Farm Factory Simulator news & patch notes

Hi Farmers! 😄

It is time to show the community what you have built in Farm Factory Simulator!

We are holding a Creative Factory Contest, where you can share screenshots of the most creative factory setup you have created.

Whether it is an organized production line, an efficient automation system, a carefully arranged farming area, or a combination of everything you have built, we would love to see it!

Through this contest, we hope everyone can share their configurations, discover ideas from other players, and find new inspiration for their own factories.

Contest Period

The contest will run from July 31, 2026, at 10:00 UTC until August 31, 2026, at 23:59 UTC.

You may submit your screenshots at any time during the contest period.

How to Participate

Hi farmers, 😄

Thank you for continuing to play Farm Factory Simulator during Early Access.

We would also like to thank everyone who has shared feedback, suggestions, and bug reports through the Steam Discussions and the in-game Bug Report / Feedback feature.

Your feedback continues to help us review which systems need clearer information, better controls, smoother automation behavior, or improvements to item flow.

In this update, we focused on giving players more control over their factory through Machine Management, Supply Crane configuration, improved Machine settings, more layout options, and several fixes for automation, UI, gamepad navigation, and production flow.

Here is what is included in this update.

Main Updates

1. Machine Management Control

A new Machine Management Control has been added.

This Machine allows players to monitor and manage many Machines from one place, without needing to walk to each Machine individually.

From the Machine Management Control panel, players can view their Machines by category, search by Machine name, check Machine status, rename Machines, open Machine settings, and manage Machine speed upgrades.

The panel includes categories such as All, Farm, Processing, Conveyors, Store, Storage, and Utility.

The search field also supports both default Machine names and custom names, making it easier to find specific Machines in larger factories.

For Machines that support power control, players can turn them on or off from the panel. The Turn on All and Turn off All options apply only to the Machines currently shown by the selected tab or search result.

Machine speed upgrades can also be handled from this panel. Players can upgrade individual Machines or use the upgrade-all option, with a confirmation showing the number of Machines affected and the total cost before the upgrade is applied.

If there are no Machines in the selected category, or if a search result does not match anything, the panel will show a clearer message based on the situation.

This should make it easier to manage larger factories as the number of Machines and production lines grows.

2. Supply Crane Settings

Supply Crane behavior can now be configured in more detail.

Previously, Supply Cranes followed a general automatic behavior. With this update, each Supply Crane can now be adjusted through Supply Crane Settings, giving players more control over how items are moved from Storage to Store Racks.

Supply Crane Settings include:

• Priority commodity Choose which commodity the crane should prioritize.

• Source storage Choose which Storage Machines the crane is allowed to take items from.

• Max items per trip Control how many items the crane can carry in one trip.

• Serve today’s hot item first Prioritize the current hot item when applicable.

• Fill other shelves when priority is unavailable Allow the crane to help with other shelves when there is no priority work available.

The Supply Crane card will also show clearer status information when it stops, such as when no source Storage is selected, no commodity is selected, or no valid priority item is available.

The Source Storage selection now only shows Storage Machines that can actually be reached by that Supply Crane.

These settings should help players build more specialized Store supply systems and reduce unwanted item movement in larger factories.

Default settings are designed to follow the previous automatic behavior, so existing saves should continue working normally unless players change the settings themselves.

3. New Mirror and Overhead Machine Variants

New Mirror and Overhead Machine variants have been added to provide more layout options when building your factory.

Mirror variants allow certain Machines to be placed in the opposite direction from their standard versions. This gives players more flexibility when designing production lines that need to face the other way or connect from a different side.

Overhead variants are designed for elevated conveyor routes. These variants help players route item flow above other Machines, buildings, or conveyor paths, making it easier to build compact and layered factory layouts.

These new variants include Storage-related Machines, Processing Machines, Picker Machines, Merge Machines, Filter Machines, Splitter-related Machines, and other conveyor-related Machines.

Each available variant includes its own shop icon, model, and localized description.

4. Storage Category and Blueprint View

The Buy Machine menu has been updated with a dedicated Storage category.

Previously, Storage Machines were grouped together with Store-related Machines, which could make the Store category feel crowded. With this update, Storage Machines and their mirrored versions are now grouped under their own Storage category.

The Storage category has also been added to Machine Management Control, making it easier to find and manage Storage Machines from the management panel.

A new Blueprint View has also been added to the Buy Machine menu.

Blueprint View helps players preview a Machine’s footprint, input direction, and output direction before buying or placing it. This should make it easier to plan factory layouts before committing to a purchase.

The Blueprint View will continue to be improved and iterated in future updates.

5. Nutrient Storage Settings

Plant Farm and Animal Pen now have Nutrient Storage Settings.

This setting allows players to limit how much Nutrient can be stored in a Plant Farm or Animal Pen.

This can help prevent too much Nutrient from being stored in one place, especially when players want to distribute Nutrient across multiple farms or pens.

The setting can be accessed from the Nutrient Storage point on the Plant Farm or Animal Pen.

Farms and pens from existing saves will continue using the previous full-capacity behavior unless players adjust the setting.

6. Processing Machine Excess Ingredient Settings

Processing Machines now have a new Excess Ingredient setting.

This setting controls what happens when an ingredient arrives while that ingredient buffer is already full.

There are two options:

• Send to Failed Excess ingredients are sent to the Failed Output. This keeps the previous behavior.

• Hold at Input Excess ingredients are held at the input conveyor instead of being sent to the Failed Output.

This gives players more control over how Processing Machines handle overflow situations.

If players want to avoid sending excess ingredients to Failed Output, Hold at Input can be used to let the input conveyor back up until space becomes available.

Items that are not ingredients for the selected recipe will still be sent to the Failed Output, since holding unrelated items at the input could block the Machine permanently.

Ingredient capacity for Processing Machines has also been adjusted to 24 per ingredient.

7. Storage Machine Failed Output Optimization

Storage Machine Failed Output behavior has been improved.

Previously, the Failed Output path in Storage Machines could continue accumulating rejected items without a clear limit. This could cause too many items to build up in that path, especially in larger factories or older saves.

With this update, the Failed Output path now has a limit. When the Failed Output path is full, incoming items will be held at the conveyor instead of continuing to enter the Machine endlessly.

This makes Storage Machine behavior more consistent with other Machines in the game.

The way Failed Output data is saved has also been optimized. Instead of storing every Failed Output item as a separate object in the save file, the system now stores them more efficiently while keeping the item order and contents intact.

This should help reduce save file size and improve handling for factories where many rejected items have accumulated over time.

Old saves remain supported. Existing Failed Output contents will still be loaded and handled safely.

8. Drone Delivery Station and Scan Area Improvements

Drone Delivery Station has received several improvements to make delivery automation easier to build.

A conveyor input has been added, allowing items to be supplied directly from conveyor lines.

This gives players another way to connect production lines to delivery projects, instead of relying only on the Station’s own Supply Arm.

The Supply Arm scan area has also been expanded, giving the Drone Delivery Station more reach when collecting items from nearby sources.

Scan area visibility has also been improved.

Previously, scan area visibility used right-click, which could conflict with other actions and cause the scan area to appear unintentionally.

Scan area visibility now uses a dedicated input:

• Z on keyboard.

• D-Pad Up on gamepad.

This control can also be used while placing Machines.

When placing multiple Machines in a row, the scan area visibility setting will now be remembered instead of resetting every time the next Machine appears.

The on-screen prompt has also been updated to show whether the current action will show or hide the scan area.

Improvements

1. Tutorial Menu Improvements

The Tutorial menu in the Tablet has been improved.

Tutorial entries are now grouped by Level, making it easier to review which features were introduced at each point of progression.

Each Level group can also be collapsed, helping players browse long tutorial lists more comfortably.

When moving through tutorial entries, closed groups can open automatically as needed so players can continue reading without needing to manually search through the list again.

2. Machine Settings Guide Expansion

The Machine Settings Guide has been expanded.

Several settings panels now include a ? button that opens a guide explaining what each setting does.

This helps players understand configuration options without needing to guess how each toggle or setting affects Machine behavior.

The guide now includes more explanations for Machine settings, Nutrient Storage settings, and Supply Crane settings.

Supply Crane Settings now also include guide information for several options, such as priority commodities, source Storage, hot item behavior, rack filling behavior, and item quantity per trip.

3. Progression Adjustment: Elevated Conveyor Belt

Elevated Conveyor Belt is now unlocked earlier.

Its unlock Level has been moved from Level 15 to Level 8, allowing players to access elevated conveyor routing sooner in progression.

The related tutorial entry has also been adjusted so the explanation appears at the appropriate point.

4. Main Menu and Steam Overlay Improvements

Main Menu content handling has been improved.

External Steam-related links are now opened through the Steam Overlay when available, instead of immediately switching players out to the system browser.

This should make opening Steam pages from inside the game feel smoother, especially when playing in fullscreen mode.

The More Games section has also received gamepad navigation improvements.

5. Visual, Performance, and Localization Polish

Several visual, performance, and localization improvements have been added.

Rendering optimization has been applied to many materials to help improve performance in areas with many similar objects.

Night lighting and reflection-related visuals have also been updated.

Several localization files have been refreshed, including new text for the features and settings added in this update.

Some UI layouts, panel sizes, icons, prop materials, and collider sizes have also been adjusted as part of ongoing visual and interaction polish.

Bug Fixes

1. Fixed Nutrient Consumption on Empty Farms and Pens

Fixed an issue where Plant Farm or Animal Pen could still consume Nutrient even when there were no plants or animals inside.

Nutrient should now remain stored until there is something inside the Plant Farm or Animal Pen that can actually use it.

2. Fixed Ready-to-Harvest Overlay Showing 0%

Fixed an issue where a fully grown or ready-to-harvest object could show 0% progress in the overlay information.

Ready-to-harvest objects should now display the correct completion value.

3. Fixed Machine Panel Input After Closing

Fixed an issue where some Machine panels could still receive input for a short time after the player exited the panel.

In certain cases, this could cause a panel to become stuck or react to input after it should already be closed.

Machine panels should now stop receiving input properly once the exit action begins.

4. Fixed Quantity Minus Button at 1

Fixed an issue where the minus button at quantity 1 could no longer be used to deselect a commodity.

This affected both mouse and gamepad input, but was especially problematic for gamepad users because it removed one of the main ways to cancel a selected commodity.

The minus button can now be used again to remove the selection when the quantity is at 1.

5. Fixed Mixer and Composter Mirror Placement

Fixed an issue where the mirrored versions of Mixer and Composter did not follow the same placement rules as the normal versions.

The mirrored versions can now also be placed both outside and inside the Factory area, matching the behavior of the standard versions.

6. Fixed Picker Machine Mirror Rig and Scan Area

Fixed several issues with mirrored Picker Machine variants.

This includes adjustments to the Picker Machine arm rig and scan area alignment so the visible range and Machine behavior better match the mirrored placement.

7. Fixed Rotary Splitter Output Issues

Fixed issues related to Rotary Splitter item flow.

A blocked output path should no longer freeze the entire Rotary Splitter, and items that enter a blocked path should be able to continue moving correctly once the path becomes available.

Rotary Splitter Overhead has also been fixed so items can be sent to the correct output path instead of returning to the input path.

8. Fixed Lift Conveyor IN/OUT Label Direction

Fixed an issue where the IN and OUT labels on Lift Conveyor did not correctly follow the conveyor direction when reversed.

The labels should now match the actual input and output direction more clearly.

9. Fixed Failed Indicator Lamp Placement

Fixed an issue where the Failed indicator lamp placement on some Machine models did not match the correct output indicator position.

The indicator placement should now be clearer and more consistent with the Machine’s actual flow.

10. Fixed Merge Machine Item Count Display

Fixed an issue where the Items in Machine count on the Merge Machine monitor did not accurately reflect the actual items inside the Machine.

The displayed count should now better match the Machine’s real contents.

11. Fixed Gamepad Navigation in Long UI Panels and Menus

Fixed several gamepad navigation issues in longer UI panels and menu sections.

This includes improvements to Storage selection grids, Buy Machine and Buy Seed grids, More Games navigation, and long scrollable panels.

Gamepad users should now be able to reach and navigate these UI elements more reliably.

Creative Factory Contest

We are also holding a Creative Factory Contest for the community!

Share screenshots of your factory layouts, production setups, conveyor routing, or creative configurations in Farm Factory Simulator. This event is a way for players to showcase their factories and share ideas that may inspire other players.

The contest runs from July 31, 2026, at 10:00 UTC until August 31, 2026, at 23:59 UTC.

For the full rules, submission steps, prizes, and official submission thread, please check the dedicated announcement here: Read the Creative Factory Contest announcement

Thank you again for playing Farm Factory Simulator during Early Access.

We really appreciate your involvement, reports, and constructive feedback. They help us identify issues, review confusing systems, and decide which improvements should be prioritized during Early Access.

We will continue reviewing feedback, reports, and suggestions as we improve the game.

If you encounter any issues, confusing behavior, balancing problems, or unexpected item flow, please let us know through the in-game Bug Report / Feedback feature or by sharing your thoughts in the Steam Discussions.

See you on the farm! 🌱

Hi farmers, 😄

Thank you for continuing to play Farm Factory Simulator during Early Access.

We would also like to thank everyone who has shared feedback, suggestions, and bug reports through the Steam Discussions and the in-game Bug Report / Feedback feature.

Your involvement and constructive feedback have been very helpful for us in reviewing which parts of the game need clearer information, smoother automation behavior, better item flow, or additional improvements.

In this update, several changes are based on the feedback and reports we have received so far, especially around factory flow, Storage control, Picker Machine behavior, Machine upgrades, Factory Gate routing, Store Rack setup, and several issues that could affect production or progression.

Here is what is included in this update.

Main Updates

1. Processing Machine Improvements

Processing Machines have received several improvements to make production flow easier to understand and manage.

Processing Machines are used to turn certain ingredients into new products. With this update, their internal item flow is now displayed more clearly.

The Machine monitor has been updated to show more useful production information, including:

• The selected recipe output.

• Required ingredients.

• Ingredient stock inside the Machine.

• Output stock.

• Failed Output stock.

• Processing time.

Ingredient storage, Output, and Failed Output are now handled more clearly as separate parts of the Machine.

If the Output area is full, the Machine will pause its current processing flow until there is enough space again. Once the Output has room, processing can continue automatically.

Players can also insert ingredient boxes directly into a Processing Machine. If the box contains an ingredient required by the selected recipe, the Machine will take the ingredient into its internal buffer.

If the box contains an item that is not part of the selected recipe, the box will be rejected instead of sending the item into the wrong output path.

These changes should make Processing Machines easier to read, easier to manage, and more reliable when handling longer production lines.

2. Storage Slot Settings and Failed Output Panel

Storage Machines now provide more detailed control over how items are accepted, stored, and taken by other Machines.

Storage now uses a smaller monitor display and includes a new Failed Output panel.

This panel shows items that are rejected from Conveyor input when the Storage cannot accept them. This can happen when slots are full, limited, pinned to another commodity, unavailable, or when the Storage type does not accept that item.

Please note that this panel is specifically for items rejected from Conveyor input.

Storage slots also now have a dedicated Storage Slot Settings popup. This popup groups several slot-related settings into one place, making Storage management easier to adjust.

The Storage Slot Settings popup includes:

• Commodity pin settings.

• Block machines from taking here toggle.

• Item limit settings for the slot.

The Block machines from taking here toggle prevents Machines from taking items from that slot. This can help players reserve certain items without changing the slot’s commodity setting.

When this setting is active, Machines such as Picker Machines, Supply Arms, and other automation systems will skip that slot when taking items. Players can still take from or deposit into the slot manually.

A new item limit setting has also been added for each Storage slot. When enabled, players can set the maximum number of items that should be stored in that slot.

This allows more precise control over Storage usage, production flow, and how much stock should be reserved in certain places.

3. Picker Machine Turn Quantity and Wait Mode

Picker Machine behavior has been expanded for players who use item rotation.

When Alternate between items is enabled, each selected item can now have its own quantity per turn.

This means the Picker Machine can be set to take multiple units of one item before moving to the next selected item in the rotation.

A new option, Wait for the item in turn, has also been added.

When this option is enabled, the Picker Machine will wait for the item currently scheduled in the rotation instead of skipping to another available item.

When this option is disabled, the Picker Machine will continue using the previous behavior and skip unavailable items in the rotation.

These settings give players more control over how Picker Machines balance item retrieval, especially in production lines that need specific item ratios or more predictable item flow.

4. Storage and Delivery Drone Machine Speed Upgrades

Speed Upgrade support has been added to more Machines to help reduce item flow bottlenecks.

Storage Machines can now receive Machine Speed Upgrades. This applies to Storage Machine, Waste Storage Machine, Seed Storage Machine, and Nutrient Storage Machine.

This helps improve their input handling speed, making Storage Machines more suitable for busier production lines where many items are being delivered into Storage.

Delivery Drone Machine can also now receive Machine Speed Upgrades.

Upgrading the Delivery Drone Machine improves both its conveyor speed and Picker Arm speed, allowing it to handle delivery flow more efficiently.

These upgrades give players more ways to improve throughput as their factory grows and production lines become more active.

5. Additional Factory Gates for Better Pipeline Routing

Additional Factory Gates have been added to help reduce bottlenecks between the Farm and Factory.

Previously, item flow from the Farm into the Factory could become limited because only one main gate was available, giving players fewer routing options for conveyors.

With this update, Factory Gate B and Factory Gate C can be unlocked as additional routes from the Farm into the existing Factory area.

These gates do not unlock new Factory areas. Instead, they provide more entry points into the Factory, giving players more flexibility when designing conveyor routes and production layouts.

The gate height has also been updated so these routes can better handle Tall Conveyors.

Unlock requirements and cost information can be checked directly by hovering over each new Factory Gate in the game.

Improvements

1. Machine Settings Guide

A new Machine Settings Guide has been added to several configuration panels.

This guide can be opened through the ? button and provides descriptions for available settings, helping players understand what each option does before applying changes.

The guide is available for several systems, including:

• Picker Machine settings.

• Supply Arm settings.

• Drone Delivery Station settings.

• Storage Slot Settings.

This should make Machine configuration easier to understand, especially for settings related to item sources, rotation behavior, and machine interaction rules.

2. Improved Eject Controls

Eject controls have been improved for Machines that handle stored item lists.

For each item type, there are now separate controls for ejecting items more precisely:

• A simple eject icon for ejecting one unit of that item.

• A separate control for ejecting all units of that item type.

The global eject option for ejecting all item types from the Machine is still available separately.

These changes make it easier to remove only the item amount you need without clearing more items than intended.

3. Store Rack Default \

Newly placed Store Racks now default to \.

This means a new Store Rack will not automatically accept any commodity until the player chooses what should be placed there.

When a Store Rack is empty and set to \, it will show a prompt asking players to select a commodity to place.

This should help prevent Store Racks from being filled automatically with unintended items.

Existing Store Racks from older saves will keep their saved settings.

4. Storage Machine Mirror Versions

All Storage Machines now have mirrored versions.

This applies to Storage Machine, Waste Storage Machine, Seed Storage Machine, and Nutrient Storage Machine.

Mirrored versions give players more layout flexibility when placing Storage Machines, especially when designing conveyor routes, input paths, and compact production areas.

With mirrored versions available, Storage setups can be arranged more easily depending on the direction and shape of each factory layout.

5. Composter and Mixer Placement Improvements

Composter and Mixer Machines can now be placed both outside and inside the Factory area.

This is a special placement rule for these Processing Machines, giving players more flexibility when deciding where to process Plant Waste, Nutrient, or related production materials.

Other Processing Machines still follow their existing placement rules.

When deploying Composter or Mixer Machines, the placement information will also explain that they can be placed in outdoor areas or inside the Factory.

6. Tutorial and Information Improvements

Several tutorial and information entries have been updated.

This includes additional guidance related to Picker Machine and Storage setup, as well as Store Rack supply information.

Some item information text has also been adjusted to make time units easier to read, such as displaying time in min format.

Several sprites and content visuals have also been updated, including Hot Sauce and Cow Milk related visuals.

7. Art and Visual Polish

Several visual polish updates have been added.

This includes new building door models, updated pipe models, building material updates, and lighting adjustments.

These updates are part of ongoing visual polish to make Factory areas and building components feel more consistent with the game’s style.

Bug Fixes

1. Fixed Supply Crane Deposit Loop

Fixed an issue where a Supply Crane could repeatedly move up and down when trying to deposit an item into a Storage that could not actually accept it.

The Supply Crane now checks whether the target Storage can accept the carried item before trying to deposit it.

If no valid Storage is available, the Supply Crane will wait instead of repeating the same failed movement.

2. Fixed Visitor Objective Production Counting

Fixed an issue where Visitor objectives related to Machine-produced items could fail to progress if the produced item could not leave the Machine output.

Production objectives are now counted when the craft is completed, instead of depending on whether the item successfully exits the Machine output.

This should prevent certain Visitor objectives from getting stuck when the Machine output is full or not connected.

3. Fixed Incorrect Corn Growth Time

Fixed an incorrect Corn growth time value.

Corn previously used an incorrect growth time of 500 minutes due to an input error.

This has now been corrected to 50 minutes, which is the intended value.

4. Fixed Overlay Info Not Updating on Growing Objects

Fixed an issue where the Overlay Info display did not update properly when hovering over growing objects.

This could make the growth percentage appear as if it was not progressing, even though the object was still growing correctly.

The hover information should now update properly while the object continues growing.

5. Fixed Picker Machine Settings and Navigation Issues

Fixed an issue where the Picker Machine quantity stepper could interfere with item grid navigation.

Fixed an issue where Picker Machine rotation could reset even when the selected item list or quantity had not actually changed.

Fixed several navigation issues related to Picker Machine settings, especially when using a gamepad.

These fixes should make Picker Machine settings more reliable, especially when adjusting rotation behavior.

6. Fixed Delivery Machine Eject Count Issue

Fixed an issue where ejecting items to the Failed Output in the Delivery Machine could cause stored item counts to be recalculated incorrectly.

This should prevent items from being counted incorrectly after using eject actions.

7. Fixed Merge Machine Conveyor Direction Visual

Fixed the conveyor direction visual on the Merge Machine model.

This should make the Machine’s visual direction clearer and more consistent with its actual conveyor flow.

8. Fixed Product Commodity Pickup Issue

Fixed an issue where some Product Commodities that fell to the ground could not be picked up.

Players should now be able to pick up fallen Product Commodities properly.

Thank you again for playing Farm Factory Simulator during Early Access.

We really appreciate your involvement, reports, and constructive feedback. They help us identify issues, review confusing systems, and decide which improvements should be prioritized during Early Access.

We will continue reviewing feedback, reports, and suggestions as we improve the game.

If you encounter any issues, confusing behavior, balancing problems, or unexpected item flow, please let us know through the in-game Bug Report / Feedback feature or by sharing your thoughts in the Steam Discussions.

See you on the farm! 🌱

Hi farmers, 😄

Thank you very much to everyone who has started playing Farm Factory Simulator during Early Access.

Since the Early Access launch, we have been reading your feedback, reports, and first impressions. Because this update comes very close to the launch day, our focus is mainly on responding to early feedback as quickly as possible.

This update includes several balancing changes, especially for the early economy and Store customer behavior, along with clearer information for recipes, Machines, animal selling, and several important systems.

Here is what is included in this update.

Main Updates

1. Early Economy Balancing

We have adjusted several economy values to make the early game progression feel less restrictive.

After reviewing early player feedback and gameplay experience, we found that some early Machines and logistics components could make the first production lines feel too expensive to build comfortably.

To improve this, several prices have been adjusted.

Some examples include:

• Starting money increased from $20,000 to $25,000. If you have save files before this update launch, you will get extra money included when you load your progress.

• Plant Farm Machine price reduced.

• Conveyor, and utility machines prices reduced.

• Store Rack price reduced.

• Several Production Machines, including Cannery & Press, Kitchen & Oven, and Drone Delivery Station, have also received price adjustments.

• Supply Crane upgrade costs have been reduced.

We have also slightly increased the selling price of several early commodities, including Tomato, Chicken Egg, and Eggplant. If you continuing your progress, selling price rebalance will affected after you go to the next day.

These changes are intended to make it easier to build and experiment with early production lines without making the game feel too restrictive at the start.

2. Store Customer Flow Balancing

Store customer behavior has also been adjusted so selling through the Store feels smoother as your farm grows.

Previously, customer purchasing behavior could create a bottleneck where products were available, but the Store did not feel active enough to sell them at a satisfying pace.

Customer behavior now scales more clearly with player progression.

Several changes have been made:

• The maximum number of customers in the Store now increases as the player Level rises.

• Customers can arrive more frequently as progression increases.

• Each customer can plan to buy more items.

• Customers can take more items from each Store Rack.

• Customers spend less time choosing items at a rack.

• Customer and visitor movement speed has been increased.

These adjustments should help the Store keep up better with larger production output, especially as players unlock more commodities and build more active production lines.

Marketing effects still work as before and are applied on top of this Level-based customer scaling.

Improvements

1. Clearer Animal Selling Information

The animal selling interaction has been updated to make its purpose clearer.

Previously, the interaction used the word Release, which could make it sound like the animal was being removed without payment.

This has now been changed to Sell across the related interaction flow.

When focusing on an animal, the prompt now shows the amount of money you will receive before selling it. The progress action also clearly uses selling wording, and after the action is completed, a notification will show the final sale value.

This should make it easier to understand what will happen before confirming the action.

2. Recipe and Processing Information

Recipe and processing information has been improved to make production planning easier.

Recipe cards now display the Market Price of the target output, allowing players to better compare which products they want to create before selecting a recipe or purchasing a Machine.

Machine monitors now also show the output amount produced per process. This makes it easier to understand how many products a Machine can create from a single processing cycle.

These changes should help players evaluate recipes more clearly without needing to leave the current menu or guess the value of each product.

3. Picker Machine Box Cleanup

The Picker Machine now automatically removes an empty box after taking the last item from it.

Previously, when the Picker Machine finished taking all items from a box, the empty box could remain in place and require additional cleanup.

With this improvement, boxes that become empty after being processed by the Picker Machine will be cleared automatically, helping reduce leftover empty boxes and keeping the production area cleaner.

4. Nutrient Bonus Display

When focusing on a plant or animal, the active nutrient bonus can now be displayed directly in the information text.

For example, if a nutrient effect is active, players can see bonuses such as growth or production increases.

Only active bonuses are shown. If no nutrient bonus is currently active, the extra line will not appear.

This makes it easier to confirm whether a nutrient effect is still active without needing to guess from growth or production behavior.

5. “Crop Residue” Renamed to “Plant Waste”

The item previously named Crop Residue has been renamed to Plant Waste.

This name is easier to understand and better represents the role of the item in the farming and processing loop.

The item name, description, tutorial text, related Machine information, and icon have been updated.

This change does not affect existing saves. Existing items will continue to work normally and will simply use the updated name.

6. Improved Nutrient Selection for Supply Arms

Supply Arm nutrient selection has been improved.

Previously, the selection list could show nutrients that were not accepted by the connected farm or pen. This could lead to a situation where a player selected a nutrient, but the Supply Arm did not deliver it.

Now, the list only shows nutrients that can actually be accepted by the connected target.

Invalid saved selections will also be cleaned up automatically when needed, helping prevent inactive or unusable nutrient settings from remaining on a Machine.

7. Commodity Selector Improvements

Commodity selection has been adjusted to make broad filter options easier to find.

In the All tab, options such as Any Plant, Any Animal, and Any Nutrient are now grouped near the top of the list.

This makes it easier to select general commodity rules without scrolling through long commodity lists.

The behavior of these options has not changed.

8. Conveyor Tutorial Text Improvements

Several conveyor tutorial cards have been updated to make the early automation flow clearer.

The tutorial now better explains that conveyors are useful for speeding up production, but they are not always mandatory. Players can still carry items manually and automate later when they are ready.

The tutorial also clarifies that dismantling a Machine returns its full value, making it easier for players to experiment with layouts without worrying too much about permanent loss.

9. Supply Area Placement Improvements

Supply Areas can now be placed inside buildings, including warehouse floors, factory floors, and tiled areas.

Their placement height has also been adjusted to reduce visual flickering with the floor.

Control and Interface Improvements

1. Gamepad Improvements

Several gamepad navigation improvements have been added.

In the Settings menu, moving the selection downward will now properly scroll the screen, preventing the highlighted option from moving outside the visible area.

When a dropdown is open, pressing the cancel button will now close only the dropdown instead of closing the entire Settings menu.

Navigation in several Tablet panels has also been improved, especially when moving between item cards and category tabs.

The selected item should now remain easier to see while navigating with a controller.

2. Interaction Button Fixes

Several actions previously could be triggered by the wrong interaction button.

This has been adjusted so actions now respond only to the correct interaction input shown on screen.

This affects interactions such as removing plants, selling animals, and interacting with Special Visitors.

Progress circles for these actions have also been updated so the current action is shown more clearly.

Bug Fixes

Farm Machines and Animal Pens

Hi farmers, 😄

Farm Factory Simulator is now officially available in Early Access!

Thank you very much to everyone who played the Demo, shared feedback, reported issues, added the game to your wishlist, and supported us leading up to this launch.

Please note that Demo progression cannot be carried over directly to the Early Access version, so players will need to start a new game.

During the Demo period, we made many adjustments to progression, balancing, unlock flow, economy, and overall gameplay based on player feedback and play experience. Because of these changes, the Early Access version is designed to provide a different and more refined progression experience from the Demo.

Starting from the beginning will allow players to experience the updated progression, balancing, unlock flow, and new content in the way they are intended to be played.

With the Early Access version, players can now continue beyond the Demo progression and experience more systems, content, and features that were not available before.

Please note that the highlights below are not a complete list of everything included in Early Access. They are only several key features and content areas we would like to introduce. Many other details, unlocks, and surprises can be discovered directly as you play and progress through the game.

1. Unique Visitors and Personal Storylines

In Early Access, special visitors can begin arriving at your farm with their own personalities, backgrounds, and storylines.

Each visitor may bring unique quests and challenges. By completing their requests, you can gradually develop your relationship with them and learn more about who they are and why they came to your farm.

In the initial Early Access version, three unique visitors are introduced. Each character has their own relationship progression that can be developed up to a certain Relationship Level.

Meeting these visitors will not always happen automatically. Each character has their own prerequisites that must be fulfilled before they can appear. These conditions may differ depending on the visitor and can be connected to certain activities, production progress, commodities, or other developments on your farm.

As your relationship grows, you will receive new challenges and continue progressing through their personal story.

During the Early Access period, we plan to introduce additional visitors and continue expanding the stories of both existing and future characters.

2. Drone Delivery Station

The Store is no longer the only way to sell the products created from your plants and livestock.

Early Access introduces the Drone Delivery Station, a special Machine that allows you to complete delivery projects for different locations.

Each delivery location has its own requirements, preferred commodities, and changing requests. To complete these projects, you may need to design specific production lines capable of producing and delivering the requested items efficiently.

This system gives players another reason to expand and reorganize their factory. Instead of only producing commodities for the Store, you will also need to consider which products are currently requested by each delivery location.

New delivery areas can be unlocked gradually. Each location requires a certain amount of reputation before it becomes available, giving you more destinations and project opportunities as your farm develops.

The number of Drone Delivery Stations you can own is also limited by your farm progression. To operate more delivery projects at the same time, you will need to continue developing and expanding your farm.

3. More Farming, Production, and Pipeline Options

The Early Access version provides access to more features and content beyond what was available in the Demo.

Below are several areas that have been expanded.

a. More Plants, Livestock, and Products

Additional plants and livestock become available as you progress.

Each addition brings new commodities into your production system, including different harvests and livestock products. These materials can be stored, processed, sold, or used as ingredients for more advanced products.

A wider selection of commodities also encourages players to build more varied production lines instead of relying on only a small number of products.

b. More Production Machines

New Production Machines allow raw farm commodities to be converted into additional processed products.

These Machines introduce more recipes and multi-stage production opportunities, creating longer connections between farming, storage, processing, and selling.

As more Machines become available, players can create increasingly specialized production areas for different commodity types and recipes.

c. More Machines for Pipeline Optimization

Early Access also expands the selection of Machines used to move, organize, and control commodities throughout the factory.

Additional routing and logistics options help players divide, combine, filter, transport, and organize production flows more effectively.

These Machines become especially useful as factories grow larger and begin handling several plants, livestock products, and processed commodities at the same time.

The goal is to provide more ways to solve bottlenecks and allow each player to design a production pipeline that fits their preferred layout and strategy.

d. More Areas to Expand

As your farm progresses, you will be able to unlock expansions for both the Factory and Store at certain Levels.

Factory expansions provide more space for Production Machines, Storage Machines, conveyors, and other logistics components. This allows you to build larger production lines, separate different processing areas, and manage more commodities at the same time.

Store expansions provide additional space to display and sell products created from your plants, livestock, and processing systems.

These expansions are tied to your overall progression. As more content becomes available, expanding your Factory and Store becomes an important part of developing a larger and more efficient farm.

e. More Decorations to Access

More Decorations are available for players who want to personalize their farm and factory.

These additions provide more options for organizing outdoor areas, decorating production spaces, and giving different parts of the farm their own visual identity.

As your farm expands, you will have more opportunities to create a space that is not only efficient, but also feels personal.

These are only some of the highlights available beyond the Demo. Early Access is also the beginning of the next stage of development. We will continue introducing new content, expanding existing systems, developing more visitor stories, and reviewing feedback from the community throughout the Early Access period.

Your feedback, suggestions, and bug reports are very important for helping us improve the game. If you encounter any issues, confusing progression, balancing problems, or unexpected behavior, please let us know through the in-game Bug Report / Feedback feature or by sharing your thoughts in the Steam Discussions.

We will continue reading and collecting player feedback as we decide which improvements, fixes, and additional content should be prioritized next.

Thank you very much for your support, feedback, reports, and wishlists. We hope you enjoy building, automating, expanding, and discovering what awaits in Farm Factory Simulator Early Access.

See you on the farm! 🌱

Hi farmers, 😄

Thank you very much to everyone who has continued playing the Farm Factory Simulator Demo and sharing feedback, reports, and suggestions with us.

This update focuses on making larger factories easier to organize and manage. Players can now give custom names to their Machines, while speed upgrades have been expanded to improve the movement speed of claw and supply arms.

We have also added several quality-of-life improvements for the Tablet and Bug Report system, along with fixes for conveyors, Processor Machines, Storage selling, controls, animations, and tutorial progression.

While the Demo remains limited to Level 5, this devlog is not limited only to content currently accessible within the Demo. It also covers improvements and fixes for systems that become available beyond the Demo progression as we continue preparing and refining the full game.

Some features or changes described below may therefore not be directly accessible within the current Demo, but they are already part of the broader development of Farm Factory Simulator.

With that in mind, here is what is included in this update.

Main Updates

1. Custom Machine Names

Players can now give custom names to their Machines, making it easier to identify and organize different parts of a growing production line.

To rename a Machine, hold the rename interaction while focusing on it. A virtual keyboard will appear, allowing the name to be entered using either a keyboard or gamepad.

The custom name will appear:

• On the Machine's nameplate.

• In the information shown when focusing on the Machine.

• On the Machine box after it is packed again.

The original Machine name will remain visible as supporting information, allowing players to identify the Machine type even after assigning a custom name.

Custom names are also preserved when a Machine is packed into a box and placed again. The name will only be removed if the Machine box is sold.

This feature is available across all Machines and can help players organize production lines by purpose, location, recipe, or any naming system they prefer.

2. Supply Arm Speed Upgrades

The existing Machine Speed Upgrade system has been expanded to include the movement of supply arms of machine or equipment that have it.

Speed upgrades now improve arm movement on:

• All Auto Harvester Machines.

• Plant Farm Machines.

• Animal Pens.

As the Machine Speed Level increases, the attached arm will also move faster when harvesting crops or supplying materials.

The upgrade uses the same speed-upgrade system already available on other Machines, so no additional upgrade type is required.

supply arm upgrades can be accessed within the Demo, although their maximum progression remains limited by the current Demo scope.

Improvements

1. Pause When Opening the Tablet

Added a new Pause on Open Menu setting.

When enabled, opening the Tablet will pause the game in the same way as opening the Pause Menu. Time, Machine activity, character movement, and other world simulation will remain stopped while the Tablet is open.

The setting is disabled by default and can be changed through the game settings.

This allows players to review settings, purchases, prices, and other management information without the factory continuing to operate in the background.

2. Improved Bug Report Confirmation

After successfully submitting a Bug Report from either the Tablet or Main Menu, players will now receive an updated confirmation popup.

The popup provides two options:

• Go To Steam Discussion: Opens the main Farm Factory Simulator Steam Discussions page.

• Continue Playing: Closes the popup and resets the Bug Report form.

This gives players a direct way to continue discussing an issue with the community and development team after submitting a report.

3. Updated Tablet Layout

The Tablet layout has received a minor adjustment to provide more room for its menu categories.

Money and Level information have been moved to the upper-center area of the screen, creating additional space for the category list and making the overall layout easier to read.

Bug Fixes

Conveyor

Hi farmers, 😄

Thank you very much to everyone who has played the Farm Factory Simulator Demo and continued sharing feedback, reports, and suggestions with us.

This update focuses on making it faster to build production lines, giving players more control over Storage Machines, and expanding the early processing systems available in the Demo.

We have also improved recipe information, updated several purchasing and pricing interfaces, added a new audio setting, and resolved issues reported through the in-game Bug Report Menu.

Please note that the current Demo progression remains limited to Level 5. Some content requiring a higher Level may still be visible, but it cannot yet be unlocked or used within the Demo.

The following updates are included in the latest version and are currently accessible in the Demo.

Main Updates

1. Continuous Machine Placement

Building production lines is now faster when carrying multiple boxes containing the same Machine.

When Machine boxes can be stacked within the same carrying slot, placing one Machine will immediately prepare the next Machine for placement without requiring you to repeat the box-opening process.

The next Machine will also automatically follow the direction of the previously placed Machine. This behavior applies to all Machine types and continues until the carrying stack is empty or the placement process is canceled.

Continuous placement only applies to Machines. Equipment and Decorations will continue using their normal placement process.

This makes it more convenient to place several conveyors, production Machines, Storage Machines, or other repeated components while constructing and expanding a production line.

2. Improved Storage Machine Management

Storage Machine slots now provide additional controls for organizing and managing stored commodities.

a. Wholesale Sell from Storage Slots

You can now sell the entire contents of an occupied Storage Machine slot directly through its slot interaction.

After confirming the sale, all items currently stored inside that slot will be sold together.

This option:

• Is available on Storage Machines.

• Can be used for any item stored inside a Storage Machine.

• Sells the entire contents of the selected slot.

• Uses a wholesale value that is lower than the item's Market Price.

This provides a faster way to clear unwanted or excessive stock without manually transferring every item to a Store Rack.

b. Storage Slot Focus Commodity

Each Storage Machine slot can now be configured using a Focus Commodity setting.

The available options are:

• Any: The slot can accept any supported commodity.

• None: The slot will not accept incoming commodities.

• Specific Commodity: The slot is reserved for the selected commodity.

When a specific commodity is selected, the slot will only accept that commodity through incoming transfers.

A badge and the selected commodity name will remain visible, including when the reserved slot is still empty.

If a slot already contains a different commodity when its Focus Commodity is changed, the existing stock will remain inside the slot. However, the slot will not accept additional items until the previous stock has been emptied.

Focus Commodity settings are available across all Storage Machines, giving players more control over how commodities are distributed throughout their storage systems.

3. Expanded Processing and Recipe Information

The processing system has been expanded with another Processor Machine, clearer recipe information, and improved visibility for recipes that require a higher Level.

a. Mixer Available in the Demo

The Mixer is now available as an additional Processor Machine within the current Level 5 Demo progression.

The Mixer introduces a new recipe that converts:

3 Crop Residue → 1 Nutrient

Crop Residue collected from dormant plants can now be processed into Nutrient instead of only remaining as unused farm residue.

The resulting Nutrient can be stored inside a Plant Farm Machine and used by the Machine for its plants.

This adds another connection between farming and processing, allowing materials produced at the end of a plant's lifecycle to return to the farming production flow.

b. View Recipes Before Purchasing a Machine

Processing Machine cards in the purchasing menu now provide more information about what each Machine can produce.

Each applicable Machine card displays icons representing its possible outputs.

You can also select See Recipes to open a read-only recipe popup containing:

• The products that can be created.

• The ingredients required by each recipe.

• The required quantity of each ingredient.

• The Level requirement for recipes that have not yet been unlocked.

All recipes assigned to the selected Processing Machine can be viewed through this popup, including recipes that are not yet available at the player's current Level.

This allows players to understand a Machine's future processing options before deciding to purchase it.

c. Locked Recipes Remain Visible

Recipes that require a higher Level will now remain visible in both the Recipe Picker and the See Recipes popup.

A locked recipe will:

• Appear in a locked state.

• Display Unlocks at Level {N}.

• Continue showing its required ingredients and quantities.

• Remain unavailable for selection until the required Level is reached.

This makes future progression easier to understand while preventing recipes from being selected before they are unlocked.

Improvements

1. Hand Mode

Added a new Hand Mode for players carrying multiple items.

While carrying items, players can toggle from Carrying Mode to Hand Mode using the assigned control. In Hand Mode, the carried items are temporarily hidden from view, providing a clearer view of the area in front of the player without removing the items from their carrying slots.

Pressing the same control again will return the player to Carrying Mode and display the carried items normally.

This makes it more convenient to move around, inspect production lines, and interact with nearby objects while transporting several items.

2. Updated Price Tag Information

The Price Tag interface has been updated to provide information that is more relevant when setting Store Rack prices.

The previous Cost Price and Profit information has been replaced with:

• The commodity's Market Price.

• The selling price determined by the player.

• The price margin between the player's selling price and the Market Price.

This makes it easier to compare the selected selling price with the current Market Price before confirming the Store Rack price.

3. More Flexible Shopping Cart

Items can now be added to the shopping cart even when the current balance is not enough to purchase them.

This behavior applies across all purchasing categories.

The balance check is now performed when the player confirms the purchase at checkout rather than when an item is added to the cart.

If the balance is insufficient:

• The purchase will not be completed.

• An insufficient-balance notification will appear.

• The selected items will remain inside the shopping cart.

This allows players to prepare and review a complete purchase before checking whether they have enough money to complete it.

4. Mute Audio When the Game Is Unfocused

Added a new setting that can mute all game audio when the game window is no longer active.

The setting is disabled by default.

When enabled:

• All game audio will be muted after switching to another window.

• Audio will return when the game window becomes active again.

• The game itself will continue running in the background.

This setting allows players to control background audio without changing the game's background activity.

Bug Fixes

Store and Progression

Hi farmers, 😄

Thank you very much to everyone who has played the Farm Factory Simulator Demo and shared feedback, reports, and suggestions with us.

Since the previous public build, we have continued improving the core farming and automation systems while also adding a new processing layer to the production flow.

This update introduces the first Processor Machine available in the demo, additional Picker and Filter Machine variants, several production-line improvements, quality-of-life changes, visual additions, and bug fixes.

Please note that the current demo progression is limited to Level 5. Some future content may be visible in the game, but content requiring a higher Level cannot yet be unlocked or used in the demo.

Here are the updates included in the latest version that are currently accessible in the Demo.

Main Updates

1. Process Commodities with the Cannery & Press

Production in the demo can now continue beyond harvesting and storage with the addition of the Cannery & Press.

The Cannery & Press is the first Processor Machine available within the current demo progression. It allows raw commodities to be converted into processed products through recipes.

After placing the machine, you can open its settings and select an available recipe through the Recipe Picker. The selected recipe shows which ingredients are required before the machine can begin processing.

Within the current demo progression, the Cannery & Press can be used to produce Paprika Paste from Bell Peppers.

This introduces a new production flow:

Farm → Picker Machine → Conveyor → Storage → Cannery & Press → Storage or Store

Processing gives harvested commodities another purpose and creates more opportunities to build longer and more organized production lines.

Additional Processor Machines and recipes exist as part of the broader game content, but they require progression beyond the current Level 5 demo limit and are not yet playable in the demo.

2. New Picker Machine Variant

Added Picker Machine B as an additional option for automatically collecting commodities from nearby Farm Machines.

Like the existing Picker Machine, it collects available harvests within its scan area and places them onto a connected conveyor.

The additional variant provides another machine shape and layout option when arranging farms, conveyors, and nearby production equipment.

Picker Machine B becomes available within the current demo progression.

3. New Filter Machine Variants

Added Filter Machine B and Filter Machine C.

These variants perform the same core filtering function as the existing Filter Machine, allowing selected commodities to be directed through the appropriate output.

The new variants give players more options when designing conveyor layouts and separating different commodity flows.

All three Filter Machine variants are available within the current demo progression.

Improvements

1. Improved Machine Monitor

The Machine Monitor has been updated to provide clearer information and more direct control over each machine.

Depending on the selected machine, the monitor can now display:

• The machine name.

• Current item count and maximum capacity.

• Machine Level and speed information.

• Available option toggles.

• An Eject button for removing stored items.

• The currently selected recipe for Processor Machines.

These additions make it easier to understand what a machine is currently holding, how it is configured, and whether something is preventing it from continuing production.

2. Multi-Select Commodity Filters

Filter Machines can now be configured to accept multiple commodities at the same time.

Instead of limiting a filter to only one selected commodity, you can create broader routing rules for production lines carrying several item types.

Category-based options such as Any Type are also available where applicable, making it easier to group related commodities without selecting each one individually.

3. Improved Conveyor Backpressure

Conveyors and connected machines now handle full outputs more reliably.

When the next machine or storage destination cannot accept another item, commodities will remain queued on the production line instead of disappearing or stacking incorrectly.

This also makes bottlenecks easier to identify. When a conveyor stops moving, you can inspect the connected storage, filter settings, or processing machine to determine which part of the line needs more capacity or a different configuration.

4. Updated Picker Machine Behavior

Picker Machines now handle nearby farm storage more consistently within their scan area.

Newly placed Picker Machines also begin with their Focus Commodity set to None, allowing players to configure the intended commodity before the machine begins collecting.

This helps prevent the machine from immediately collecting an unintended harvest after being placed.

5. Stack Equipment Boxes of the Same Type

Equipment boxes containing the same machine type can now share one carrying slot.

This makes it more convenient to purchase and transport several copies of the same machine while expanding a production line.

6. Skip Manual Transfer Animations

Added a Skip button to manual box-transfer interactions involving:

• Farm Machines.

• Storage Machines.

• Store Racks.

The transfer can now be completed immediately when you do not want to wait for the full animation.

7. Improved Save Reliability

Large save files are now handled more efficiently.

This improvement is intended to reduce memory-related issues and the risk of crashes as more machines, commodities, and production lines are added to the farm.

8. Updated Store Visuals

Added new 3D pipe details and posters around the store area.

These additions do not change the store's functionality, but they help the environment feel more complete and better connected to the farm-factory theme.

9. Additional UI Hover Effects

Added clearer hover feedback across several interfaces, including:

• Main Menu.

• Pause Menu.

• Confirmation popups.

• Tablet menus.

• Seed and machine purchasing menus.

These effects make it easier to see which option is currently selected before confirming an action.

Bug Fixes

Store and Rack

Hi farmers, 😄

Welcome to our first Farm Factory Simulator devlog!

Farm Factory Simulator is a cozy automation and management game where you build a farm, raise livestock, arrange machines, and connect everything into an automated production system.

Instead of relying on employees, most tasks around the farm are handled by machines. Crops and livestock products can be collected automatically, transported through conveyor belts, stored, and prepared for sale.

Your role is to design the layout, configure each machine, manage the flow of commodities, identify production bottlenecks, and gradually expand your farm factory.

We are also happy to announce that the Farm Factory Simulator Demo is now available as part of Steam Next Fest! The demo allows you to experience the basic gameplay systems with a limited selection of content while development of the full game continues.

So, here what you can find in this game:

1. Grow Crops with the Plant Farm Machine

The Plant Farm Machine is used to plant and grow crops across multiple planting slots.

You can configure which plant should be grown inside the machine. The selected plants will then progress through several visible growth stages until they are ready to be harvested.

Plants can have several conditions that affect their production:

• Growth Progress determines how close a plant is to being ready for harvest.

• Quality represents the condition of the plant and its resulting harvest.

• Dormancy occurs when a plant has stopped producing further harvests.

A dormant plant can be removed as Crop Residue so the slot can be used for another plant.

Planting and harvesting can also be handled manually by interacting with the farm while carrying the appropriate box.

2. Raise Livestock with the Animal Farm Machine

Farming in Farm Factory Simulator is not limited to crops. You can also use Animal Farm Machines to raise different types of livestock.

Each livestock type can produce different commodities. Depending on the animal being raised, these may include eggs, milk, wool, meat, or manure.

Livestock occupies slots inside the farm machine, similar to how plants are managed inside a Plant Farm Machine. You can configure which animal should be raised and manage its resulting commodities as part of your production system.

Animal products can then be collected and transferred into the same automation network used for crops.

This allows you to build separate production lines for plants and livestock, or connect both into a larger farm factory layout.

3. Collect Harvests with the Auto Harvester

The Auto Harvester automatically collects available commodities from nearby farm machines.

Its claw scans the surrounding area, pulls harvests from farms within its operating range, and places the collected commodities onto a connected conveyor belt.

Each Auto Harvester also has an option to display its scan area. When enabled, its coverage is shown on the ground so you can check whether nearby farms are positioned within reach.

This helps you plan the layout and avoid placing a farm outside the harvester's operating area.

Depending on the arrangement of your machines, one Auto Harvester may be able to collect commodities from several nearby farms.

4. Transport Commodities with Conveyor Belts

Conveyor belts transport crops, livestock products, and other commodities between machines.

A basic conveyor creates a direct route, but larger production lines may require additional routing machines to control where each commodity should go.

Several conveyor components can be combined when designing a production line:

• Splitter Machine divides one conveyor line into multiple output paths.

• Merge Machine combines multiple conveyor lines into one route.

• Filter Machine directs selected commodities toward a specific output.

• Rotary Conveyor changes the direction of the conveyor line.

• Elevated Conveyor provides more flexibility when creating larger layouts.

These machines allow you to separate different crops, livestock products, and other commodities into their intended destinations.

The arrangement of your conveyor network determines how smoothly the factory operates. An inefficient layout may cause commodities to accumulate, block other items, or arrive at the wrong machine.

5. Store Commodities in Storage Machines

Storage Machines receive and hold commodities delivered through conveyor belts.

They can be used as the final destination of a simple production line or as temporary storage between different parts of a larger system.

Storage can also provide stock for products that will later be moved to Store Racks and sold.

Separating different commodities into their own storage machines can make the production flow easier to understand and manage.

You will also need to monitor the available storage capacity. When a storage machine becomes full, incoming commodities may stop moving and cause the connected conveyor line to become crowded.

Adding more storage or adjusting the conveyor routes can help keep the production line running smoothly.

6. Sell Your Farm Products

The commodities produced by your farm can be prepared and sold through the store system.

Products can be moved from storage and placed on Store Racks, where they become available for customers to purchase.

Each rack can be configured based on the commodity you want it to display. This allows you to organize the store and control which products are prepared for sale.

The selling system connects the farming and factory sides of the game. Instead of only producing as many commodities as possible, you also need to manage your available stock and decide which products should be sold.

Balancing production, storage, and sales will become increasingly important as your farm factory grows.

Experience The Demo

The current demo allows you to experience the basic systems of Farm Factory Simulator with a limited selection of content.

Please keep in mind that the demo does not represent the final amount of crops, livestock, machines, products, areas, and progression planned for the full game.

Your experience and feedback from the demo will help us improve the gameplay as development continues.

Thank you very much for following the development of Farm Factory Simulator and for trying the demo during Steam Next Fest.

Since this is our first public demo, your reports, feedback, and suggestions will be especially helpful in showing us which systems are already enjoyable, which parts need clearer explanations, and which areas should be improved.

If you encounter any issues or unexpected behavior, please report them through the in-game Report Menu and/or the Steam Discussions so we can investigate further.

Please consider adding Farm Factory Simulator to your wishlist, and we hope you enjoy building your automated farm factory!

See you on the farm! 🌱