During the past few months, we have been in a constant loop of testing and polishing Car Manufacture.
We are happy to invite all of you to join the playtest of the Car Manufacture: Prologue.
Playtest starts on Tuesday, August 22th, 2023 @ 5PM CEST
Make sure to enroll to join us and be the first in line to play the game. Don't forget to wishlist and follow the game on Steam for more upcoming news.
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We are back with some more short info about the development progress.
Those past few weeks we were mostly focused on Save and Load functionality. We are happy to announce that everything went according to plan and you are able to save every kind of game type in Car Manufacture.
We currently taking care of game optimization. Especially the mid and late-game with more complex factory configurations.
Save & Load
As you launch the game the most recent save will show up in the Main Menu allowing the player to quickly jump back into the action.
Via the in-game settings you can setup autosaving system to your liking.
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This time we will take a look at the current state of one of the core gameplay features - Research.
Research
In order to develop and discover new Car Blueprints we need to set up our Research Zone. With the use of Project Slot we can select a current task. And by placing various items like research machines and desks we allow Researchers to advance on an ongoing project.
Tiers
Blueprint tiers work as indicators of how advanced we are in the research aspect. After developing the next main project we move up a tier and our chances of discovering a far-ahead blueprint increase.
Changes
One of the recent changes is the naming system. After you discover a brand new blueprint, you will finally have a chance to set your own model name.
The other one is a combination of a visual progress indicator. As you can see below, we can track current development with the progress bar icon in UI as well as the partial parts showcase.
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We are back with another devlog. This time we will reveal more content and new feature available in Car Manufacture. We are also happy to say that the development holds its steady pace and soon we will announce a roadmap with brief details of our plans and the future of the game.
Maps
To add variety to the game we prepared 7 different maps. Each of them presents a unique style and size. It gives players the challenge to fit their dreamt factory within different bounds.
Unlockable Areas
This brings us to the brand new feature that was one of the most requested in our community. Each map comes with various combinations of unlockable areas. Beware, as this operation is rather costly and you will have to be a quite established factory beforehand.
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We hope you had a wonderful Christmas and New Year's Eve. It's time to give you some insight into what's currently happening in the development. We are getting closer to finishing all the necessary features and systems for the Early Access version. The main focus for us at the moment is the save/load and translation support.
Cars - December 2022
We would love to showcase all the cars that were revealed during December. As always we are thankful for every participant. Join our car guessing game on Discord server.
Main Menu
Some time ago we introduced a brand new UI for Main Menu and Settings. The main goal was to make it more readable and provide the necessary settings for each of the game types.
Scenarios
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It was great to see you getting involved and having fun with our car guessing game on Discord. We would love to showcase all the cars that were revealed during November.
We will be organizing more activities on Discord in the future, so be sure to keep an eye out for them and join in the fun.
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The game is in a very advanced stage of development, bringing us closer and closer to Early Access. It has been worked on non-stop for a few years now. Unfortunately, we came across some obstacles that made both the Demo version update delayed and dev-to-player communication lacking. In order to fix that we are getting back to the regular devlog series. Every two weeks we will post an announcement showcasing new features, changes and the current state of the game.
CONVEYOR & PRODUCTION
As one of the most advanced features in Editor Mode, we strive to make building and modifying conveyors as accessible as possible. We listened to your feedback and made the most requested changes. We have improved the removal of selected segments as well as the accuracy of sharp turns.
When it comes to production itself, we got many surprises. Starting off with two separate paint and quality assurance stations. We also implemented various ways to control ongoing production. Now you can pause/play, as well as order the production of new cars to stop and finish the remaining ones. It will allow players to reuse or delete existing conveyors in a much cleaner and safer manner.
STORAGES & ORDERS
Our main goal here was to make it more logistic-oriented and less of a clicker-type game. We replaced storage slots with a bunch of different types of containers. Those can store up much more resources than before, allowing for better clarity while setting up your storage zone.
The previous Transport Link system is replaced by a brand new Ordering feature. With the use of the new storage's UI players can now create their own orders definition of buying and transport. It's an open-ended system that allows us to add more depth to the logistic aspect of the game. In the long run, you will fully plan the way your resources move in and out of your factory.
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We are happy to announce that we will participate in the upcoming Steam Next Festival. The event starts Monday, October 3rd, 2022 @ 10AM PDT and will last till Monday, October 10th, 2022 @ 10AM PDT
Especially for the occasion, we prepared two following news:
First of all, the Demo version of the game will receive the biggest update ever. We have many new features and improvements we want to show you. We hope both newcomers and recurring players will have a blast with the new version. You can expect many requested changes, a new map and a brand new scenario. The update will be published in the second half of the week.
We also planned a developer's Livestream to showcase the game and discuss with our community about the current state of the game as well as the future roadmap. The date will be revealed shortly with a separate announcement.
Car Manufacture grew to a much bigger project than we initially planned.
So far we received lots of feedback and suggestions that we each took into consideration while designing and fixing the game's mechanics.
This time we got much more. The bigger collection of cars, maps, new scenarios, the full campaign, new types of areas, objects and features that we want to share with you.
That being said, we want to proceed with a series of playtesting in a controlled manner. Simply sign up on the game's Steam store page. In each phase, a limited number of players will be granted access to test the game.
Join now and help us make the Car Manufacture as best as possible!
