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Patch 0.3.4

Patch 0.3.4 is out on Steam/Web
- Now battery can be used as fuel as well
- New policy: The Wind Rises - wind turbines work 100% of the time but produces 30% less power (expansion pack 1)
- New policy: Science Literature - book publishers produce science instead of culture
- New policy: Free Delivery - warehouses provide the same fuel save on outward transportation as well
- Balance: University's base output has been changed to 15 Culture and Science (from 20)
- Balance: Opera House's base output has been changed to 10 Culture (from 6)
- Fix a bug where research center and wholesale center erroneously count resources en route (you cannot pay for research and wholesale orders with resources en route
- You can now choose a player flag in Headquarter. It shows up in the chat currently
- Auto scroll chat if you've already scrolled to the bottom
- Update French translation
There are 68 resources, 92 factories, 33 policies and 9 maps available in this version

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1574000/Industry_Idle/
Web: https://play.industryidle.com/
Google Play (0.2.9): https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.fishpondstudio.industryidle
AppStore (0.2.9): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/industry-idle-factory-tycoon/id1554773046

Patch 0.3.3

Patch 0.3.3
- Reduce the warehouse power consumption (it should now require less power when you add a new route)
- Rewrite the way resources are counted: now resources en route are counted as well. This will result in a more stable resource numbers and make the Moving Average option obsolete (which has been removed)
- Shopping Spree no longer has an upper cap (it was 10x of resources) - so now it will buy from Trade Center as long as you have a deficit
There are 68 resources, 92 factories, 30 policies and 9 maps available in this version

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1574000/Industry_Idle/
Web: https://play.industryidle.com/
Google Play (0.2.9): https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.fishpondstudio.industryidle
AppStore (0.2.9): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/industry-idle-factory-tycoon/id1554773046

Patch 0.3.2 - Experimental MacOS + Linux Support

- Now there's experimental MacOS and Linux version on Steam! Please note these two versions are provided on the best effort basis - they are not fully tested so please report any issues on Discord
- Logistics center now shows fuel cost per route (instead of per transport)
- Increase warehouse base capacity, and the capacity is now divided among all routes. Power usage per route has been changed
- Power Banks needs to be researched (it will take effect after you start in a new city)
- Fix the UI glitch that turning on/off auto sell will make the inventory amount flicker
- Update Chinese and German translation
There are 68 resources, 92 factories, 30 policies and 9 maps available in this version

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1574000/Industry_Idle/
Web: https://play.industryidle.com/
Google Play (0.2.9): https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.fishpondstudio.industryidle
AppStore (0.2.9): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/industry-idle-factory-tycoon/id1554773046

Patch 0.3.1 - Please upgrade if you cannot load the game - 中文玩家请升级这个版本解决进入游戏的问题

Patch 0.3.1 has been released to Web/Steam
- Fix the game stuck at loading screen when playing with Chinese language, please update to this version if you cannot load the game 中文玩家请升级这个版本解决进入游戏的问题
- Cancelling an order will refund 90% instead of 75%
There are 68 resources, 92 factories, 30 policies and 9 maps available in this version
Web: https://play.industryidle.com/
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1574000/Industry_Idle/
Google Play (0.2.5): https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.fishpondstudio.industryidle
AppStore (0.2.5): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/industry-idle-factory-tycoon/id1554773046

Patch 0.3.0

Patch 0.3.0 has been released to Web/Steam

- Introducing new warehouse: now you can manually route resources to warehouses
- Adjacent bonus is now implemented correctly: only buildings that are working are counted
- You can now downgrade your buildings (you get 50% of your investment back)
- Cancelling a player trade will only refund 75% of the resource - and the resource will be moved to Trade Center
- Fix dark UI overrides not working for alert
- Improve Logistics Department dashboard UI
- To prevent server overload, you can only accept one trade every 30 seconds (10 seconds for expansion pack owners)
- Update Chinese, French and German translations
There are 68 resources, 92 factories, 30 policies and 9 maps available in this version

[h3]Recent Highlights[/h3]
- Player trades: trade resources with other players
- Power bank: store surplus power and provides power supply during shortage
- New color themes, Dark UI and in-game theme editor

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1574000/Industry_Idle/
Web: https://play.industryidle.com/
Google Play (0.2.5): https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.fishpondstudio.industryidle
AppStore (0.2.5): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/industry-idle-factory-tycoon/id1554773046