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Hi Pioneers!

Experimental is getting another small update today. It’s mostly bug fixes, some optimisations we want to try out and some minor gameplay/UI additions.

Let us know what you think of these additions and hope you all have a great weekend! <3

BUG FIXES

• Train names should now be saved correctly (also for clients)
• Names should show up on the Compass again
• Trains should now be properly shown on the Compass
• Hovering over Conveyor Belts in Dismantle Mode won’t change their Belt to Mk.1 anymore
• Fixed an issue where some players would get no colour assigned to them in multiplayer

UI

• Little overhaul of the Photo Mode UI, including a rule of thirds overlay
• Increased font size on the Power Graph

FACTORY

• Added “Any Undefined” rule for the Smart & Programmable Splitter, whi...

Hey Pioneers!

The latest Experimental updates are going live today! With this localisation for Greek, Finnish, Dutch and Korean should now be fully functional on Early Access and we optimised the game a bunch which should give you all a bit more FPS.

Several bugs have been fixed as well, including ones that locked up Mergers and Splitters specifically on lower frame rates. As part of this fix all Splitters and Mergers now have a small inventory (it won’t be visible in the UI), so they will all fill up across your factories which can result in all your currently backed up production facilities starting up at once. On larger save files this can mean a drop in FPS on the first startup with this new version (which should go away after a short time) and potential power outages if your power production doesn’t support all those machines starting up at the same time.

Hope you all enjoy these fixes! If you find any new bugs, please report them to us...

Hey Pioneers!

There are a few bug fixes coming to Experimental today. We are still fixing some things up before we are pushing the latest changes to Early Access, but will probably do so very soon.

Until then, let us know what kind of bugs you come across!

BUG FIXES

• Smart/Programmable Splitters should now use more than one output when there are multiple outputs with a matching rule
• Fixed that map filters don’t block the map when hidden
• Foundry should not block buildings being built next to it anymore
• Color Gun settings will now stay persistent on saving and loading

Hey Pioneers!

We’ve got another update with some fixes and optimisation for you, coming in on Experimental! We are also trying out another new feature for the Map/Compass, which is setting the view distance for Beacons. Near, far, wherever you are.

The plan for this update is to be on Experimental over the weekend to catch potential issues (particularly with the optimisations) and push it to Early Access early next week when we deem it stable.

Let us know if we broke anything and the game runs a little smoother for you in this version! (Or if it doesn’t…) <3

BUG FIXES

• Korean, Greek, Finnish and Dutch languages should now work properly when selected
• Ensured that Power Slugs don’t lose their colour on distance (should be more easily distinguishable now)
• Fixed a small name input bug on the Train Stations
• Added some debug code for Conveyor Belt crashes
• Fixed inconsisten...

Hi Pioneers!

Since yesterday's Experimental release seems to be stable, we are pushing it live now! It includes all the fixes, changes and additions since last weeks Experimental update. Unfortunately, the new language options and Korean are not working yet. We aim to have them fixed with the next update.

Hope you’ll enjoy the patch!

BUG FIXES

• Research time in the MAM should display correctly again
• Researched resource mesh should be displayed in the MAM again
• Fixed players respawning under the world after rebuilding the Hub
• Right-clicking in Build Mode or the Build Menu will close it again
• Earlier we broke the placement of factory legs, so we fixed that legs of newly built buildings will not break when reloading and consequently had to reset all built legs (looks fine on Foundations but legs built on terrain will not be traced to the ground).
• Storages stacked on ot...

Hi Pioneers!

Just a few additional fixes are coming to Experimental in this version before we push the changes live on Early Access. We added a few more languages (Greek, Finnish and Dutch) as well as an option to toggle the different culling system we were trying since last Friday. It should improve performance for most setups, but might result in a slight decrease for some people. If you noticed a decrease in performance, try and turn the Hierarchical Z-Buffer Occlusion off in the video options (it will require a restart of the game).

After this update, we will be fixing the last issues and push it to Early Access. Let us know if anything breaks!

BUG FIXES

• Fixed issues with the Korean font
• Fixed incorrect tiling on the Willow Tree
• Train Platform dismantle now refunds the correct cost

UI

• Minor layout updates on Map Filters
• Added a sma...

Hi Pioneers!

Here we go, another update with some optimisation tests, crash and bug fixes and updated translations. For this build we will need some more testing, so we are putting it on Experimental over the weekend. As usual, be careful when you try it out and back up your save files. Next week we’ll be spending some time fixing up whatever issues arise and will push it to Early Access as soon as those are dealt with.

Let us know what breaks and hope you have fun with the update! <3

BUG FIXES

• Research time in the MAM should display correctly again
• Researched resource mesh should be displayed in the MAM again
• Fixed players respawning under the world after rebuilding the Hub
• Right-clicking in Build Mode or the Build Menu will close it again
• Earlier we broke the placement of factory legs, so we fixed that legs of newly built buildings will not break when reloading and conseq...

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Hi Pioneers!

Second time's the charm, right? Today we are pushing all the changes that we rolled back last week, plus fixes for critical bugs and some additional small changes. Biggest changes are still that players will be unable to play together on different versions of the game and the overhaul of the Red Jungle. Biggest new change is the addition of some basic filtering options for the Map and Compass, which can both be accessed via the Map.

Hope you enjoy the patch!

BUG FIXES

• Finished researches in the M.A.M. should show up on the bottom of the list now
• Fixed the “Insert Schematic Name Here” bug
• Added a version check on joining invites and ensured that network connections with different game versions generally fail and give an error message
• Fixed typos in the Nuclear Waste trash message
• Destructible boulders should no longer reappear (that took us a while to find)
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Yep. We rolled back to the previous version for now and will put another update up once we can fix those issues. That might not happen before this weekend.

EDIT:

We rolled back to the previous version (Build 102023) since this patch introduced some issues. We will update again once those are fixed, but that sadly means you might have to wait for the content in this patch until next week.

Hi Pioneers!

Here we go with another little patch while we are on summer downtime. Most notable change in this one is that players should now be entirely unable to join each other with different versions of the game. There will be an error message notifying you on what has gone wrong.

We also overhauled the Red Jungle, which can cause some problems if people have built a bunch of stuff in that area. But it looks better now, so that’s great, right?

Gafgar, one of our programmers, also wrote a blog post on our latest network optimisations. If you want to know a little bit more about the work that goes into those aspects of the game, you can check it out here:

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Oh yeah. It's easiest to deal with bugs when you have actual footage of them. It's great!

"But.... Why?"

That's most accurate I think. Everyone who does a lot for optimisation shrieked in terror. Otherwise lots of laughs.

We're not really infuriated by it. To be honest, it's absolutely hilarious xD

Hi Pioneers!

Again, a little patch to address some issues. Before this patch, players with different versions of the game were able to join each other, which caused some issues including crashes. If you can’t join your friends anymore, make sure you are on the same version. You can do that by checking the build number in the bottom right.

Also included are some minor fixes, some optimisation and the accumulative decrease of performance when using Trains should be fixed!

BUG FIXES

• Clients can now interact with the vehicle fuel and inventory again
• Fixed a crash that could occur when building a Train Platform/Station in between two other Platforms/Stations to connect them
• Players with different versions of the game can’t join each other anymore (this was unintended and caused issues)

OPTIMISATION

• Removed some debugging checks from Conveyor Belt ne...

Hi Pioneers!

Surprise! We have added Trains to Experimental. Now beware, they are definitely still work in progress both visually and functionally. Nonetheless, we’d like you to try them out, give us feedback and see if they break. Specifically multiplayer is still a problem, so don’t expect them to work for clients in multiplayer sessions.

As usual, a reminder that Experimental is prone to be unstable. If you want to be on the safe side when playing it, it is advised to back up your saves.

Hope you all have some fun with the Trains! <3

NEW CONTENT

• Trains (still work in progress)
  • Trains are unlockable in Tier 6. Now go and set up your next level long range resource transportation!
• Icons for a bunch of the Tier 7 resources (still work in progress)
• Added the mesh for the Silica

BUG FIXES

• Fixed a cave in the Swamp so ...

Hey Pioneers!

Here are some fixes to the Experimental that should make it more stable! Now we also have the ADA voice lines in for Tier 7, we made some of the Conveyor Belts faster and items that you drag in the inventory are being anchored to the top left corner again instead of the middle.

We’re heading into an early weekend for Midsommar here in Sweden, so more updates will come next week. Let’s see if we fixed more bugs with this patch than we introduced. :D

Have a wonderful weekend and keep the bug reports and feedback coming! It helps a great deal. <3

NEW CONTENT

• Added voice over and ADA lines for Tier 7
• Added the mesh for the Heat Sink & Radio Control Unit

BALANCING

• Changed several Conveyor Belt speeds:
  • Mk.4 450 to 480 items per minute
  • Mk.5 660 to 780 items per minute

QUALITY OF LIFE...

Trains are still coming with the June update! They are just not on Experimental yet :)

Hey Pioneers!

First of all, this update to the experimental branch is a DANGEROUS one. It’s the most “experimental” build we’ve put out until now, so there will likely be new crashes and bugs. You might have to restart the game after some crashes when playing multiplayer. I’d like to remind you to back up your save files before trying it out. You can find your save files here:

%localappdata%\FactoryGame\Saved\SaveGames\

Second, this experimental update does not include trains. Sorry, but you’ll have to wait a little longer for that. What it does include is the Tier 7 content which we’d like you to try out so you can give us some feedback on the balancing of this next Tier (it is probably the most resource heavy one we have made so far). There is still much missing on the visuals of Tier 7, which will be added before the update rolls out on Early Access.

Additionally, there is a bunch of work we have put into the technical side of t...

"refers to Goat Sim Waste of Space DLC "

Stellaris actually, stop trying to take credit for other peoples work Jace. It's embarrassing.