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Idle Research 2 - Developer Standup Blog News - Episode 3 (XV-L)
Hey everyone! I'm back with the largest set of developer standup blogs so far. Since the last post, I have finally graduated from college with a bachelors in Computer Science, and transitioned to full-time software deve…
Patch notes19 changesUI/audioGameplay - Idle Research
Idle Research 2 - Developer Standup Blog News - Episode 2 (XI-XIV)
Hey everyone! I'm back with another set of developer standup blogs from my discord. Posts have been less frequent because of College. I'm about 2 weeks away from graduating! Anyways, I present you the last 14 episodes!…
Patch notes4 changesMapsGameplay - Idle Research
Idle Research 2 - Developer Standup Blog News - Episode 1 (I-X)
Starting today, I will be reposting 10 days of developer standup blogs that I write on my discord server. These will be delayed but highly detailed posts about what I have been working on for Idle Research 2. You will a…
Patch notes9 changesFixServer - Idle Research
Idle Research Further Development News
You wake up from a time-activated cryogenic pod in 2070 on planet Mu Ra Tempel — after the devasting Earth-27 Mutually Assured Destruction incident. Steam Page At The Bottom Hey all, I have been able to get a lot more p…
Store1 change - Idle Research
Idle Research 2 - Optional Survey
Hey friends! Happy 4th of July to my American players, and happy Thursday to everyone else! I hope everyone is having a great week. As decided on my discord, I have decided to begin development on a new version of Idle…
Announcement4 changesGameplayUI/audio - Idle Research
Idle Research: Black Ice Steam Achievement REMOVED
Hi friends, I have finally removed the steam achievement for the Black Ice Flask. So now people should be able to 100% the game for now. This new update is still taking way longer than it should, and I again apologize f…
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Idle Research: New UI Sneakpeaks + Other Previews (Still No ETA)
Hello everyone! As you may have noticed, it is definitely past the February or March goal I was hoping for. Unfortunately, there is no update ready still. Those who go to university and work full time may understand. It…
Announcement8 changesBalanceUI/audio - Idle Research
Idle Research: Final Feature Preview for the Next Update (Still No ETA)
Hello! I just wanted to provide the last major feature previews to provide more updates on where I am at in terms of the next major update THESE ARE JUST PREVIEWS, NOT AN ACTUAL UPDATE. THERE IS STILL NO ETA. I AM STILL…
Announcement1 changeGameplay - Idle Research
Idle Research: Next Update Preview (No ETA)
Hi friends! Just felt like I should provide some updates on my progress with the next major update. THESE ARE JUST PREVIEWS, NOT AN ACTUAL UPDATE. THERE IS NO ETA. I AM STILL FOCUSING ON COLLEGE AT THE MOMENT :) Also sp…
Announcement3 changesGameplayBalance - Idle Research
Idle Research: General Roadmap
Hi everyone! Classes for college starts tomorrow... 😢 I wanted to give you guys a quick heads up on what I will be working on during this semester (and potentially next semester). There are lots more than what's being…
Patch notes1 changeBalance - Idle Research
v0.21.7 Update - Offline Fix, Reworked Tutorial, Custom Preset Input, etc.
Thank you very much for your patience to those who were affected by the Offline Progress issue. Should be good to go now! :^) [⇐ v0.21.7 ⇒] [Added] (Accelerators) You can now hold on the little buttons on every accelera…
Patch notes17 changesFixGameplay - Idle Research
v0.21.6 Patch - Balancing, Save System Rework, Diamond Upgrades Rework, etc.!
[⇐ v0.21.6 ⇒] [Added] (Crafting) Presets now have a custom preset input. (Solitaire) A setting to toggle Auto Win [Changed] NOTE! A lot of the balancing related changes in this update are subject to change! (Saving!) Sa…
Store15 changesFixGameplay - Idle Research
v0.21.5 Patch - Presets UI Rework + Save System Update
[⇐ v0.21.5 ⇒] [Added] Offline: For Tubes Adventure, you now gain kills offline! This only gives kills for the stage you are currently on. Settings: A setting to toggle the offline progress screen. [Changed] Crafting: Pr…
Event8 changesFixGameplay - Idle Research
v0.21.4 - Massive Solitaire QoL and bug patch!
⇐ v0.21.4 ⇒ [Added] Flask’s Assembly: Added shortcut buttons in Juice. You can now hold on the Sample Processor buttons. Mastery: (QoL) since there is a large phase where you only have 1 mastery slot, assigning another…
Store15 changesFixGameplay - Idle Research
v0.21.3 - v0.21.3.2 Patches
⇐ v0.21.3 ⇒ [Added] Settings: Army Veteran Gamer has been added to the social media section in settings, thank you for making a series on the game! Intro Animation toggle Letter Notation, all notations after log notatio…
Security24 changesFixGameplay - Idle Research
v0.21.2.1 Patch
[<] [Changed] - Lab now displays Flasks' boost as energy boosts, because that's technically what it was. So now it makes more sense. - Daily Solitaire: I heard ya. Stockpile now deals one card, instead of three. This wi…
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