Hello fellow dwarven smiths! As the subtitle indicated, this is our last scheduled update for Forge Industry. We feel the game is in a good enough state with plenty of QoL features added, and bugs squashed since release. Continuing to develop on Forge Industry isn't feasible in regards to return on invest. Thus here is a final update that adds some more QoL features (and some more bugs squashed…
A few small changes, but some important ones nonetheless. With the last update, we added a reworked tutorial, with the support for highlighting specific elements on the screen to help the players navigate our UI... a feature that didn't actually work in our published builds. With this update, players will now notice highlights in the UI and in the world, to indicate what is important for the cu…
A common complaint was that our tutorial was... 'lacking', to put it nicely. Or 'terrible' to put it bluntly. We took that feedback, looked at areas where we could improve it, and thus have reimplemented the tutorial. Amongst the many new and changed steps we've added, we also added the ability to highlight buildings and UI buttons during certain steps, to help guide new players through startin…
Hello blacksmiths! The addition list may seem small, but behind the scenes it contains a large rewrite of how our milestones worked. What are milestones, you say? Milestones are achievements and the tutorial system, I answer. This means currently, a lot of bugs regarding milestones are fixed, allowing you to progress further and unlock some previously inaccessible steam achievements. This also…
Hello blacksmiths! Now that you've been having a few weeks to try out the game, and sharing your feedback with us, we're finally starting to implement some (much-needed) UI/UX changes on top of squashing bugs. We are aiming for a weekly update cycle for at least the next month, where we overhaul some of the biggest pain points. Your feedback is invaluable, so do keep sharing your feedback with…
Additions ⭐ 🤩 Steam will have Rich Presence, to show if you're on the main menu, or which profile you're currently playing on. Bugfixes 🪲 🐛 Full Screen will now lock the mouse to the window during gameplay. 🐛 Opening the Steam overlay will now purge shift from the input buffer, so that the game doesn't think you're still holding shift down. 🐛 RadialMenu can no longer be opened through the…
I'm incredibly happy to announce that after 18 months of hard work, Forge Industry is now completely available. Forge your destiny as a blacksmith! Automate your workshops, optimize your supply chain, research new materials, craft legendary weapons, and cast your place in the world. We've spent the past 18 months working on this game, and are incredibly proud of the result. A big thank you to e…
Hello blacksmiths! As we are gearing up for our release this Friday, 21/07 (you've already wishlisted us, right?), we are now also launching a demo of the game. We believe that you should know in advance what you are in for before you purchase a game. Especially for a game that is more system-based like ours, installing a demo and taking a look around should be an option. Can't wait until the f…
Hello there fellow blacksmiths! Unfortunately, we've decided to delay the release by Forge Industry three weeks, to 21/07. During Steam Next Fest, we've received an immense amount of support and feedback, but we feel uncomfortable releasing the game in its current state. There were too many issues coming up, and, whilst we are working as hard as possible to get all the kinks ironed out, sometim…
Hi blacksmiths! Join us Thursday 22/06 as we'll go through Forge Industry, share some stories of the development process, show some more advanced mechanics and setups, and of course answer some of your questions! For those in other timezones, that would be: - 9AM PDT - 12PM EST - 5PM GMT - 1AM JST We're looking forward to seeing you there!
Hello fellow blacksmiths! We have some exciting news for you today. We are working hard to get the game ready for the upcoming Steam Next Fest, where you will be able to play a demo of our game and give us your feedback. We have been busy fixing bugs, improving the UI, and adding some last-minute features to make your experience even better. One of those features is our newly added in-game wiki…
We're excited to announce that Forge Industry will launch with Steam Deck support! Personally the entire team loves their Steam deck, so it was a big requirement for us to be able to enjoy our game on the go. There were definitely some challenges with getting a more complex UI like ours usable using a controller. The camera and cursor are controlled with the joysticks, or you can use the trackp…
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