New month, new stuff. As you may knowfrom our socials, on 22nd of February, we're releasing Coal Mining Simulator: Prolouge. Yes, you've heard that right- our Prolouge will be finally out!
Meanwhile, let's go back on all of the stuff, you can meet during the walkthrough
Remember folks! Without clean workspace, there is no clean work flow! In Coal Mining Simulator, you can gather all of the junk left after other missions, and sell it or exchange for other resources
You though working in a mine is simply plain, old boring digging in coal, sending it above ground and sell? Guess again! The amount of small tasks created as minigames will give you plenty of fun.
To start your mission, some machines need some conecting from point A, to point B. For example this- to start the conveyor belt which is used to transport coal to your truck fresh from the wall, you need to connect both generators together.
Need a helping hand, cause your machines are a bit of menace? Not a problem! Check out our tutorials on how to operate those big guys!
Well for now that's all we have for you this time- we don't want to spoil much fun for you ;)
Today we would like to share with You our brand new machine: Excavator.
After processing raw coal with coal washers You will have to transport it for sale. Coal washers will create pile of processed coal on the ground so you will need a very flexible machine.
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As you can see in the video thanks to advanced rig we achieved the ability to move three arms in all three axis.
To dig up hole we need to modify terrain, and apply new texture to it. We used shape keys to fill the excavator bucket. This technology is also used to fill the semi truck. A lot of particle systems needed to be created for best visual experience.
In the final release you will also have the ability to choose different companies to sell your coal to. Different companies will have different profits and various consequences, so remember to choose wisely. This machine is still a work in progress so we are open for all your suggestions about the improvements, if you have any. So be sure to leave us comments below, saying what you think about our excavator.
PLAYTESTS BEGIN!
We are really happy that so many of you sign up for our playtests. Thanks to the number of all of you, we will be able to get as much feedback as possible. Remember- you can leave your ideas and suggestions in our discussion section or via the discord channel
This also means that this day is the mark of official Coal Mining Simulator: Prologue Launch. We are so happy that we can finally approach you with the first portion of our story and present you full an intro to our underground history.
