Precursors v0.4.0 — Every Norn Gets a Face

Until today, every norn in Precursors looked the same. They had names, personalities, biochemistry, genetics — but their sprites were identical. That changes with v0.4.0.

Phenotype Sprites

Norns now select from 12 distinct phenotype sprite sets based on their body, color, and pattern genes. The system hashes the creature's genetic values to pick a consistent appearance that persists across sessions. Different parents produce different-looking offspring.

This is the first visible expression of the genetics system — the genomes were always there, but now you can see them.

Fixes

• The Hand's speech bubble no longer floats at world origin in area mode — it now tracks the selected norn only.
• The music player moved from bottom-center (where it overlapped the action bar) to top-right below the title bar.
• Music no longer stops after the first song. A shared autoplay flag was preventing subsequent tracks from starting.

Full changelog is in the game. Play it now and meet your newly-distinct norns.