Hey, engineers!
So, here we are. The great release, v1.0! We won't bother you with flowery words (scroll below for that). Instead, let's get right to the new content because, naturally, we have some goodies for you in this very important update!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1150090/Learning_Factory/
But first, here's a little summary of what will be happening these days:
- The game will have an extended launch discount for 2 weeks. After that, we will raise the game's base price, so it's probably the best time to buy Learning Factory
- The price for soundtrack will also go up, because it has been enriched with a whole new selection of tracks, composed by Broadcast of Variants collective
- In a matter of days (or maybe even hours!) we will release a new DLC with a collection of printable posters, for our biggest supporters. We'll let you know once it's out there
- If you haven't seen it already, check out our big screenshot retrospective - the game has changed a lot
- We have also created a new art for the game to celebrate this glorious day!
Finally, here's the list of new features that v1.0 brings along!
v1.0.194 Released!
Content
- 2 new comics, including story finale
- Added in-game comics voiceover
- Added more voiced over phrases for Dr. Katz
- 3 new music themes for the default biome
- New main menu theme
Gameplay
- Increased speed of Hill Manipulators
- Improved campaign map
QoL && Interface
- Improved sounds
- Improved tutorials
- Improved contextual hints
- Added a new tutorial about item quality
- Added a new tutorial about Catopia and its' Milestones
- Improved copywriting in English, Russian and Chinese versions
- Improved searching in the backpack, buildings' panel and crafting window (additional help can be toggled on and off in the Settings)
- Faster comics frame skipping with 'Esc' button (suggested by CosmicImplosion)
- Improved Twitch Integration
- Added a new accessibility option: voiceover in neutral tone for English, Russian, Chinese and some others (please not that this is not an official game voiceover)
- Improved copywriting for Steam Deck
- Improved tooltips for Steam Deck
- Improved control tips for Steam Deck
- Lots of minor UI/UX fixes
- Performance optimization
- Bug fixes (kudos to Glidercat, CosmicImplosion, s50114, Flymaster, HyDyrk, Frutchy)
DLCs
- New images added to Art Pack DLC
- New tracks added to Soundtrack DLC
Re: Factory
In this section of patch notes, we answer the questions from the community that were submitted via the in-game feedback form and/or seemed especially interesting to us, You can always contact us directly in the comments or join our Discord server
Q: Allow further zoom out -xxxxyyyzzzz
A: You can increase the limit for zooming out in the Settings.
Q: It would be nice to add the option to reset my position. Thank you -caucau.caucau
A: There's a dedicated button next to the mini map, that teleports you right back to the Monument.
Q: I find the hybrid layer mode very hard to read at a glance, especially when there are a lot of things on screen. The colored squares might be fine for conveying generic landscape features, but they aren't very helpful for things like belts or splitters. Perhaps showing them as tinted ghosts of some sort would be clearer? -Sunsphere11
A: Good point, and we have it planned for the future. It's a complex task to accomplish, especially when it comes to performance optimization. We hope to get back to it one day.
A friendly reminder: you can always chat with us directly on our Discord server. We're using Discord for work, so you'll find many of us there most of the time, don't be a stranger!
An even friendlier reminder: don't forget about our collection of items in Steam Points Shop! Sergei the artist makes wonderful factory art to be observed from above, but his works' magic really shows at close-up perspective:
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