Steam News4 February 20264mo ago

[NLZ] No Loading Zones - join the playtest! 🎮

Hello, miners! 👋 We have recently started messing around with getting rid of the Loading Zones that were annoying you for years. We want to run a small playtest and give you a sneak peek at what it could look like.

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Hello, miners! 👋 We have recently started messing around with getting rid of the Loading Zones that were annoying you for years. We want to run a small playtest and give you a sneak peek at what it could look like. 👉 Important information:

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changedThis playtest focuses strictly on technical aspects (this rework may cause increased RAM usage and occasional crashes) and will last till 8th February

changedSteam post image ❗ Playing on you current saves might damage them and render useless. ❗

changedGold Mining Simulator Gems Glory Add Gold Mining Simulator 2 to wishlistThe next chapter is coming! Make sure to wishlist Gold Mining Simulator 2 on Steam to stay updated.

changed📲 Follow us for more updates:YouTube : View store page

changedCheck our other games 👇https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/GoldMining

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changedThis playtest focuses strictly on technical aspects (this rework may cause increased RAM usage and occasional crashes) and will last till 8th February

changedSteam post image ❗ Playing on you current saves might damage them and render useless. ❗

changedThe next chapter is coming! Make sure to wishlist Gold Mining Simulator 2 on Steam to stay updated.

changedYouTube : View store page

changedhttps://store.steampowered.com/publisher/GoldMining

This playtest focuses strictly on technical aspects (this rework may cause increased RAM usage and occasional crashes) and will last till 8th February
It's an old version of the game from over half a year (there is no DLC4 and saves won't work)
This build is a test version to check if it works on every PC. Making it fully playable will still take few months, but you can speed it up filling out the survey below 👇

Steam post image ❗ Playing on you current saves might damage them and render useless. ❗

Fill out the survey to help us bring this change faster for you 👇

No Loading Zones - playtest survey

If you haven't, make sure to check out the latest DLC:

Gold Mining Simulator Gems Glory Add Gold Mining Simulator 2 to wishlist

The next chapter is coming! Make sure to wishlist Gold Mining Simulator 2 on Steam to stay updated.

Gold Mining Simulator 2

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Check our other games 👇

https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/GoldMining

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