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This week, we dedicate the Friday news to the bucket wheel excavator (again) since there was a ton of questions.

The pictures in this post show the medium-sized bucket wheel excavator. We build them in three sizes:

• One for small operations

• One medium-sized for quickly creating large pits

• And the large one from last Friday’s news, designed for clearing big coal deposits or feeding massive washplants

All bucket wheel excavators can be operated by a single person.
They are quite easy to drive, as long as you take thin, sweeping layers—just like in real-life operations.

All of them are diesel-powered (with onboard gensets),
making setup and relocation much easier.

Each excavator outputs all material via the rear conveyor,
which can be moved independently to feed trucks or stationary conveyors leading to washplants or crushers.

The Smaller Bucket Wheel Excavator

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Hello! ːsteamhappyː

This week, we dedicate the Friday news to the most requested feature by far: the Bucket Wheel Excavator!

The Bucket Wheel Excavator is planned to come in several sizes so it fits in more than just the largest pits. It will be a behemoth, capable of chewing through any mountain, moving overburden at a much faster rate, and supporting both truck loading and conveyor feeding.

The Bucket Wheel Excavator

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Hello! ːsteamhappyː

This week, we continued the vehicle physics overhaul.
We now are starting to have much more control over how the vehicles feel, allowing us to make them behave according to their actual weight and improve overall stability and handling.

The 1960s will make a return!

We're planning to include a few rope excavators, ranging from early models to modern ones. While they aren't as efficient as their hydraulic replacements, they can be a cost-effective way to get started. Plus, it's really fun to operate the old machines and experience the 100-year difference firsthand.

One of the new cable/rope excavators

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This week, the work on vehicle physics is starting to take shape, but it's still too early to show any of that. So for this Friday's news, we have a smaller but highly requested item to showcase.

We finally have a bed!
It works pretty much as you'd expect. It's one of the things we really needed to allow you to "skip" nights without having to modify time or work through the night. The bed also gives you a good reason to build a house, and it's placeable just like the workbenches.

This week is also our last vacation week, so next week we'll finally be back in full strength to work on this update!

The new bed

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Hello! ːsteamhappyː

This week, we continued working on vehicle physics and adding more vehicles.
This time, we have a sneak peek at one of the most requested vehicle types (surprisingly, it's requested quite often).

The boom lift, this allows you to work on buildings and reach places that would normally require a temporary structure. Or, you can simply enjoy the view!

One of the Boom lifts

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This week, we are working on vehicle physics and other vehicle improvements.
Since that's not particularly interesting to showcase here, we've brought a few sneak peeks of the vehicles that are coming. Aside from the vehicles shown here, there are many more coming in the near future.

We have also hired more people, and over the coming months, we will expand the team to increase the development pace and improve the quality of updates. This is to stay on track with our planned releases for this year.

One of the Long reach excavators

Legau EW200D with B100 Attacher

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UPDATE 0.30 OUT! ːsteamhappyː

Today, the beta 0.30 goes to to the default branch and everyone receives the update with the addition of pipelines, pumps, and automatic crafting. You can now connect the water pump to the wash plant and froth floater, which increases the yield and gives you more ore. The oil pump can be connected to the asphalt plant to produce more asphalt.

We've also added automatic smelting and other tasks related to steel production. The plan is to continue expanding automation until everything can be fully automated. Additionally, larger electrical components are now included, along with 2 bigger coal plants, marking the first step toward automating power generation.

Patch Notes 0.30.3706

* Added Automatic production units

* New Automatic smelter

* New Coal plant

* New better fuel mechanic

* Added Company Manager

* Added possibility for multiple companies

* Added Refinery

* Added Ore Sorter

* Added Rod Roller

* Added Crude oil

* Added Unfiltered Water

* Added Tank for storage of fluids

* Added Metal ore analyser handtool

Steel being rolled up into a coil
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This week, we continue tweaking the beta update with the autosmelters and fluid production units to balance gameplay and the economy (Another beta update will hopefully arrive this weekend).We're also working on adding a few more units that have been requested.

The 0.30 update will likely remain in beta for a couple more weeks as we fine-tune everything and add all the production units. Massive thanks to everyone who has joined the beta and provided feedback, it really helps us balance the game for multiple playstyles!

Some other additions to the beta include the new metal analyser, a basic hand tool that helps you identify different ores and materials in the ground. This should be a great way to surface prospect. The drill is still needed for medium-depth prospecting.

The new metal analyser

The new fluid tank, at the moment the tank only acts as a buffer for the pumps. but it will have multiple uses in future patches.

How to join the beta

1. Right-click on "Out of Ore" in your Steam library and select Properties.

2. In the Properties menu, click on Betas from the left sidebar.

3. Select "beta - Latest beta for players" from the dropdown list.

4. The beta should begin downloading automatically.

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Christian & The Team