Overseer,
Central Command has approved the next stage of the Plan.
Our latest internal demo build, 0.1.0-demo.35, confirmed that the colony's core loop is working: extraction, transport, production, research, and defense. The demo is prepared, but improvements continue. After all, “good enough” is not a Corporation-approved unit of measurement.
Already working
- A controlled demo sector with fixed iron and coal deposits.
- Resource extraction and power for the first installations.
- Conveyor belts and transfer arms moving materials between machines.
- Factory expansion, research, and the demo technology progression.
- Power, fuel, and grid-load systems.
- Defensive turrets, ammunition, hostile fauna, and escalating attacks.
- Saving and loading the Factory, inventory, and hotbar state.
- Key interface and guidance elements in the supported languages.
Resources left underground do not fulfill the Plan. Resources on a conveyor show promise.
Improvements since earlier builds
We refined restoration of the Overseer's position, inventory, hotbar, and Factory progress. We also improved save recovery after an improper shutdown, conveyor handling, material intake for laboratories and machines, the build menu, research browser, technology icons, power and ammunition feedback, tutorial steps, and production and interface audio.
An empty turret mainly improves enemy morale. This issue has also been recorded.
Work still in progress
- Early-game pacing and construction-cost balance.
- Readability of large industrial networks and bottlenecks.
- Performance in expanded Factories.
- Building controls and usability.
- Final models, animations, effects, and sound.
- Save, load, and multiplayer stability.
- Tutorial quality in every supported language.
The Overseer is important. Without an Overseer, nobody starts the first machine. Later, the machines should manage themselves.
The Corporation does not measure progress by the number of resting colonists. It measures tonnes extracted, conveyor length, and products leaving the line.
Central Command issues the Plan. The Overseer executes the Plan. The Factory builds the Future.
What should the next report focus on: massive production lines, defense systems, or technological research?
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— Arcane Labs