Starting from this patch you 'technically' can play the game from start to finish using only controller! It won't be fully comfortable yet and we expect some bugs, so if you have any feedback about controller gameplay or bug reports share it with us in our Discord or right here. Thanks in advance!
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We heard a lot of positive feedback about our voiceover! We are really happy about it and want you to meet our voice actors!
English
The Original. The Legend. Dr Katz originally is voiced by Ali Gohar. We made a lot of iterations to perfect the cat speech of mad scientists. The main reference for a character was Dock Brown from "Back to the Future" and various cartoon cats.
As a result, we got a great voiceover which Ali himself rated as "This is PURRRFECT!" after playing the game and we used his voice as a reference to all other languages.
Ali Gohar
https://www.fiverr.com/voiceoverali?source=inbox
Russian
So here we got a bit lucky twice. I have a few friends in "Maly Theatre" in Moscow and some of them recommended Artem Zatiev to us. He is not only a voice actor (agent ISO in Valorant for example) but also an actor in Theatre and Cinema.
And the second time we got lucky because we have a great character reference for all Russian speakers - "Matroskin the Cat" from "Three from Prostokvashino". This cartoon is not only famous but also beloved by all Russian people.
And with Chinese localization we also got lucky. The man behind the Chinese version of Dr Katz is a member of our team - Peter Weng. Peter has been working with us since While True Learn() and among other things he is the author of Chinese localization for both games. When we tried to find an actor for this role he volunteered and the result is great!
Brazilian-Portuguese
Hold on, this voice isn't in the game yet. At least not publicly available. But it is done and will be released next week. Sadly we can't add a sample to the news, but trust me, it will be glorious.
Ramon M
https://www.fiverr.com/ramongmaia?source=inbox
What next?
There is more? Yes! Korean and French localizations are being recorded and will be added in a patch or two. But that is not all, we are trying to find voice actors for German, Polish and Japanese, and some more!
Back to work engineers!
Hotfix v1.0.2
Bug Fixes
Minor bug fixes (Murzilka, Lucky)
How to Get More Involved
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For the last two weeks, we've been reading reviews, watching Twitch streams, and YouTube videos nonstop, slowly going crazy! So the patch turned out to be pretty big and nice. Worth it. Send more feedback and bug reports! We love the smell of feedback in the morning.
v1.0.2 Changelog
Patch Highlight - 15 new Legendary Cats
Cat you meet them all?
Gameplay
Lumber Mill work speed upgrade research cost reduced from 500 to 200
X-switcher research cost reduced from 200 to 150
Reverse Splitter research cost reduced from 300 to 200
Chance of perks with "Can Use Data X" reduced
Perks with "Can Use Data X" now give 10% quality of 10% experience
Campaign map improved
Some Trading deals buffed
A lot of new visual features for customer cats
Advertising Cat Gates now by default summon cats ONLY with 1 item type, it can be changed in the UI. So they are easier to use
Many Legendary Cats have more money
Campaign and Freeplay maps generation is improved
Removing Fertilized plant now refunds a Fertilizer
New Upgrade for Trade Relay - Increased trading speed
Shopaholic invasion also doubles the chance of Upsale Requests
Distribution of new requests is slightly rebalanced at the start of the game
Worker Cats now can request Milk as an Upsale Request
Increased multiplier to money dedicated to upsale requests from Hype and Loyalty
Some Milestones are slightly harder to unlock (because unlocking them too early causes too many new requests)
Concrete recipe with Juice changed. It now requires 4 Juice instead of Juice+
UI, QoL & Texts
Cat Secret window is reworked
Cat Gate window is updated
Relocation window is reworked
Tooltips improved
Tutorials improved
Many minor UI\UX fixes
Event spam is reduced in some edge cases
New Tutorial about Advertising Cat Gates
Search in the research window is improved
Copywriting for English, Russian, and Chinese is improved
Community Localizations for German and French improved (Lady_whynot, Eneri)
Bug fixes & Tech
Game engine updated
Optimization, especially if you are using many tunnels (Цифра)
Fixed generation of cats with specialized requests (SteVieh445)
Fixed generation of cats with upsale requests (SteVieh445)
Fixed generation of cats who were upgraded via pyramid (SteVieh445)
Minor Bug fixes (kudos to NhKPaNdA, Eneri, Олег Морозов, faley016, SteVieh445, YORK, ariel.moonsoo, RonEmpire)
And a small reminder - we have a Support Pack with some cool printable posters if you want to
In this section of patch notes, we answer the questions from the community that were submitted via the in-game feedback form and/or seemed especially interesting to us, You can always contact us directly in the comments or join our Discord server
Q: Please add a filter for Manipulators to take only certain goods out of storage A: There is one! It is called Selective Manipulator, it is an upgrade for Selective Item Splitter
Q:zeppelin disappear after placing game234 A:Looks like you changed Zeppelins View mode. We improved this behavior, so now you will see zeppelins on the ground even when they are hidden
Q:My dudes, I have no idea how the trade relays are meant to work even after the tutorial. The cat pun guide wants iron in exchange for fertilizer. I put iron in, the counter ticks down, my iron is gone but I have no fertilizerDarkrenown A:Fertilizer counts as a building, so it is added directly to your buildings panel. We clarified it in the tutorial in this patch
Q:I see graphical artifacts in Learning Factory and While Ture Learn on LinuxDarkrenown A:It looks like new Linux+Unity problem started recently. We can't reproduce it sadly. In this patch we are updating the engine, so hope it will be fixed. In the next month, we will migrate to the new LTS version, so I hope the problem will be gone.
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In this section of patch notes, we answer the questions from the community that were submitted via the in-game feedback form and/or seemed especially interesting to us, You can always contact us directly in the comments or join our Discord server
Q: The bridge wont go on the lava daniel.j.hulsman A: You need to use Lava Bridges to cross Lava
A friendly reminder: you can always chat with us directly on our Discord server. We're using Discord for work, so you'll find many of us there most of the time, don't be a stranger!
An even friendlier reminder: don't forget about our collection of items in Steam Points Shop! Sergei the artist makes wonderful factory art to be observed from above, but his works' magic really shows at close-up perspective:
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How to Get More Involved
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Subscribe to our newsletter, to get the latest info about the game's development, and a sneak peek of the upcoming features and events
Here's but a quick reminder: Learning Factory will be on sale until February 10. After that, we will raise the price for the base game and the soundtrack!
If you're looking for a great deal, today's the day (yes, today)!
Until we meet again.
Grand Re-Re-Opening - Major Update, v1.0.194
Hey, engineers!
So, here we are. The great release, v1.0! We won't bother you with flowery words (scroll below for that). Instead, let's get right to the new content because, naturally, we have some goodies for you in this very important update!
But first, here's a little summary of what will be happening these days:
The game will have an extended launch discount for 2 weeks. After that, we will raise the game's base price, so it's probably the best time to buy Learning Factory
The price for soundtrack will also go up, because it has been enriched with a whole new selection of tracks, composed by Broadcast of Variants collective
In a matter of days (or maybe even hours!) we will release a new DLC with a collection of printable posters, for our biggest supporters. We'll let you know once it's out there
If you haven't seen it already, check out our big screenshot retrospective - the game has changed a lot
We have also created a new art for the game to celebrate this glorious day!
Finally, here's the list of new features that v1.0 brings along!
v1.0.194 Released!
Content
2 new comics, including story finale
Added in-game comics voiceover
Added more voiced over phrases for Dr. Katz
3 new music themes for the default biome
New main menu theme
Gameplay
Increased speed of Hill Manipulators
Improved campaign map
QoL && Interface
Improved sounds
Improved tutorials
Improved contextual hints
Added a new tutorial about item quality
Added a new tutorial about Catopia and its' Milestones
Improved copywriting in English, Russian and Chinese versions
Improved searching in the backpack, buildings' panel and crafting window (additional help can be toggled on and off in the Settings)
Faster comics frame skipping with 'Esc' button (suggested by CosmicImplosion)
Improved Twitch Integration
Added a new accessibility option: voiceover in neutral tone for English, Russian, Chinese and some others (please not that this is not an official game voiceover)
Improved copywriting for Steam Deck
Improved tooltips for Steam Deck
Improved control tips for Steam Deck
Lots of minor UI/UX fixes
Performance optimization
Bug fixes (kudos to Glidercat, CosmicImplosion, s50114, Flymaster, HyDyrk, Frutchy)
DLCs
New images added to Art Pack DLC
New tracks added to Soundtrack DLC
Re: Factory
In this section of patch notes, we answer the questions from the community that were submitted via the in-game feedback form and/or seemed especially interesting to us, You can always contact us directly in the comments or join our Discord server
Q: Allow further zoom out -xxxxyyyzzzz A: You can increase the limit for zooming out in the Settings.
Q: It would be nice to add the option to reset my position. Thank you -caucau.caucau A: There's a dedicated button next to the mini map, that teleports you right back to the Monument.
Q: I find the hybrid layer mode very hard to read at a glance, especially when there are a lot of things on screen. The colored squares might be fine for conveying generic landscape features, but they aren't very helpful for things like belts or splitters. Perhaps showing them as tinted ghosts of some sort would be clearer? -Sunsphere11 A: Good point, and we have it planned for the future. It's a complex task to accomplish, especially when it comes to performance optimization. We hope to get back to it one day.
A friendly reminder: you can always chat with us directly on our Discord server. We're using Discord for work, so you'll find many of us there most of the time, don't be a stranger!
An even friendlier reminder: don't forget about our collection of items in Steam Points Shop! Sergei the artist makes wonderful factory art to be observed from above, but his works' magic really shows at close-up perspective:
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Record 10 minutes of you playing Learning Factory, and share it with us via this form. Your feedback is so helpful, that we'll include you in the game's credits for doing this
As promised, we're back with some more nostalgic Learning Factory content.
This week is special because (a friendly reminder) Learning Factory goes to v1.0 release on January 27! If you have the game on wishlist, you'll get an email once it's out there. And if not - it's about time to add it!
If we count the pre-release stage, the development took almost 5 years, which is… wow. To be honest, we just wanted to make a nice little tycoon-like game with cats in it, but then our players asked for more content, one thing led to another - and here we are.
It's been a long way. The game has evolved tremendously. Just one example: do you know what capsule art on Steam is? It's that picture you see just above a game's description, it's the ‘face’ of the game, in a way. Check out how this image was changing throughout the years, as we were fine-tuning our vision of Learning Factory:
We won't bother you with too much text today - there will be time for words later. As for now, we're still heads-down busy, making the final preparations for the release.
So we'll let the screenshots talk. Take a moment and look at how Learning Factory was evolving in every possible way:
We wouldn't let you go without sharing another portion of weird facts about Learning Factory though! Enjoy.
Learning Factory Trivia, Part 2
The original plan was to allow cats visit multiple stores, like in theme park tycoons
We discussed a concept in which a player would have to manage a huge storage unit and plan the amount of goods to order according to the demand
There were no plans for adding an underground level, initially
However, the game now supports an almost unlimited amount of levels. We wanted to have more than just two, but it turned out to be madness in many ways
The idea of Learning Factory was first drafted because the players of while True: learn() were asking for gameplay in which real-life machine learning could be applied
while True: learn() players were asking for real-life programming gameplay, which resulted in us making Craftomation 101. But that's a whole different story.
Come join us in celebration of Learning Factory release this Monday! Catopia won't build itself, you know.
Until we meet again!
Learning Factory Goes v1.0 on 01/27/2025 - Cats go to Mars!
Hey, engineers!
You've seen the title, haven't you? The big day is on the calendar. Our paws palms are shaking while we're typing in these words.
Learning Factory goes out of Early Access on January 27!
We even got ourselves a professional trailer, that's how committed we are:
And here's how it all started - Learning Factory's first teaser, February 2021:
You'll see a lot more Learning Factory nostalgia on the upcoming week. We've started drafting the game back in the spring of 2020, so there's a lot to remember.
But today, we'll be looking into the future, namely, that release day of ours. Here's a short summary of what's going to happen:
On January 27 we will release the final v1.0 update. It will feature extended voiceover, the final part of the story, and many improvements in QoL and UI/UX parts.
There will be an extended release discount
After the discount ends, the price will be increased, as we stated in our Early Access manifesto
Here's another retro Learning Factory trailer for you to enjoy while digesting the information above:
Now, here's a checklist of actions you can take right now to ensure that you don't miss the big v1.0 celebration:
Add Learning Factory to your wishlist, if it's not there yet - this way you'll get an email from Valve once the game and the discount go live
If you have a friend who might like the game - spread the word!
If you know a content maker on YouTube, Twitch etc., who might enjoy covering the game - let us know in the comments, we'll reach out to them!
Buy the game on January 27, obviously. If you're sincerely enjoying our work, we are preparing a special DLC with exclusive materials, for our biggest fans
Oh look! Here goes another retro trailer of Learning Factory! Sereiously, the excuse of posting them again was one of the main reasons for this post:
Did you know we were updating the footage for those trailers every half a year or so? Well, there's a lot of stuff about Learning Factory that you might not've known! We'll start fixing it today (and continue in the next couple of posts):
Learning Factory Trivia, Part 1
The game was initially meant to be a tycoon in which cats would choose which stores to attend
Data and coins initially were in-game objects, moving on the Transporters as any other item
There used to be a day and night cycle in the early versions of the game
We had our regrets about naming the game ‘Learning Facotry’ (search it on YouTube to see the ridiculously irrelevant results), but it was too late
We created an educational version of Learning Factory in collaboration with Games for Change foundation
Learning Factory continues the story of while True: learn() in which a software engineer invents a cat-to-human translator device
We wouldn't let you go without suggesting another selection of old trailers! In the next posts, there will be more ancient art, screenshots, and whatnot!
This is August '22, when the new art style emerged. We also tried experimenting with the narrative:
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Narrative-shnarrative, we had it discarded by the end of that year. Who needs narrative, when you have Zeppelins:
Until it finally came to this last in-housee iteration. We'll miss you, buddy:
You won't find this on YouTube anymore, fellas (we unlisted those old-timers)! Which one you like better? Let us know in the comments.
Until we meet again!
Learning Factory Is Now Steam Deck Verified!
Hey, engineers!
Here's a little early Holiday gift for Steam Deck owners: Learning Factory is now officially supported on this magnificient machine.
Enjoy! And if you didn't know that already, our previous game while True: learn() is Steam Deck verified too:
