With Update 1.4.3.9250, we bring optimization upgrade and improve two of the existing features:

• Repairs
  
• Workers system

Full changelog below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-O6hAC_ITL4

You can experience an optimization improvement and frame rate increase as we have moved to Unity 2018.1.
As a result, the update is quite large, so you might need to download 8GB of data.



Keep an eye on your Washplant, as from now on, it can break when least expected. This can cause your gold mining operation to stop, and your resources to deplete.
Repairs can be enabled/disabled via game's settings.




Hire specialized workers to improve the performance of particular machines. Create a team of workers specializing in Vehicles or Washplant and benefit from a special boost!


New features

• Added Repairs Part 2 (list of breakable parts below)

Reworked Workers

• Limited amount of workers per parcel to 10
  
• Workers no longer generate passive income
  
• Workers now give boosts to different activities
  
• Added possibility to tier up workers to increase their performance
  
• Workers now have specializations (below)
  
• Added Bulk Upgrades boosts - if a player has more than 5 Workers specializing in either Vehicles or Wash Plant System, those Workers receive a special boost:
  - Vehicles (all): -20% Vehicle fuel usage
  - Wash Plant System: +20% Wash Plant processing speed

Fixes:

• Differential Lock setting is saved after saving the game
  
• Shovel's fill is saved after saving the game
  
• Magnetite Separator no longer loses its content after exceeding 100% fill

Other:

• Optimization upgrade as a result of moving to Unity 2018.1.0
  
• Magnetite's trailer capacity increased from 0.06 (2 buckets) to 0.3 (10 buckets)

Duplex Jig:

• Pump
  
• Rubber
  
• Engine

Glacier Creek:

• Engine
  
• Spring

Trommel:

• Roller
  
• Chain

Conveyor Belt:

• Bucket

Conveyor Belt's Container:

• Fan Belt

Planter:

• Hose
  
• Fan Belt

Shaker:

• Spring
  
• Water Hose

Hog Pan Container

• T1: +25% Hog Pan Performance
  
• T2: Increased Worker Performance
  
• T3: Increased Worker Performance

Hog Pan Sluicebox:

• T1: Auto Swap Mosses per Sluicebox
  
• T2: One More Holder Slot for Hog Pan Matt
  
• T3: One More Holder Slot for Hog Pan Matt

Mobile Wash Plant

• T1: Auto Swap Buckets from Area Nearby
  
• T2: - 20% Malfunction Rate
  
• T3: 50% chance to Auto Repair to 30% durability on failure

Shaker

• T1: +20% Wash Plant System Performance
  
• T2: - 20% Malfunction Rate
  
• T3: 50% chance to Auto Repair to 30% durability on failure

Trommel

• T1: Auto Swap Mosses from Area Nearby
  
• T2: - 20% Malfunction Rate
  
• T3: 50% chance to Auto Repair to 30% durability on failure

Old Arnold Trommel

• T1: Auto Swap Mosses from Area Nearby
  
• T2: - 20% Malfunction Rate
  
• T3: 50% chance to Auto Repair to 30% durability on failure

Reinforced Trommel

• T1: Auto Swap Mosses from Area Nearby
  
• T2: - 20% Malfunction Rate
  
• T3: 50% chance to Auto Repair to 30% durability on failure

Planter

• T1: Auto Swap Buckets from Area Nearby
  
• T2: - 20% Malfunction Rate
  
• T3: 50% chance to Auto Repair to 30% durability on failure

Gravel Pump

• T1: Auto Swap Buckets from Area Nearby
  
• T2: - 20% Malfunction Rate
  
• T3: 50% chance to Auto Repair to 30% durability on failure

Glacier Creek

• T1: +20% Wash Plant System Performance
  
• T2: - 20% Malfunction Rate
  
• T3: 50% chance to Auto Repair to 30% durability on failure

Duplex Jig

• T1: Auto Swap Buckets from Area Nearby
  
• T2: - 20% Malfunction Rate
  
• T3: 50% chance to Auto Repair to 30% durability on failure

D-Rocker

• T1: +20% Wash Plant System Performance
  
• T2: - 20% Malfunction Rate
  
• T3: 50% chance to Auto Repair to 30% durability on failure

Conveyor's Belt

• T1: +7% Wash Plant System Performance
  
• T2: - 20% Malfunction Rate
  
• T3: 50% chance to Auto Repair to 30% durability on failure

Conveyor's Container

• T1: +7% Wash Plant System Performance
  
• T2: Increased Worker Performance
  
• T3: Increased Worker Performance

T-DJ Sluicebox

• T1: +3% Wash Plant system Performance per sluicebox
  
• T2: Increased Worker Performance
  
• T3: Increased Worker Performance

S-T Sluicebox

• T1: Auto cleanup Grates
  
• T2: One more Bucket holder for Grate cleanup
  
• T3: One more Bucket holder for Grate cleanup

Excavators

• T1: +20% Hydraulic Speed
  
• T2: - 20% Malfunction Rate
  
• T3: 50% chance to Auto Repair to 30% durability on failure

Front-end Loader

• T1: +20% Hydraulic Speed
  
• T2: - 20% Malfunction Rate
  
• T3: 50% chance to Auto Repair to 30% durability on failure

Bulldozer

• T1: +20% Hydraulic Speed
  
• T2: - 20% Malfunction Rate
  
• T3: 50% chance to Auto Repair to 30% durability on failure

Dump Truck

• T1: +15% Movement Speed
  
• T2: - 20% Malfunction Rate
  
• T3: 50% chance to Auto Repair to 30% durability on failure

Frankenstein

• T1: +15% Movement Speed
  
• T2: - 20% Malfunction Rate
  
• T3: 50% chance to Auto Repair to 30% durability on failure

Drill Machine

• T1: Automatically reveal one random square on Parcel
  
• T2: - 20% Malfunction Rate
  
• T3: 50% chance to Auto Repair to 30% durability on failure

Mechanic

• T1: Slowly repairs your most destroyed equipment at the high cost of maintenance
  
• T2: Mechanic repairs equipment faster
  
• T3: Mechanic repairs equipment faster

We'd like to thank all beta testers, who helped us polish this update. You're awesome!


ps Gold Rush is now 35% OFF ;)

store.steampowered.com/app/451340/Gold_Rush_The_Game/

Open Beta of the upcoming Update is here!
Try out Repairs Part 2 and Reworked Workers before the release!

Repairs Part 2. We have improved one of the well-acclaimed features: Failures and Repairs. From now on, you'll need to keep an eye not only on the durability of Vehicles but also your Washplant. Who said that the life of a chief mechanic is easy?
Reworked Workers. If the size of your gold mining operation becomes too great to handle, then maybe it's time to expand your business and hire some workers? Now that they have been completely reworked, you can take advantage of their unique specializations and focus on the performance of particular machines.

Open Beta branch is a voluntary option and it may not reflect the quality and content of actual Update 1.4.3.
Save files from Open Beta version won’t be transferred to a live build.
Repairs can be enabled/disabled in game's Settings.


New features

• Added Repairs Part 2 (list of breakable parts below)

Reworked Workers

• Limited amount of workers per parcel to 10
  
• Workers no longer generate passive income
  
• Workers now give boosts to different activities
  
• Added possibility to tier up workers to increase their performance
  
• Workers now have specializations (below)
  
• Added Bulk Upgrades boosts - if a player has more than 5 Workers specializing in either Vehicles or Wash Plant System, those Workers receive a special boost:
  - Vehicles (all): -20% Vehicle fuel usage
  - Wash Plant System: +20% Wash Plant processing speed

Fixes:

• Differential Lock setting is saved after saving the game
  
• Shovel's fill is saved after saving the game
  
• Magnetite Separator no longer loses its content after exceeding 100% fill

Other:

• Optimization upgrade as a result of moving to Unity 2018.1.0
  
• Magnetite's trailer capacity increased from 0.06 (2 buckets) to 0.3 (10 buckets)

Known issues

• Mouse goes to a second screen after Alt+Tab. Enter game's menu and go back to the game to fix it.

Duplex Jig:

• Pump
  
• Rubber
  
• Engine

Glacier Creek:

• Engine
  
• Spring

Trommel:

• Roller
  
• Chain

Conveyor Belt:

• Bucket

Conveyor Belt's Container:

• Fan Belt

Planter:

• Hose
  
• Fan Belt

Shaker:

• Spring
  
• Water Hose

Magnetite Trailer:

• Lever

Hog Pan Container
T1: +25% Hog Pan Performance
T2: Increased Worker Performance
T3: Increased Worker Performance
Hog Pan Sluicebox:
T1: Auto Swap Mosses per Sluicebox
T2: One More Holder Slot for Hog Pan Matt
T3: One More Holder Slot for Hog Pan Matt
Mobile Wash Plant
T1: Auto Swap Buckets from Area Nearby
T2: - 20% Malfunction Rate[/b]
T3: 50% chance to Auto Repair to 30% durability on failure
Shaker
T1: +20% Wash Plant System Performance
T2: - 20% Malfunction Rate
T3: 50% chance to Auto Repair to 30% durability on failure
Trommel
T1: Auto Swap Mosses from Area Nearby
T2: - 20% Malfunction Rate
T3: 50% chance to Auto Repair to 30% durability on failure
Old Arnold Trommel
T1: Auto Swap Mosses from Area Nearby
T2: - 20% Malfunction Rate
T3: 50% chance to Auto Repair to 30% durability on failure
Reinforced Trommel
T1: Auto Swap Mosses from Area Nearby
T2: - 20% Malfunction Rate
T3: 50% chance to Auto Repair to 30% durability on failure
Planter
T1: Auto Swap Buckets from Area Nearby
T2: - 20% Malfunction Rate
T3: 50% chance to Auto Repair to 30% durability on failure
Gravel Pump
T1: Auto Swap Buckets from Area Nearby
T2: - 20% Malfunction Rate
T3: 50% chance to Auto Repair to 30% durability on failure
Glacier Creek
T1: +20% Wash Plant System Performance
T2: - 20% Malfunction Rate
T3: 50% chance to Auto Repair to 30% durability on failure
Duplex Jig
T1: Auto Swap Buckets from Area Nearby
T2: - 20% Malfunction Rate
T3: 50% chance to Auto Repair to 30% durability on failure
D-Rocker
T1: +20% Wash Plant System Performance
T2: - 20% Malfunction Rate
T3: 50% chance to Auto Repair to 30% durability on failure
Conveyor's Belt
T1: +7% Wash Plant System Performance
T2: - 20% Malfunction Rate
T3: 50% chance to Auto Repair to 30% durability on failure
Conveyor's Container
T1: +7% Wash Plant System Performance
T2: Increased Worker Performance
T3: Increased Worker Performance
T-DJ Sluicebox
T1: +3% Wash Plant system Performance per sluicebox
T2: Increased Worker Performance
T3: Increased Worker Performance
S-T Sluicebox
T1: Auto cleanup Grates
T2: One more Bucket holder for Grate cleanup
T3: One more Bucket holder for Grate cleanup
Excavators
T1: +20% Hydraulic Speed
T2: - 20% Malfunction Rate
T3: 50% chance to Auto Repair to 30% durability on failure
Front-end Loader
T1: +20% Hydraulic Speed
T2: - 20% Malfunction Rate
T3: 50% chance to Auto Repair to 30% durability on failure
Bulldozer
T1: +20% Hydraulic Speed
T2: - 20% Malfunction Rate
T3: 50% chance to Auto Repair to 30% durability on failure
Dump Truck
T1: +15% Movement Speed
T2: - 20% Malfunction Rate
T3: 50% chance to Auto Repair to 30% durability on failure
Frankenstein
T1: +15% Movement Speed
T2: - 20% Malfunction Rate
T3: 50% chance to Auto Repair to 30% durability on failure
Drill Machine
T1: Automatically reveal one random square on Parcel
T2: - 20% Malfunction Rate
T3: 50% chance to Auto Repair to 30% durability on failure
Mechanic
T1: Slowly repairs your most destroyed equipment at the high cost of maintenance
T2: Mechanic repairs equipment faster
T3: Mechanic repairs equipment faster

Repairs are making their comeback!
Dust off your tools and expect your mechanic skills to be pushed to the limit.

Open Beta of the next Update is coming soon!

Previous Sneak Peeks:

• Hog Pan
  
• Stories

Mayday, mayday…
This is TylerCanadian, no. 512476. I’ve lost all sorts of communication with the tower. I need immediate help. My chopper is falling down. The engine stopped working. I’m at twelve hundred meters right now and keep falling down. I repeat, I’m falling down. I’ll land on the nearest lake. It should be big enough to put the machine safely on the ground.

Do we have travelers here, who know where the above-mentioned lake is?
Soon you'll have additional dozens of reasons to discover places like this!

Translations
Those of you, who'd like to delve into the Stories in advance and help us translate them to your local languages, feel invited to join our #translations channel on Gold Rush: The Game official Discord server:
https://discord.gg/M5FCCU6

First sneak peek of the upcoming update.
Can you guess what's new?

We're proud to announce, that Code Horizon is working on another simulator game based on Discovery Channel's TV Series.



Reveal Teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgtt24iGrV8

Diesel Brothers: The Game will let you experience the thrilling life of Heavy D and Diesel Dave, as you search for busted four-wheelers and transform them into legendary diesel-drinking monsters.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/750050/Diesel_Brothers_The_Game/

IMPORTANT: Further development of Gold Rush: The Game won't be affected by Diesel Brothers. There are two separate teams working on those games. Our roadmap is still up to date and you can expect more content updates in the future.

Hey everyone!
We're introducing yet another Hard Mode balance changes, based on your suggestions.

Changelog:

• Amount of gold on Hog Pan areas: 1.55x -> 1.25x
  
• Excavator's teeth durability: +150% of previous value
  
• Amount of gold on Claims: 0.42x -> 0.36x
  
• Fuel consumption: 1.25x -> 1.18x

How to understand the values:
e.g. "1.55x" is the multiplier of Normal Mode's value

Discussion
As it turned out to be a widely discussed topic, we have opened a dedicated Discord channel, in which everyone can share their feedback and suggestions regarding the Hard Mode (and other topics in the future).
➡ https://discord.gg/S9wJmsD
We are also participants in this conversation, with the aim to work out a perfect balance with you. Or should we say a "golden mean"? ;)

Now download the update and let's get digging!

Hey everyone,
as a result of your feedback, we have published a small balance patch.

Hard Mode changes:

• More gold on claims (not hog pan area),
  
• Cheaper fuel.

Let us know if it's all right now!

Hello Players,
With Update 1.4.2, we introduce free content for both rookie miners and experienced prospectors:

• Tutorial
  
• Hard Mode

We all have been greenhorns once. Gold mining is no easy business. It comes with a hard work and sacrifices. Thankfully, there's a tutorial. No matter, if you're new to Gold Rush or simulator games in general, you'll be able to start your gold mining operation in no time! And when you get experienced enough, you should start getting excited about...

It's time to push your skills to the limits! You start with nothing, but a dream of becoming a successful prospector. With enough dedication, nothing will stand in your way of making your American dream come true.
WARNING: Only for the toughest miners in the industry!

Hard Mode features:

• Disabled 1$ Mode.
  
• Disabled Gold Nugget findings.
  
• Disabled Digging Helper.
  
• Disabled Tutorial Prompts.
  
• Breakdowns can't be disabled.
  
• Breakdowns occur more frequently.
  
• New Game starts with 0$.
  
• Less gold on claims.
  
• Higher prices.
  
• Lowered maximum loan.
  
• Fuel runs out faster.
  
• Disabled workers (for now).

New features:

• Added Tier 1 tutorial notifications.
  
• Added sunbeams (/god rays) highlighting necessary Tier 1 items.
  
• Made certain DigTube videos obligatory to watch, when using an item or a machine for the first time.
  
• Added possibility to turn off Tutorial in settings.
  
• Added Hard Mode.

Fixes:

• Pickup tires no longer break after restoring the vehicle.
  
• Added missing DigTube notifications.

Other:

• Localized tools names.
  
• Tools names are now displayed in the toolbar.
  
• Added sounds of breaking parts.
  
• Added sounds of fixing.
  
• Added crowbar animation.
  
• Big Excavator optimization.
  
• Updated several translations.
  
• Increased durability of teeth and hydraulic hoses.

Hey everyone,
We're introducing some changes to the upcoming Hard Mode.

Hard Mode changes:

• Disabled 1$ Mode.
  
• Disabled Gold Nugget findings.
  
• Disabled Digging Helper.
  
• Disabled Tutorial Prompts.
  
• New Game starts with 0$.
  
• Lowered minimum loan in the Bank.
  
• Increased amount of gold on small digging sites.

How do you like it so far? Is it challenging enough?