New Updates: Utility Upgrade & Toxic Event Overhaul

Hi miners, 😄

Thank you very much for your continued support, bug reports, and feedback. In this update, we are focusing on production flow upgrades, employee improvements, and a major overhaul to the Toxic Event system to make gameplay feel more active and challenging over time.

Some of the changes in this update may not be fully experienced in the demo version. Several features are being prepared for the full gameplay experience, so please stay tuned for the playable release of Mineral Mining Simulator in Early Access.

Here is what we prepared for this week updates.

Main Updates

1. Upgradeable Utility Machines and Conveyors

We added a new upgrade feature for Utility Machines and Conveyors.

With this system, you can increase their level so they can run at higher speeds. To upgrade them, you must first reach the required player level and have enough money to pay for the upgrade.

Once upgraded, conveyors can move items faster, which should help a lot when transporting materials across longer distances in your facility.

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2. Automatic Supply Station Can Now Pick Up Dropped Items

We expanded the functionality of the Automatic Supply Station so it can now pick up items that have fallen onto the ground, not just items stored inside the Storage Machine.

This should help players clean up dropped materials more easily and route them back into the next processing pipeline or any other connected setup.

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3. More Employees Added

We added 2 more employees to help support the growing workload in your facility.

This should give players more flexibility when expanding automation and managing multiple production tasks at once.

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4. Toxic Event System Overhaul

We overhauled the conditions for how Toxic Events can occur. Here are the main changes in this update:

• The chance for a Toxic Event to occur has been adjusted, while still keeping the maximum limit of 2 active Toxic Events at the same time

• If a temporary mining point that appears after neutralization is left unused and no Drill or Survey is placed there, that location can still become a valid chance point for another Toxic Event

• If a temporary mining point has already been used and its resource is fully depleted, that position can also become eligible again for another Toxic Event

With this updated system, Toxic Events should appear more regularly over time, making the challenge feel more present during gameplay while still giving players the opportunity to benefit from temporary mining points.

5. Equipment Can Now Be Placed on Platforms

We added the ability for Equipment items to be placed on top of Platforms, not just machines.

This means vertical areas can now also be used for useful support items such as:

• Box Generators

• Trash Bins

• Other equipment items

This should make vertical setups more practical and flexible.

6. Employee Restocking Behavior for Packaging Updated

We updated employee behavior for restocking packaging so workers now prioritize the machine that needs to be refilled sooner, instead of only prioritizing the closest machine.

Distance can still affect the result in certain situations, but machines with more urgent packaging needs will now be given higher priority.

7. Box Content Merging Added

Players can now merge the contents of one box into another box, as long as both boxes contain the same item type.

This should make box management more convenient and help reduce unnecessary partially filled boxes.

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Improvements

1. Employee Menu Now Shows Toxic Event Inactive Status

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