DIGEST #1 Hydroponic Sass

Hey Autonomics,

Hope you’ve all been doing okay. We kinda realized we haven’t been hanging out with you much here on the website, and with over 16,000 of you following the game, that’s on us.

We’ve been posting updates on our other channels almost daily, and it sucks knowing some of you are missing out on the good stuff. So we’re trying something new: Digests — little catch-up posts where we round up cool things we’ve been working on to keep you in the loop.

Hope you’ll enjoy them. And honestly, your comments and support always give us a big boost.

Alright, let’s get into it.

DIGEST NUMBER UNO

☀️ SOLAR PANELS

Being heavily inspired by Solarpunk aesthetics, we want everything in Autonomica to be powered by natural forces — and solar panels play a big role in that.

We know how important smooth building tools are in a game like this, so we put a lot of care into making solar panel placement feel just right.

You can cover the roofs of your mega farm with them or build tall structures that reach a little closer to the sun. Panels snap cleanly to different surfaces, adapt to angles, and respond to your in-game setup.

We hope you love them. We definitely got way too excited every time one snapped perfectly into place.

🚿 PIPES

On top of the solar panels (or under them, if that’s your thing), we’ve added dynamic water pipes.

With over 100 crops planned, farming in Autonomica hits different. You can water 2,000 eggplants by hand (weird flex) or set up automated sprinklers and enjoy other stuff like fishing, building, customizing, hunting phantoms — and their moms. We’ll talk more about our sprinkler systems in a future post.

The pipes? You can run them above or below ground. Very cool. Very satisfying.

Should we do something similar for electrical wires? Overhead poles could add a cool look to your Solarpunk builds. Let us know what you think.

🛰️ BLACKBOX

Since the game starts with you plummeting to your death — ahem, starting your new island life — we figured you'd need some company.

Meet BlackBox, your plane’s sentient navigational robot.

He was designed to assist surviving passengers. Too bad you're the only one left. He’s sharp, unfiltered, and a little too aware of your situation. The good news? You can actually tweak his attitude with built-in annoyance controls.

Oh, and he technically doubles as a flower pot. Just don’t bring it up unless you want a passive-aggressive systems error. He insists he's all about tactical utility — but come on, he's kinda cute.

🌌 NIGHT VIBES

We don’t have forced sleep mechanics in Autonomica, so nighttime is yours to enjoy. Whether you're taking a break from phantom hunting or just soaking in the vibes, we want the world to feel just as alive (and beautiful) after dark.

💍 WEDDING SCENERY

In Autonomica, you'll be able to experience deep interactions with NPCs and build all kinds of relationships. We’ll talk more about romance and NPC behavior soon, but for now, enjoy this early wedding scene concept art:

🎁 BY THE WAY...

We’ve still got our Steam Deck giveaway happening on Twitter and Discord. If you haven’t entered yet, now’s a good time!

Click on a cassette to teleport to the giveaway zone.

(Yes, they’re buttons. Yes, they're VHS. No, we’re not explaining ourselves.)

🌟 Community Corner

We were pleasantly amused to see Exeel - member of our Discord community turned our new logo into a sword! We're adding it to the game as a wall prop for sures, so fun!

🐿️ Our favorite content creators

Linn & Hunter

And we already have some favorite Autonomica content creators. If any of you speak French, these two wholesome guys are amazing — we definitely recommend checking out their videos and subscribing to their channels to stay in the loop with Autonomica updates in your native language.

Check out their recent videos:

Everything about the building/customisation :

Everything about the farming/ranching :

Kickstarter presentation :

Let’s go, French fans \o/

🚀 What’s Next?

Holy 🥑 guacamole, guys!

We’re closing in on 10,000 fans eagerly waiting and signed up on our Kickstarter page!

We’re getting ready to launch our Kickstarter on April 15, and that means a brand-new trailer is just around the corner. It’s packed with exciting stuff we haven’t shown yet, so make sure to follow the campaign:

IMPORTANT: The original Farm Folks Kickstarter campaign wasn’t our project. However, we’re still committed to honoring the promises made by the previous team. While we never received any money from that campaign, we’re doing our best to offer rewards of similar value to all previous backers — because we genuinely want our fans to feel happy and appreciated.

That’s it for Digest # 1 — we hope you had as much fun reading it as we had making it.

Make sure to wishlist Autonomica (if you haven’t already), and maybe tell a friend or two. Or three. Or your dog. We’re out here building weird machines, wrangling phantoms, and turning robots into flower pots — and we’d love to have more folks along for the ride.

💙❤️🧡

-Crytivo Team