Beetlebox 1.2 Changelog

there ain't room in this tank for the boths of us...

DISCLAIMER

Due to the substantive nature of the stat rewrite, beetles from 1.1.1 and before may not properly port over to the new version. Take caution when upgrading worlds!

equipment

the bugslinger

• Fires beetles from jars
• All beetles use their relevant stats (damage and speed)
• Tamed beetles follow class behavior
  • Infantry beetles land and begin combat
  • Projectile beetles return to their owner
• Beetlepack jars load automatically, main inventory jars require manual loading
• Color-coded indicator lets you know how many clicks you need to fire your next bug
• Scrollwheel allows selecting different Beetlepack jars while aiming

beetle stats

• Stats now range from level 1.0 to 4.0
• These limits can be slightly exceeded in either direction based on the beetle's initial stats and jelly usage
• Rough estimates and comparisons follow

	size	speed	damage	health
base	0.8	0.2	2.0	1.0
operation (B: base, L: level)	B*L	B*(L/0.7)	B*L	B*(L^2+L)
at level 1.0	0.8 (~0.5m)	0.285 (slightly above player base)	2.0 (1 heart)	2.0 (1 heart)
at level 4.0	3.6 (~3m)	1.14 (absurdly fast)	8.0 (4 hearts)	20.0 (player health)

beetle jelly

• Two new jellies: Honey and Cactus
  • Cactus replaces Berry as the Damage-affecting jelly
  • Berry and Honey jellies make beetles Projectile and Infantry class, respectively
• Material quality now impacts jelly level
• All jelly impacts stats by 0.2
• Beetles will not eat jelly below their level in the relevant stat
  • (e.g. level 3 jelly is required to bring a beetle from level 2.9 to level 3.1)
• Higher-level jelly is unaffected
  • (e.g. level 3 jelly will work on a level 1 beetle)

configuration

• Beetlebox now has a configuration file!
• Generates on launching the game if none is found
• Ignores spaces
• Comments are allowed on their own lines or at the end of other lines, designated by a #
• I tried to make the names self-explanatory; lmk if you have questions

tweaks

• New Beetlepack model and texture
• New Kabutomushi texture
• Emigrator now only pulls tamed beetles, meaning taming can be fully automated
• Beetles fired from beetlepack now use their stats as with bugslinger

bugfixes

• Fully rewrote most renderers; expect faster client response time
• Fully rewrote tank and beetlepack inventory management, expect more consistent operations

Beetlebox 1.2 Changelog

there ain't room in this tank for the boths of us...

DISCLAIMER

Due to the substantive nature of the stat rewrite, beetles from 1.1.1 and before may not properly port over to the new version. Take caution when upgrading worlds!

equipment

the bugslinger

• Fires beetles from jars
• All beetles use their relevant stats (damage and speed)
• Tamed beetles follow class behavior
  • Infantry beetles land and begin combat
  • Projectile beetles return to their owner
• Beetlepack jars load automatically, main inventory jars require manual loading
• Color-coded indicator lets you know how many clicks you need to fire your next bug
• Scrollwheel allows selecting different Beetlepack jars while aiming

beetle stats

• Stats now range from level 1.0 to 4.0
• These limits can be slightly exceeded in either direction based on the beetle's initial stats and jelly usage
• Rough estimates and comparisons follow

	size	speed	damage	health
base	0.8	0.2	2.0	1.0
operation (B: base, L: level)	B*L	B*(L/0.7)	B*L	B*(L^2+L)
at level 1.0	0.8 (~0.5m)	0.285 (slightly above player base)	2.0 (1 heart)	2.0 (1 heart)
at level 4.0	3.6 (~3m)	1.14 (absurdly fast)	8.0 (4 hearts)	20.0 (player health)

beetle jelly

• Two new jellies: Honey and Cactus
  • Cactus replaces Berry as the Damage-affecting jelly
  • Berry and Honey jellies make beetles Projectile and Infantry class, respectively
• Material quality now impacts jelly level
• All jelly impacts stats by 0.2
• Beetles will not eat jelly below their level in the relevant stat
  • (e.g. level 3 jelly is required to bring a beetle from level 2.9 to level 3.1)
• Higher-level jelly is unaffected
  • (e.g. level 3 jelly will work on a level 1 beetle)

configuration

• Beetlebox now has a configuration file!
• Generates on launching the game if none is found
• Ignores spaces
• Comments are allowed on their own lines or at the end of other lines, designated by a #
• I tried to make the names self-explanatory; lmk if you have questions

tweaks

• New Beetlepack model and texture
• New Kabutomushi texture
• Emigrator now only pulls tamed beetles, meaning taming can be fully automated
• Beetles fired from beetlepack now use their stats as with bugslinger

bugfixes

• Fully rewrote most renderers; expect faster client response time
• Fully rewrote tank and beetlepack inventory management, expect more consistent operations

Beetlebox 1.1.1 Changelog

tweaks

• Boilers use 50% less water
• Less important keybinds now start unbound

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bugfixes

• All keybinds now have names
• Beetles in tanks no longer jitter
• Fixed husks incorrectly awarded from tank usage
• (1.20.1) Beetlepack icons work properly

Beetlebox 1.1.1 Changelog

tweaks

• Boilers use 50% less water
• Less important keybinds now start unbound

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bugfixes

• All keybinds now have names
• Fixed husks incorrectly awarded from tank usage
• Beetles in tanks no longer jitter
• (1.20.1) Beetlepack icons work properly

Beetlebox 1.1.0 Changelog

mechanics

Beetle Breeding

• requires a Candle and a Flower, and two beetles placed in tank
• once Larva is produced, it can be collected into Larva Jar
• resultant Larvae will take an assortment of traits from both parents
• Larvae rearing requires patience. the Beetlepack and Incubator can help.

Beetle Taming

• requires two (unique) Logs, any Jelly Cup, a Mushroom, and a beetle placed in tank
• once the beetle eats the jelly five times, it will becomes tames
• once Larva is produced, it can be collected into Larva Jar
• the type of Mushroom used determine the class of the resulting tamed beetle: Red Mushrooms create Infantry Beetles, and Brown Mushrooms create Projectile Beetles.

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machines

NEW: Incubator

• speeds up Larva growth
• 6 slots for Larva Jars

REMADE: Beetle Tank

• allows for beetle taming and breeding
• all operations require a Substrate base
• has additional slots for decor

TWEAKED: Boiler

• 2000mb max, 250mb usage

REMOVED: Legendary Tank

• doesn't have any real purpose as is, and needs a substantive rewrite before it will work with the new tank mechanics

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tools

NEW: Beetlepack

• backpack for your bugs
• opens with configurable keybind ('b' by default)
• occupies chest slot, or back slot if Trinkets is installed
• 6 slots for Beetle/Larva Jars
• deploys tamed beetles
  • in combat, as either Infantry or Projectiles (depending on beetle class)
    • Infantry Beetles attack like regular mobs, as ground units
      • once the beetles close in, this can deal heavy damage, but leave your bugs susceptible to damage
    • Projectile Beetles fire like a projectile for a single hit, then return
      • projectile beetles enjoy invulnerability, but cooldowns make this a slower tactic against larger targets
  • alongside Elytra flight (they like the view)
• deploys tamed beetles
• speeds up Larva growth (slower than Incubator, but faster than unaided)

NEW: Larva Jar

• Beetle Jar full of Substrate
• stores a Larva while it grows
• rewards Beetle Husks upon Larva maturity

NEW: Substrate

• wood mix for bug keeping

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quality of life

• added tooltips to some confusing items
• wild beetles have normally-distributed stats

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disclaimer

i've been working on this update since mammoths walked the Earth, so i may have missed some minor updates. hit my line in the Discord or elsewhere if you have any qwuestions!