Staxel Reporter – Issue #12

Hey everyone, in this issue of the Staxel Reporter we talk about our plans for crops and have an article about Qubicle’s release on steam!

Farm Crops

As the resident farmer, one of your many jobs is to sow your crops and help them keep their ground. I’d like to give you all a better picture of what we’re planning for your farm’s fields.

Each of your crops will start from a seed, no surprise there really. What might surprise you though is the fact that each seed is brightly coloured, depending on what type of seed it is. This means you can tell at a glance what seed you’re looking at. Your bare fields will look pretty too!

Once you’ve tilled the earth and your seeds are planted, it’s up to you to take good care of them. Some crops may require special care, but most are pretty standard. Your crops need to be watered frequently or they will wither away! You can take additional steps to improve your crops’ quality, for example, adding manure

Some crops can only be grown in specific seasons, so take care to plant seeds in their compatible season. If you’re unsure what season a given seed can grow in, just check the packet! The packet is marked with one of four strategically placed symbols, each representing one of the four seasons.

It’s finally time for all that hard work under the beating sun and pouring rain to pay off! After harvesting your crops you can take them to market and make a well-earned profit. You can also keep some of your harvest aside for cooking, or perhaps trade them with friends for crops they’ve grown!

In conclusion, if you take care of your plants they will take care of you. We’re all very excited about the crops and hope you are as well!

Qubicle is now on Steam!

Minddesk have just recently released the Steam version of Qubicle Voxel Editor so I thought I’d take this chance to introduce you to it.

As many of you will know, Qubicle is the voxel editor we use to create all the models in Staxel. Everything you actually see in the game has been created with this editor so we can definitely recommend it to anybody interested in making their own content.



The base version will provide you with all the tools you need to make those voxel models you’ve been dreaming up. Qubicle is easy to understand and makes short work of tasks like importing models you might want to customise and exporting anything you create to the correct .qb format.

There are also a number of additional upgrade modules available which provide some more unique features if you feel like they’d benefit you. “Voxelizer” for example allows you to import a regular mesh and convert it to voxels.

So make sure to check out the Steam page here and remember, if you need any help you can always take a look at the Modding section on the forums, where you can find a wealth of information on creating mods for Staxel, or, visit the “Learn” page on Qubicle’s website where they’ve provided an in-depth guide on using the software as well as some basic tips on getting started.

So make sure to check out the Steam page here and remember, if you need any help you can always take a look at the Modding section on the forums, where you can find a wealth of information on creating mods for Staxel, or, visit the “Learn” page on Qubicle’s website where they’ve provided an in-depth guide on using the software as well as some basic tips on getting started.

That’s it for this issue of the Staxel Reporter. You can grab ‘Staxel – Seedling Edition’ at www.playstaxel.com/store.

Thanks for reading!

–EGadd