Learning Factory News

It's been almost 2 weeks since we've been on the air last time, and you know what that means! It means, we're doing it again.

[h3]This Friday, May 28, 8am PST / 11am EST / 5pm CET![/h3]

We'll talk about our brand new researcher system: there are lots of cats with goofy looks and goofier names involved. Let alone the new gameplay mechanics! What a show! Can't be missed!

Join us on the Steam page, or head to Twitch or YouTube, we'll be monitoring all 3 chat rooms.

As always, you're very welcome to post your Map Keys from Freeplay Mode here in the comments or to a dedicated room on Discord, so we could play your wonderful map while online!

A friendly reminder on where to find that elusive Map Key:



See you on Friday! Don't hesitate to come by!

As KOTOVOD's administration is planning expansion at the research department, more and more cat scientists are flocking to Learning Factory.

Who are they? Where do they come from? How do they look?
[h3]You get to decide this![/h3]

You have time until Monday to come up biography for a cat researcher candidate - we will select some of them and turn them into actual cat researchers at KOTOVOD. Like these renowned scientists here:



Don't miss the chance to make yourself (or maybe your cat) part of the game! Simply fill out this short 1-minute form, add a photo (or don't; photo is optional) of your or your cat, and the devs will do the rest!

We will be accepting suggestions from you until Monday, 23:59 CET / 1pm PST

Ahoy, engineers!

The bad news is: no update is coming out this week. But we can explain!

This week, we're very busy working on a brand new mechanics for researching. We don't want to spoil the surprise just yet, but here's a teaser: cat researchers will get their own Tavern (maybe even an Inn) at KOTOVOD, along with their own sets of skills. No, we're not planning to add any RPG elements (although who knows!), but the way we see it -- it's going to make researching new technologies more complicated and interesting.

We are hoping to deliver it to you next week! And as it usually is, the update will not be just about researching. Some new art and various improvements are definitely implied! Check out this fascinating fishing robot, for one:



We've also spent a good amount of time discussing future plans! The summary of our collective mindwork is this new and updated roadmap. Can you spot what's new?



Ok, here's a hint: we've added stuff to Stages 1 & 2! There will be mini quests, more communication from cats and another machine learning model. In short, it's gonna be awesome! Stay tuned for more news :)

Finally, we want to share a short fun video, explaining how machine learning works at Learning Factory (in case you don't know that already somehow):

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That's it for today, but not for this week! We have another fun activity for the weekend for you, so make sure to come back tomorrow :) Until then, folks!


[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

At KOTOVOD Learning Factory, there are now small improvements and every detail matters, if it can affect personnel's spirit! Which is exactly why Dr. Katz has administered the improvement of looks for certain buildings! The glorious Fish and Rope Makers have been upgraded, so now engineers can actually see them working! Sadly, most engineers won't have time to observe that spectacular machinery, as there is a lot of work to do for improving lives of cats... At least, they can keep working, heads down and assured with knowing that the world around them is so beautiful!

[h2]Version 0.9.23 Released[/h2]

• Fish Maker and Rope Maker buildings are now animated
  
• Fish Maker now requires Metal, Fish and Cat Food to be crafted
  
• Small re-balancing of early buildings crafting and cat spawn: crafting time slightly increased but cats are asking for smaller amount of goods
  
• UI improvements
  
• Bug fixes (including the bug with Turing Trees)
  

[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

Hey engineers!

We need to talk. With you! Tomorrow. On a live stream, where we will discuss our next steps in the game, answer your questions and make cats happy!

We can even play on one of your maps! You can generate one in Freeplay Mode and send us the glorious Map Key in the comments! In case you don't know where to find it, here's where:



Just copy and paste it in the comments, like any other text.

The time is as usual: 8am PST / 11am EST / 5pm CET, May 14.

Join us on the Steam page, or head to Twitch or YouTube, we'll be monitoring all 3 chat rooms.

You're invited! See you on the air.