned?

I don't actually know the plans for anything, but am very excited for future updates regardless of the answers.

2 Comments
2024/06/26
00:22 UTC

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Idea for content

What if the industrial stage has a version of the internet or sone thing like that since it’s meant to be the Industrial Revolution till the species becomes interstellar

1 Comment
2024/06/25
20:34 UTC

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How close to completion is the first stage is it close is it not

I’m relatively new to the thrive community and it looks mostly complete

9 Comments
2024/06/25
01:16 UTC

7

how do I get the organelles for different membranes

how to eat chitin organisms

You need lystome,edit it and click cellulase

2 Comments
2024/06/15
19:59 UTC

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Thrive 0.6.7 Trailer

0 Comments
2024/06/15
15:52 UTC

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Why is my organism changing?

when i entered multicellular stage i created my organism with a core in the very center and other support cells in the sides but when i hit continue i started as other cell that couldent survive, then i thought that maby i missplaced the core cell but when i entered the editor my multicell was all messed up, attack cells in the midle, the shape was completly different, there was no core. Is this intencional? , some sort of mutation sistem? and how do i prevent this, i want it to stop? maby i am blind or something but i didnt saw any button like "turn cell variation off" , can someone help me please?

4 Comments
2024/06/08
22:12 UTC

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My Microbe and its Symbiotic Bacteria

https://preview.redd.it/n973otbmd24d1.png?width=1080&format=png&auto=webp&s=b43150c42807ff02ccb81defc2c65eb04ec860ab

I can barely move.

https://preview.redd.it/hxho1vwnd24d1.png?width=1080&format=png&auto=webp&s=065170afec298009c38c878d3b7d301ebbb99a45

These bacteria consume my excess ammonia and phosphate (from their less fortunate siblings), then reproduce and do photosynthesis for me.

(In real life, ciliates of genus Kentrophoros live by eating their symbiotic bacteria like this.)

8 Comments
2024/06/02
02:02 UTC

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I thought people interested in Thrive might be interested in my cellular evolution simulation (now with gene regulatory networks!)

1 Comment
2024/05/27
15:45 UTC

6

Any tips on how to Thrive?

I´m struggling here.

1 Comment
2024/05/19
18:30 UTC

3

How do i download the launcher?

Pls help

3 Comments
2024/05/18
08:28 UTC

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New bug or known?

So that iron spawned within my multi-celled structure.

Thankfully we are slowly multiplaying, so the editor should free me, but is this common?

7 Comments
2024/04/30
12:37 UTC

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Is this a bug or a feature? (re Cell editing)

I collected enough resources to edit my cell and suddenly the editing menu is blank, except it now has a {0} and {1} in the top left.

Did I somehow create a new species in the same game? Is this a bug?

If it's a feature, could someone please tell me how I can move from the blank screen and back to my existing cell?

Thanks in advance.

EDIT: I force-closed the game and replayed the last segment. This time there was no issue.

The {0} and {1} mentioned in my original post were on the "Report" page.

2 Comments
2024/04/29
13:03 UTC

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