Update v0.7.42 - Copy & Paste 2.0, Interface, Performance and Improved Guiding

after the v0.7 Update we are seeing a large wave of new players coming in. This is super exciting. We are looking forward to learn from all your feedback & see the factories you will build!

We have released v0.7.41 yesterday and v0.7.42 today. Here is what's new:

Changelog

Copy & Paste 2.0

Until now, when you wanted to paste something, be it from your clipboard or from a blueprint, you had to have enough resources to pay all the parcel costs upfront. This inherently limited the size of pasting you could do and also lead to a loop where you would need to wait for resources to paste and then wait again, which is not fun.

We solved this issue by introducing a new drone task: "Build Parcel"

Now, when you want to paste, we don't have to check if you have all the resources. You can just paste. And the parcel will be bought and built after.

This should significantly change the flow of the game, boosting both, active and passive play: - Passive Players can now paste a bunch of parcels down and let it run in the background - Active Players can paste any sized blueprints which makes scaling so much more enjoyable

Especially in combination with Alt+Dragging to copy parcels, factory building can get really flowy:

UI Improvements - Before -> After

Perfromance

It's faster now. About 30% 🏎️

And there is more potential. Lets see how large we can get 🤓

Guiding

We reworked the tutorial to now guide you through all important elements & shortcuts. This might be too much for some, we will add the option to hide the tutorial as well for those.

If you haven't seen certain tutorials you will see them, just do the tasks and they will be hidden. And you might even learn a trick or two you haven't been aware of :)

Bug Fixes

Lots of bugs have been fixed. Notably: - Dark screen issues in relation to renaming blueprints - Failed tasks that got stuck - Hotkeys not registering - Lots of small issues

Closing Thoughts & Next Steps

Again, thank you everybody who is joining in on the fun & playing with us. We are seeing new record numbers of players which is extremely exciting & makes us really grateful that we are allowed to serve you guys in building this unique and wacky factory builder :)

Next Steps: - First we will keep polishing and improving the current version --> please send all the feedback on our discord or the discussions here on steam - Then we will work on new content. There is lots that wants to be added. There are a few possible options. In any case, rest assured, the factory will grow!