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New Update: v0.37



Hey there! Thanks for swinging by! In case you haven't tried it yet, Craftomation 101 Demo is now officially available on Steam:

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

We're making final arrangements before a certain event on Steam (wink-wink, nudge-nudge), which implies some game polishing, bug fixing and visuals updating. For example, have you seen our newest trailer yet?

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As for more technical details and gameplay features, we've been busy as well:

[h3]Version 0.37 Released![/h3]
  • New command: Return, which brings your program back to Idle state
  • Craftomates can now consume food if any of their hands is free (previously they would eat only if their left hand was free)
  • Updated animation: more smooth moves!
  • Added sounds for the Command Center
  • Fixed the bug which occasionally made Craftomates think that they've finished executing a program (while in reality they were not finished)
  • Fixed the bug which prevented the game from saving when a saved game file exceeded certain size
  • Credits added to the main menu, celebrating both the devs and our most active community members


And if you don't feel like downloading anything, you are free to play it the old way:

[h3]Play Craftomation 101 Free Web Demo[/h3]

Cherry on cake? We've got ourselves a handsome new roadmap, like real game developers do!



Please feel free to share any feedback, it's vital for us! You can do it in the form (1 min) or on our Discord server.

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New Update: v0.36



Hif friends! We've released a technical update, which makes the game nicer for you:

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

[h3]Version 0.36 Is Released[/h3]
  • We've transfered to the next version of Defold engine, hence some nice things, like more stable frame rate
  • Updated visuals for small ice sources
  • Fixed system of freezing/unfreezing ice sources




Notorious bug fixes:
  • Fixed one soft locking the game upon installing a Bonfire at the edge of the map
  • Fixed one with incorrect hints on programming buttons
  • Fixed one with incorrect code copying between Craftomates


[h3]Download Craftomation 101 Free Alpha or play it right in your browser![/h3]

Please feel free to share any feedback, it's vital for us! You can do it in the form (1 min) or on our Discord server.

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New Update: v0.35



Hey everyone!

This update is important to us, as it brings a bunch of new and handsome features to Craftomation 101! Without further ado...



[h3]Version 0.35 Is Released[/h3]
  • Research tree: get points for completing objects at the Command Center and unlock new commands for Craftomates
  • New commands: directed pick and directed drop - same as your regular pick and drop, but now you can specify which hand of a Craftomate an item goes to
  • New command: compare checks whether a Craftomate is holding same or different items in each hand. Further commands are exectued depending on the comparison result
  • Small resource deposits reworked: they now contain smaller amounts of items and have more visual degrading stages
  • Upgraded visuals for Sand, Coal Dust and Spark
  • Each Craftomate now has 2 animations for picking, dropping, mixing and eating items. Those animations are played randomly, making the game more visually pleasant
  • Upgraded visuals for frozen Rocket




We're dying to know how you like all those things, and you can check them out right now:

[h3]Download Craftomation 101 Free Alpha or play it right in your browser![/h3]

Please feel free to share any feedback, it's vital for us! You can do it in the form (1 min) or on our Discord server.

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New Update: v0.34


Happy Friday, everyone!

Now, normally our update beat is once per fortnight, but this week is special, since our lead coder has just recently returned from a vacation :) That means two news, both good: 1 - there's an update today and 2 - we're back on our regular release beat, so: stay tuned for more new features and fixes in 2 weeks from now!

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

[h3]Version 0.34 Released![/h3]
  • Resources from large deposits no longer appear on the same tile as said deposit upon clicking - instead, they always bounce to neighbouring tiles
  • If there is a 'low_battery' trigger in your programming workfield, you can't add another one (as it used to break the game in certain cases)
  • If a CraftoMate places an interactive object (that includes Storages, Bonfires, Seeds and Spores) on a tile, said object is deployed in its functioning form. Previously, the player had to pick up and place that object manually in order to make it functional
  • Objects that consume resources over time (such as Bonfires) now allow extracting resources that have not yet been consumed (such as extra Fires from Bonfires)
  • The Rocket must now be unfrozen in two stages, in-game objectives have been reworked accordingly


What's most important, you can check out all those awesome things right away: Craftomation 101 Alpha is free to play!



Please feel free to share any feedback, it's vital for us! You can do it in the form (1 min) or on our Discord server.

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New Update: v0.33

Hey everyone!

As our development continues, new features emerge and sometimes they change the feeling of the game entirely!

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

This week, for example, we are introducing the 'Command Center' to the game, which serves as the base of operations for you and your Craftomates, along with providing you with tasks and rewards.

The idea behind this mechanics was to provide additional mini goals to the player, but later on it appeared to be excitingly consuming in itself: when we were play testing it, it was common to be carried away by doing what the shiny sphere tells you to do, instead of moving along the main task.

Give it a go, too! Craftomation 101 Alpha is free to play!

Who do you think could be managing things on the inside of Command Center? Share your thoughts in the comments :)



[h3]Version 0.33 Released![/h3]
  • New Building: Command Center - a structure back from the Source Planet, programmed to exchange certain exoplanet resources for goods and even CraftoMate parts
  • Connector Node in the editor redesigned
  • Fixed a bug that made items in a Craftomate's arms disappear upon loading a saved game
  • Fixed many nasty bugs from previous versions as well


Please feel free to share any feedback, it's vital for us! You can do it in the form (1 min) or on our Discord server.

[h3]What is Craftomation 101?[/h3]

Craftomation 101 is a craft automation game about funny programmable robots CraftoMates who can move, eat, and craft things needed to terraform a frozen planet.

You land on a frozen planet in a tiny rocket with a robot inside. Harvest and combine materials to discover new ones. Use visual programming to make the robot do the tiresome work for you. Slowly build a gang of self-sustaining robot workers and watch them terraform the planet.

The current state of the game: Active development, Free Alpha available.

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