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Patch 0.5.5

- A redesigned Statistics Bureau with a breakdown of idle resource amount in buildings
- You can now sort by Run Out timer in Statistics Bureau
- Run Out timer now will be formatted in days, months and years as well
- Bid/Ask and Better Than Market filter will not be saved (Resource filter will still be flushed)
- Now the game will try to re-authenticate your account if you have been disconnected
- Improve Steam Cloud backup - if you still encounter error, please report on Discord
- Improve UI performance especially on Chat/Trade UI
- Turning on energy saving option will also lower the UI refresh rate
- Update Russian translation
There are 72 resources, 97 factories, 36 policies, 11 maps and 33 achievements available in this version
Web: https://play.industryidle.com/
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1574000/Industry_Idle/
Google Play (0.4.5): https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.fishpondstudio.industryidle
AppStore (0.4.5): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/industry-idle-factory-tycoon/id1554773046

Patch 0.5.4

- Add all missing city-specific Swiss achievements
- Add a Force Steam Cloud Sync button in Steam Cloud backup
- If you are authenticated, you should see a green check mark next to your name in the headquarter
- Trade Center freight warehouse is now sorted alphabetically
- All sort-by-name features are now language aware - it will sort based on the game language
- Fix a bug where offline mode on Steam does not work (infinite loading)
There are 72 resources, 97 factories, 36 policies, 11 maps and 33 achievements available in this version
Web: https://play.industryidle.com/
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1574000/Industry_Idle/
Google Play (0.4.5): https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.fishpondstudio.industryidle
AppStore (0.4.5): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/industry-idle-factory-tycoon/id1554773046

Patch 0.5.3 + Steam Achievements

- Achievement is here! You can see a list of achievements in Headquarter
- You will get Swiss Money rewards after achieving an achievement
- Achievements are also synced to your Steam library
- New achievements are constantly added - if you have a good idea, share it on Discord #suggestion channel
- Add Korean translation, updated Russian, Chinese and German translation
There are 72 resources, 97 factories, 36 policies and 11 maps available in this version

Web: https://play.industryidle.com/
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1574000/Industry_Idle/
Google Play (0.4.5): https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.fishpondstudio.industryidle
AppStore (0.4.5): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/industry-idle-factory-tycoon/id1554773046

Patch 0.5.1 + 0.5.2

0.5.1
- Hong Kong: You can now place BUY/SELL orders for resources unlocked via player trade
- Hong Kong: Prices in Trade Center are more sensitive to buying/selling (this is not a new change, but I forgot to mention it in the last patch note)
- Add a search box in Research Lab: you can search by building name or its input/output resources
- Now you can type in power to search for power plants in Build panel and Research Lab
- Offline earning multiplier has been removed. If you have existing upgrades, the swiss money spent will be refunded
- Balance: Book publisher now needs 5 paper + 5 coal (instead of 10 paper)
There are 72 resources, 97 factories, 36 policies and 11 maps available in this version
0.5.2
- Fix a bug where player trade resource dropdown does not work properly

Web: https://play.industryidle.com/
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1574000/Industry_Idle/
Google Play (0.4.5): https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.fishpondstudio.industryidle
AppStore (0.4.5): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/industry-idle-factory-tycoon/id1554773046

Patch 0.5.0

[h3]New map - Hong Kong (Expansion Pack 1)[/h3]
- Unique trade center pricing algorithm: prices follow normal distribution (bell curve)
- Market updates and trade quota resets every 1 hour
- Research can be unlocked via player trades
- 50% more active player trades
- 2 unique policies: International Export Trade, Pearl of the Orient
- 2 unique buildings: Kung-Fu Dojo and Tai-Chi Dojo
- Other unique production bonuses
There are 72 resources, 97 factories, 36 policies and 11 maps available in this version

Web: https://play.industryidle.com/
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1574000/Industry_Idle/
Google Play (0.4.5): https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.fishpondstudio.industryidle
AppStore (0.4.5): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/industry-idle-factory-tycoon/id1554773046