Major Update, v0.23.146: Quantum Hi-Tech

Hey engineers! We're back from our summer vacation marathon, and how! This update doesn't need long introductions, it's big enough as it is!





[h2]Buildings & Plants[/h2]

• New building: Omnimill is capable of harvesting High Quality (++) Wood and Boxes
  
• New building: Wohlwill Purifier refines Gold into High Quality (++) Gold, also produces High Quality (++) Jewelry
  
• New building: Quantum Tech Assembler makes High Quality (++) Graphic Cards, Microchips, and Cat Vitamins
  
• New building: Transporter Crafter was renamed to Logistics Assembler: it can now also craft Splitters and Tunnels, and can be placed under the ground
  
• New item: Underwater Neon Cotton is an upgrade to regular Neon Cotton
  
• New building: Corner-shaped Splitter is an upgraded version of a regular Splitter (suggested by Cat (the Black), Rex, Trichouette & others)
  

[h2]Visuals & Sounds[/h2]

• New Cat Houses visuals
  
• New music & sounds - Tundra biome has its own tunes now!
  

[h2]Upgrades & Recipes[/h2]

• Upgrade for Logistics Assembler provides more new recipes
  
• New default recipe for crafting Vertical Cables in Cable Crafter
  
• New upgrade: a recipe for producing High Quality (++) Milk
  
• New alternate recipe for Milk added to Milk Drill by default
  
• New upgrade: increasing the limit of teleported items for Inventory Teleport (suggested by busybeas)
  
• New upgrade: allows underground placement for Concrete Mixers
  
• New recipe for crafting High Quality (++) Concrete from lava
  
• New default recipes for producing High Quality (++) Cotton
  
• Upgrading the Dormitory no longer requires Quality (+) Boxes until 6th slot is unlocked
  

[h2]Other Gameplay Features[/h2]

• Cats can now leave tips in Stores (except for the Roadside Boutique) that depends on their Loyalty levels
  
• 2 new Blueprints added to the Blueprint Library
  
• Improved efficiency of certain trade deals
  
• Added trade deals for buying and selling Milk, along with summoning cats for Milk
  
• Cost requirements in Advertising Cat Gate increased for most cases (and decreased for some other cases), now more depending on the Hype level
  
• More variable cat expectations for the ad budgets in Advertising Cat Gates
  
• Cotton Collector can harvest Underwater Neon Cotton underground
  

[h2]QoL & Interface[/h2]

• Quick saving is now available ('F10')
  
• Improved localization for in-game comics for unofficial languages
  
• Optimization of saving game speed and saved game file size
  
• Improved Tutorial
  
• Performance optimization
  
• UI/UX improvements
  
• Improved recipes display in the Wiki, including recipes unlocked with upgrades
  
• Pressing ‘Ctrl’ + ‘F’ now focuses on the available search field
  
• Added an option to search for buildings on the bottom panel, activated by pressing ‘Ctrl’ + ‘F’
  
• Tooltips for most upgrades show their meaning even before they were researched
  
• Improved transitions between the Wiki, research, and events
  
• It is now possible to place Cat Stores on top of each other
  
• It is now possible to place Neural Networks on top of each other
  
• It is now possible to place (certain) Splitters on top of each other
  
• It is now possible to place Linear and Polynomial Regressions on top of each other
  
• It is now possible to place Manipulators and Long Manipulators on top of each other
  
• It is now possible to place certain buildings from related categories on top of each other
  
• It is now possible to unload Docks with Manipulators (suggested by Trichouette)
  
• It is now possible to manually place items on Transporters
  
• By pressing ’Shift’ one can now plan a whole line of Transporters/Cable from one point to another
  
• By pressing ’Shift’ + ‘Ctrl’ one can now plan a whole line of Transporters/Cable from one point to another, minding underground routes
  
• It is now possible to instantly teleport to the Monument
  
• Added research queue visualization
  

[h2]Other Awesome Stuff[/h2]

• Discord integration
  
• Rich presence on Steam enabled
  
• Bug fixes (reported by Angl, perhonen, Mambo, Cat (the Black), Sylman)
  
• Added community translation to the Estonian language (by Sylman)
  

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