Learning Factory News

Hey engineers! This week's update is rather festive: we've got new visuals for a whole array of items, along with some sweet improvements here and there! If you already have a well-built Factory, check out on it: you might find it looks a whole lot different!

[h2]v0.22.140 Released![/h2]

[h3]Gameplay[/h3]

• New building: Omniloom makes only the High Quality Cloth, Pillows, and Hammock, from the finest resources found on Mars
  
• New upgrade: increased speed for Cat Blimps
  
• Using Biodynamite also maximizes the efficiency of surrounding tiles (without changing the type of tiles)
  
• The recipes for Quality (+) and High Quality (++) Claw Sharpeners were changed
  
• 3 new achievements
  

[h3]Graphics[/h3]

• Loom re-rendered
  
• Batteries re-rendered
  
• Pillows re-rendered
  
• Claw Sharpeners re-rendered
  
• Cat Vitamins re-rendered
  
• Concrete re-rendered
  

[h3]QoL & Interface[/h3]

• Pressing 'Ctrl' + 'J' now auto builds upon Blueprints on both surface and underground levels
  
• Improved tutorial
  
• UI/UX fixes
  

[h3]Other[/h3]

• Improved Twitch integration: added links to selected (by us) streamers, along with the list of active Learning Factory live streams
  
• Bug fixes
  

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1150090/Learning_Factory

Don't forget to follow Learning Factory on Steam to get the news about new updates as soon as they're out there



[h2]How to Get More Involved[/h2]

Going to Early Access is but the first step to glory (and eternal cat happiness). Wanna be part of what happens next? Head to this blog post and learn how to help make the game even more awesome!

[h2]Share Your Gameplay and Become Part of KOTOVOD History[/h2]
Learning Factory needs your help! Record a 10 or more minutes of you playing the game, share a video using any way you see fit, write your name into Learning Factory credits and get a promo cat! Make history here

All the machinery on Learning Factory is gently humming, operating at their highest productivity rate. Manipulators are moving back and forth, performing their beatiful dance, silent and nifty. Zeppelins are soaring in the sky, carrying tons of top-notch cat goods in their holds with grace and dignity.

Everything is going according to the plan as Dr. Katz is checking the box next to "Stage 3" line of his "Things to do to reach Catopia" list.

Stage 2 was closed a bit later than a year ago: May '22 it was. Do you remember Learning Factory of the time? No Territories to unlock in Campaign, no Guilds to trade with, no Zeppelins to transfer goods in the sky... The game looked and felt quite differently - just look of these screenshots and spot the difference:





The development is moving forward. Glory to Science!

[h3]v0.22.139 Released![/h3]

[h3]Graphics & Art[/h3]

• New story comics
  
• New menu theme
  
• New graphics settings: dynamic resolution & anti-aliasing
  

[h3]Sound[/h3]

• New music track for the Underground level
  

[h3]Gameplay[/h3]

• Advertising Cat Gate & Target Ad Cat now attract Cats with higher Loyalty level
  
• Advertising Cat Gate Gate do not try to summon a Cat without target item in their shopping list, if this Cat type generally has target item in their requests list
  
• More Cats are requesting Ice-Cold Smoothies as upsale items
  
• Upon reaching the Digital Cat Consciousness milestone on the Research Tree, Dr. Katz requests are rewarded with science points more often and lead to better rewards in general
  
• Clicking RMB on a recipe pause button in a building switches on that recipe (suggested by DrDoctor)
  
• Added an option to quickly switch from the Dormitory to a Science Lab (suggested by Cat (the Black))
  

[h3]QoL & Interface[/h3]

• Improved Tutorial
  
• Improved tooltips
  
• New engine version
  
• Key input is no longer registered in the game when the game window is out of focus
  
• Added 1 more mouse cursor option to the Accessibility options
  
• Performance optimization
  
• UI improvement
  
• Bug fixes
  

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1150090/Learning_Factory

Don't forget to follow Learning Factory on Steam to get the news about new updates as soon as they're out there



[h2]How to Get More Involved[/h2]

Going to Early Access is but the first step to glory (and eternal cat happiness). Wanna be part of what happens next? Head to this blog post and learn how to help make the game even more awesome!

[h2]Share Your Gameplay and Become Part of KOTOVOD History[/h2]
Learning Factory needs your help! Record a 10 or more minutes of you playing the game, share a video using any way you see fit, write your name into Learning Factory credits and get a promo cat! Make history here

That's right, you heard it! The game is on sale as part of this awesome, cozy & family friendly event.

The 20% discount for Learning Factory will be there until June 5!

Got get a bunch of great games, and then some! Buy Learning Factory for your family members, too:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1150090/Learning_Factory/

Bugs come and go... well, mostly they go, go away never to be seen. Some sooner, some later. Anyway, we've fixed some bugs, please update your game!

[h3]Hotfix v0.21.138[/h3]

• Players get some growing plants in their inventory upon starting a new Freeplay Mode game (suggested by U_B_i)
  
• Bug fixes (most of them spotted by Trichouette from our Discord community)
  

Bugs are pesky, but we're on it! Another bunch of irritating digital insects is mercilessly fixed in v0.21.136! Please update and enjoy.