Learning Factory News

Lights on! Music! Bring in the flowers, release the clowns, let as many balloons in the sky as you can, THIS IS NOT A DRILL!



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This particular update's change log might not be very long, but it comes with a cherry on top of those past 8 months of blood, sweat and game development: the next Story chapter comics!

We have released 4 significant updates in the past month, but for us it was just one big leap into the next, better version of Learning Factory! Keep following the news: tomorrow we will publish the next iteration of our Dev Diaries, highlighting all the changes we've made to the game in the past few weeks. Spoiler alert: it's a very long list ːsteamhappyː

As of today:

[h2]Version 0.10.43 Released[/h2]

• New Story chapter
  
• Increased probability of getting a perk increasing XP gain rate for scientist cats in Research Labs
  
• Instant building removal in the Scenario Editor
  
• Instant removal of locked buildings in the Scenario Editor (no need to remove lock first)
  
• Bug fixes
  

[h3]Earlier This Week (In Case You've Missed It)[/h3]

• OPTIMIZATION (capital letters intended)
  
• Optimization of loading and saving games (up to 2 times as faster in certain cases)
  
• Bug fixes
  
• Scenarios menu shows mini map preview
  

[h3]BONUS: Halloween Cats in Menu![/h3]

While in game, press 'ESC', enter one of these codes in the only text field on the screen and see what happens! You're welcome, Internet:

• MORALIST
  
• GAMER
  
• GHOST
  
• ALSO_GHOST
  
• BIRD
  
• FLOAT
  
• GENIUS
  
• FREDDYCAT
  
• HUNTER
  
• NOSFERATU
  
• JOKER
  

How do you like the game so far? We really want to know, because you, the players, are the ones we care about! Drop us a line:

• Twitter
• Discord

And 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

More awesome improvements to make the game more awesome for you!

• OPTIMIZATION (capital letters intended)
  
• Optimization of loading and saving games (up to 2 times as faster in certain cases)
  
• Bug fixes
  
• Scenarios menu shows mini map preview
  

We don't know about the place you're reading this piece from, but the fall is a pretty gloomy time of the year here in the Eastern Europe. Which is why we firmly believe that everyone needs more relaxing cozy games for long and dark evenings.

Which is why Learning Factory is on sale for the next week! Make sure your grab a copy for yourself and/or your significant ones:

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

It's not just the stress-free nature of the game though. It also might be the perfect time to join our cat-catering shenanigans! The game has almost doubled in sizes since our initial release in February, and it's getting closer to what we dreamed it to be by day.



We've added over 40 new researches and buildings, reworked dozens of old game mechanics and added as many of new ones, expanded our machine learning models roster (enter the mighty Neural Networks). It now takes hours to merely unlock that amount of stuff, and assembling it into a perfectly working factory can easily blow away a weekend, at least:



To quote one of the replies from player survey: ‘The adorable cats drew me in, the automation kept me here. Please help, its been days since I've seen my family.’

On the other hand, there's still a lot to be done, and we lean heavily on the feedback from our players. So, if you've tried the game before and felt that it misses that one feature that will make it truly awesome, you're very welcome to share your feedback! You can always talk to us on Discord and Twitter. Together we will try and make the chill and thoughtful game about cats from our dreams!

Don't forget to follow Learning Factory on our Steam Page to be the first to know when the next awesome updates come out! We're releasing them on almost a weekly basis, so you'll need a tool to keep track:



[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

"We muzt go deepr!", - this motto, grammar aside, is Dr. Katz's favourite, when it comes to scientific knowledge about cats. And deeper KOTOVOD engineers will go! With the new and exciting upgrades, the collective mind of our brilliant scientists can be focused on improving production rates, decreasing costs, involving alternative materials for production of goods and much more! Nothing is too much when it comes to making cats happier. Glory to science! Glory to KOTOVOD!

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

[h2]Version 0.10.41 Released[/h2]

• 3 new upgrades, unlocking new building types
  
• 3 new upgrades, unlocking alternative recipes for goods production
  
• Shops can now be upgraded after selling a certain amount of items
  
• Event notification appears, when an upgrade is unlocked for research
  
• More Halloween art and texts
  
• More biography options for cat researchers in Labs
  
• The number of cats arriving during the Shopaholic Invasion depends on current Hype level
  
• A random type of cat will flood your Factory during Shopaholic Invasions, along with Grandma Cats
  
• A mini map of the loaded game can be seen when loading
  
• Bug fixes
  

Hey, let's discuss how you like all this stuff, shall we? Drop us a line:

• Twitter
• Discord

And 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

Dear, engineers!

We have made improvements to the game, enjoy them like it's going out of style!

• Bugs fixed
  
• Halloween lines added to cats' repertoire (zoom in your camera and wait!)
  
• Some more Halloween art added
  

Have a great week!