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Sign up for the Times of Progress beta
After 3.5 years of development, the first playable version of Times of Progress will be available as a close beta on the 26th of June! You can sign up for it here: https://pressingthumbs.subscribepage.io/ The beta will…
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What do Welfare State, Robber Baron, Epidemic and Bohemian Life have in common?
Let's dive a little bit into another aspect of the game: Scenarios, which you can choose at the beginning of the game. Scenarios determine the starting conditions and progression of a run: from the general characteristi…
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Times of Progress is part of Games Forged in Germany 2025
Times of Progress is part of the Games Forged in Germany Steam event! You can check out the other games in the festival here: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/Games-Forged-in-Germany I'm going to run a closed beta wh…
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Simulating the economy in Times of Progress
Lately I have been working on implementing the core of the economy simulation in the game. At a high level, this is how it works: Industries receive payments when they deliver the materials they extract or goods they pr…
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Times of Progress is part of Indie Assemble
Times of Progress is part of Indie Assemble! You can check out the other games in the festival here: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/44717737/sale/IndieAssemble I'm going to run a closed beta when it's ready. You…
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Times of Progress is part of City Builder & Colony Sim Steam Fest
Times of Progress is part of City Builder & Colony Sim Steam Fest! You can check out the other games in the festival here: https://store.steampowered.com/category/strategy_cities_settlements/ I'm going to run a closed b…
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Times of Progress is part of Days of Ramadan Festival
Times of Progress is part of Days of Ramadan Festival! Have a look at the other games made participating in the event by visiting the Steam page event: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45022621/sale/RamadanFestiva…
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A deep dive into the Progress Timeline UI
With this update I would like to show you the Progress Timeline UI, which is where you will be acquiring Inventions and signing Laws in Times of Progress. The overall idea is that there will be new Inventions and Laws a…
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Times of Progress is part of Be a Hero! Comic Con Stuttgart
Times of Progress is part of Be a Hero! Comic Con Stuttgart Steam Event! Have a look at the other games made participating in the event by visiting the Steam page event: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45066451/s…
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Set goals for your city, become an industrial powerhouse
Let's dive a bit deeper into one of the core ideas in Times of Progress. As you know, the Industrial Revolution was a global phenomenon and in ToP that is represented by the fact that your city does not exist in a void.…
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Times of Progress is part of the Planes, Trains, and Automobiles Fest
Times of Progress is part of the Planes, Trains, and Automobiles Fest! Trains are a key mode of transportation in the game. They are used to deliver materials and goods, as well as extending the area of effect of releva…
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Signing laws to improve your citizens' lives
Let's dive a bit into the Laws mechanic and the City Hall building. They are the administrative equivalent of Research upgrades and the Research Institute building. I talked about those in a previous newsletter issue. I…
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Times of Progress is part of the Automation Games Sale
Times of Progress is part of the Automation Games Sale in the upcoming category! Have a look at the other games that are part of the event here: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/AutomationGamesSale It's in great comp…
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Times of Progress is part of the Games Baked in Germany Steam Event
Times of Progress is part of the Games Baked in Germany Steam Event! Have a look at the other games made here in the Steam page event: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/games-made-in-germany-2024 If you want to stay i…
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19th century inventions and Times of Progress research tree
Let's talk about the Research Tree. As you know, the game is set during the Industrial Revolution. It starts in 1800 and the research upgrades are planned throughout the century, mimicking real-world inventions that hap…
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Times of Progress is part of Steam Endless Replayability Fest 2024
Times of Progress is taking part in the Steam Endless Replayability Fest 2024! Here is what makes it endlessly replayable: Procedurally generated maps: this is self-explanatory: they will depend on some parameters that…
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