Release notes for v0.4.0 (2025-11-27)

Patch Notes v0.4.0

Blueprint Improvements

• Added blueprint auto-connect functionality that automatically connects placed blueprints to nearby compatible buildings

• Blueprint connection previews are now shown during placement

• Implemented blueprint snapping and assisted placement to help align structures

• Blueprints can now be assigned to hotkeys for quick access through the blueprint context menu

• Blueprint placement no longer exits after each placement, allowing for faster construction

Performance Improvements

• Significant performance improvements to conveyor belt systems + Splitters

• Optimized build menu and inventory performance to be more responsive

• Staggered market selling operation times to avoid performance spikes

• Made grass meshes more performant

UI Improvements

• Introduced new production tab in the resource tree that calculates total production of all resources

• Belt speed modifiers like Speed Flow are now correctly treated as modifiers and displayed in the UI

• Increased resolution of the world map and resource markers

• Fixed inventory icon tooltips that flickered constantly when resource quantities changed

• Added the option to filter resources during visual label selection in Warehouses

• Logistics buildings now properly display their stored items in the building info UI

Misc Improvements

• Traveling merchants can now boost production of various production buildings beyond just Smelters

• Added new objective about brewing 100 potions, which awards Ancient Wisdom upon completion

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a visual bug in which vegetation was not immediately recalculating its visibility when trees were destroyed

• Fixed an issue where belt replacement by Splitters incorrectly modified the filters of upstream Super Splitters

• Improved in-place replacement preview logic for assisted placement

• Fixed total spells cast and total trades made counters to properly reset between game sessions

• Selection highlights now appear at the correct height for bridge belts

• Fixed recipe displays and tooltips to correctly show consumption when recipes use both power and Mana