Learning Factory News

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Hey everyone!

If you're reading this, you probably already know that Early Access for Learning Factory is looming: in fact, it going to happen in slightly less then a week, on February 18.

If you don't have it wishlisted, now's the time!

If you're not hyped yet, you'd better get hyped ASAP!

If you're not ready, it doesn't really matter: greatness awaits!

Glory to science, glorty to KOTOVOD! See you in a week ;)


[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 everyone! Just a quick reminder: Learning Factory Free Alpha will be shut down and discontinued tomorrow, at 4pm CET/7am PST

If you have been waiting for best time to check it out, there's literally no time like now!

In the really good news, we'll be focusing on releasing the game on Early Access and make sure it's as smooth and polished as possible by the time of its release on February 18, exactly 2 weeks after the Alpha shuts down.

How much time have you played the Alpha? Did you enjoy it? We'd be grateful if you shared your impressions in the comments!


[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

[h2]Cat Naming Contest![/h2]
The Early Access version will bring a variety of cat scientists to work at Learning Factory's Science Labs. At the moment, Dr. Katz is working all alone, but company is on the way! Who are these cats? Where do the come from? What are their qualifications?

Well, you tell us! Here's how:

- Head to our Discord Server
- Drop a suggestion for a bio for a cat to the chat! Each cat has a Name, an Origin, Education and Previous Position(s). See Dr. Katz's bio as an example:



And that's about it! Number of entries is not limited. We'll add best ideas to the game and their authors' names will be gloriously written into game credits!

The faces of KOTOVOD Learning Factory engineers are bright with sweat and excitement, as they are preparing for the big day. The dust be blown away from every single screw, the chromed surfaces of glorious machinery are polished to the state in which they can blind a random observer. Dr. Katz is grooming nervously in his office, sleepless (that means, he sleeps for mere 12 hours a day) and disheveled way more than usual.

The hype is very appropriate at this point, as today KOTOVOD's administration officially announced, that
[h3]Learning Factory is going to Early Access on February 18![/h3]

That's right, folks! We're going big, very soon. Brace yourselves and prepare your engineering tools, because cats won't make themselves the happiest beings in the Galaxy (that's what you are for!)

During the next 2.5 weeks, we'll share some more teasers about what's expecting you. But for now, please feel free to run another couple of training sessions, because the free Alhpa will be shut down on February the 4th! If you haven't played it yet (due to some unbelievable reasons, because really, why haven't you!?), than you still have a chance to take a taste of what's expecting you on February 18!

Anyway, did you have a good run in the Alpha? Share your impressions in the comments or join the discussion on our Discord server!

Or just keep crossing the room, expecting nervously for the Early Access to begin. See you in the future! Glory to KOTOVOD!


[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

[h2]More Engineers Required[/h2]


We want YOU at KOTOVOD! Your participation in our Alpha program will help us create a more bright and enlightened future for cats and humans! Please use the information below to join our ranks:

To play the Alpha, please join our Discord server or sign up for Email list

And of course, don't forget to add Learning Factory to your Wishlist (check out the button on the right of this page!)

Also don't forget to vote for next features on the Learning Factory's Public Roadmap

At ease, engineers!

First things first: your beloved KOTOVOD Worker news sheet is going for a vacation. Updates for Alpha version of Learning Factory are put on a hold as well.

Don't worry, that does not mean our editorial team will be taking it easy - KOTOVOD workers don't have holidays, because we're too busy with making cats happy.

As a matter of fact, we're preparing for Early Access Launch of Learning Factory which is just weeks away - stay tuned for official announcement!

In the meantime, you can help, too! Please welcome our one and only

[h3]Cat Naming Contest![/h3]
The next update will bring a variety of cat scientists to work at Learning Factory's Science Labs. At the moment, Dr. Katz is working all alone, but company is on the way! Who are these cats? Where do the come from? What are their qualifications?

Well, you tell us! Here's how:

- Head to our Discord Server
- Drop a suggestion for a bio for a cat to the chat! Each cat has a Name, an Origin, Education and Previous Position(s). See Dr. Katz's bio as an example:



And that's about it! Number of entries is not limited. We'll add best ideas to the game and their authors' names will be gloriously written into game credits!

See you next week. Keep working and your efforts will be rewarded with knowledge! Glory to science, glory to KOTOVOD!



[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

[h2]More Engineers Required[/h2]


We want YOU at KOTOVOD! Your participation in our Alpha program will help us create a more bright and enlightened future for cats and humans! Please use the information below to join our ranks:

To play the Alpha, please join our Discord server or sign up for Email list

And of course, don't forget to add Learning Factory to your Wishlist (check out the button on the right of this page!)

Also don't forget to vote for next features on the Learning Factory's Public Roadmap

An average KOTOVOD engineer is known to be capable of fixing a synchrophasotron with a pen and some duct tape. These kind of skills are very vital, since the Union-era equipment on KOTOVOD sometimes used to break even before it was put into production.

However, after making some careful calculations, the Factory administration decided that wasting resources of creative minds on fixing holes must come to an end. Which is why they have upgraded KOTOVOD's operational systems. Now they're capable of tracking sales data in real time, allowing engineers to save time on staring at the numbers for hours. And that's not just it! A set of comfort-improving measures was taken, and according to our in-house non-anonymous mandatory survey, over 147% of engineers are completely satisfied with their working experience.

[h2]Version 0.7.13 Released[/h2]

• Event notification system: the game now informs the player of important events, such as new cats attending the factory or new kinds of goods in high demand
  
• Lumber Mill is now animated
  
• New cat features added
  
• Improved starting map
  
• Sphinx is now dug up instantly, along with the Lab
  
• When gathering multiple resources from the map at once, the kinds of resources made more distinguishable
  
• Added a tip for buildings that can be rotated
  
• Crafting window can now be opened separately (use 'C' button)
  
• In-game wiki can now be accessed only after digging up the monument
  
• New pipette tool: press 'Q' to instantly pick a selected building, if you have it crafted
  
• Entrances and exits from the buildings are now displayed in different colors
  
• Player character can move between the buildings placed next to each other
  
• Items can be dragged between windows
  
• Items from the building panel can also be dragged
  
• Minor UI/UX improvements
  
• Bug fixes
  
• Optimization, mainly of save loading time: it now happens twice as faster in certain cases
  

[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

[h2]More Engineers Required[/h2]


We want YOU at KOTOVOD! Your participation in our Alpha program will help us create a more bright and enlightened future for cats and humans! Please use the information below to join our ranks:

To play the Alpha, please join our Discord server or sign up for Email list

And of course, don't forget to add Learning Factory to your Wishlist (check out the button on the right of this page!)

Also don't forget to vote for next features on the Learning Factory's Public Roadmap