New coding options, 30+ building elements, “Perfect House Building Challenge” begins
Omega Crafter, the open-world survival crafting adventure developed by Preferred Networks (PFN), provides adventurers with a plethora of new programming and construction features in the latest 0.6.0 update and opens the Construction Contest today, as announced during INDIE Live Expo. Begin the virtual journey at a 10% discount until June 6th.
Program sidekick Grammi with new clever coding options. Schedule a flock of Grammi for day and night shifts with time-based behaviors, and program them to automatically switch equipment for different tasks. For a full look at the latest programming update, click here
Assemble amazing structures with 30+ new building elements to choose from. Launch various objects into the distance with the toy cannon, and add curtains to windows for an aesthetically pleasing resting place between adventures. Enjoy quality-of-life improvements such as newly added crafting sub-categories and smoother building processes thanks to improved column-snapping.
Omega Crafter also announces the Perfect House Building Challenge from May 25th to June 10th. Aspiring architects and interior designers can flex their skills to earn a spot in the top seven most innovative houses. For more Perfect House Building Challenge details, click here
Can a developer jump into their own game to debug it from the inside? Fight against malicious programs halting development, and save the world of Omega Crafter before the game’s launch! To date, Omega Crafter celebrates numerous gameplay milestones including 1 million hours played, 6 million buildings constructed, and 83 million monsters slain.
Omega Crafter is available now via Steam Early Access for $24.99 (with a 10% discount as part of the INDIE Live Expo Steam Sale) featuring language options in English, Japanese, French, German, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, with machine-translated options in Spanish, Thai and Portuguese. For more information, visit the Steam page for developer updates, and follow Omega Crafter on Twitter.
About Preferred Networks
Preferred Networks (PFN) was established in March 2014 with the goal to develop practical, real-world applications of deep learning, robotics and other advanced technologies. PFN’s business domains include transportation, manufacturing, life sciences, robots, plant optimization, materials discovery, education and entertainment. In 2015, PFN developed Chainer™, the open-source deep learning framework. PFN’s MN-3 supercomputer, which is equipped with the MN-Core™ deep learning processor, topped the Green500 list three times in 2020 and 2021. https://www.preferred.jp/en/
