- Update 1.4 - 27 January 2025
Hello, Our final major update for ViruaCreature has arrived! We really wanted to make sure the game was in a good state, and had potential to grow even without content support from us in the future. So, as of this update VirtuaCreature has been fully open-sourced; both the game code and the previously released server code can be modified by players to enhance or alter their experience as much as desired. More information on this is available below. Patch Notes Mods can now be loaded over the base game; ModLoader launch option added to configure Included "Legacy Mode" mod to play enhanced 2020 Legacy Version The 4 postgame boss creatures can now be obtained via evolution at level 75 Boss creatures now have an ability Buffed stats for all boss creatures Clearing a Boss Tower that ends with a boss creature now nets a reward drop; scales by difficulty and includes XP Boosts All level/mod po…
- Update 1.3.4 - 7 April 2024
Hello, The new update is here! This accompanies the server shutdown announcement, and as of this update the official server is now offline. If you are interested in hosting your own server, please refer to the github repository. Patch Notes Offline mode is now enabled by default Unofficial servers can now be connected to by placing a config file in the installation directory Settings and quit buttons can now be used while in a tutorial Fixed Master Chef achievement not triggering after recipe purchase Thank you!
- Important update on servers - 25 March 2024
Hello, After careful consideration, we've decided it's no longer in our best interest to continue running the VirtuaCreature servers. It is quite expensive, we don't bring in the required revenue to break even and we currently don't have any projects coming up using the same infrastructure. So, the servers will officially cease all operations April 7, 2024. However, this is not cause for alarm! We strongly believe in preserving online games after they're gone, and to do our part we've decided to undertake the following actions: The server code has been adapted into a publicly available repository, so anyone can host their own servers and play online! This is fully identical to the master server aside from the authentication and old monetization code, which has been stripped. VirtuaCreature will receive an update on the day of shutdown that switches the game into automatic offline mode,…
- Update 1.3.3 - 3 April 2023
Hello, We have a new update to accompany today's monetization model switch. If you'd like to read more about these changes, please read this article first. Patch Notes Premium Upgrade (PU) features are now enabled for all players Added offline-enabled XP Boosts for players who previously purchased the PU Added new "Statue" profile icon for players who previously purchased the PU Gated "Ukiyoe" border for players who previously purchased the PU Added Rich Presence for Steam; friends can now see various details about what you're doing in-game Builds are now 64-bit rather than 32-bit Fixed bug on creature death that caused various graphical issues Fixed arrow spawns for moveset-related tutorials Fixed News tutorial spawning on the wrong layer We hope you have fun!
- Pricing changes & the future of VirtuaCreature - 11 March 2023
Hello, We have some big changes to announce for how players will engage with VirtuaCreature, as well as updates to the game itself. Monetization Model We tried our best to present a Free-To-Play model that was both fair and engaging for our playerbase, first with a more typical mtx-based model, and later completely replacing it with a single, simple DLC to unlock all features. Despite our efforts, this simply didn't pan out. Even now, long after the dust has settled, Legacy Version regularly outperforms this current version of the game in sales - a much older build of the game with less content, little to no tutorialization and a worse engine holding the core of the experience back. What this clearly signals to us is that you guys, the playerbase, would much rather pay once and be done with it than deal with any type of F2P system, simple or not. Frankly, we agree! So, that has guided o…
- VirtuaForecast - October - 1 October 2022
Hello, I come to you today with a breakdown of our new event system, and an update for the future of the game: Monthly Campaigns Starting today, there will be a new set of challenges that will be generated on the first day of the month and run until the last, every month into the future. Think of these like daily missions, but with higher task requirements (and higher rewards!). You can find these on the same screen as the daily missions by hitting the page turn button. You can also find this in the news section of the Network Hub, which will display the end date: Development Update With the completion of the 1.3.x patches and our server update, we've officially reached the end of planned development for VirtuaCreature, and will be transitioning into "maintenance mode". If we find any important bugs, we will fix and deploy them, and we might even run some events here and there, but this…
- Server Update - 1 October 2022
Hi everyone, We're currently in the process of deploying an update to our servers, which will alter a few parts of the online experience for VirtuaCreature. Check it out below: Patch Notes Daily Missions now reset at exactly 12AM UTC, rather than 24hrs after the last restart Monthly Campaigns are now generated on the first day of every month, with higher mission requirements and rewards than Daily Missions We will have a larger news post to expand on this in the coming days. Thanks for playing!
- Extended Maintenance - September 30 - 29 September 2022
Hello, The game server will be temporarily closed from September 30 @ 12PM EST until October 1 @ 12PM EST for scheduled maintenance, during which time we will push an update to our backend servers. We apologize for the extended interruption this will cause. See you all soon!
- Update 1.3.2 - 16 August 2022
Hi everyone, we have a new update available now! Patch Notes Added new achievements for Lift & Race minigames Added new tutorials for Movesets & Equipment Feeding Restored cooking deletion from Legacy Version; while slots are occupied by elements, they can now be deleted from your cooking inventory Happiness can now only be drained once by overfeeding until the creature has lost hunger in some way Removed happiness boost on levelup Increased Daily Tower rewards for money & Synths Rescaled Equipment sell prices, now much higher Improved hunger display; now shows values under 0/above 100 Fixed being able to select non-existent moves in the shop Updated an outdated Help string for Equipment Thanks for playing!
- Update 1.3.1 - 12 July 2022
Hello, A new update is here! This includes a variety of important bugfixes. Patch Notes Fixed critical bug on the borders screen that would brick player savefiles Fixed tutorial arrow spawns that would softlock the game Fixed certain tutorial data not being saved, which caused many minor oddities Fixed Friend Invite not being removed after accepting Fixed tutorial prompt being on the wrong layer on Arena & Tower battles Fixed mole score being unable to display 3 or 4 digit numbers Fixed wrong text size on Chest screen Updated various outdated Help strings
- Scheduled Maintenance - July 12 - 11 July 2022
Hello, The game server will be temporarily closed on July 12 @ 12PM EST for scheduled maintenance, during which time we will push an update to all users. Expected downtime is around 1hr. See you all soon!
- Join the official Discord! - 1 July 2022
Hi everyone! We've decided to open up an official Discord server for VirtuaCreature, where you can talk about the game, ask for help and even find people to play with! For now it is a simple setup, however we've left some clues on what may be coming soon... So join today! VirtuaCreature Discord server We hope to see you there!
- Update 1.3 - 20 May 2022
Hello, Our new update is here! To learn more about what this update entails, please read Important changes coming to VirtuaCreature. Patch Notes Overhauled monetization; removed all microtransactions & added Premium Upgrade as a one-time purchase Reset server; all user accounts have been removed Significantly improved performance of Steam overlay Users can now skip the account process and opt into offline-only mode Added account logout to Network Plaza Added account deletion to Network Plaza Added XP increase for Rebirth creatures Removed account overriding for Steam users Removed referral system on account creation Fixed incorrect case checking on account names Fixed password generation error causing softlock in account creation Fixed missing sounds on cooking screen
- Scheduled Maintenance - May 19 - 19 May 2022
Hello, The game server will be temporarily closed on May 19 @ 1PM EST for scheduled maintenance, during which time we will push an update to all users. This is an extended maintenance period, meaning expected downtime is around 24hrs. We apologize for the inconvenience and hope you like what's coming! See you all soon!
- Important changes coming to VirtuaCreature - 16 May 2022
Hello, Thank you to all our players for supporting VirtuaCreature. We have some major changes coming soon, so we'd like to clearly outline them here in advance. Business model overhaul We are no longer interested in running a F2P economy, as it has not only been unsuccessful but feels increasingly cruel trying to design. As such, all microtransaction elements are being removed; this includes the Gold Synths that were directly purchasable, as well as all items from the Premium Shop. In their place will be a single, permanent purchase called the Premium Upgrade. Here is what your purchase will unlock: A permanent 2x XP boost for all creatures All 6 Creature Boxes available 1024 slots for Chest, Equipment & Cooking storage 12 Cosmetic Borders 12 Profile Icons While all purchasing options for individual items will no longer be available, some in-game methods of obtaining said items will per…
- VirtuaForecast - April - 8 April 2022
Hello, The one-year anniversary of VirtuaCreature's relaunch is almost here! To celebrate, we've scheduled a new event for all players as a thank you: April Events One Year! April 9 - 30 We'll be giving away 100 Gold Synths to all players who login during this time! We thank you for your continued support of VirtuaCreature! Development Update We've kept quiet since late 2021, as we've been deciding what exactly we want the long-term future for this game to be. While there is a fairly clear plan in place now, it has not progressed far enough that I want to openly come forward with details; this will most likely have to wait until a bit further into the year. In short, we're planning on revamping VirtuaCreature's ecosystem to make it more fair and simple for players. This will coincide with a consolidation of our servers, which will help keep our running costs low. Our hope is that these…
- Notice on Server Issues - 14 March 2022
Hello, As some players have kindly pointed out to us here on Steam and other platforms, we've been having issues recently with returning users logging into accounts, and in particular with new users creating accounts, which can softlock the game. I'd like to apologize for these problems, and we're taking some steps to address them. We are working on what should be a long term solution for this issue, however it is part of a much larger update and cannot be deployed until the rest is ready. As we do not have a date for this update yet, a short term solution has just been enacted and will be in use until then. In short, a reboot of our servers seems to temporarily fix this problem for upwards of a few days. I have been doing this manually so far, checking occasionally and whenever a user reports the bug in question. As this is obviously not ideal, server restarts will now automatically oc…
- Update 1.2.2 - 22 November 2021
Hello! We hope you're ready for a new update! Patch Notes Added "Abandon" border to Premium Shop Altered default text for shop event button Fixed softlock when booting in offline mode
- Scheduled Maintenance - November 22 - 21 November 2021
Hello, The game server will be temporarily closed on November 22 @ 12PM EST for scheduled maintenance, during which time we will push an update to all users. Expected downtime is less than an hour. See you all soon!
- Update 1.2.1 - 18 October 2021
Hello! Sorry for the delay! We hope you're ready for a new update! Patch Notes Enabled Hardware Acceleration Decreased strictness of happiness reductions Fixed news update triggering when events are empty Fixed Void Mine XP display when max level Fixed being able to go online without Steamworks running
