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Aquarium Designer's second update: night mode and more

9 Nov

Dear Designers,

We're glad you had fun with our Halloween event! Here's a surprise - we've deleted pumpkins and scary decorations and... provided you with a here-to-stay night mode! You can activate or deactivate it in the main menu :)
We're working on adding some new lighting options as well. Do you have any suggestions?

What's changed since the last update?

Here's a quick changelog with some fixes:

Steam achievements that weren't working properly, are now available to get (Something's Fishy, Cold Fish, A Fish Out of Water, Hit Rock Bottom, That's a Bait).
The "Continue" campaign button shouldn't get blocked anymore.
We've managed to fix a memory leak that was sometimes occurring after loading the next scenes.
We've also solved the problem with changing the resolution (for other aspect ratios than 16:9 or 16:10).
Making screenshots was never so easy! Just turn on the observation mode (the little eye icon in the upper left corner) to turn off the UI and click Print Screen or F12 on your keyboard. It shouldn't turn the UI back on now.
And finally... the French translation is there, guys! And hopefully, it's good! :)

What are you working on right now, devs?

Well, everything. Literally! We're working on writing and designing a few new quests for you. We're doing more research on fishes and plants. We're discussing what kind of light we should add to the game and setting a roadmap for developing any new functionalities. And, what's most important to us, we try to keep in touch with you, our dearest community! Thank you for all the feedback you've been providing us with! It's fish-tastic!

Find us on Discord!

Remember to join our Discord server if you're not with us yet!
[discord.gg]Sincerely
Aquarium Designer team

Bug reporting and suggestions

If you encounter any bugs in Aquarium Designer, you can always report the bug using the in-game bug reporting tool available via the ESC menu. Actually, that's the best way, as we automatically receive a log file, a save file, your description of the bug, and a screenshot. If that is not possible, please, send us an email to: dev@sigurstudio.com. Please include an output_log.txt file located at %userprofile%\appdata\locallow\Sigur Studio\Aquarium Designer and preferably - a screenshot - a save file (sam...

17 hours ago

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how to recreate the picture?

hi i played the demo, like it a lot. but i don't get it how to recreate the picture. i did some same color sand in it, bought e red and blue fish, bought the similar looking plants and decorations, made some small hills. what am I missing? may you want to show exactly how to do so, at least once in the tutorial. thanks....

30 Oct @ 1:15am

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Spooky-spooky Fishoween!

29 Oct

Hello Designers!

Are you in for a little Halloween treat?

Boo to you!

As Halloween is just around the corner, we've decided to give you something that would suit the theme. For a limited time, you will be able to turn on the Halloween skin - it will make the entire main room change into a little spookier version... :) The event will last for a week from now, so... let's get spooky!

What's new?

Meanwhile, we're working on new quests, plants, and fishes as well as applying some of your feedback on other matters. It's a lot of work, but we learn from it as well and hope to provide you with a great game. We've also managed to add and fix some minor things.

Here's a quick changelog:

Steam Cloud is active and ready for your designs!
Wide-screen support for aspect ratios: 21:9, 31:9, 32:10
The time required in the time-limited quests has been slightly changed. You will also be able to hear a ticking sound (and trust us, we hear all of the Harry Potter fans asking: What is that mysterious ticking noise? )
We've also managed to fix the problem with saving the game that troubled some of you.

Oh, and we've prolonged the launch discount for a couple of days! Enjoy!

Let us know how do you like the game and have a happy fishtacular Halloween, Designers!

Aquarium Designer team

Aquarium Designer

Aquarium Designer's first update is here!

25 Oct

Hello Designers!

Are you feeling fish-tastic today? Because we are - thanks to you! The amount of feedback and support we're getting is enormous! Thank you so much for each review, direct message, and comment on Discord and Steam Discussions. Thanks to you, we have been able to prepare the first update with some of the things you've asked for.

What has changed?

All of the items in the store are now available in the free play mode without having to unlock them by completing the campaign.
We've updated the UI's translation for all languages.
The number of objects and fishes that you can keep in your tank at once has increased.
We've changed the height of the cover placement so it wouldn't collide with any elements placed in the water below.
Carinotetraodon travancoricus size fits its real-life measures now.
The minimum size of the Fanwort plant got smaller, so it would be easier to use it in smaller tanks.

We've also fixed some bugs.
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Achievements should now work properly!
Fixed a problem with the order "Need help with a botched aquarium" - sometimes there was an error with the invisible fouling on the aquarium's walls.
Fixed a problem with the volume scale settings. From now on, certain sounds will mute completely if you set the scale to 0.
Provided corrections to the items in the store that shared one name when they shouldn't.
Fixed a problem with the fishes' models, because sometimes their bodies were moving quite differently than they should.
Improved orders date display.
Fixed a bug with credits constantly popping up after completing the mission "Aquarium Designing Master".

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The first draft of a roadmap for the upcoming weeks

Finally, we have a quick roadmap for you. As you've asked us A LOT for more plants, we've decided to take some time and create models of several new plant species that aren't present in the game yet. We have to admit, though, that your desire to have a longer campaign surprised us. We were always thinking of this mode as an addition to the free play. However, your wish is our command and we'll try to provide you with a bunch of new quests. Be patient, though, as we need some time to write, translate and implement them, and then test them out. Therefore, I can't give you any specific date yet but we'll be doing our best. We also have a lot of other stuff on our plate right now and we can promise you that this is not the only update you'll get 🙂

Just keep swimming, Guys, and keep supporting us - such a dedicated community is a blast!

Sincerely,
Aquarium Designer team

Aquarium Designer

1 person found this review helpful

Recommended

3.4 hrs on record

Posted: 9 November

I love this game, the only thing I wish was we are able to get more fish, pick the tank sizes, have our own little store so people can buy the tanks we make for the store, more decorations, just truly more options then what was given. Other then that love the game.

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not really a sim..:(

at this point i would not call this a sim. it plays just like those old aquarium games from like the mid 2000's. just put some stuff in a tank add fish and get money. So me this is just Arcady at most. designing an aquarium is all about balance and you guys have missed a lot of things. We will start with water. You need to balance everything in a tank. All it looks like you have added is ph and temp. but you forgot ammonia, nitrates, nitrites, water hardness, chlorine, alkalinity. Everything effects an...

26 Oct @ 7:26pm

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Aquarium for a rebellious teenager help

After struggling for a bit to find out what the client meant by 'dark elements only' I finally figured it out.

Achievement broken Bis

Hi, Other broken achievements : - Keep your head above water! Keep at least 3 different fish or plant species alive for a week in the Realistic Mode aquarium I have two aquariums in realistic mode (8 days) and no achievements -Something's fishy Allow 300 fish to die I kill 550 fishs ( no achievements) -Cold fish Allow 300 plants to die I kill 450 plants ( no achievements)...

4 hours ago

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Filter Niveau is red

what can I do about it? -There seems to be no option to clean the filter - do I have to buy a new one or is it simply a sign that my filter is not enough for the tank(it was green all the last week)??

12 Nov @ 5:02pm

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Not Recommended

14.0 hrs on record

Posted: 11 November

The game is cool and scary but in chapter 2 it literally prevented me from completing it so i had to restart. The way it had loaded the suspects locations made it impossible to find the murderer which pissed me off.
Secondly theres no numbers on my wheel of thanatos. At least put a chart to show what the symbols correspond to. I know the game is early access but it has some clear flaws in the gameplay.

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Recommended

3.3 hrs on record

Posted: 15 November

IT'S RELAXING, IT'S FISHY!
- Could be better with further camera zoom out bcs feels like to "tight" when changing to top view of taller aquariums.
- Able to navigate the camera in observation mode, instead of locking it at the bottom and can only screenshot the bottom part of tall aquariums.
- Can have more fish and plants pls