
Hey factory workers!
At this stage of development, it's safe to say: if we release a modest update, that means something really big is in the works. We wish we could share more details with you, but this'll have to wait until next time, alas!
As for today, there's lots of new stuff and improvements here and there, check them out:
v0.24.160 Released!
Gameplay
- Added another default recipe for Land Digger
- Added another default recipe for Dredge
- Added another default recipe for Laser Collider
- Added another default High Quality (++) Cotton recipe for Cotton Gin
- Decreased Copper costs for producing Batteries and Laser Pointers
- Cat researchers in the Tavern can sometimes be hired for Milk instead of Catnip Juice
- ML Capacity mechanics slightly rebalanced
- Rafts were renamed into Bridges (because they don't look like rafts anymore)
- Multitool upgrade is divided into two independent parts: working speed upgrade and manual operations on area upgrade; both become available sooner, and cost less
- Fertilizer Sprinkler working baseline increased from 100 to 250 units of Fertilizers
Graphics && Sounds
- Rope Maker re-rendered
- Science Lab re-rendered
- Sounds updated
QoL && Interface
- Added a lense showing map grid
- Wiki articles for items now show the recipes which require that item
- Pressing 'Ctrl' + 'Z' cancels current crafting queue
- Added an option to search projects on the Research Tree by ML Capacity
- Improved tutorial
- The panel on top of the screen now displays the amount of recently satisfied cats
- Added an option to hide button hints in Gameplay options
- UI/UX improvements
- Lengthy numbers are now separated to facilitate perception. You can select the separation symbol in Gameplay Settings
Techie Stuff
- Improved transitions between the Wiki and the Research Tree
- Performance optimization
- Bug fixes (kudos to poseidontsunami11 & seakten)
A friendly reminder: you can always chat with us directly on our
Discord server. We're using Discord for work, so you'll find many of us there most of the time, don't be a stranger!
An even friendlier reminder: don't forget about our
collection of items in Steam Points Shop! Sergei the artist makes wonderful factory art to be observed from above, but his works' magic really shows at close-up perspective:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1150090/Learning_Factory
Don't forget to follow Learning Factory on Steam to get the news about new updates as soon as they're out there
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Make history here[ 2023-11-28 16:28:52 CET ] [ Original post ]