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Demo Update v0.1.2

Thank you everyone for playing the AutoForge demo and providing wonderful feedback and bug reports. We've been hard at work and have a substantial patch now. We're still working on getting through all of the feedback but wanted to get this patch out since it has some major improvements in it.

[h3]Highlights[/h3]
  • Added lots of sfx and music
  • Reworked monster invasions to be more new player friendly
  • Doubled harvesting speed
  • Resource nodes are now "discovered" when first mining from them
  • Greatly improved interactions with Mana Conduit
  • Learned recipes for technologies can now be inspected through the research UI
  • Blocks can now be replaced by other blocks


[h3]Changes[/h3]
  • Placing items now turn red when in an invalid position
  • It is now possible to rotate an item while placing it even if it is out of placement range
  • Transport tubes can now be quickly rotated by placing over them
  • Crank drills now need a bit more cranking
  • Cut harvest power in half when harvesting multiple tiles
  • Significantly reduced the speed of Porters
  • Improved descriptions for many items
  • Fabricator inputs now have placeholder icons with tooltips
  • Fuel inputs now have a placeholder icon with a tooltip for the fuel type
  • Improved Conduit Tapping technologies tooltips
  • Added item features to tooltips
  • Made it much easier to find Ancient Technologies
  • Scaffolding no longer blocks ambient light from the backwall
  • Changed UI dialog placement
  • Particles and sfx when using a Health Canister


[h3]Bug Fixes[/h3]
  • Fixed an issue with pausing the game not actually pausing everything
  • Fixed volume settings
  • Fixed issue with assigning items to the toolbar directly from your inventory with number keys
  • Fixed settings UI issue when changing the resolution
  • Fixed issue with UI progress bars being rescaled improperly after resolution change
  • Fixed an issue with Forges sometimes not collecting items
  • Fixed an issue with Mana Turrets not consuming ammo
  • Fixed an issue with rolling up slopes
  • Fixed an issue with Otto floating in the air when saved hovering or on a ladder
  • Fixed an issue with porters not pulling from the nearest container