BIO-BOX

The web version has a shader bug that makes things blurry if you zoom in. Download the executable for a better experience.

BIO-BOX is a small toy that allows you to build an environment and populate it with various plants.

BASICS

Middle mouse to pan camera, scroll wheel to zoom.

BASICS - LEVEL EDITOR

Press TAB to open the menu, click on the options under SELECT BRUSH to paint with various types of material. 

LMB to paint, RMB to erase. Hold SHIFT to paint/erase a region.

Press the button under CYCLE LAYER to change what layer you are currently painting on. 

Press RENDER! to render your level and be placed into TERRARIUM mode.

BASICS - TERRARIUM

Press TAB to open the menu, the NEW. SAVE, and UPROOT will change the cursor's mode to either create a new random seed, save the selected seed to be used again, or remove the selected plant respectively. 

You can write any integer in the "CUSTOM SEED" area to create a seed with that ID. All seeds with the same ID will have the same attributes, meaning you can share IDs across different computers to use the same seeds.

After saving a seed with SAVE, click on its icon to change the cursor's mode to only spawn that specific type of seed. Click on NEW again to return to randomness.

Press EDIT! to be brought back to the LEVEL EDITOR.

SHORTCUTS

Press 1-4 to change brushes.

Press C to cycle through layers.

Press R to render/return to level editor.

Press H to center camera.