• [p]Added F2 toggle to hide in-game UI[/p]

• [p]Fixed a bug that caused the layout to push the machine process selectors off the screen.[/p]
• [p]Published the uFactory Assembler builds in the release.[/p]

• [p]Native Linux support. Now you can download a version of the game specifically built to run on Linux![/p]
• [p]Localization support. uFactory now supports localization and all text is ready to be localized. Want to help us get uFactory out in your language? Visit https://translate.ufactorygame.com to contribute to the community translation project![/p]
• [p]Sandbox mode. You can now build your factory structure as you fill it in with any machines and products in the game.[/p]
• [p]Gamepad support / partial. Gamepads are now mostly supported, but the in-game guidance and documentation for these controls is still lacking.[/p]
• [p]Steam Deck support. Deck is now supported as well, with the same interface exceptions as the above point.[/p]
• [p]Cross-platform editor. uFactory Assembler is a program that ships with the default copy of the game on both Windows and Linux, and it allows you to create your own content for the game, from factory scenarios, to new machines, to new commodity types.[/p]
• [p]Promotion from beta branch. The new built-with-Godot version of uFactory has been promoted to the main branch. If you want to play the old built-with-Unity version, then you need to opt into the relevant beta.[/p]
• [p]Colored floor tiles, to make it easier to identify certain machines and their statuses from a distance. This will likely be expanded in the future; it's mostly a proof of concept for now.[/p]
• [p]The machine status pie charts are back! So now you can see at-a-glance what your machines are wasting their time on.[/p]
• [p]A new searchable help screen is available to assist you in finding the reference information you need to build the next part of your factory.[/p]
• [p]New commodity selection interface makes it much easier to configure belts and mechanical arms over the old basic dropdowns.[/p]
• [p]Also, lots of bugs were fixed and many minor usability and friction-reduction fixes were added.[/p]

• Easier for modders (and me!) to make new content
  
• Since the game is cross-platform, the editors will be too!
  

• uFactory is now running smoothly as a native app on Linux!
  
• Work on the Mac version is still ongoing
  
• uFactory runs smoothly on Steam Deck too, but the controls were lacking...
  

• Platform Support! This is the big one. The goal is to begin fully supporting Linux, Mac, and Steam Deck for uFactory!
  
• Language/Translation support. Godot is famously good at this, so hopefully it will be an easy integration!
  
• Searchable Help. A universal search bar for materials, machines, and production processes.
  
• Interface improvements, like the pie chart showing machine status over time.
  

What's included?

• Fuel system! Now you're not just limited to coal anymore. If you have a process that needs to burn fuel for heat, it can use any type of commodity that burns: solid, liquid, or gas. Want to smelt some ore with propane?
  
• Assembly Groups. No more putting the goose before the gander, now you have to assemble complex items in logical order!
  
• Assembly-customized tokens, to allow commodities to look like their proper stage of assembly at all times on the belts.
  
• Optional objectives, to give you something extra to strive for and score some extra points
  
• Two new belt types: The branch left and the branch right
  
• Four new levels: Desalination, Eraser Making, Pencil Making, Back to School
  

• Mod Tools have been upgraded and improved, most notably by adding tons of validation tools (Windows x64 only)
  
• Process diagrams have been adjusted to a more uniform (and more readable) horizontal layout
  
• Many, many bugs fixed.
  

What's next?

• A dynamic fuel system. Need to burn something to heat up your product? Use anything that burns to do it! But some fuels are definitely more efficient than others, and down the line, you may have to worry about how clean they burn...
  
• Assembly-customized tokens. Right now, the commodity tokens always look done no matter how far along you are in manufacturing them. This is most noticeable with license plates, but it was positively game-breaking with the upcoming Pencil manufacturing level (which is why it got pushed back from the last update to this one). Now, you'll be able to see the results of each manufacturing step on the products that move on the belts.
  
• Assembly groups. Right now, you can complete long assembly processes in essentially any order, even if that order doesn't make sense. With assembly groups, you need to complete a group of steps before moving on to the next group. Assembly groups need to be completed in order, but the steps within a group can be done in any order.
  
• Optional Objectives. Adding some replayability, optional objectives will push you to strive for efficiency ratings that seem impossible to a newcomer. You don't need to complete them to finish the level, but you'll get a nice score bonus if you do!