Casually Streaming Thrive Gameplay

Thrive website: revolutionarygamesstudio.com/
Watch the main video on Thrive on my channel: • Thrive: The Evolution ...
In the wake of my latest video, I played Thrive for an hour or two. People came along to watch a relaxing playthrough full of cellular murder.
As mentioned at the end of the video, this will likely be the last video on my channel until June due to real life commitments. Hopefully this is enough to keep you satiated.

[@matthewbadger8685]

One possible fix for the multicellular colonies is to shift the camera into the center of the colony and turn all of them into a single organism that moves in the same way as single celled organisms do, and with a turning speed affected by the number of cells attached to one another. It would probably be useful in that case to have a way of tracking the needs of each individual cell attached, as well as a conglomerate score of all cells. Possibly as well, there could be components that allow sharing of resources from one cell to another in a chain. If these things were implemented, cell stage could stick around for longer as a larger scale environment where multicellular organisms battle for dominance, before the true 3d multicellular stage takes place. The fact that these species have become multicellular could lead to organisms from the cell stage present in the multicellular 3d stage, with their appearance being an approximation of the colonies of cells from the cell stage.

[@jericieiliel5154]

This just making me imagine getting to the multicellular organism stage, but still altering individual cells, setting cell groups to follow changes of parent cells.

[@d3str0i3r]

@@jericieiliel5154 could have evolution of a creature on multiple levels editing features [eyes, ears, mouths, appendages] > editing systems [nervous system, circulatory system, etc could be done by adding and removing organs] > editing organs [three chambered heart? six chambered heart?] > editing tissues > editing cells

[@jericieiliel5154]

@@d3str0i3r Yes, all the yes

[@hatac]

I assume it would have to zoom out for true multi cellular life with the unicellular and resources being dots in the field. The cell would not show internal details. Cell types would be colour coded for function. For sessile animals and plants add filter tendrils and root exploration. Send these feelers out to seek and trap food near the curser. Slime molds would have the option to move to the end of the feeler at the curser. Fungi would then add a fruiting body function; shrinking all the mycelium to form the spore body. To make the sessile plant/ reef stage more interesting add chemo- communication. This allows you to jump point of view from plant to plant rather than move [without dying first]. Add a level of verticality to the 2D game by adding organism height as a form parameter. Then have a way to rotate the world to a 2.5D map with the heights depicted. Transition to full 3D can come later. Its similar how some top down games can tilt the map to give the appearance of 3D.

[@Stormeris]

Things like thermoplasts are a cool bit of speculative biology I hope there's more of the sort

[@themyconidwitch]

i never actually knew they weren't real so i guess thanks for teaching me something new

[@asdfghyter]

I don't they would actually be physically possible though. Maybe if there's an extreme heat difference over a very short distance (over the span of a single cell), like possibly next to a hydrothermal vent, but I doubt even then.

[@squakasog995]

... like underwater civilization?

[@themyconidwitch]

@@squakasog995 smeltle the meltle

[@the11382]

​@@asdfghyter Thermoplasts may make a lot more sense for multicellular organisms?

[@blownapartmovies2243]

For easy readability, they should create a family tree on the auto evo screen, so you can easily keep track of what cells come from where

[@Hectonkhyres]

God, Thrive. That takes me back. I was on the Gaming Steve forums back when it was the place to be for the whole Spore thing and Thrive was something I got into on the rebound when that went south. It captivated me for a couple months before I gave up on any progress being made. Seeing that it made something of itself... that feels good. Thank you, Oliver.

[@jurassiccraft883]

Something I was thinking would be great for the microbe stage could be some light narration, just to keep that stage a little more engaging and make it feel more dynamic. stuff like 'there seems to be a new species that has migrated to or if they do add world events something like

[@jurassiccraft883]

i also saw today that they have a prototype for the multicellular stage 0.5.8 which is amazing

[@blownapartmovies2243]

Are you reffering to the style of Empires of the undergrowth, where you have the presiding "scientist" commenting on the state of the experiment?

[@benruniko]

I never heard of Thrive before today somehow. I was right there with the people DEEPLY disappointed with Spore after spending hours laughing to the creature creator demo, and often daydreamed with a notebook about how Spore “could have been”. I am glad this exists, especially since it shouldn’t by all rights. I am going to see if I can contribute with my C# experience. Thank you for letting us know about it!

[@102ndsmirnov7]

I wouldn't say I'm anywhere near "deeply disappointed" with spore. It was way ahead of its time and a great childhood memory. The game was very fun in its own right but certainly could've done more.

[@benruniko]

@@102ndsmirnov7 well, before Spore I knew Maxis best from Sim City 2000, Sim Earth (which was what I hoped spore would be a spiritual successor to), Sim Farm, etc etc etc all the way back to my childhood in the 90s. I had experienced the true Simulators they had once been capable of creating. And I was so sad that those days were just gone for good. Nobody who wasn’t an Indie dev would risk releasing something like Sim Earth again, and I had really been hoping for something really in-depth and full of possibility, especially with how amazing I found the technology in the Creature Creator. Programmatically creating a walk animation for an animal with any number of legs? That was so cool!

[@thewitchhh_]

i would watch had I not the desire to live through thrive for myself. godspeed, or more fittingly, I wish you the most plentiful and rich of mutagenesis in your future endeavors

[@jesusimpersonator1648]

If I could give you my firstborn I would

[@dungeaterfancam]

What is stopping you, coward

[@Skittles20p]

Random person on the internet. Person: I will give you my firstborn. KZbinr: !?!?!? KZbinr: What? Me: That's why the internet is great because, Your imagination is your limit.

[@thewitchhh_]

@@dungeaterfancam personally, a firstborn. I'd imagine the same of Jesus here, should they be executing their impersonating with the proper caring and gifting spirit their visage imbues

[@ADudeWhoDo]

He might prefer you donate it to the thrive developers, it will be worth more that way.

[@jesusimpersonator1648]

@@dungeaterfancam I get no bitches and stack no paper and I also like men

[@nicolecomingintofocus8612]

There's a YT channel with great microbiology footage that might be good reference material for your artwork. It's called Journey to the Microcosmos. By season 5 their microscope is crazy clear.

[@-Miasimon]

I wonder what kinds of creatures you can actually evolve into, when this game eventually makes it to the creature stages. Like who's to say that plant-like lifeforms can't be as mobile as an animal? Consuming animals to get nutrients they might not easily get from their photosynthesis. Honestly, this game has more potential than it has any right to have. Kudos to everyone trying to keep this as realistic as possible. Wouldn't be surprised if this game was brought up in an evolutionary biology classroom, in a decade or so.

[@carlito4785]

There will be a non LAWK(Life as we know it) gamemode option, allowing you to evolve into anything that we think is biologically impossible. I will definitely be having that option turned on

[@catpoke9557]

I actually made a cell that photosynthesizes all of its energy but eats other cells purely to allow it to breed. It worked extremely well. It made an evolution abusing monster.

[@strider_hiryu850]

definitely, an: easy, normal, and hard mode should be added. centered around mutation points, mainly. as well as multiplayer servers. based on what i'm seeing. haven't played but i sure am excited to. also, putting the sticky bit right next to the stabby bit and still making a colony must be an inside joke.

[@durgun8247]

Adding mutation points seems ok for an easy mode, but I think having less than 100 mutation points for hard mode would be more tedium than difficulty. instead it should affect how fast other species evolve, how likely they are to evolve predation, and behaviour (non-predator species being less brave, predators being more brave and aggressive)

[@brendongonzales377]

I agree with him when he said “if you mean hydrogen sulfide”. This is because hydrochloride is a broiling acid almost as strong as sulphuric acid.

[@schizophrenic_rambler]

I am currently playing Thrive. My species extinguished everything slightly big, now there are no big cells anywhere, only cells the size of 1-4 hexes. Luckily, iron and sunlight are always available

[@donovantownshend8783]

as someone who has been monitoring this game for a very long time I'm so angry so few people know about it

[@Kindlesmith70]

Heh. Pass the save between a number of people to see the world change without just your own input. I feel a fully realized cell stage would still make an amazing game on it's own.

[@anohterguy1394]

I’ve just read that they’ve actually got a prototype for the multicellular stage, how do you feel about this?

[@lampshade6967]

Where did you hear that?

[@anohterguy1394]

@@lampshade6967 i saw it on the April 2 update, supposedly it’s coming on April 16

[@BeanOfBean]

@@anohterguy1394 2 days…

[@AceTycho]

@@anohterguy1394 OH REALLY?!

[@catpoke9557]

It's out.

[@lemason5981]

have any of you guys heard of the youtuber tierzoo. He treats real life and evolution as a game and talks about this fictional game "outside" as if it has a meta and other strats to teach you about biology and animals. This is that, I'm hyped.

[@redmedic1266]

I love TierZoo it's such a cool and funny concept for a channel

[@Finat0]

I was just thinking about that a few min ago, the only difference (other then this game being in a very early state) is that there isnt any multiplayer while i think that would be cool it might not be added

[@molybdaen11]

I think the cell stage needs more solid objects to enable predators to trap prey or for small prey to hide and move away.

[@johnathanegbert9277]

More than just marine snow and iron chunks?

[@molybdaen11]

@@johnathanegbert9277 Like some dust, algeas or even bigger organism like worms or rotifiers.

[@ryriclan3425]

This was a very chill stream to watch, might be cool to stream more in the future

[@hatac]

I can see a simple fix to bind: make it cheaper if symmetry is on so your cells are less likely to end up with one upside down. Shift B to bind and flip the cell you are binding to. Cell development to plants and multicellular creatures would be easier if you added plasmid and thus you can change the genetics without detaching from the bound cluster and share the change with the whole cluster. This of course is basic bacteria sex.

[@123TeeMee]

Maybe as a plant it skips the main game where you play an organism, and you just get the evolutions in between.

[@DanksterPaws]

There’s a game I remember playing called “Are you smarter than a Plant?” A plant stage like that might be interesting, especially with an editor in between generations perhaps.

[@DanksterPaws]

Plants don’t necessarily need to be boring. You just aren’t moving. You’ll still be dealing with trying to reproduce, avoiding predators, competing for sunlight, maybe some soil and temperature compatibility management, surviving droughts, floods, other natural disasters and a whole range of possible gameplay mechanics.

[@futotesan]

@@DanksterPaws A good idea, though less turn based and more resource management...hmmm... ...but how do you play as the grass or algae? Or a non-photosynthesizer like a mushroom or mold?

[@123TeeMee]

@@futotesan There’s this whole thing about plants and fungi are secretly playing this complex game through the connections between their roots and those of others. They can send signals and nutrients and they can try to find their relatives to send more nutrients to. This might work well with thrive as it already has a nutrient system but also will be a lot of work still.

[@123TeeMee]

@@DanksterPaws bit nosy of me but I noticed you’re into both cell lab and Ollie Bye and I never thought there’d be anyone but me into both :D

[@durgun8247]

You might want to set the detection radius on chemoreceptors lower to search for smaller patches of resources that are closer to you, so that you could find what you need in a pinch.

[@Kikabopom]

i think you actually can make a colony big enough to eat the big iron chunks

[@HlootooThunderhammer]

Looks amazing so far. Can't wait to see what you add on to it in the future!

[@moontruther7865]

Sad I missed it live but still a great watch

[@seekerfractal]

Hope the they can get that day night cycle and add more compounds

[@the11382]

Well, if other compounds were more viable, you wouldn't be pushed towards being a plant as much. More organelles are certainly needed.

[@MrRyanroberson1]

i think the nucleus is just that kind of thing you only expect to happen once, and whichever species gets it will be the common ancestor of all nucleic species

[@the11382]

I find that this game really tries to push you towards being a plant-predator with the current patch map. My first run was hydrogen sulfide + iron, which failed as I traveled. The second run was going for iron and glucose. After finding that my cell was too slow to be a predator I decided to shoot toxin instead of more spikes. After slowly but surely gaining more energy I managed to get a nucleus. And then I didn't need iron respiration anymore(but would have loved an iron organelle) I can wait on patchmap procgen for a long while, just let me change the settings of different patches for now. If hydrogen sulfide was a lot more available or could be made, it would have been more of a strategy.

[@SunnySzetoSz2000]

they are working on random patch system

[@catpoke9557]

I'm so excited for when they implement RNG aspects. Spore made a lot of mistakes but in my honest opinion, the BIGGEST mistake in regards to the evolution aspect was that in every run, the meta is the same, because the PLANET is the same. Not only that but the planet never changes, so even if it was RNG, whatever was best in the beginning remains the best until the end of the game. I don't think the game will get very far, but I hope they get to RNG patch systems. The game would be fun even in just the cell stage if they added that. Because it'd force you to actually think when you evolve. As it stands, the meta in this is the same every time. Predatory algae. Photosynthesize and eat everything. The only thing that can really change is how much health you need. Since sometimes highly offensive creatures will develop, and other times they won't. This also makes it meta to wait as long as you can before evolving predatory traits like spikes and toxins. Since evolving those early game will ensure most cells in the world will also have them. Waiting late game will make it very likely most WON'T have them.

[@phoenixarrowfield1172]

I've just had a great idea. What do you think about underwater civilisations?

[@notbop9744]

I think maybe they could use the hydrothermical vents to smeltel the meltel

[@johnathanegbert9277]

Not this again...

[@KyuSpectrum]

I enjoyed this!

[@tccasanova]

Hyperreality

[@ChimeratAlpha]

Alright, fine... I was going all wishy-washy between "I want to support this!" and "I hate supporting STEAM!", but supporting this won out less than 20 minuets in. The fact that I watched your earlier vid first likely helped there. :p

[@ChimeratAlpha]

And taking a break. I had one laptop hard crash and two errors related to saving the game, but other than a very unfortunate stage where I accidentally put my locomotion parts ahead of a new, large body part, it's a fun enough time munching cells. No clue how you'd be able to be a plant cell since we both seemed to start too low down to have sunlight (and cells give lovely, lovely resources when munched).

[@miniman3112]

Played on steam for an idle Sunday, had a lot of fun!

[@sby60118]

Oliver,move to different patches early and not Late Late*

[@johnathanegbert9277]

Ikr?

[@bobross547]

Love this !!!!!

[@aeea3306]

Cant believe it's been this long

[@Djiehh]

I know I'm exactly the kind of person this game doesn't need (thinks he has a cool idea, doesn't know a lick about game development), but I'm a sucker for games with smart name generation in it and I have to ask: Would it be possible to make the game generate a new name for an evolution as appropriate? I.e. the game understands that a small change constitutes a new species within the same genus, so the first part of your name remains the same and the second part is replaced, while a sufficient divergence from the type specimen would lead to a new genus altogether. Maybe a very small change could lead to a subspecies with a third name added to the end. And in the end you'd be able to see a cladistic representation of your entire ecosystem. I'll see myself out now ...

[@sergeantsonso3490]

no, no, he has a point...

[@catpoke9557]

You're right. It'd make the game more interesting and easier too. It's easier to identify the creature when its name is actually somewhat consistent.

[@wastucar8127]

Nice

[@GretchenDawntreader]

36:04 like over on the right side of the screen, what are those bright pink sorts of eruptions, are those a resource or a hazard?

[@carlito4785]

They’re viruses/toxins

[@johnathanegbert9277]

A hazard

[@stuntman3614]

Cool

[@hggpi]

Interesting game. I might buy it

[@cob2032]

Its free

[@tinygoblinlvl.3151]

just brought it

[@littlebeefbeefpro1920]

I would sell my soul so that others can enjoy this game

[@connermushet3068]

Hi, this is cool

[@maxg971]

how do you rotate cell parts? google couldnt help me

[@abacusextreme1082]

a and d

[@maxg971]

@@abacusextreme1082 thanks!

[@trentbm]

Hay

[@rjrmarques]

i try to play (steam purchase) but first time give me a blue screen and second time freeze my computer- windows 11 ryzen9 3900xt 32gbram amd xt5600xt any idea?

[@aquamidget1131]

this gonna be my tutorial lmao

[@orangeelephant4723]

cool

[@connermushet3068]

Advanced Spore

[@gaidencastro9706]

What tips do you have for Thrive noobs?

[@Talon771]

Random comment for channel interaction.

[@josephpentecost401]

hi

[@Koreyite]

The whole thing is so cumbersome to play

[@emmanuelj670]

hahahahahaha

[@emmanuelj670]

This is now a let's play channel

[@tincatinca1571]

yes... the propaganda did worked... 😂 right when i get new PC im gonna buy this

[@wow-roblox8370]

69th comment

[@lizardjoe4224]

I wish this could go to a land stage like spore

[@sabinekine2737]

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