Economy 2.0 is live!

Hey everyone!

We've rebuilt Node Factory's economy from the ground up. Our goal was to make every new tier feel like a real step up and to cut the long waits between them. Here's what changed.

Faster, punchier progression

• Milestones: every rate upgrade now doubles your output every 25 levels, on top of the usual +1× per level.
• Tiers that matter: base capacity now grows ×3 per tier, so every new node shows up with real weight.
• Cheaper early game: Auto Collect now costs $53K (was $5M), and Processing Base costs 750 RP (was 47.5K RP).
• Smoother node slots: each extra copy costs ×5 the previous one (it used to be ×10 raised to a power), and you can now have up to 12 extra slots per type.
• Model Lab: level 5 now unlocks the next model (was level 8), and each new model has a 20× bigger base reward.
• Offline Time: each level now adds +2 hours (was +20 minutes).

Matrix improvements

• When you reshape an item, you now pick from three shapes. Click outside them to keep your current one.
• Each Matrix item is priced to arrive with its node, at about two minutes of your income at that point.
• Extra Matrix cells are much cheaper: the first one now costs $270K (was $1M).

Prestige & the new R&D Board

• Going public now starts at $2B lifetime money, and the prestige window shows a progress bar toward your next chip.
• Each prestige now also earns Patents. You spend them on the new R&D Board for permanent perks like Production Boost, Research Grant, Head Start, Automation Patent (keep Auto Collect) and Matrix Patent (keep your Matrix cells).

Localization overhaul

We went through every supported language and improved the translations to make them clearer, more consistent and more natural. We also fixed font and text display issues, especially in Arabic and Japanese.
Supported languages: English, Arabic, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Turkish and Simplified Chinese.

What about my save?

Your progress carries over. Your skill upgrades are converted to the new economy automatically, and if the new prices are lower than what you paid, you'll get part of the difference refunded. A summary appears the first time you load your save.

Bug fixes

• Plenty of fixes and polish for the Matrix, node connections, Collectors and saving.

The Node Factory guide has been updated with all the new numbers and formulas.

As always, tell us what you think on Discord or in the Steam forums. Your feedback shapes the game!

Happy automating,
Kabreet Games