Hey all, at Strange Loop we've been working on something big for a major update: scaling up late-game human impact with technology.
The arc of the Eco game is one that starts with humans having a small impact on the environment, and ends with them having a massive impact. During the course of that, citizens will need to create a government that can cope with all that power, and an economy that functions seamlessly within it. If they don't, it's very easy to lead to ecological disaster.
So for this update we're adding a bunch of new late game tech, including some new ways of building and moving things in the world. Check it out below.
New Vehicles
Added the Steam Truck!
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Added a modular attachment system for vehicles
Added the plough, harvester, and sowing attachments for the steam tractor
New machines and features
Added Elevator for transporting materials and carts vertically!
Added stone, hewn log, and lumber door recipes.
Added wooden standing light, wooden table light, and wooden ceiling light
Added the Assembly Line!
Added cranes! Players can use the crane to build large walls in one click by targeting the corners with the claw
Tons more changes besides those, you can check out the full list here.
Coming next we're going to be polishing up this build and the new user experience, before our official 8.0 Human Impact release. If you have feedback get in touch with us on discord, email, Facebook, etc. Support from the community is what lets us move this fast, and we have lots more to come. Vlog coming up soon as well!
Thanks all and looking forward to hearing your thoughts on this release.
-John K, [email protected]