Talking cats, moving Transporters - New Update, v0.31.178

Hey factory workers!

So, apparently cat-to-human transmitter was turned on mute this whole time, but it is now fixed, and you will be able to know everything your cat researchers have to say about you and your Factory!

But there's also a bunch of important new/improved features in this week's update. Check it out:



[h2]v0.31.178 Released![/h2]
[h3]Gameplay[/h3]

• Changed conditions for unlocking selected customization items
  
• All kinds of Dynamite now have slightly different delay times before blowing up
  
• Plantastic Cloning infinite research project is now 50% more efficient
  
• The first Catopia Ark to be launched by you will be upgraded to the max (courtesy of Dr. Katz, suggested by Milarky)
  
• Due to technical reasons Telemanipulator can no longer transfer items into Tunnels, X-Switchers, Priority Mergers and Balanced Mergers
  

[h3]Graphics[/h3]

• Cats in the Tavern, Dormitory, and Labs will now occasionally talk and make cat sounds
  
• Certain plants now visually react when a player passes them over on a hoverboard
  
• Animated Transporters (beta feature, turned off by default)
  

[h3]QoL && Interface[/h3]

• Improved UI
  
• Improved tutorial
  
• Updated interface for Data Storage window
  
• Added a context warning when there's a chance of a Linear Regression overfitting
  
• New accessibility option: more intense building highlighting (the color is also adjustable)
  
• New accessibility option: bigger interface elements for visually impaired players
  
• Added an option to turn off automatic cloud saves synchronization, for users with many saved games and slower internet connection
  
• Improved Steam Deck interface
  

[h3]Techie Stuff[/h3]

• Performance optimization
  
• Optimization of Transporter laying
  
• Optimization of Storage units display
  
• Optimization of Neural Network training
  
• Optimization of plants' growth and multiplication
  
• Optimization of Zeppelins
  
• Optimization of game saving
  
• Decreased saved game file size
  
• Bug fixes (kudos to S'Kleer, GabboGero, Milarky)
  

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[h2]Re: Factory[/h2]

In this section of patch notes, we answer the question from community that were submitted via the in-game feedback form and/or seemed especially interesting to us, You can always contact us directly in the comments or join our Discord server

Q: "could you add a resize option for the UI-toolbar?" -GabboGero A: You can switch building categories to limit the amount of displayed buildings and make the icons bigger. Scaling of the interface is not planned at the moment, as it is too complex to implement, and we'd like to focus on polishing other aspects of the game

Q: "I think there is a hard lock because of a cyclic dependency regarding producing laser+. I can't make a laser+ without gems+ but to make a laser collider where i would make gems+ i need a laser+ first" -slash A: You can get Gems+ in a variety of ways, including mining them with Dredge under the ground or exchanging them for other items in one of the Trade Ports. You can see a list of all available and unavailable recipes in the Wiki.

A friendly reminder: you can always chat with us directly on our Discord server. We're using Discord for work, so you'll find many of us there most of the time, don't be a stranger!

An even friendlier reminder: don't forget about our collection of items in Steam Points Shop! Sergei the artist makes wonderful factory art to be observed from above, but his works' magic really shows at close-up perspective:




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