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Player Trade Server Sustainability
Industry Idle's server will soon enter its 5th year of service. The game has a small but active player base, and the server has been instrumental in keeping the community together. However, running a game server comes w…
Security5 changesServerGameplay - Industry Idle
Industry Idle on Sale for Steam Automation Fest
[h4]To celebrate Steam Automation Fest, both expansion packs are on sale (30% off). If you have been thinking about getting the expansion packs, now is a good chance![/h4] If you want to find out more similar games, che…
Store1 change - Industry Idle
Patch 1.0.0 - Industry Idle is out of Early Access
It’s been a while since my last update, but I’ve got some news to share. For those of you following the development of my next game, CivIdle, I’m happy to report that it’s come a long way, and progress has been great. T…
Store4 changesServer - Industry Idle
Steam Capitalism & Economy Fest Discount
Hello fellow capitalists, Capitalists always enjoy a bit of discount, who doesn't? So I wanna pop by and tell you that the game's expansion packs are on discount for Steam Capitalism & Economy Fest. Apart from the addit…
Store2 changesServer - Industry Idle
Patch 0.20.8 - Bug fixes and QoL and Road to 1.0
Patch Notes: If you own either expansion packs, you can double your offline earning without watching a reward video (iOS & Android only) Bugfix: When Factory Mining policy is active, wholesale orders will not contain na…
Event5 changesFixGameplay - Industry Idle
Patch 0.20.7 - Weekly Free Premium City Roster
Introducing weekly free premium city roster: every week, a city in either of the expansion packs will be free for all players regardless of expansion pack ownership - Previously, if your account has connected to another…
Store4 changesGameplay - Industry Idle
Patch 0.20.6 (and Some Updates on CivIdle, the Spiritual Sequel)
Patch 0.20.6 - Update translations - Balance: When calculating market-cap based trade quota, trades since the last market update will be excluded (@FishPond) - QoL: The game will try to renew authentication if it expire…
Store4 changesCompatibilityServer - Industry Idle
Patch 0.20.5 - QoL and Bugfixes
0.20.5-build.337 - Added Turkish and Bahasa language in chat (@FishPond) - Hide Produce All Crops Swiss Boost if the game does not have Expansion Pack 2 (@FishPond) - Bugfix: Activating Electric Fish Pond policy without…
Announcement1 changeMaps - Industry Idle
Patch 0.20.4 - We are Steam Deck compatible!
0.20.4 has been released. This version is compatible with Steam Deck. Allow returning trade profit by paying resources (@FishPond) - Showing the existing trades that offers better profits in Player Trade UI when adding…
Store2 changesUI/audio - Industry Idle
New Anti-Cheat, Improved Game Controller Support and Bunch of QoL
0.20.3-build.327 - New anti-cheat mechanism: previously repeated trades with cheating account will result in an anti-cheat ban. This process involves a lot of investigation and takes a lot of effort. Now this will resul…
Security2 changesFixStore - Industry Idle
Patch 0.20.2 - QoL, Bugfix and Christmas Event
0.20.2-build.308 - QoL: Add more purchase amount option in Trade Center (by @jimmyh77) - QoL: Allow filter player trade by price range and player name (by @jimmyh77) - QoL: Add warning for Purge My Trades (by @jimmyh77)…
Security3 changesEventStore - Industry Idle
Next Chapter For Industry Idle: Leaving Early Access and Going Open Source
It's been more than two years since I started working on Industry Idle. The game was released on Early Access 1.5 years ago and I am blessed with a great community - reporting bugs, providing feedback, helping new playe…
Store9 changesFixServer - Industry Idle
Halloween Event: Pumpkin, Pumpkin Spice Latte, Pumpkin Pie and Exclusive Policy
Seasonal harvest: Farmland and Greenhouse will produce pumpkin in October. Pumpkin productions are doubled! - Seasonal recipes: Bakery will produce pumpkin pie (from pumpkin, flour, butter and milk) and drink factory wi…
Event3 changesGameplayStore - Industry Idle
Patch 0.20.1 - Bug fixes and "Default Building Settings" QoL
Bugfix: Fix a bug where some buildings are not appearing in Research Lab on maps that meet the unlock requirement - Bugfix: If a building is shut down, it will not be supply-chained boosted (boost will be given to other…
Announcement1 changeMaps - Industry Idle
Patch 0.20.0 - Icons for Recipes, Seasonal Harvests/Recipes and New Buildings
Buildings with multiple recipes now shows an icon indicating current production recipe: we are still missing some icons for certain recipes. If you'd like to help add missing icons, contact me directly - Seasonal harves…
Announcement1 changePerformance - Industry Idle
Patch 0.19.1 - Bugfixes
Balance: Now auto sell capacity upgrade will grant a baseline capacity: even if your production is zero, you will still be able to auto sell a certain amount. This amount is affected by Swiss production modifier boost/u…
Store2 changesFixBalance
