What's updated:
Inspired by the emissaries of the player base, we've given the demo a big update

1. Support the use of controllers for gaming
2. The main weapon can be disassembled and replaced
3. In the settings, you can turn on "Auto Battle" and play a single-stick game
4. Added a new weapon "Chainsaw"
5. Adjusted the light effects of the environment and bullets to reduce light pollution
6. Enemy bullets are more obvious
7. Optimized the following logic of the floating cannon, so that the output will be more concentrated
8. Optimized the guidance of shortcut keys
9. Narrowed the area of the announcer's text prompt

We sincerely invite every player to join the QQ group: 469563452
We desperately need your feedback and discussion, both positive and negative!
In the future, we will focus on the development of the official version.
Thank you for your support!

The tournament of magicians has started!

The best of the best will get the epic Vorga Pups card!

Fight with other players, earn valuable resources and rise in the ranking.

The bonus is already in the game! You have 24 hours to pick it up!

It's been a long time, how have you been? We, as the title suggests, have been rollin’!

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We've rolled out a whole new game to Early Access: Craftomation 101 had a very nice start, and you're very welcome to check it out, be it the free demo, or the full game.

We've rolled out a demo for Learning Factory too! Got a friend who doesn't own the game yet? Let them know, they can now try it and, hopefully, fall in love with it. Because we have cats, automation, and machine learning, who could resist the temptation?!

And we keep rolling out updates for the game every two weeks, of course. Since we were not in touch for the whole two months, lots of things happened.


We always develop our games with mods on our minds, and in-game ways to share your works - such as map keys and scenarios - have been there for years. But now you can conveniently upload the fruits of your creative genius to Steam Workshop - as well as access the works of other players.



It is still in beta, but already you can upload your factories, blueprints, map generation keys, researcher bios and ruins (decorations that appear on any map upon generation and selected randomly from the pool).

If you need just a little push to start, some very simple and graphic instructions on making and uploading mods can be found here. Happy modding!

Although we're still working on the New Game+ mechanics, the framework for setting Catopia Arks all over the Universe is already in the game. After you launch your first expedition to space, a whole new set of upgrades for the next Arks: you'll be able to equip them with Copycat Deck, Creative Assembling Machine, Battlestar Gun Deck, Interstellar Store, Dune Terraforming Deck, Warp Storage, and Negative Mass Effect Generator! Here's an ‘old vs. new’ image, so you could appreciate how badass they are:





For the moment they don't do anything, except for being an eye candy. But come the next updates, unlocking these tech New Game+ mechanics will introduce you to the New Game+ mode, in which you won't have to start from scratch… Follow the news, or even better, join our Discord, where you can get instantly notified when the new stuff is out, and discuss it with us in the same place.

In that very same update, we introduced a huge list of QoL changes, as part of our ultimate pre-release polishing program. There are improved bits of tutorial, new stats, new contextual warnings, and new little features all over the game. Even Steam Deck, though officially not yet supported, got some attention!

We won't list all the changes here, you might not even instantly notice them if you haven't played the game for a while, but they're certainly there to make your life better! Oh, but if you do want to see that list, it is to be found here.

Even at this time of meticulous polishing, we are not stopping to add new content to the game. Sometimes ideas are coming from us, trying to add more depth to Learning Factory - quite literally at this time! Behold Lava Pump, that is capable of extracting precious metals straight from the molten core of Mars!

In the video below you might also notice the newly added Underground Storage units, which might not seem like a big deal, but it doubles potential storage space by extending it under the surface of the red planet:



And sometimes, our players inspire us: we noticed that some players hardly ever use Trade Ports because they're located at remote parts of the map. It happens that players establish their own production of goods that Ports offer by the time they unlock one of them, thus rendering Trade Ports obsolete. So, we made a smaller version of them.

Enter Trade Relays! They get unlocked significantly earlier and closer to the center of the map but have limited deals to offer. Naturally, all 5 Trade Guilds have their own relay design:





The remaining three are for you to discover in the game. We can't spoil everything, can we (though we would love to)?

We're also experimenting with visual effects for the environment, to make a game look lively. It's just one of our early efforts, but what do you folks think?



The older buildings are also getting updated looks. Remember Data Storage? Here it is now:



And this is its partner, Linear Regression:



The main highlight of the upcoming patch (scheduled for the upcoming week) is the option to migrate to another map shortly after finishing the tutorial. You will keep your research progress, and your buildings will be packed into your Inventory for your convenience.

There will be more updates in the art department, and then New Game+ will be just around the corner!

Stay tuned! Until we meet again.

Hello everyone interested in the Endless Wonder VR!
We are pleased to announce that we have just released a Demo of the Endless Wonder VR, which you can download right now!
So if you had any doubts about our game, and you wanted to try it out before purchase, you can already try it!
The Demo version allows you to play the part of the first level, but don't worry, all your progress in Demo will be saved in the full game!
We hope that you will enjoy the Demo!

Best Regards,
Gentleman Studio

Updated the starship Skin.

Fixed some complaints with the level editor, including:

• Custom levels starting with you facing the wrong way
  
• Low scroll/mouse sensitivity in the editor
  
• Music preferences not saved when playing custom levels
  
• Inconsistent sizes when props are placed on other props

And some other tiny fixes. Bigger updates coming soon!

哈喽大家好，根据之前试玩玩家的建议，目前我正在进行的工作除了继续完成游戏主体部分之外，还在着手对游戏的功能和玩法上进行一些优化。
目前demo版本已经加入的新功能有：
· 通关一次后，在剧情对话中按住SHIFT可以快速跳过对话，直到下一个选项，方便多周目玩家刷剧情
· 加入剧情回顾功能，在剧情对话中按下TAB键可以显示过去30句剧情文本，方便回顾漏掉的剧情内容
· 在第一章审讯犯人时，加入一个小谜题，增加剧情外的玩法趣味性
· 某一个片段里加入了男女主的对话配音，看看你能不能找到？对这段配音如果有任何的建议意见，欢迎联系我反馈。

未来会进行的优化：
· 加入更多符合剧情的小游戏，在与游戏主体不割裂的情况下，增加更多的趣味性和互动性
· 对demo部分进行主线剧情对话的全部配音，目前已经完成了一部分，但是由于不是特别满意，所以没有全部放出，只放了一个小片段。至于游戏全篇的配音计划，会视配音质量、成本和销售情况来定
· 加入人物档案查询，方便记性不好、脸盲玩家随时查阅人物档案
· 尽量修复bug，比如抉择回顾里面的图片闪烁问题

2024.3.24 Updated Notes ：Added multi-language version

The goal for march was to finish the latest dungeon and finish the implementation of the dungeon boss. Also, several improvements had to be made to the dungeon to increase the overall experience.


Along with the dungeon boss, new enemy types were introduced lately. One is some sort of a mini boss, guarding one of the needed items to complete the dungeon, while the other enemy has a burning passion to ruin your day. (Pun definitely intended)


The mechanics of the boss are similar to another boss in Pale Coins. However, this one has an addition which makes it harder for ranged characters. Don’t worry, I won’t spoil what it is.

Up to this point almost all sound FX had the same volume regardless of the distance.
Now, SFX are based on the position where the sound emits. In case an SFX is played at the right side of the player, you will also hear that from the right side of your speaker or headphones.

In the example above you can see three SFX and their distances. The outer left torch is outside of the hearing range and is therefore not heard. The other torch and the hammer sound are within range, so you can hear them.
Also, the sound of the hammer is just within range which makes it quieter naturally.

It is worth mentioning that the Steam page of Pale Coins got a slight overhaul.
Now you can see several gifs showcasing gameplay of the game. The descriptions were changed as well to focus on the important information.


That's all for this month's update.
Let me know what you think. I'd really appreciate any kind of feedback.
Thank you sou much for reading and see you in the next update!

Have a great day,
Lukas

Removed some unused chart files