Learning Factory News

Hey engineers!

All good things must come to an end, and this is what's going to happen with Learning Factory's adventurous Early Access ride.

In fact, this update wasn't even supposed to be here - we were planning to leave the game as it is before we release a really important one, named 'v1.0'. But we decided to make some final adjustments before the next big seasonal sale that starts in a couple of days.

There won't be any more content until the end of the year, but there will be some big news and announcements soon, so follow the news, and again: thanks for being with us! You're breathtaking.

P.S. Oh, we've also got some sneak peek artwork for you, which you can also set as the game's main theme menu (see the second one in the game):



[h2]v0.99.193 Released![/h2]

• Added an option to reroll map seeds for Expeditions (without changing the initial map parameters) (suggested by Sunsphere11)
  
• Tutorial update (kudos to shrewdlogarithm)
  
• QoL updates
  
• Imporved interface for Steam Deck
  
• Improved mode for visually impaired people
  
• 2 new menu themes
  
• Yet another 11 items added to the Steam Points Shop
  
• Bug fixes (kudos to S'Kleer, Ennael)
  

A friendly 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:




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

At Luden.io, we develop games while constantly listening to the feedback from our awesome players. If you feel proactive, you're very welcome to do one or more of the following:

• Subscribe to our newsletter, to get the latest info about the game's development, and a sneak peek of the upcoming features and events
  
• Record 10 minutes of you playing Learning Factory, and share it with us via this form. Your feedback is vital for us for making a more awesome game for you!
  
• Come say hi to our Discord server, or Twitter
• Check out some other games by us!
  

Hey engineers!

Here's another hotfix for Learning Factory! It inlcudes:

• Tutorial update
  
• QoL improvement for building Manipulators by Transporters (suggested by Sunsphere11
• Bug fixes (kudos to (Plagueslav, s50114, vault boy, mylovewill)
  

Update and get back to work!

Hey factory builders, here's a little hotfix with a little pinch of new content, for a change:

• Added sounds for comics
  
• New theme for the main menu
  
• Blueprints now become available after the Monument is awaken
  
• Bug fixees
  

Update, enjoy, don't forget to share feedback if you have any!

Hey engineers!

Lots of small fixes and tweaks can be found here and there in this update, but most importantly: we've started introducing final improvements to Learning Factory's terrain visuals! More on that below.

[h2]v0.99.192 Released![/h2]

• Added shadows for the shorelines
  
• Selected Ruins re-rendered
  
• Added a new stat in the Statistics tab
  
• Algorithm for spawning cats slightly changed for the first 2 hours of the game
  
• Increased intervals for triggering certain in-game events, especially in the early game
  
• Cats start requesting Fish a bit later in the game
  
• Decreased cost for crafting Quality (+) Catnip Juice
  
• Decreased cost for researching Hill Manipulators
  
• Zeppelins crafting cost slightly decreased (suggested by Дима Тертичный)
  
• Added a new trade deal
  
• Certain trade deal conditions in Trade Ports were changed
  
• Cat Knowledge Archives now provide science points not only upon pickup but also when activated on the Research Tree
  
• Added a bunch of misc sounds for the character moving around and placing buildings
  
• Added an option for regulating the frequency of cats meowing
  
• Improved logic for triggering music and sounds
  
• Activating snapping to line mode now has a visual effect (suggested by Дима Тертичный)
  
• Added accessibility settings for sounds triggered upon hovering in-game elements
  
• Improved tutorials
  
• Added animations for selected tutorials
  
• Improved copywriting for the English language
  
• UI/UX updates
  
• Performance optimization
  
• Improved Steam Deck interface
  
• Bug fixes (kudos to Nameless, Дима Тертичный, vault boy gamehag.com)
  
• A new animated background added to Steam Points Shop
  

[h2]Re: Factory[/h2]

In this section of patch notes, we answer the questions from the community that were submitted via the in-game feedback form and/or seemed especially interesting to us.

Q: Not sure if these are meant to be like that or not but when the credit scene rolls (at least the part with the ship) if i moved my mouse i could see the name of things on the map (i could also harvest and remove them). Also when building the ship, a few times it said i completed the part when i only gave 2 things instead of 3 (so if it asked for 100a, 50b and 300c and i gave it 100a and 300c it closed itself and said its done) -Nameless A: We've fixed the bug with the tooltips, thanks for pointing that out. As for filling the Catopia Ark, it does not require all the items, just a bunch for you to select from. You can see the overall amount of items needed in the tooltip.

A friendly 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:




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

At Luden.io, we develop games while constantly listening to the feedback from our awesome players. If you feel proactive, you're very welcome to do one or more of the following:

• Subscribe to our newsletter, to get the latest info about the game's development, and a sneak peek of the upcoming features and events
  
• Record 10 minutes of you playing Learning Factory, and share it with us via this form. Your feedback is so helpful, that we'll include you in the game's credits for doing this
  
• Come say hi to our Discord server, or Twitter
• Check out some other games by us!
  

Ahoy, factory builders!

Yes, it's that time of the year again: Steam Autumn Sale with handsome discounts for awesome games.

Time to move Learning Factory from that wishlist to your library? Definitely! Maybe event buy a copy for a friend? Quite so!

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

You can also check out other games of ours, they're all on sale too:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1724140/Craftomation_101/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/619150/while_True_learn/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/588560/VRobot_VR_Giant_Robot_Destruction_Simulator/

Go wild, and have an awesome sale!