Developer posts and news about this game.
Factory Magnate is 20% off in the Steam Summer Sale, June 25 to July 9. Since the release ~2 months ago, the game has been updated to provide fixes and quality of life improvements, as well as translations for multiple languages. It's safe to say that the most apparent bugs have
Added Polish language. Shoutout to Lordi on Discord. Also huge thanks to Phildjii who updated the font to support Polish. I'm still looking for translators! If you are fluent in Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Dutch or any language at all, and want to h
Small update for translations, no content changes. Bunch of translation fixes for the objective complete screen: Perk names were missing translations. Perk rarity were missing translations. Flavor text were missing translations. I'm still looking for translators! If you are fluen
The game has now been out for a month, so I guess it's time to drop the "post release" notes and just call them regular update notes 😊 This update is mostly about language, but I sneaked one QoL fix in as well. QoL : Rotating clipboard with a container will also update container
Today marks 2 weeks since release, and here's another round of fixes and improvements. Changed the number font to a monospaced version. This should make rapidly changing numbers in the top bar less annoying to look at. Suggested by Uglybob on Discord. UI scale 2 on 4k screens wil
Just a small hotfix to patch up a few mistakes in 1.02. Bugfix : Pasting sawmills would not reset the recipe, allowing them to keep producing even when not next to wood tiles. Talk about renewable! Bugfix : Containers could reset a side configuration in some cases where it should
Hey Magnates. The second post-release patch is here. This time I fixed two very important performance issues and a few other things. So, if you have had any stutters happening, I humbly suggest you try again and see if they are gone now. Bugfix : Block sound emitters would eventu
Hey Magnates. The first post-release patch is now uploaded to Steam, so your client should update soon. Bugfix : Balance income/min and expense/min would double after saving and immediately loading again. Note: this was pure representational and didn't affect actual game economy.
It's here. After all this time, Factory Magnate is officially available on Steam, and I couldn't have made it this far without you. From the wishlists and demo plays to every piece of feedback you shared, your support helped me finish this game. I'm genuinely grateful. Check out
It is with great pleasure that I can finally announce the release date for Factory Magnate. ▶️ Watch the announcement trailer here: This passion project of mine, that I wrote the first lines of code for back in 2020, is finally a reality after all these years of me working on it
Hello, Magnates! The day has come. Factory Magnate, my passion project through 5+ years, is finally participating in Next Fest. This may not mean a whole lot to you, but it does to me. I've been looking forward to this day for several years! Why, you ask? Because I always knew th
Router functionality has been reduced to work as a conveyor "bridge". This is equivalent to the old "Cross" mode. The "Distribute" mode has been removed, as it caused issues with items getting stuck in loops between 2 distributing routers. You can use Container blocks for distrib
Changing key binds will now work without having to relaunch the game. When pausing the game, you are now allowed to move around on the map and zoom. I have a slight suspicion this may interfere with some scrollable UI elements, so let me know if you encounter anything. A bug was
You know how I said I hoped I didn't introduce any new bugs in yesterday's update? Well.. I did 🤦♂️ Apparently I made it impossible to build single blocks. That has now been fixed. Once your Steam client updates the demo, everything should - hopefully - be in order again. I am
Fixed a bug in the Codex where it wouldn't update/display anything. Fixed another bug in the Codex where entries would be duplicated. Building conveyor belts while panning the map (using WASD) should now work much better. But, as this is a highly important part of the game, pleas
Just in time for the Steam Automation Fest, I'm extremely happy to announce that the long awaited demo is now available. For some of you this has been a super long wait of several years, and I thank you for your patience. Factory Magnate is designed to be a sort-of casual entry-l
Hello! I have some fantastic news to share! As some of you may know, I'm a solo developer who has been working on this game for almost 4 years now, on and off. While I love creating the game, I must admit that the business and marketing side of things isn't my strong suit. Many t
Greetings, Magnates! Oh boy, this update is long overdue. I'm happy to report everything is going well. I picked up development early January and have been at it ever since, although I've been taking it a little bit easy in May. But overall It has been 5 super active months. A lo
Greetings, Magnates! It's been 5 months since the last devlog, but that doesn't mean the game is abandoned. Oh no. My absense is explained by the simple fact that I needed a break. Being an indie game developer isn't easy; it comes with a lot of stress and concern. The actual cod
Greetings, Magnates! It's been a little longer than usual since the last update, but to make up for it I got some cool new stuff to talk about. Without further ado.. Parking the drones, for now Cargo drones were intended to be the method of selling and transporting goods off the