Lost in the cave
It was pretty easy to get lost in the cave before. There's no map or compass or anything to help with navigation. So, we added these new Arrow Sign Posts as a cheap default unlock. You can also write text on them
Better Rapid Auto-Miner
The Rapid Auto-Miner was about twice as fast as the regular Auto-Miner, but it has a variable speed, so it's hard to tell. Sometimes it's slower, but usually it was faster. However, it seemed really underpowered.
It's been updated to produce ore faster, and the Drill Bit now lasts 10 minutes instead of 7.5
We want to improve this more in the future. We'll make it easier to tell how much time is remaining, and also add new Drill Bit types (as seen above)
Higher FPS
The FPS was already pretty good IMO, given you can have 1000+ real physics objectives active at a time. But I found some more optimizations I could do with the conveyor belt logic. Ideally, everything should function the exact same as they did previously, but FPS might be slightly higher with very large factories.
Please let me know if you notice any differences in fps or see any weird new physics behaviors!
This update also includes a VSync option, so if you had weird fps issues before, try turning VSync on or off.
Key binds and Translations and Achievements
These are some of the most asked about things. I want to add key binds very soon.
Language translations will come less-soon, but still "soon". I'm not sure exactly when, but I know they're very important. Currently the game is only in English.
We also want to add Steam Achievements at some point. Probably as part of a future major update.
Bigger Cave
Personally, I enjoy the puzzle aspect of having to build in the limited space. But I understand that's not for everyone. Some people just want to build unrestricted! So, we'll probably be adding buyable TNT that you can use to blow up some of the stalactites / stalagmites / other rocks around the cave to free up some space for your factory.
This will become even more important as we add more new machines in future updates. We might also add more maps in the future, but I think that's a long ways away.
Version 0.1.0.3 released:
Added New Arrow Sign Post with editable text!
Added VSync and FPS Limit settings
Added unlocked item descriptions to the Quest & Research trees
Added "View Roadmap" button to main menu
Added "Force Unlock Cursor" accessibility option
Added a few more Broken Drill Bits hidden around the map (only applies to new saves)
Optimized conveyor logic a bit more, hopefully improving fps slightly
Increased Rapid Auto-Miner mining speed
Increased Rapid Auto-Miner drill bit time from 7.5 minutes to 10 minutes
Updated Rapid Auto-Miner drill bit description to say how long it lasts
Updated "Scavenger Hunt" quest description to say you can get broken drill bits from the rapid autominer
Updated Quest/Research info panels to be a bit wider
Updated polishing machine description to say that it gets dirty if you run raw ore through it
Reduced polishing machine time to polish from 1.75 seconds to 1.5 seconds
Fixed "Cancel" button when creating a new game being hard to press
Fixed some cases of ingots falling through the floor if there isn't a conveyor in front of the blast furnace
Fixed some cases of purchased machine boxes getting stuck in the elevator shaft
Fixed some cases of ore phasing through the angled chutes if falling from high up
Fixed ore not being grabbable sometimes if it was grabbed by a grabber arm, then moved through a conveyor belt before being dropped
Fixed random news articles appearing in the in-game news feed (It should only be our Steam update posts)
HO HO HO!!!!!!
The large man is preparing his list, and checking it three times! Looks like he will need A TON of coal to deliver to naughty moguls soon! Coming in a future update!
Thanks for playing MineMogul! We look forward to all your feedback in the Steam Discussions and Discord.