MineMogul News

[h2]MineMogul has a 20% discount this week during the Steam Spring Sale![/h2][p]We've also updated the Demo. It's now up to date with the latest full version of the game, and you can continue playing any (new) demo save files when upgrading to the full game. Previously, it was on a SUPER old version, and was missing basic things like rebindable keys.[/p][p][/p][h2]Sandbox Mode[/h2][p]We started working on a new sandbox gamemode.[/p][p][/p][p]In this gamemode, everything is free and unlocked right away. There aren't any quests, it's mainly for playing around and testing things. We already had some of these tools for testing things during development, so we thought it'd be nice to give them to you, the players![/p][p][/p][p]It includes a new flat map, a new tool, and new buildable objects exclusive to sandbox mode.[/p][p]We'll begin testing this update on the experimental branch very soon![/p][p][/p][h2]Next content update[/h2][p]After sandbox mode, we plan on starting the next major content update with new machines and resources :)[/p][p][/p][p]Thanks for playing MineMogul! We look forward to all your feedback in the Steam Discussions and Discord. Also, if you're enjoying the game and the updates, please leave a review![/p]

[h2]Jackhammer update[/h2][p]The Jackhammer is now able to break whole ore into crushed pieces! Very useful when setting up sorter baskets! (However, the sounds and animations remain unchanged and are still placeholder)[/p][p][/p][h2]Physics Fixes[/h2][p]We fixed a number of issues where physics objects would phase through things, especially with high velocity.[/p][p]It's a difficult thing to balance, because we want to have the fastest possible physics simulation to keep the FPS as high as possible, but having it so fast results in some issues at high speeds.[/p][p]In this version, I made it so the Bottom Chute, Angled Chute, Splitter Chute, and Cannon will temporarily enable higher quality physics simulation on objects going through them. This should fix ore randomly phasing through conveyors sometimes when falling from really high up.[/p][p][/p]

• [p]Added new Metal Roof object (currently unlocks with the wood building pieces)[/p]
• [p]Added basic sounds to the little waterfalls[/p]
• [p]Added special properties to Bottom Chute, Angled Chute. Splitter Chute, & Cannon which temporarily sets objects passing through it to use higher quality physics simulation, theoretically fixing the objects from phasing through things due to high velocity[/p]
• [p]Updated Jackhammer to be able to break Ore into Crushed pieces[/p]
• [p]Updated Geode drop chances:[/p]
  • [p]Quartz 80% -> 70%[/p]
  • [p]Amethyst 15% -> 20%[/p]
  • [p]Celestite 5% -> 10%[/p]
• [p]Updated Casting Furnace to give 6 material points when using Ingots (instead of only 1). This allows you to make iron ingots elsewhere, then use the ingots as material for making steel[/p]
• [p]Updated Casting Furnace to only consume coal when creating steel[/p]
• [p]Updated autominer placement spot ghosts to be red if they're for the wrong autominer type[/p]
• [p]Updated Casting Furnace collider to allow fewer ore hidden inside it when overloaded[/p]
• [p]Updated Casting Furnace to also accept slag in the coal input (although, it's still not ideal to make slag)[/p]
• [p]Updated Casting Furnace to get 4 fuel points from Coal Ore Cluster instead of only 1 (however, it's still better to send it through a Cluster Breaker first)[/p]
• [p]Reduced amount of Gold Pipes & Gold Threaded Rods needed for Master of Pipes & Master of Threaded Rods quests from 200 to 10 (because they are bad, unideal to make, similar to slag)[/p]
• [p]Lowered physics sleep threshold - should help with hoppers getting clogged randomly[/p]
• [p]Fixed things phasing through the Cluster Breaker sometimes[/p]
• [p]Fixed geodes getting stuck inside the Cluster Breaker sometimes[/p]
• [p]Fixed Threading Lathe completely deleting anything that wasn't a rod (now they'll just get stuck in front of the machine)[/p]
• [p]Fixed some cases of objects phasing through the sides of the hopper at high velocity[/p]
• [p]Fixed most cases of ingots falling through the ground when coming out of the Blast Furnace that doesn't have a conveyor in front of it (may still happen very rarely in some cases)[/p]
• [p]Fixed Top Chute not automatically turning into the hopper variation when placed under a hopper[/p]
• [p]Fixed item weight getting rerolled when polishing it (however, this weight stat doesn't really do much currently)[/p]
• [p]Fixed molten metal plane visually clipping through the sides of the Casting Furnace[/p]
• [p]Fixed Pipe Roller being able to be placed in invalid spots[/p]
• [p]Fixed Threaded Iron Rods having the exact same sell price as non-threaded Iron Rods[/p]
• [p]Fixed a bunch of small holes in the new cave[/p]
• [p]Fixed not being able to sell the breakable crates (however, you should just break them to get the loot)[/p]
• [p]Fixed hidden hardhat on original map's viewmodel being bugged if you picked it up in the same session as migrating your save[/p]

[p][/p][h2]Vacation[/h2][p]I'm going on vacation, so there won't be any updates for the next couple weeks.[/p][p][/p][p]Thanks for playing MineMogul! We look forward to all your feedback in the Steam Discussions and Discord.[/p]

[p]MineMogul's biggest update yet is out now! Go play or read ahead if you want spoilers:[/p][p][/p][h2]New Map[/h2][p]We've added a whole new map to the game! This is a new option available when starting a new game.[/p][p]It's got much bigger spaces compared to the original map. There's lots of space to build freely without large pillars in the middle of the room.[/p][p][/p][h2]Casting Furnace & Steel[/h2][p]We've added a new large Casting Furnace with interchangeable molds (Ingot, Gear, or Double Ingot).[/p][p]It can either be used to make the new Steel resource if you add coal to the side, or it can be used as an upgraded Tier2 version of the Blast Furnace.[/p][p][/p][h2]Heavy Auto-Miners[/h2][p]The new Heavy Auto-Miners need to be placed on special Heavy Auto-Miner spots, and can produce Ore Clusters and rare Geodes, which can be processed by the new Cluster Breaker machine.[/p][p][/p][h2]Mining Helmet & Jackhammer[/h2][p]A highly request feature, a wearable flashlight is here! You'll still want to place lights around your factory, but this new helmet should help out a ton while exploring! There's no clothing system/equipment slots yet, so just having the Helmet anywhere in your inventory will allow you to press "C" to toggle the light.[/p][p]The Jackhammer serves as a faster Tier2 pickaxe with no other features currently. Note: its animation and sounds are very placeholder.[/p][p][/p][h2]Threading Lathe[/h2][p]This new machine allows you to thread rods. It's quite slow, but designed in a way to allow you to easily build multiple of them next to each other for more throughput.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]New Splitters[/h2][p]We've added a new Roller Splitter. It's the ultimate tier splitter with a true 50/50 split and no spilling.[/p][p]We've also added extra variations for the Smart Splitter, which you can press "Q" to switch between.[/p][p][/p][h2]Buildable Walls & Improved Scaffolding[/h2][p]We've added new buildable walls and improved the scaffolding. There's now 1x2 and 1x1 scaffolding pieces, and you can place them partially inside the terrain / cave walls![/p][p]It can be tricky to place these walls currently, so we'll probably be improving them in a future update.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]Updated original map - "Classic Cave"[/h2][p]If you'd like to continue on your existing save files, you can! The old map remains a more challenging option, and has been updated with the new content. Many areas have been made bigger and been updated to have Heavy Auto-Miner spots.[/p][p]When you first load into your old save file, it might look a little weird, but we made sure to retain full compatibility when updating from the old version. The most notable change is that the starting area has been expanded to provide more room to build. Some things you may have built around the starting elevator may be a little out of place (specifically the pre-placed scaffolding). You can just pick them up and replace them if you'd like.[/p][p][/p][p][/p]

• [p]Added new Casting Furnace & Molds[/p]
• [p]Added new Threading Lathe[/p]
• [p]Added new Heavy Auto-Miner[/p]
• [p]Added new Cluster Breaker[/p]
• [p]Added new Roller Splitter (true 50/50 split)[/p]
• [p]Added new Jackhammer[/p]
• [p]Added new Mining Helmet with a toggleable light (default key: "C")[/p]
• [p]Added new Steel Resource[/p]
• [p]Added new Gear, Threaded Rod, & Junk Cast item types[/p]
• [p]Added new Ore Clusters & Geodes[/p]
• [p]Added new breakable crates[/p]
• [p]Added new variations for smart splitter[/p]
• [p]Added new "Resources not on conveyors" magnet filter mode[/p]
• [p]Added new Quests and reworked some of the old ones[/p]
• [p]Added new buildable walls & stairs[/p]
• [p]Added new 1x2 and 1x1 scaffolding pieces[/p]
• [p]Added new thin version of scaffolding (Press "Q" to switch to it!)[/p]
• [p]Added new broken MineMogul trophy, exclusive new item that you can only get during updates that reset the MineMogul quest, if you already had a MineMogul trophy previously.[/p]
• [p]Added the ability to place scaffolding partially inside the terrain/cave walls[/p]
• [p]Added the ability to build machines directly from your inventory[/p]
• [p]Added the ability to mirror the Pipe Roller[/p]
• [p]Added For Sale signs (and buying) to some of the explodable walls[/p]
• [p]Added 50 fps limit when the game is paused[/p]
• [p]Added configurable moving physics object limit[/p]
• [p]Updated "Deep Pockets" quest to appear when your hotbar fills up, instead of when something is added to your non-hotbar inventory[/p]
• [p]Updated Drill Bits & Casting Molds to go in your inventory instantly instead of showing the F interaction menu[/p]
• [p]Updated dynamite detonators to turn into breakable physics objects when used[/p]
• [p]Updated detonator activating sound[/p]
• [p]Updated minable ore nodes to have a chance of dropping ore clusters[/p]
• [p]Updated Auto-Miners to be in a new separate "Mining" shop tab[/p]
• [p]Updated Ore Analyzer to show items / minute[/p]
• [p]Updated Ore Analyzer to say Polished/Unpolished/Dirty (Dirty = will make polishing machine dirty)[/p]
• [p]Updated linear damping to help prevent physics objects from phasing through things[/p]
• [p]Updated slag to no longer be polishable[/p]
• [p]Updated Roller Router to work with plates & boxes better[/p]
• [p]Updated Hardhat to be a savable/buyable object (in "Dev Test")[/p]
• [p]Updated building placement collision to be based on placement colliders instead of actual colliders (allows placing some things next to each other easier)[/p]
• [p]Updated Scaffolding, Vertical Bulk Sorter, & Hopper to use dynamic support lengths and be able to have their supports toggled with the wrench[/p]
• [p]Updated Vertical Bulk Sorter to be able to connect full sized chutes (including angled chutes) directly to the bottom (previously you needed to connect with a top chute)[/p]
• [p]Updated sounds and animations for various machines[/p]
• [p]Reduced dirty Polishing Machine beeping sound radius[/p]
• [p]Fixed some cases of items phasing through the shop elevator floor[/p]
• [p]Fixed crushed coal phasing through and getting stuck inside the Shaker Table sometimes[/p]
• [p]Fixed "Autosaving..." text not disappearing if the hud was disabled when the autosave finished[/p]
• [p]Fixed unshaken coal sometimes making it's way through the shaker table when first loading a save file (it's shaking progress was not saved)[/p]
• [p]Fixed first couple ore pieces ignoring bulk sorter's filters sometimes when initially loading into a save file[/p]
• [p]Fixed cannons randomly not launching some objects far[/p]
• [p]Fixed ingots getting stuck on some conveyor types sometimes[/p]
• [p]Fixed not being able to pick up arrow signs that were placed inside the elevator walls[/p]
• [p]Other minor bug fixes & tweaks[/p]

[p][/p][h2]Show off your factory![/h2][p]We want to show off more of your community creations on the Steam Store page! If you'd like to have the chance of having your factory featured, come post your screenshots in our Discord server![/p][p][/p][h2]Future Thoughts:[/h2][h3]Translations[/h3][p]Translations are one of our biggest priorities now that we've finished this update. We'll probably be looking into them over the next couple months.[/p][p][/p][h3]More Updates[/h3][p]Thank you for your continued support with our Early Access game! We plan to continue creating many more huge update similar to this one.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Thanks for playing MineMogul! We look forward to all your feedback in the Steam Discussions and Discord.[/p]

[p]We're almost finished with the first of many HUGE updates for MineMogul![/p][p]It roughly doubles the amount of content in the game and adds a new map:[/p][p][/p][h2]Main Features[/h2]

• [p]New Casting Furnace[/p]
• [p]New Steel resource[/p]
• [p]New Larger map (option when creating a new game)[/p]
• [p]New Heavy Auto-Miner[/p]
• [p]New ULTIMATE TIER roller splitter with a true 50/50 split and no spilling[/p]
• [p]New buildable walls[/p]
• [p]New Ore Clusters & Geodes[/p]
• [p]New Products[/p]
• [p]New Quests[/p]
• [p]New machines & conveyor pieces[/p]
• [p]Improvements to building system, including ability to place scaffolding partially inside the terrain/cave walls[/p]
• [p]Reworks/expansions to the existing cave map[/p]
• [p]A LOT MORE[/p]

[p][/p][p]We've also updated the existing map and added new areas: [/p][p]Many rooms, including the starting room have been expanded:[/p][p]All existing save files (excluding from the demo version) will be fully compatible with the new update.[/p][p]You can continue playing your current save on the updated map, or start a new game to explore the brand new cave![/p][p][/p][h2]This update is coming in less than a week! WOW!!![/h2][p][/p][p]Thanks for playing MineMogul! We look forward to all your feedback in the Steam Discussions and Discord.[/p]

[h2]5% Sell Price Bonus to Packaged Items[/h2][p]We originally planned the Packaging Machine to be used for a Contracts system. You could still buy it in the game, but it didn't really do anything. Now, it gives a 5% sell price bonus for all items packaged in boxes! The Packaging Machine is still in the "Dev Test" section, however.[/p][p]We'd still like to add a Contracts system in the future. But it would come later, after this next upcoming major update.[/p][p][/p][h2]Audio Improvements 2[/h2][p]The previous updated fixed audio for some users, but broke it for others.[/p][p]In this update, I made a new system for playing sounds based on how close they are to the player. This should work much better than before (relying on Unity's built-in priorities). Also, it might improve FPS very slightly. Maybe like +1 FPS.[/p][p][/p]

• [p]Added a 5% sell price bonus for packaged items![/p]
• [p]Added new system for managing looping sounds behind the scenes[/p]
• [p]Increased price of Packaging Machine from 6000 to 12000[/p]
• [p]Reduced chance of things phasing through the Angled Chute[/p]
• [p]Renamed Magnet's "Resources not in filter baskets" to "Resources not in baskets"[/p]
• [p]Fixed a bug where if you load into a save file, then return to the main menu and start a new game, the new save file's total play time will use the previous save file's play time instead of starting at 0[/p]
• [p]Fixed "efficiently" misspelling on Ore Crusher[/p]
• [p]Fixed Pipe Roller grabbing plates through walled conveyors sometimes[/p]
• [p]Fixed Rolling Mill having plates stuck inside it when loading the game sometimes[/p]
• [p]Fixed starting elevator's sound not pausing when pausing the game[/p]
• [p]Fixed some sounds not playing with very large factories[/p]
• [p]Fixed some looping machine sounds sounding weird when loading a save if there were multiple of the same machine next to each other[/p][p][/p]

[p][/p][h2]New Map & Machines[/h2][p]Here's an update on the WIP new map and machines![/p][p][/p][p]Thanks for playing MineMogul! We look forward to all your feedback in the Steam Discussions and Discord.[/p]