26 March

Open Beta Update 1.5.3 - New item, tool, worker, reinforced parts, and more!

• Overseer
  
• Reinforced Parts
  
• Transport Crate
  
• Parts Analyzer
  
• New random events
  
• Balance changes
  
• And more!

• Added the reinforced set of breakable parts, which have greater durability, but also a greater price. They can be distinguished by a different color. Players can now choose to use more expensive parts, which will last longer. Reinforced parts are available in the Store.
  
• Added Wooden Crates. Players can use them to carry multiple items at the same time.
  
• Added new Tool: Parts Analyzer, which can be used to check the durability of the part it points at.
  
• Added new Worker: Overseer (see Tier 1-3 effects below).
  
• Added new random events (see the full list below).
  
• Pickup Truck is now moved next to the player after being teleported to the Hotel when Permafrost hits.
  
• Pickup Truck no longer breaks when the Permafrost hits.
  
• The Headlight lightning now works as Flashlight, but with greater brightness. You can carry the equipment with the Headlight on.
  
• Removed Flashlight from the toolbar.
  
• Magnetite Separator stops processing dirt when the bucket is full (just like the Gold Nuggetator).
  
• Added 12-hour game time display option in the Settings -> Game -> Clock Time.
  
• Added information about fuel consumption to the Store.
  
• Added a new button to the Generator: Start All.
  
• Workers are paid at midnight.
  
• Loan daily payments are collected at midnight.
  
• Statistics are checked at midnight, no matter at what time they are displayed to the Player.
  
• The randomization of workers in Retrain Workers option now works as drawing a new one (from the pool of available machines).
  
• Added the possibility of the Fuel Station running out of fuel.
  
• Added prompt informing about the engine being turned off when trying to use Excavator's arm.
  
• Changed Map's moving icons.
  
• Added new valves to Water Towers.
  
• Adjusted pan's collider to fit the bowl more accurately.
  
• Added Fuel Tank's opening sound.
  
• Added the possibility to open Fuel Tank's cap.
  
• Small Electric Water Pump's cap is now automatically opened before refueling.
  
• Added closing animations to lids and caps.
  
• Added new notification when the engine has been turned off but the lights are still on.
  
• Changed Magnetite's selling prompt text.
  
• Reduced the required amount of cables being attached in one of the Tutorial tasks from 4 to 3.
  
• Changed Wash Plant's elements snapping during setup on the Easy Mode. The correct rotation of the element is no longer necessary.
  
• Added more markers in the Tutorial to the Trommel, the Bank during the
• Claim upgrade task, the Front-End Loader, Duplex Jig buckets, and ST Sluicebox buckets.
  
• Added new Tutorial task, which requires Players to sell the Gold Bar in the Tutorial.
  
• Changed wording in keybindings for the Excavator: one part of the Bucket has been renamed to Thumb, Big Arm to Boom, and Small Arm to Stick.
  
• Added Tool icons and associated keybindings to the in-game Show Controls menu.
  
• Added Romanian Pickup Truck skin.
  
• Added Leaderboards Pickup Truck skin to Top10 Players accounts.

• Tier 1: Shows notification when the part reaches 0.3 durability. Adds a Yellow version of the outline when below 0.3 and not yet destroyed (if Overseer's performance equals 100%).
  
• Tier 2: Adds Red ray over the destroyed machine to be more noticeable from far away. Increases the Outline visibility range of destroyed/almost destroyed parts by x2,5 (if Overseer's performance equals 100%). Decreases the chance of bear attacking the cables and workers by 50% (if Overseer's performance equals 100%).
  
• Tier 3: Adds notification when any element of the Wash Plant system is full. Makes parts outline gradually change their color depending on their current durability. Decreases the chance of bear attacking the cables and workers by 100% (if Overseer's performance equals 100%).

• Theft of a single random part.
  
• Destruction of a single part.
  
• Theft of the fuel (emptying the fuel tank)
  
• A single random employee quits.
  
• Theft of 10% of gathered Gold.
  
• Theft of 10% of earned Money.
  
• Laptop's malfunction - it does not work for a single day.
  
• No fuel on the Fuel Station - not possible to use it for a single day.

• Decreased Bank loan interest rate.
  
• Decreased Excavator's fuel usage.
  
• Increased Front-End Loader's fuel usage.
  
• Increased Excavator's Bucket size.
  
• Increased Big Excavator's movement by 15%.
  
• Increased Big Excavator's hydraulic speed by 10%.
  
• Decreased Big Excavator's price.
  
• Decreased Front-End Loader's reverse movement speed by 20%.
  
• Decreased Front-End Loader's bucket size.
  
• Increased Front-End Loader's price.
  
• Decreased Bulldozer's fuel consumption.
  
• Decreased Bulldozer's price.
  
• Increased T4 and T5 equipment prices.
  
• Increased Frankenstein's price.
  
• Decreased Dump Truck's price.
  
• Increased Excavator Teeth's durability.
  
• Increased Wheels' durability.
  
• Increased Hydraulic Hoses' durability (for the Bulldozer, Small Excavator, and Big Excavator).
  
• Increased Battery's durability.
  
• Increased Magnetite Separator's Hose durability.
  
• Increased Wave Table's Jets durability.
  
• Increased River's water pressure distance.
  
• Increased Blacksmith upgrades' price.
  
• Increased Water's price.
  
• Increased Gold Nugettator's price.
  
• Increased the amount of gold at Rich Spots on claims.
  
• Decreased the amount of gold at regular spots on claims.
  
• Increased claims' rent prices (except Old Arnold's).
  
• Increased claims' prices.
  
• Decreased claims' rent provision rate (except Old Arnold's).
  
• Decreased the frequency of breakdowns on Normal difficulty.
  
• Decreased Mobile Wash Plant Worker's cost multiplier.
  
• Increased ST Sluicebox Worker's cost multiplier.
  
• Increased T-DJ Sluicebox Worker's cost multiplier.
  
• Decreased Bulldozer Worker's cost multiplier.
  
• Increased Drill Worker's cost multiplier.
  
• Increased Mechanic's cost multiplier.
  
• Mechanic now charges X percent of particular part's cost for X percent of the part fixed. There is no longer a flat rate per the percentage of the part fixed.
  
• Decreased Worker's retraining cost.
  
• Decreased the chance of bear attacking the cable.
  
• Minor Tutorial balance changes.

• Added culling to machines, which are out of sight (optimization).
  
• Disabled Trommel, Shaker, and Duplex Jig animations when out of sight (optimization).
  
• Reduced machine computations for the machines, which are currently not being used (optimization).
  
• Hoses and cables optimization.
  
• Fixed blinking tree shadows.
  
• Trees' shadows are now dependent on graphics settings.
  
• Fixed gold bar purchase double-press bug on a gamepad.
  
• Fixed option to close Laptop by pressing on a gamepad.
  
• Fixed Laptop's purchase prompt on a gamepad.
  
• Fixed bug with inability to leave DigTube after loading the game on a gamepad.
  
• Fixed Map's square selection bug on a gamepad.
  
• Corrected duplicated button icon on New Normal Mode popup window on a gamepad.
  
• Fixed bug with Frankenstein's belt running when holding the belt's in or out button while exiting the machine.
  
• Fixed Pickup Truck's Camo skin.
  
• Added water consumption to all applicable parts in the Store.
  
• Fixed Rivertown's collapsing Water Tower bug on old save game files.
  
• Corrected displayed text format when selling gold.
  
• Corrected displayed text format when selling magnetite.
  
• Fixed Excavator's levers UI panel when using a mouse.
  
• Corrected "Previous item" icon in the in-game controls scheme.
  
• Corrected discarding options window.
  
• Fixed bug with the ripple effect of water affecting UI equipment indicators.
  
• Corrected hoses' colliders in the tent.
  
• Removed unnecessary antialiasing option.
  
• Fixed Wash Plant Spring's outline in the Warehouse.
  
• Fixed Equipment Store's price bug in the Tutorial.
  
• Fixed Claim resetting's UI dots bug.
  
• Fixed Shovel's UI blocking bug when opening the Main Meu during animation.
  
• Fixed bank loan prompt bug.
  
• Fixed DigTube's bug which didn't play properly if New Normal Mode window popped up before it.
  
• Blocked possibility to enter shopping cart in the Warehouse, when it's empty.
  
• Fixed Blacksmith's upgrade visual bug.
  
• Fixed Laptop notifications unlock bug.
  
• Corrected Hog Pan's third Mat selection.
  
• Corrected Heavy Equipment Store specifications.
  
• Corrected Paint shop icons.
  
• Disabled "Fire the employee" option when using the gamepad if there are no Workers hired.
  
• Added missing material to the broken cable.
  
• Fixed reverse Water Tower text bug.
  
• Fixed Water Splitters minor bugs.
  
• Various Laptop UI fixes.
  
• Various Blacksmith UI fixes.
  
• Various Bank UI fixes.
  
• Various other UI fixes.

20 March

Parts Analyzer - Sneak Peek