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Update 0.9.0.1 - The Progression Wall Comes Down

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10d ago

Engineers, most factories were stuck at the same wall: batteries gating oil, capped Sources, parallel lines undercounting. That wall is gone.

Progression unblocked: batteries and scaling

The biggest change is a full redesign:

Source upgrades no longer cost their own resource. Each tier is paid with the previous chain's goods. The oil and battery dead-wait is gone.
Battery Banks unlock with Battery Tech. No more hunting for the unlock.
Upgraded Sources deliver their full researched rate. A hidden cap held every Source at 1250/s no matter what you researched.
Deliveries from multiple sources add up again. Two factories feeding one warehouse count both, like in 0.8.
The Oil Refinery consumes what its recipe says. It was quietly eating double.

Nuclear reactors got better

Reactors make power without a heat exchanger. Core plus turbines now produce base power, and exchangers boost it. Before, a reactor without an exchanger ate fuel and produced nothing.

A zero explains itself. The energy row now names the problem: "no turbine to convert the heat", "no reactor fuel". Hover a turbine or heat exchanger to see what one more would add, straight from the reactor math.

The reactor card shows real output. The old flat "+100 energy/t" is gone. Card and energy row now always agree, and the coolant plant no longer lists energy it doesn't produce.

Accurate numbers on the map

Every rate reads /t. The map said "/s" while parcel interiors said "/t" for the same number. Now it is one unit everywhere, at every game speed.

Cable bars show true fill. A patched cable carrying 64/t of its 128/t now reads half full instead of full. Base cables look exactly as before.

Quality of life

UI scaling works on every platform and can't lock you out. The Settings dialog scrolls, and parcel cards stay under the menus.
Esc opens the pause menu when nothing else is open, and consistently closes what you'd expect.
Power demand is measured before throttling. No more flickering grids.
Sources stay visible in dark mode.
Cleaner parcel descriptions in every language.
The factory mark runs cool blue now, favicon included.

Found something off? Want to shape what comes next?

Report bugs right in the game (Feedback button) and join us on Discord. The Factory Must Grow! 🏭

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Update 0.9.0.1 - The Progression Wall Comes Down

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10d ago

Engineers, most factories were stuck at the same wall: batteries gating oil, capped Sources, parallel lines undercounting. That wall is gone.

Progression unblocked: batteries and scaling

The biggest change is a full redesign:

Source upgrades no longer cost their own resource. Each tier is paid with the previous chain's goods. The oil and battery dead-wait is gone.
Battery Banks unlock with Battery Tech. No more hunting for the unlock.
Upgraded Sources deliver their full researched rate. A hidden cap held every Source at 1250/s no matter what you researched.
Deliveries from multiple sources add up again. Two factories feeding one warehouse count both, like in 0.8.
The Oil Refinery consumes what its recipe says. It was quietly eating double.

Nuclear reactors got better

Reactors make power without a heat exchanger. Core plus turbines now produce base power, and exchangers boost it. Before, a reactor without an exchanger ate fuel and produced nothing.

A zero explains itself. The energy row now names the problem: "no turbine to convert the heat", "no reactor fuel". Hover a turbine or heat exchanger to see what one more would add, straight from the reactor math.

The reactor card shows real output. The old flat "+100 energy/t" is gone. Card and energy row now always agree, and the coolant plant no longer lists energy it doesn't produce.

Accurate numbers on the map

Every rate reads /t. The map said "/s" while parcel interiors said "/t" for the same number. Now it is one unit everywhere, at every game speed.

Cable bars show true fill. A patched cable carrying 64/t of its 128/t now reads half full instead of full. Base cables look exactly as before.

Quality of life

UI scaling works on every platform and can't lock you out. The Settings dialog scrolls, and parcel cards stay under the menus.
Esc opens the pause menu when nothing else is open, and consistently closes what you'd expect.
Power demand is measured before throttling. No more flickering grids.
Sources stay visible in dark mode.
Cleaner parcel descriptions in every language.
The factory mark runs cool blue now, favicon included.

Found something off? Want to shape what comes next?

Report bugs right in the game (Feedback button) and join us on Discord. The Factory Must Grow! 🏭

Beta Release v09 - Incremental Factory: Infinite

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15d ago

As many of you know, I have been working on v0.8 for quite some time, pushing to expand Incremental Factory into a much larger conceptual world.

After all, one thesis for Incremental Factory is: scale is fun (= the factory must grow).

Once I rolled out v0.8 to our amazing early testers, I realized that while the game was resonating, something was missing: the iconic graph-based factory screenshots that so many of you shared with the rest of the community stopped.

I found myself missing that. And while v0.8 adds so many other things that are exciting and interesting, it does not deliver that.

I wanted to return to that pure graph-based factory-building experience, but I didn't want to abandon the world we built for v0.8.

Then the answer clicked: game modes.

That idea unlocked everything.

I rebuilt and refactored large parts of the game from the core outward: a multithreaded simulation, a new rendering layer and generally cleaner architectural foundations, with the ultimate goal of enabling player-created game modes and even modding.

And that is where Incremental Factory: Infinite was born.

Infinite focuses on the essence: building, connecting, optimizing, and scaling one enormous graph-based factory.

No combat. No resource depletion. No unnecessary artificial walls.

Start with a trickle of stone, unlock new resource veins, and push every resource from scarcity all the way to infinity.

v0.9 begins the era of game modes.

Infinite will be my main focus first.

The v0.8 experience continues as „Empire“, playable on the same rebuilt foundation and benefiting from every core improvement.

Infinite is launching on the web alpha and on Steam Beta today.

(switch to the "v09-beta" branch by selecting it in the games options from the steam library)

I would love for you to build something enormous, push the new engine, and tell me how it feels. (There is now a built-in Feedback button in the settings!)

The factory must grow.

P.S.

I just want to emphasize the amount of refactoring, rebuilding, and optimization that went into this, all aimed toward the singular goal of enabling ridiculous scales!

There are some parts that are not properly optimized yet, but most of this is unnoticeable until you hit proper scale. Optimizing the remaining cases is relatively easy thanks to the new foundations.

My ambition is to see a screenshot of a 1,000,000-parcel factory.

P.P.S.

Shoutout to everyone who keeps supporting and being part of this journey. Thanks to MrBnod for going as far as shipping actual PRs, and to Mikipiton for always pushing factories to the limit.

It means the world to me, and I hope this new update brings another round of joy and fun to all of us in this community. <3

Beta 0.8 - The World Update

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170d ago

For a long time, Incremental Factory existed in abstract space. Parcels connected to parcels, resources flowed instantly from A to B. It was elegant — the whole game lived in one clean loop. And for a while, that elegance was enough. There's something beautiful about a system that clean. But we could feel the ceiling. Not a content ceiling — a complexity ceiling. The game had one dimension of challenge, and once you understood it, every new production line was a variation of something you'd already solved. We could have polished what we had and called it a day — but that would have meant saying no to everything we could feel this game wanting to become. So we gave Incremental Factory a world.

The v0.8 beta is available now on the Steam experimental branch:

Steam Library → Incremental Factory → Properties → Betas → select "v08-beta"

A Hex-Based World

The map introduces something the game never had before: where. Expanding your territory means access to more base resources — but those resources need to get to where they're processed. That's where hubs come in. Each hex can hold a hub, and each hub type serves a different role:

Extraction Hubs — where raw resources come from
Production Hubs — the factory building you know and love, now embedded in a larger world
Warehouse Hubs — where construction resources go
Research Hubs — where science goes
Outposts — where military supplies go

Think of hubs as the world-map equivalent of parcels. How you arrange them, how you connect them, which ones you build where — that's an entirely new layer of decisions that didn't exist before.

Ships & Logistics Networks

With geography comes distance. With distance comes a logistics problem worth solving. Build ports on coastlines, commission ships, and set up shipping routes between islands. Ships show their cargo state at a glance — reactive fill bars so you can see at any moment whether they're loaded, empty, or in transit. Connected clusters of hubs now form Logistic Networks, sharing construction resources across the network. As your factory sprawls across the map, managing these networks becomes a game within the game. We've done a lot of iterations on the ship system and its UI, and it's in a good place for the beta. More iterations to come to get it from good to great — but one step at a time.

Military & Expansion

The world isn't empty. Enemy bases occupy hexes. Spend resources on military, clear them out, and unlock new territory. New islands, new resource deposits, new space to build. The open map changes the pacing in a way we really like: when you hit a wall in one direction, there's always somewhere else to push. Another island to reach. Another hex to claim. Another deposit to connect back to your network.

Finding Your Way

v0.8 changes a lot. While we had tutorials before, this is the first proper guidance system — instead of requiring you to read walls of text, it guides your actions right where they happen. New players get walked through the early game step by step. Returning players get help bridging the gap between what the game was and what it's becoming.

The Ongoing War on Friction

This one is less a feature list and more a design philosophy we keep pushing further with every update: find the trivial clicks, eliminate them, and make factory building as seamless and flowy as possible. Some examples from this update:

Create parcels directly on existing edges — no menu diving required
Alt-click to stamp out entire production clusters in one action
The Alt key has quietly become a Swiss army knife — bulk operations, quick-build, smart defaults, all context-sensitive
Dozens of smaller QoL touches that are individually minor but collectively change how the game feels to play

We'll keep doing this. Every update, less friction. The Factory Must Flow. \

Under the Hood

Not everything that matters is visible. On the surface: performance optimizations, smoother rendering, more stable saves with better error handling. Beneath the surface: significant refactoring, improved test coverage, architectural cleanup. The kind of work that doesn't make for exciting GIFs but makes everything else possible going forward. We've been investing in the foundation so we can build faster on top of it. None of this happens without the people who play, test, and push this game forward with us. Every bug report, every design suggestion, every hour spent testing — that's what shapes where this goes. This has always been a collaborative build, and it always will be.

Try It

Steam Library → Incremental Factory → Properties → Betas → select "test" This is a beta. Things will break. That's the point — your feedback directly shapes what we work on next. Feedback & Community: Discord We gave the game a world. Now we get to fill it. We're strapped in for the long run — there's a lot of potential underneath, and we're just getting started. The Factory Must Grow.

Update 0.7.53 - Quality of Life, Fixes and Rounded Edges

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517d ago

Following our Megafactory Update (0.7.50), we're proud to present Update 0.7.53 with significant quality of life improvements, visual enhancements, and gameplay features to make your factory building experience even better!

Visual Improvements

Less harsh light mode for improved visual comfort
Added UI scaling slider to settings menu - adjust to your preference!
Added option to toggle visual gradient on/off (affects performance on huge bases)
Improved resource icons display at higher LOD levels
Centered resource icons at higher LOD
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User Interface Enhancements

Added hotkey modal with list of all available hotkeys (in settings)
Added click-togglable resource per minute/per tick rate display
Enhanced nuclear value display with improved tooltips
Added text displaying base parcel throughput when hovering over parcels
Multiple new guides to better orient new players
New and improved research view! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44218479/a408ac0e525cd2abb7a75923cf8a27a4681c2f1b.png

New Hotkeys

M - Toggle background grid with guide
T/Y - Control z-index for parcels
H - Force drones to prioritize selected parcels
G - Disable/enable parcels (useful for low power situations)
Ctrl+P - Take a full base screenshot (8k resolution)
Shift+Click - Disables edge interaction
Ctrl+Shift - Precision select (add to current selection)

Factory Improvements

Parcel deletion now refunds building costs
Resource efficiencies from excavators and beacons now reduce consumption of mined resources
Speed beacons properly deduct resources and throttle input demand by boosted output
General improvements to edge & node drag speed for large selections
Added scheduler - nodes will be placed when CPU/GPU has resources in micro batches
Restored functionality to FOV slider with improved performance
Added masking to mapController to limit GPU load
Slightly improved map load times
More caching for better performance when power is at 100% and parcels I/O is fully utilized

Military System

Fixed issue with military research not applying until reload
Resolved military selection hierarchy not deselecting floors
Military hotkey menu resets when navigating to prevent accidental deletes
Wall & floor footprint size now adjusts with icon or R/T (up to max 25 tile footprint)
Slight boost to damage multipliers for player
Units that 'disappear' from bad collisions are now properly stashed

Bug Fixes

Fixed coal energy visual bug
Fixed excavator placement in military mode
Fixed temporary edge issues when performing multi-edge operations
Improved alt-drag guide to clear when multi alt-drag is complete
Various other bug fixes and performance improvements

Economy Adjustments

Players reported that they never felt they were really „taking off", there we significantly reduced the cost scaling of parcels

Touch Support

Added pinch-to-zoom feature for touchscreens & MacBook users

The Factory Must Grow! 🏭

Version 0.8 - Preview & Playtest!

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539d ago

I love automation games. I remember when I first picked up Factorio and looked at my base after 50 hours—this beautiful sprawling mess of belts, inserters, and smoke-belching assemblers. It felt alive, like a biological system pulsing with resources… or a computer chip humming with electrons, balancing bandwidth and throughput. That emergent complexity is magic. Incremental Factory was born as a weekend experiment, trying to replicate that emergent complexity in the minimal shape of a text-based incremental game. While fun, dealing with logistics in that format was fundamentally annoying. Staying with that minimalism ethos, Incremental Factory went through it’s first major evolutionary transition, and we saw the dawn of graph-based network gameplay:Parcels (nodes) process resources, and connections (edges) shuttle them instantly across the map. No distance. No space. Just pure, elegant, JIT (just-in-time) logistics.

The Challenge: Breaking the JIT Cycle

One of the most exciting challenges in any automation game is designing logistics that feel alive. Think about how trains in other games deliver resources in distinct, pulsing bursts over vast distances. That rhythmic arrival of cargo forces you to plan intricate routes, manage buffer storage, and deal with the delightful irregularities that make every factory feel like a living, breathing organism. We thought about how we could add such a “distinct” logistic system, but nothing felt right and we quickly realized that without a notion of geography and distance, we simply could not come up with a satisfying design for such a new logistic system. So the time had come to add the concept of space to Incremental Factory.

Hexagons are the Bestagons

We looked into many directions, but at some point we fell in love with hexagons. We can not really put the finger down, but the moment we started playing with hexagons on a whiteboard, things just clicked into place. So the new systems so far look something like this:

We have a hex based grid map
Hexes can have different terrain, e.g. plains, ocean or mountains.
Players can build several types of hubs on empty hexagons, e.g. Production Hubs, Extraction Hubs, Ports
- Extraction hubs extract resources
- The parcel based gameplay happens inside Production Hubs
- Port Hubs allow Ships to load and unload resources
- We are also experimenting with more niche / specialized hubs, e.g. we introduced an Electrolysis hub that produces O2 and the output is based on how many Water Tiles are adjacent.
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Spend resources on military and defeat enemy bases to unlock new hexes {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44218479/2862abd2381cf39227e269c501f1c45a7fc59759.gif
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The initial spark for this update was to introduce a new logistic system (which we have in its infancy: ships) but the actual outcome touches every single aspect. The game starts to feel more complex (the good kind of complex), with its open map allowing for more decision making and it feels that when I hit a wall in one direction, there always seems to be something else to do that feels meaningful. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44218479/0bcc341620f37435219489bbace5ced51f2e028c.gif And at least for us this feels like a step in the right direction. Personally, I got addicted to my own game again, which means something, as I have been playtesting it in every shape and form almost daily for the past two years now). But what ultimately counts is what you, the players, think. We are strongly committed (as always, but this time especially), to work hand-in-hand with our incredible community - to make this the best update Incremental Factory has ever seen. Join us on Discord to get access to the development version (beware, this is very early): https://discord.gg/BGEeTKYyTh P.S. I also recorded a 12min Preview Video walking through the early game in case this is interesting for some:

Update 0.7.50 - The Megafactory Update

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574d ago

Engineers, get ready for something truly extraordinary! We've pushed every aspect of Incremental Factory to enable what you've been asking for - true megafactories. From groundbreaking performance improvements to streamlined building tools and new power systems, everything in this update is designed to help you build bigger than ever before. Remember when we celebrated reaching 2,000 parcels? Well, hold onto your hardhats, because we're about to enter a whole new dimension of factory building!

Scale & Performance: The 100k Factory Dream 📈

We've achieved what seemed impossible just months ago: Our reference machine (MacBook Pro M2) can now handle factories with 100,000 parcels! Yes, you read that right - that's a 20x increase in scale compared to our previous update. The doors are now wide open for truly massive factories, and this is genuinely only the beginning! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44218479/3ffd782ccc0854d53d34bd076e39f0705a12cb14.png This breakthrough comes from two major improvements:

Introducing a new LOD (Level of Detail), that groups parcels into clusters to reduce the number of draw calls significantly for large factories
Massive performance optimization in all interactions with the map, including adding new parcels, deletes, pastes, and drone task operations

Radically Improved Building UX 🏗️

We've completely reimagined how you interact with the map, optimizing every interaction to align with your natural building flow. The new interface eliminates menu diving and streamlines construction so effectively that we often found ourselves happily lost in the rhythm of expanding our factory for hours. Welcome to truly fluid factory building! (there is still a lot of work to do here, but we are very proud of the progress we made)

The New Radial Menu System

The star of the show is our new radial menu. Here's what makes it special:

Lightning-fast resource and building selection
Minimizes mouse movement
Alt-click to auto-build buildings directly from the radial menu!
Build entire factories without ever entering the parcel menu!

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44218479/3bc766736ee5fbd3b43c8d4bbc17e6f230ce2310.gif Fun Fact: The radial menu is based on Fitts Law, which states that the time to acquire a target is a function of the distance to the target and the width of the target.

Predictive Handles - Because Your Factory Knows What You Need

Simple, yet powerful: Smart, predictive handles that anticipate your next move:

Ghost handles appear automatically for required inputs/outputs
Skip the menus entirely - just drag and connect
The game flows with your thought process, not against it

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Multi-Edge Magic

Building and managing large factories just got a whole lot easier:

Select multiple nodes and create edges from all of them simultaneously
Move bundled edges together - just grab them where they converge
Delete multiple edges in one swift action
Perfect for large-scale factory reorganization

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Nuclear Power - Powering Your Megafactories ☢️

Bigger factories need bigger power solutions. Enter nuclear power - our most sophisticated system yet. This isn't just another energy source; it's a whole new engineering challenge:

Complex reactor design space with non-trivial optimization challenges
Multiple approaches to efficiency and safety
A deeper layer of strategy for powering those massive 100k+ parcel factories
The perfect companion to your megafactory ambitions

Nuclear Plant {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44218479/424e1de856a80a0534476be1bc3d7ac3bb96b76d.png This system has taught us so much about what's possible in factory games, and we can't wait to see what you'll build with it!

What's Next?

This is a massive step forward, but we're not done yet. There's more cooking in our development kitchen that we can't wait to share with you. Stay tuned!

Feedback, Bug Reports & Feature Requests

If you notice anything that needs attention, hop onto our Discord The Factory Must Grow! 🏭

Update v0.7.42 - Copy & Paste 2.0, Interface, Performance and Improved Guiding

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699d ago

Hello Everyone, after the v0.7 Update we are seeing a large wave of new players coming in. This is super exciting. We are looking forward to learn from all your feedback & see the factories you will build! We have released v0.7.41 yesterday and v0.7.42 today. Here is what's new:

Changelog

Copy & Paste 2.0

Until now, when you wanted to paste something, be it from your clipboard or from a blueprint, you had to have enough resources to pay all the parcel costs upfront. This inherently limited the size of pasting you could do and also lead to a loop where you would need to wait for resources to paste and then wait again, which is not fun. We solved this issue by introducing a new drone task: "Build Parcel" {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44218479/bb2bd0a10ecd5e44cbc173ee48baeabead22d716.png Now, when you want to paste, we don't have to check if you have all the resources. You can just paste. And the parcel will be bought and built after. This should significantly change the flow of the game, boosting both, active and passive play: - Passive Players can now paste a bunch of parcels down and let it run in the background - Active Players can paste any sized blueprints which makes scaling so much more enjoyable Especially in combination with Alt+Dragging to copy parcels, factory building can get really flowy: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44218479/c65dd5843d7b515ef89bae3fbae9b43be261cc3e.gif {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44218479/da31e154b73373e68c8059041edd4853276874f6.gif

UI Improvements - Before -> After

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Perfromance

It's faster now. About 30% 🏎️ And there is more potential. Lets see how large we can get 🤓

Guiding

We reworked the tutorial to now guide you through all important elements & shortcuts. This might be too much for some, we will add the option to hide the tutorial as well for those. If you haven't seen certain tutorials you will see them, just do the tasks and they will be hidden. And you might even learn a trick or two you haven't been aware of :)

Bug Fixes

Lots of bugs have been fixed. Notably: - Dark screen issues in relation to renaming blueprints - Failed tasks that got stuck - Hotkeys not registering - Lots of small issues

Closing Thoughts & Next Steps

Again, thank you everybody who is joining in on the fun & playing with us. We are seeing new record numbers of players which is extremely exciting & makes us really grateful that we are allowed to serve you guys in building this unique and wacky factory builder :) Next Steps: - First we will keep polishing and improving the current version --> please send all the feedback on our discord or the discussions here on steam - Then we will work on new content. There is lots that wants to be added. There are a few possible options. In any case, rest assured, the factory will grow!

Post 0.7 Launch Hotfix & Performance Improvements

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702d ago

Hello Everybody, we are so happy how the launch of 0.7 went and that it got received well! Our Discord is the most alive it has ever been and we are getting significantly more feedback than in the beta phase. So if we haven't answered you yet, rest assured, we are reading & acting on everything 🙌 This is a hotfix to take care of urgent issues. There will be another update soon that improves gameplay, guiding and UI and will have a high impact on how the game flows start to finish. So keep a look out for that one!

Changes:

- Fixed an issue where users got a black screen after working with blueprints --> If you still get the issue report it on our Discord (or make a new post in the Discussions) - Fixed lots of small issues, e.g. hotkeys work better now (and are not perfect yet, we need to refactor how we handle keys to make it really clean) - Performance -> We found more performance gains. Large factories should be more stable now. We tested factories up to 10k parcels (!) on a MacBook Pro M2+ and it was still _somewhat_ playable (~60 FPS with heavy frame drops and short term freezes, but still, the factory kept running). --> I'd say 1k should work for everyone, and 2-5k should work on most good machines and still be playable. --> Try to see how far you can get and post it on discord :)

Good to Know

- Drone Blueprints are still functionally buggy in this version. Just FYI, this will be fully fixed soon - If your drone tasks / min are too fast, that can impact the performance. So if you are wondering why the game is lagging after pasting --> maybe reduce the speed a bit - If you have issues with a hotkey, opening a parcel and then pressing "ESC" often solves the issue. Alternativley, tab in and out of the window can help as well. - If you generally have issues, a restart often solves them. (But make sure to still report them, we want to fix all of them) P.S. Here are just a few factories that players have built so far:

Showcase: Player Factories

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Update 0.7 Launch

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707d ago

We are beyond excited to launch the yet biggest update Incremental Factory has ever received. Update 0.7 has been in the works for more than 4 months now and is the result of listening & working together with an outstanding community! (Join the Discord if you haven't yet!) We did big changes and took some risks. This is a almost a new game. Don't worry. The old version will continue to be available under Steam > Game Settings > Beta > "0.5.7". But we highly recommend to try the new one ;) Let's give you a bit of an overview of what changed. Spoilers ahead!

New Map - Rebuilt the map from scratch

Way better visual representation of what is happening (& huge potential to improve that going forward):

Color Coded Edges & Rate Indicators
Simplified view when zooming out
Different Shapes for different Parcel Types

Lots of QoL:

Just drag & drop edges
Quick Create Parcels
Alt-Drag to Copy Parcels with connections!
Intent Recognition & Smart Sorting
Better rates & tooltips

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Performance - 20x (!) Bigger Factories

Previous versions had issues with 70-100 Parcels
In our playlets we could get to over 2.000 parcels with decent performance (120 FPS with some frame drops on a MacBook Pro M2)
1k+ parcels should work on most machines smoothly. Curious to see where the limits are for you
This is still far from optimised. The Factory Must Grow! :)

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New Gameplay:

More Specialised Parcel Types

Production, 32 Building Slots, 3-8 Connections, Inputs & Outputs
Excavation, 16 Building Slots, 1-3 Connections, Output Only, Bonus to Extraction
Warehouse, 0 Building Slots, Global Storage, Input Only
Node, 0 Building Slots, 20 Connections, Input & Output, Unlimited Throughput when connected to Nodes or Extraction, Upgradable Output Throughput Limit

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No more Parcel Limits!

Removed the Hardcap and replaced it with an increasing costs
This is great because the limit to how big your factory can get is how well your factory is producing certain resources :)

Excavations

An entirely new system, built from scratch.
Dig Deeper to Unlock New Base Resources (e.g. Copper on Level 1)
Face Enemy Waves as you dig deeper
Spend your resources to build up your defence

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Yield

Yield is a multiplier for your extraction resources (stone, coal, iron, copper, etc.)
Yield increases as you dig deeper
Yield decreases as you extract more resources
Beating Excavation Levels Increases Min Yield
While still being unlimited, resources are now also semi-scarce & one has to work with fluctuating inputs

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Energy

Previous system was flat, every building increase energy consumption regardless if it was active or not and coal power plants consumed & produced full energy regardless if it was needed or not
As coal is now semi-scarce, it was clear we needed to rework energy:
Demand: only active buildings consume energy
Supply: Power Planst only use as much coal as needed.
Solar now serves a distinct purpose: energy that does not draw down your coal

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Other Changes

We reworked & streamlined the recipes

Big Changes to Meta Progression

We wanted to focus on designing a game that can be enjoyable finished without having to rebuild your factory over and over again so we made the decision to remove the entire prestige system and skill tree (for now!)
This was not an easy decision but we think in the long run it will make the game so much better. And we might bring it back with the lessons learned from v0.4 - v0.6.
That does not mean that meta-progression is gone entirely. There is a new Meta Progression system that will unlock once you beat the main game. This is a starting point for further explorations, so let us know what you think!

Shoutout to our amazing Community

It is amazing to develop a game together with such a fantastic community. Without you guys this would not be possible! 🙌 {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44218479/c353e20505dd16a1c958df514e5843434ac0005e.png We now fully integrated our Discord into our development processes. Tickets that get created on Discord land in our development ticketing system & users get automatically notified when changes get implemented. In the past weeks we have solved many issues from reporting to playable many times within 24h and usually within a few days. We want to keep & improve on this level of developer-community relationship. So come join the official Discord. Building a Factory is Fun. But Building a Game about Building a Factory together with Friends is even better :)

Big v0.7 Public Beta Release Post

Significant Steaksteam_community_announcements

722d ago

Engineers! We’ve been holding onto something big, and today, we’re beyond thrilled to finally pull back the curtain on what we've been tirelessly working on over the last four months. This journey was ignited by seeing how much fun people had with our minimalist factory-building game*. Even in its early, rough-around-the-edges stage, we saw the potential for something truly extraordinary.* Your enthusiasm lit a fire, and we knew we had to go all in to build this game into something that could stand the test of time. And so, we rolled up our sleeves and got to work. The past 4 months have been a whirlwind of development and playtesting, pushing the game to its limits and beyond. There were times when I was so deep in the game, testing every nook and cranny, that I thought I’d never want to see another factory floor again. But last week, something incredible happened during the final round of playtesting—I got hooked. I found myself lost in the game, time slipping away as I built, refined, and expanded. Proper automation game addict behaviour. This isn’t just an update. It’s the culmination of countless hours, sleepless nights, and a burning passion to create something truly special. Stay tuned, because this is only the beginning! ⚠️ Some Spoilers Ahead ⚠️ If you want to jump straight in: go to the settings for Incremental Factory and change the Beta Branche to "test - test".

v0.7. - Release Overview:

New Map - Rebuilt the map from scratch

Way better visual representation of what is happening (on potential to improve that going forward):

Color Coded Edges & Rate Indicators
Simplified view when zooming out
Different Shapes for different Parcel Types

Lots of QoL:

Drag & Drop edges
Quick Create Parcels
Intent Recognition & Smart Sorting
Better rate display & tooltips

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44218479/b18f4062110d40054af63100b05b9e3f67f1d8cd.gif Quick Parcel Creation in Action

Performance - 20x Bigger Factories

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44218479/630633c54880cd5489a25714d03bd218037b246a.gif Subsection of 2k Parcel Factory Running at ~120 FPS on a MacBook Pro M2

Previous versions had issues with 70-100 Parcels
In our playlets we could get to over 2.000 parcels with decent performance (120 FPS with some frame drops on a MacBook Pro M2)
1k+ parcels should work on most machines smoothly. Curious to see where the limits are for you
This is still far from optimised. The Factory Must Grow! :)

New Gameplay:

More Specialised Parcel Types

Production, 32 Building Slots, 3-8 Connections, Inputs & Outputs
Excavation, 16 Building Slots, 1-3 Connections, Output Only, Bonus to Extraction
Warehouse, 0 Building Slots, Global Storage, Input Only
Node, 0 Building Slots, 20 Connections, Input & Output, Unlimited Throughput when connected to Nodes or Extraction, Upgradable Output Throughput Limit

Extraction, Node, Production & Warehouse (Left to Right)

No more Parcel Limits!

Removed the Hardcap and replaced it with an increasing costs
This is great because the limit to how big your factory can get is how well your factory is producing certain resources :)

New Excavations System

An entirely new system, built from scratch.
Dig Deeper to Unlock New Base Resources (e.g. Copper on Level 1)
Face Enemy Waves as you dig deeper
Spend your resources to build up your defence

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44218479/0d44ad691849660e3bb44b3903c29bbb4c2b6904.png Pew Pew Pew

New Yield System

Yield is a multiplier for your extraction resources (stone, coal, iron, copper, etc.)
Yield increases as you dig deeper
Yield decreases as you extract more resources
Yield will never go below 50% (at least in the default difficulty)
While still being unlimited, resources are now also semi-scarce & one has to work with fluctuating inputs

Reworked Energy System

Previous system was flat, every building increase energy consumption regardless if it was active or not and coal power plants consumed & produced full energy regardless if it was needed or not
As coal is now semi-scarce, it was clear we needed to rework energy:
Demand: only active buildings consume energy
Supply: Power Planst only use as much coal as needed.
Solar now serves a distinct purpose: energy that does not draw down your coal

Streamlined Recipes

We reworked & streamlined the recipes

No more Prestige Resets

We wanted to focus on designing a game that can be enjoyable finished without having to rebuild your factory over and over again so we made the decision to remove the entire prestige system and skill tree (for now)
This was not an easy decision but we think in the long run it will make the game so much better. And we might bring it back with the lessons learned from v0.4 - v0.6.
That does not mean that meta-progression is gone entirely. More on that soon :)

And a whole bunch of other stuff, waiting to be discovered by you 🤗

How to get Access to the Beta?

The beta is available to everyone who has the Steam Version of Incremental Factory. All you have to do is, in your steam library, go to the settings for Incremental Factory and change the Beta Branche to: "test - test"

Where to Give Feedback?

Ideally on our Discord: https://discord.gg/BGEeTKYyTh, we have a dedicated feedback channel (& awesome community!) If you don't have Discord but still want to send feedback, you can post here on Steam. This game has been built for you, and will always be guided by your input. Every feedback matters & is appreciated, no matter how small or big! Thank you for reading & always remember, the Factory Must Grow :)

Incremental Factory v0.5 Update - Drones, Quality of Life & UX/UI

Significant Steaksteam_community_announcementsworkshop

878d ago

Greetings, factory builders! In our continuous effort to enhance your experience and expand the possibilities within Incremental Factory, we're excited to bring you version 0.5. This update introduces a host of new features, quality of life improvements, and optimizations. Here's everything you need to know about what's new:

Changelog:

New Features

Drones & Task Queue

We are so excited to give you this feature. The main purpose of this is to let you copy & paste entire sections of your factory. But there is more to it than meets the eye at first glance.

Copy-Paste
- This is the core functionality and works as expected: select one or multiple parcels, press ctrl+c (cmd+c) to copy your selection and ctrl+v (cmd+v) to paste your selection. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44218479/e661e0084124092d13fb97f234ace143f0a3abcf.gif
- This will create all parcels and connections immediately and all buildings will be added as buy-tasks to the "Drone Task Queue".
Drone Task Queue
- The "Drone Task Queue" will then execute all tasks one by one until all tasks are done. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44218479/5fcea31dc5d3da380302f4545e67cf42eb40cd6f.gif
- Previously, when you wanted to buy a building blueprint, you always needed to have all resources at once. Now, if you are short on resources you can still buy the blueprint and all buildings that couldn't be bought immediately will be added to the task queue instead! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44218479/f25af6d4e57c545fd482d7bb4d3c25ef0499d06f.png
- And the same logic applies for individual buildings, too. Gone are the times where you added 47 Bioreactors and had to remember to come back few minutes later to build the 33 remaining in that parcel {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44218479/977ad0e63d8e0dcb146079259092a9e282a45a38.png
Drone Blueprints & Import/Export
- Save as Drone Blueprint: You can now save any part of your factory as a Drone Blueprint to be used later (even in your next prestige reset!) {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44218479/3f3c9ce4f0e79615f04d4f5728c93330600acbba.gif
- Import/Export Drone Blueprints: It's time to share your drone blueprints with the community or import others' blueprints! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44218479/7d041c7e997137cf4e5228c56d62ff908034b58f.png
New Building, Research & Skill
- All of this is tied into the games progression: You unlock the Construction Drones with a Gen4 research & once you have enough skillpoints you can start your runs with Drones Unlocked from the beginning! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44218479/fdb40fa4a212fe89025f7fe07c9fca26fd286b85.png
- By default your Drones will work at 20 tasks / min. If you want to increase that you'll have to build "Drone Ports". And to build those, you'll have to craft "Drones" with the "Drone Factory"

Delete Parcel Feature

Parcel Management: One of the most requested features in the past weeks. Now you can delete parcels by selecting them and pressing backspace or del. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44218479/9e0b5b464247bc19206a41d87067d54ba4bcb5f4.gif

Equal Distribution Logic

Changed Distribution Logic: We've updated the resource distribution logic. Previously, the first connection was served first; now, all connections are served equally. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44218479/a1f1ca1b007575dbb157d6ba332d6b8367203719.png

Added Feature: CTRL+K Command Console

This is a feature that has become popular in productivity tools like Superhuman, Arc and MacOS over the past years. We added this into this game to make it easier for you to stay in flow. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44218479/4bf5cd4693648da16d31d434a211d1cad413aaf2.gif
Commands with Examples:
- Buy/Sell n amount of resources: "Buy 28 kiln" → Lets you buy 28 kiln
- Highlight resources: "Pin stone" → Highlights stone, the same as clicking in the global resource stats window on the left
- Clear highlights: "Clear all" → Removes all pins
- Navigation: "Goto Map" → Opens the "Map" Tab

UI & UX Improvements

Improved hover tooltip

Now displays missing resources. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44218479/16f2f674d453fcd5e2bb8c6b8419543fbac2472a.png

Global Sorting

Manually sort resources so you keep in focus what matters to you most. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44218479/283a29be955edb5943c463c208fa157554670f6c.gif

Better Resource Highlighting/Pinning

Highlighting/pinning resources now also filters buildings, making it quicker and easier to locate the structures you need. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44218479/e7574ac27db545a4ab1d3b547caa6b23ef18e9d6.gif

Shortcuts

Quick navigate between Parcel, Map, Research, and Skilltree using the 1, 2, 3, & 4 keys. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44218479/d36c5cb508070c2858063ca75a33247d39a20c9d.png
Move around the Map using WASD for a smoother experience.

Improved Parcel Preview

On the Map View, Shift + Click on a parcel for an enhanced preview. Clicking outside the preview now closes it. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44218479/5a45dc25bcab6835ec9a32e980eed7a5983ccf9f.png

More Improvements

Navigation tabs are now consistently displayed at the top.
Dark mode styling has been refined for better visibility and aesthetics.
New toast popups show what has been unlocked.
A revamped loading screen for a smoother start-up experience.

Performance Optimization

Efficiency Upgrades

We've begun addressing some "low hanging fruits" in terms of performance optimization. This initial step paves the way for significant enhancements in the future, aiming to support the construction of larger and more complex mega factories.

Mac Release

You can now play Incremental Factory on Mac. Both Intel & Apple Silicon!

We're dedicated to continuously improving Incremental Factory and are excited to see how these updates enhance your factory-building journey. As always, your feedback is invaluable to us, so please don't hesitate to share your thoughts and experiences with these new features on our discord or the discussion forum on steam. Happy building!

Incremental Factory Update - Quality of Life, UI & Bug fixes

Significant Steaksteam_community_announcementsworkshop

901d ago

It has been really exciting two weeks since launch & it's amazing to receive so much feedback! For this update we've tackled all those small and big details that stand in the way of flowing. We focused on QoL & UI features. While there is still a lot of room for improvement, we think this is already a significant upgrade compared to the previous version! Have a look and let us know what you think!

Changelog:

Quality of Life Enhancements

UI Rework: Global Stats UI Keep track of your factories overall resources with the new Global Stats UI, designed for a comprehensive overview at a glance. They can be filtered to show all resources, only those available for construction (HQ + construction hub) or only those available for research: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44218479/3e72ce95f37b4a9efcf730062e383d9ed2b89eee.gif You can select specific resources and see where they are in your factory: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44218479/fbf537acd4d94afa28a7993cd0b67fb68a79ef25.gif Revealing the inner workings: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44218479/3ed005d8b3898442f81d4352a539ad6ae6fb0b49.gif The filters apply to the single parcel view as well: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44218479/d9924043f61dec09f4e9f932f532113e878478a9.gif
Improved Feature: Better Hover Tooltips The hover tooltip was really bare bones. We made it pretty, added icons and most importantly added a "description" where neccesary to reveal mechanics & data! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44218479/e103cbbee607cded02a41735d6e31a15f002c5f9.png
New Feature: Parcel Quick Access on Map View To streamline navigation, we've introduced a quick access feature for parcels, making it easier to manage your empire without the hassle. If you shift+click on a parcel on the map view, a quick access overlay is displayed. You can even set outputs here, so no need to jump in and out when you are routing resources {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44218479/34c3a470af8e0b78c3cc1ba8a066669264e4c66a.png
New Feature: Hiding Unused Resources We are now hiding resources in the parcel view that are not relevant, e.g. if their amount is 0, no imports, no exports, no production and no consumption. This makes it way easier to see at a glance what is happening
New Shortcut: Buy Max & Sell All If you hold Alt (or Option for Mac) in the Parcel View, you will now be able to buy the max amount or sell all buildings with one click {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44218479/e989d2997ef8fbcd8cc82b24cf19a955da060217.png
New Feature: Extra Expensive Skilltree Expansion We're introducing a new, pricier skill tree expansion to keep you engaged (Node Connections & Parcel Limit). This should give you something to grind for while we work on adding some real endgame content :)
Update: Rates Now Coloured To improve readability and at-a-glance understanding, we've now colour-coded rates. Let us know how this feature works out for you! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44218479/4c5b5fedb2098dd977cd355127287b10722ab448.png
Simplified Energy Stats We've made energy statistics simpler to understand, focusing on presenting the most relevant information in a straightforward manner.
Improved Parcel Node Styling Parcel nodes have received a visual upgrade for better aesthetics and usability. Parcels now always have the same width, no matter how long their name is. Enjoy the new look and feel! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44218479/4a701cd780234c63748606801ee49d29df454055.png
New Control Scheme: Move with WASD on Map View You asked, we delivered! Navigate the map view with the familiar WASD controls for a smoother experience.
Rate Unit Update: Rename from /s to /t Acknowledging the game's time mechanics, we've updated rate units from /s to /t, as the game runs at 0.6s per tick game pace so the numbers where not per second but per tick.
UI Improvement: Highlight Clickable Elements To enhance discoverability, we've made clickable elements more prominent. Never miss a clickable feature again! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44218479/41aca4ae00dcd22dfaec8c0b7e06e9a1c60e689f.gif
Better Rename UX Way better. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44218479/fae2b4b2bfa3528112801a6ce7399f1ad8733e52.gif
Bug Fixes
Satellite Requirement Change: Removed Batteries We fixed the recipe for satellites and removed the battery requirement.
Max Rate Calculation Update Max rate now accurately includes the specialisation & beacon multiplier.
Blueprint Rename Modal Improvement Addressing a common frustration, the blueprint rename modal now saves changes on enter, rather than cancelling them. Your workflow just got smoother!
Fixed Blueprint Sell Exploit A loophole that allowed for an unintended sell exploit has been closed.

P.S. We will push a hotfix within this week that will improves the Global Stats even further (map view resources adhering to the filter type, e.g. if "available for construction" is selected, we show only those resources in construction hubs & the HQ). P.P.S. If you're enjoying the game and wish to support us further, the most impactful action you can take is to leave a review (or update an existing one). Also, your feedback is invaluable, and we're committed to continuously evolving the game to reach its full potential. Share your ideas & feedback on our discord or in the steam discussion board. Thanks everyone & Lets keep going!

Incremental Factory - Urgent Bug Smashing & Some QoL Improvements

Significant Steaksteam_community_announcementsworkshop

913d ago

We are immensely grateful for your constructive and passionate feedback. The enthusiasm you show for our quirky, niche game fuels our motivation to continue developing and improving. This update's primary aim was to maximize value for our players in the shortest possible time. To achieve this, we prioritized addressing urgent bugs (like the negative resource bug) and implementing most requested Quality of Life improvements (such as enhanced rate displays, parcel renaming, etc.).

Changelog:

Bug Fixes

Rate Bugs Resolved: We've ensured that rates now accurately reflect real-time values (average of last 7s). BTW: The rate displayed inside a Parcel is: Average(Local Production - Local Consumption + Imports - Exports)
Correction of Negative Resource Bug: We've rewritten parts of the code to address this issue. It was challenging to replicate, so we encourage you to report any reoccurrences on Discord or our Forum. We're confident, with 9:1 odds, that this bug is now fixed. ːsteamthumbsupː
Automatic Reset of Negative Resources to Zero: If negative resources have impacted your game, this update will reset them to zero and prevent them from going negative in the future. :)
Elimination of Infinite Resource Glitch
Improvements to Dark Mode Styling: We've addressed all major dark mode issues reported by users. Should you encounter any further problems or have suggestions, please join our Discord discussion. :)
Coal Power Blueprint Bug Fixed
Enhanced Hover Tooltip: No More Screen Cutoffs
Minor Skilltree Bug Fixed
Quality of Life Enhancements
New Feature: Parcel Renaming https://i.imgur.com/1CIzR3I.gif
New Feature: Changeable Rate Display Options: Your feedback highlighted the needs for multiple ways to display rates. To address that, we're introducing a new feature that allows you to toggle between real-time rates and theoretical maximum output. While this doesn't yet factor in e.g. theoretical consumption, we're considering a more customisable interface for future updates. Share your thoughts on this in our Discord! https://i.imgur.com/Vou8jMc.gif
New Feature: File-Based Import & Export We've transitioned to a file-based system, which we find more efficient. If there's something we've missed, or if you prefer the old system, let us know. We're open to reinstating it if necessary. ;)
New Feature: In-Game Knowledge Base In the absence of a formal guide or tutorial, we've set up a GitBook as a temporary resource to assist with onboarding, provide insights into game mechanics, and answer frequently asked questions. Expect regular updates to this knowledge base. FYI: If you want to import an old savefile, simply add it to a .txt file.

P.S. - If you are in the late-game and encounter an issue with "codeword: battery", rest assured, this will be fixed with a hotfix within the next 24h as well :) One last note: If you're enjoying the game and wish to support us further, the most impactful action you can take is to leave a review (or update an existing one). Your feedback is invaluable, and we're committed to continuously evolving the game to reach its full potential. Thanks everyone & Lets go!

Incremental Factory news & patch notes

Progression unblocked: batteries and scaling

Nuclear reactors got better

Accurate numbers on the map

Quality of life

Found something off? Want to shape what comes next?

Incremental Factory news & patch notes

Progression unblocked: batteries and scaling

Nuclear reactors got better

Accurate numbers on the map

Quality of life

Found something off? Want to shape what comes next?

Bug Fixes:

QoL Feature:

Bug Fixes:

QoL Feature:

A Hex-Based World

Ships & Logistics Networks

Military & Expansion

Finding Your Way

The Ongoing War on Friction

Under the Hood

Try It

Visual Improvements

User Interface Enhancements

New Hotkeys

Factory Improvements

Military System

Bug Fixes

Economy Adjustments

Touch Support

The Factory Must Grow! 🏭

The Challenge: Breaking the JIT Cycle

Hexagons are the Bestagons

Scale & Performance: The 100k Factory Dream 📈

Radically Improved Building UX 🏗️

The New Radial Menu System

Predictive Handles - Because Your Factory Knows What You Need

Multi-Edge Magic

Nuclear Power - Powering Your Megafactories ☢️

What's Next?

Feedback, Bug Reports & Feature Requests

High Level Changelog

How to get Access

Changelog

Copy & Paste 2.0

UI Improvements - Before -> After

Perfromance

Guiding

Bug Fixes

Closing Thoughts & Next Steps

Changes:

Good to Know

Showcase: Player Factories

New Map - Rebuilt the map from scratch

Lots of QoL:

Performance - 20x (!) Bigger Factories

New Gameplay:

More Specialised Parcel Types

No more Parcel Limits!

Excavations

Yield

Energy

Other Changes

Big Changes to Meta Progression

Shoutout to our amazing Community

v0.7. - Release Overview:

New Map - Rebuilt the map from scratch

Way better visual representation of what is happening (on potential to improve that going forward):

Lots of QoL:

Performance - 20x Bigger Factories

New Gameplay:

More Specialised Parcel Types

No more Parcel Limits!

New Excavations System

New Yield System

Reworked Energy System

How to get Access to the Beta?

Where to Give Feedback?

Features & Changes