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1.3.7 Hotfix BMay 30, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsFixed the remaining game-breaking bug + a few small changes: Fixed bug where some European users were not getting offline earnings Fixed bug where alt-tab feeding stopped working You can now close the collection highlight menu Hotfix 5/29May 29, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsAs expected, the engine change led to some unintended side effects! I've fixed the most dire ones: Fixed a rendering incompatibility error which was causing the game to crash on older machines Fixed an issue where the Oarfish was not showing up. If you had any and played before this hotfix, they may be gone now unfortunately, sorry about that! Fixed a bug where the lights would refuse to change during the day Fixed an infinite money glitch where buying 100 golden pelagic dudes packs caused you to actually gain money instead of losing it Fixed bug where swap tank buttons still showed up on newly added fish. There are still more things to fix, but these should be the most important, and I wanted to publish this ASAP since it was game breaking for those of you on older machines. Thanks for your patience! Again, I'm just one guy, I appreciate y'all for bearing with me through any growing pains. Best fishes, -BenChillquarium 1.3.7 Patch NotesMay 28, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsHey y'all! I've been working for the last few months on migrating Chillquarium from Godot 3.5 to the current Godot 4.4. This is an under-the-hood engine upgrade that wound up taking longer than I expected, but should make the game easier for me to maintain and work on moving forward. Migrating the game led to a lot of unexpected bugs that I have tracked down, and while I think everything is working now, it is likely that there are more bugs that I have not yet seen! So if anything weird turns up, let me know in the Steam forums or in the #bug-reports channel on the Discord server. As always, bug reports are a huge help, thanks to those of you who have been posting them! In the meantime, I tried to also address some of the common complaints I've noticed with the recent update. Changes New fish-specific menu in collection with a cleaner interface for checking alt-painted variants (and also a 3D card shader effect stolen from a certain poker-based-roguelike). Performance improvements when adding and feeding fish, and navigating the tank menu and collection menu. Added an extra freshwater and saltwater tank for the living-dexers out there Added a mercy timer for mythics and painted mythics Added some new visual particle effects for rainbow cards and tweaked the mythics particle effect to be cooler and less obnoxious Large amounts of money are now abbreviated Costs in the shop are now obscured until you have reached a certain amount of money (so as not to spoil the surprise of "These cost *15 Quadrillion$!* etc.) The game now saves whether or not gold packs were selected in the shop Bugfixes Fixed bug where offline income appeared to max out at 92 Quadrillion (this was actually just a visual bug, the real amount seemed to scale properly) Minor tank menu layout improvements "Equip" tank button removed from the shop because it was confusing Switch tank button no longer appears if there is no other valid tank Happy fishing! -Ben V1.3.4 Patch NotesMar 10, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsHey everyone! Here's a patch for a few of the most prominent issues and bug reports I've been getting based on the changes from the last patch. UX Improvements The game now saves and creates a backup when it is closed via alt+f4 or the exit window button. Achievements now require all 26 fish rather than 25, which was confusing for a lot of people. (Don't worry, if you already had the achievement it will not be taken away!) Reduced volume when opening golden packs. Cards now warn you if the tank has the wrong water type. Card packs now display the water type they need in the shop. Scroll bars are now more prominent. Removed the sell fish hotkey because it was only ever pressed on accident. No longer need to wiggle the mouse to collect cards. Improved performance. This is just two words but it took a long time. Hopefully the game should be running more smoothly with full (and overfull, for the hackers out there) tanks! Bugfixes Fixed bug where rare fish were much more prominent in golden packs. Fixed bug where golden cards would chime extremely loudly when the game was first opened. Note About Tank Space Conspicuously missing from this list is the addition of more tank space -- I realize this is very important to the folks who are trying to collect one of each fish and I want to add it, but things have been busy on my end and I want to implement a bit more involved of a change than just having an extra freshwater and saltwater tank. I am going to be out of town for a while, and I really wanted to get these UX improvements and bugfixes online ASAP rather than waiting until this was ready. -BenAchievement hotfixFeb 15, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsFixed another bug causing achievements not to update in some cases.Hotfix Feb 4thFeb 4, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsFixed a bug where new achievements weren't updating if fish grew up while the game was closed Fixed a visual bug where fish with very high incomes displayed "Earning $0.01 per day" Chillquarium Version 1.3 Update!Feb 3, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsHappy New Fish Day Everybody! Hi y'all! I'm extremely excited to announce that after a bunch of work, Chillquarium version 1.3 is finally here! I am continually grateful to all of you for playing my game and letting me spend my time doing what I love, and as thanks I plan to keep adding stuff to Chillquarium for as long as people are interested in playing it Save File Integrity Hotfix V1.2.3Nov 11, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsQuick patch notes that represent a surprising amount of development effort. Added a manual rollback system that lets you revert your save file to a previous session in case of save file corruption. Older backups are sent to the system recycle bin rather than deleted completely. Fixed one more known issue that was leading to backup saves being corrupted. My hope is that this update should kill save file corruptions for good, because even if something corrupting happens it will only mean that the previous session is lost rather than everything. Just want to say a sincere apology to anyone who has lost their save file. This has been an issue that has plaguing the game since release, and every previous attempt I've made to fix it - as documented in the update patch note history- has reduced the number of occurrences but never eradicated them. In my opinion this kind of issue is unacceptable for a professional product, and it represents the growing-pains of me figuring out how to be a real developer instead of just a hobbyist. Thanks again for bearing with me! My hope is that solidifying save file integrity will free up space for me to actually work on new content that adds to the game for everyone and makes it as good as possible. Happy fishing! -BenV1.2.2 Achievement hotfixJul 22, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsFixed a bug where Spring Pals achievements were not updating properly Added a framerate cap option New rainbow fish now display as silhouettes Updated schooling behavior for Spring Pals Fixed a bug where cards could get stuck on screen I've been meaning to launch this update for a long time! Life has been very busy my way, as I've just gotten married and moved into a new house, but things are finally slowing down enough that I can get more dev time in! Happy fishing, -BenSave file integrity hotfixJun 7, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsReworked backup save file system for Windows to prevent save file corruptionWing Haven announcement + Chillquarium Version 1.2 Update!Jun 2, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsHello everyone, it's been a while but I'm back with three big pieces of news! I'm announcing Wing Haven -- the bird-themed sequel to Chillquarium! Wing Haven is a game about populating wildlife sanctuaries with rare birds! It's a spiritual successor to Chillquarium, but I'm really excited about the variety that comes from having new biomes to build in and fill with native plant species. If you are interested, you can head over to the Steam page and add it to your wishlist, it does a lot for the Steam algorithm if you do! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2790850/Wing_Haven/ For the time being, Wing Haven is still in the early stages of development, and I'm super excited for where it will end up. For now that means that I don't have a target release date in mind -- it will be ready once it's ready. And don't worry, this doesn't mean I'm abandoning Chillquarium any time soon! I plan to continue development for both games in tandem moving forward. Which brings me to announcement number 2.... A new update for Chillquarium is ready! The main content of this update is an extra pack of fish to play with, but I've also added a few quality of life improvements that have been heavily requested. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43513165/4f8bfdba9b01fba4ac1508b0859d9ba5729e9595.png Quick patch notes! Introducing Spring Pals, a new pack of freshwater fish to discover! Added an extra freshwater and saltwater tank, so you now have more room for all your fish! Added the ability to rename your tanks, finally! And last but not least... Chillquarium is now 33% off as a featured Steam Daily Deal! From now until June 9th, you can get Chillquarium for 33% off! That's the biggest discount the game has ever had, so now is the perfect time for those of you who've been holding onto the game in your wishlist to save some money! Happy Fishing! -BenAnnouncing the Gnorp & Chill Bundle!Feb 24, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsHey everyone! I'm super excited to announce that myco, the creator of (the) Gnorp Apologue and I have teamed up to create a bundle on Steam! You can get both games together for 15% off, or if you already own Chillquarium (I assume you probably do if you're reading this), then you can still get Gnorpin' for 15% off! (the) Gnorp Apologue is another awesome solo-developed idle game. It is immensely satisfying and very well polished. Seriously, the amount of dopamine I get from making my little dudes slam into this rock is off the charts. If you like Chillquarium, do yourself a favor and check this game out as well. You can even play both games at once! If you want to support more small indie devs like me, this is a great way to do it. Happy Gnorpin', -BenSave file integrity hotfix #2Feb 17, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsAdded an extra layer of protection against save file corruption.Hotfix 1.1.3Feb 14, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsReduced strain on filesystem to combat save file corruption. Newly earned Mythics now display properly in the popup. Reset Data UI is improved. Resetting save file now starts the tutorial again, so the quest money can be earned. Fixed a bug where an additional controller being plugged in could cause the menu screen animation to loop, rendering the game unplayable. Simplified Chinese HotfixJan 11, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsFixed a bug where certain simplified Chinese characters did not show up in certain circumstances.Hotfix V1.1.1Dec 28, 2023 - Community Announcements-Fixed a bug where money values did not display for certain players -Fixed a bug where the "Rainbow Rule" was not applying to Mythic fishChillquarium version 1.1 update!Dec 25, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsHello everyone! Merry Fishmas to you all! I'm back, with a new update to Chillquarium! Things have been really busy at work but I'm finally ready to push a new build. Patch Notes Additional language support! Chillquarium now supports Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, German, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Russian! Huge thanks to the folks at IndieArk for their excellent translations! New content! Added a mythic fish to each pack which is 10x rarer than the legendaries! (Not required for achievements) Added some additional painted colorings for some of the fish! These have a chance to appear once the standard painted fish has been discovered. Some fish have multiple alternate painted varieties! All baby sharks now have their own unique sprites, instead of sharing just one! Quality of Life improvements! Added a "Reduced Clicking" option, which greatly reduces the number of clicks required to buy and open packs Added a "Buy Max" button, for buying as many packs as possible with a single click Gold fish now have a 25% chance to increase rarity level if all golden fish at the existing rarity are discovered. This effects stacks, so there is a 1/16 chance of a double-promotion. Various UI tweaks and minor bugfixes. Implementing translations has taken a large amount of development time, but I'm very excited as it means Chillquarium can be experienced by a much greater variety of gamers. I hope you all have fun finding the new painted fish! Best, -BenSteam Winter Sale Discount!Dec 21, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsHello everyone! It's our favorite time of the year -- the Steam Winter Sale! If you're looking for gift ideas for your friends and family, this game makes for a great virtual stocking stuffer! Development of the next update is still chugging steadily along, and I'm looking forward to getting a bit more content into the game for you folks! Stay tuned! Happiest Holidays, -BenNominate Chillquarium for the Sit Back and Relax Steam Award!Nov 21, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsSteam Autumn Sale Discount! The Steam Autumn Sale is upon us! If you haven't picked up Chillquarium yet, -- or if you're looking for a gift for someone special -- you can get it now for 20% off! With the Autumn Sale comes something that is equally exciting -- at least for me -- the Steam Awards! If you like my game, and want to show it some love, you can Nominate Chillquarium for the Sit Back and Relax award! You can nominate the game for any category you like, but I just feel like "Sit Back and Relax" is the perfect category for Chillquarium. If enough of you nominate it, we could actually win!!! In the meantime, I am still working away on the next update! Previously I was releasing them pretty quickly, but now that the game is more stable I want to spend more time between updates so they can be more significant. Still not sure when it will be ready, but I promise it's underway! Best, -BenChillquarium now has Steam Cloud support!Oct 31, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsHi all! Things have been very busy in the last few weeks, and while I don't yet have a new build to upload (don't worry, work on the next patch is underway!), I figured I should post an announcement to say that I have implemented the number one most requested feature... Steam Cloud Support! Woohoo!!!! (Okay, maybe this isn't that exciting, but hopefully it is a nice quality of life improvement for those of you who are playing on multiple devices. Just make sure that next time you play the game, it's through whichever device has the most progress! I have been working on some new features for the next proper patch that I am really excited for everyone to see once they're ready. I don't have a specific release date yet, but stay posted for more updates! As always, if you would like to support development, you can buy me a coffee and follow me on Steam! -Ben, your friendly neighborhood Fish Game seller.
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