Community21 Aug 2026DevBlog #110 | Foundry Fridays: Lifts & PowerHello everyone! Welcome back to another FOUNDRY Friday. Today we’re starting with a preview of the upcoming conveyor lifts, and afterwards I am once again asking for your feedback. This time about the power system. Conveyor Lifts Please enjoy the first video of the new conveyor lifts. They are still work in progress have some minor issues, but you can see the core concept working here: Work in…
Hello everyone! For today’s blog post I’m going to show you work in progress on the blueprint system that we have started working on a while ago. Please be aware that we’re overall pretty early in the development process, so everything you see is almost certainly not in its final form. Basic copy and paste (WIP) Those of you who have been using the Duplicationer mod before will see some similar…
Hello everyone! Last week I showed a preview about the way we intend to rework loaders and I’m glad that the feedback was very positive. There were a couple questions and suggestions, and we’ll refine the things a little based on that. Small Conveyor Lifts Now for today I wanted to address another age old request: Small conveyor lifts. For a very long time we have been asked to add 1x1 conveyor…
Hello everyone! Welcome back to another FOUNDRY Friday. Today we’re taking a look at a new take on loaders. One of the things we’ve been working on the past months was a re-interpretation of loaders, and while it’s still work in progress, we’re finally ready to show it. Redesign Goals Before we look at what we’ve come up with, let’s summarize the key points we were trying to achieve: · Allow lo…
Hello everyone! In this FOUNDRY Friday I want to share various improvements of existing features that different team members have been working on. Increased Map Zoom In a previous update we already were able to improve the performance on how the map is generated, allowing us to to zoom out the map a tiny bit. But with trains and growing factories it felt like an even better overview of everythi…
Hello everyone! In today’s FOUNDRY Friday I want to share something we have been experimenting with: Small Assembly Lines. Work in progress If you played the game for long enough, you have seen our Assembly Lines which are used to make the humanoid robots. Every step is visualized, and you can see the robots being manufactured step by step. That is a very unique feature and we think it deserves…
Hello everyone! Last FOUNDRY Friday I asked about what you’d like to see next for the future, and the amount of responses was (pleasantly) surprising. We often get a lot of feedback in the comments or on Discord , but this time it was more than ever. Over 125 comments just on Steam (that’s over 9 pages!) and many more on other channels. It’s nice to see that there is genuine interest in the gam…
Hello everyone! I’d like to start by thanking everyone who has played the game since Update 4 launched! Feedback has been positive and we’re glad that trains have finally arrived. We’ve been pretty busy monitoring the situation and reacting to any bug or issue reports, but ultimately this has been a relatively smooth update launch. What would you like to see next? As the dust settles on Update…
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Fixed conveyor models for multiple train related items being invisible. · Fix for a rendering issue that could occur if you toggled the construction drone while in the galaxy view. · Fix for screen panel text sometimes showing up as blurry when using 'E'. · Fixed a crash that could occur during world generation. · Fixed layout issue with creative mode frame height. · Fixed a crash that could oc…
Foundry, from an Itch to Reality Today Foundry has Trains, Mega Nuclear Xeno power plants, and hundreds of hours of gameplay. But what has become a sprawling factory simulator, was once just a humble Itch.io game with a retro Minecraft aesthetic. The story of how Foundry came to be what it is today hasn’t really been told before, and I wanted to at least share my own first person account on the…
Fixed crash that could occur when demolishing pipeline connected to a modular fluid tank. · Fixed issue with robots not showing up in R&D lab after researching them. · Fixed framerate dip that could occur when mining. · Fixed issue with map icons sometimes being incorrect. · Fixed issue where enabling the construction drone while in the galaxy view could cause the entire world to not render any…
Hello everyone! The long-awaited Foundry 4.0 update "Rails & Reactors" is finally here! Before we go into details check out a short trailer we prepared for you! The 4.0 update brings a few key, frequently-requested features to Foundry. Key features: · Trains: Unlimited long distance transportation possibilities with a flexible train system. · Xeno Power Plant: Generate high amounts of power wit…
You’ve built factories. You’ve built quarrys. You’ve (not yet) built trains. But what about the friendly little critters around the planet? We were very impressed by your dedication to create the most enormous factories building robots, but now it’s time for another challenge. Pets. Animals. Mobs. Whatever you call them, they deserve something nice. How about you build some sort of pen for them…
Hello everyone! This is the final FOUNDRY Friday before we’re launching Update 4 “Rails & Reactors” on Tuesday, April 28th . Therefore today we’re covering the update’s content in general, and are looking more deeply into one of the core features: Trains! Update 4 Main Content Pieces Trains: Expand your factories with trains. From small end-to-end lines to complex multi-track rail networks, we’…
Hello everyone! This is episode 100 of FOUNDRY Fridays! Time flies when you’re building the factory (game). Looking back, it’s incredible how the game has progressed over the years. Quite an improvement over our first version on itch, but also over the Early Access launch version from two years ago. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for your support through this journey. There’s a lot more…
Hello everyone! Welcome back to another FOUNDRY Friday. Today I will be writing about the Update 4 progress and its planned release date, the construction drone and some smaller polishing we have added to the game. Update 4 Release Date & Progress We’re happy to announce that Update 4 is scheduled to release on Tuesday, the 28th of April. Due to us having worked on some of the new content (like…
Hello, dear robots! In this episode of Foundry Fridays I am excited to introduce… myself. My name is Omi, I recently joined the team to support all things game design. We are currently baking Update 4, and besides new content like trains we are also working on some Quality of Life features and various improvements to the early game. You might have already heard about the Info Overlay (U key) or…
Today, I’m excited to introduce a brand-new tool we’re working on to help you debug your factories more easily: the Info Overlay . Once released with the next update, you will be able to toggle the overlay at any time by pressing U , and it looks something like this: With the overlay enabled, you can instantly see what a building is producing from any side — no more running around trying to rea…
Hello everyone! It’s been about two weeks since we launched Update 3 “Xeno Tech” and I wanted to take the time to say thanks to everyone who played the game so far. Many of you came back for the new content, and feedback has been very positive. We’re really happy to see the Steam reviews trending upwards and we will continue to work hard to improve FOUNDRY! Trains now on the Experimental Branch…
Update 3 Hotfix #1 Patch Notes · Fixed an error that could occur when starting a dedicated server · Fixed an error that could occur when loading certain save files · Fixed an issue where the game would no longer warn the player if their graphics card was too old to run foundry · Fixed an issue where the game would no longer warn the player that their C++ runtime might be out of date Follow us o…
Hello everyone! Just two days ago Update 3 “Xeno Tech” was released and we hope everyone is enjoying the new features. Naturally we’re now mostly focused on reacting to feedback and bug reports, but thanks to Update 3 being on the experimental branch for about 6 weeks this should be a smooth launch - fingers crossed! What’s next? Next up for us is of course Update 4, which will center around Tr…
Hello everyone! We just wanted to let you know that Update 3: Xeno-Tech is now live! You can read more about the highlights in this steam post here . If you're interested in the full changelog, you can read all of it here: New Features: · Exploration content and related mechanics · Robot Workstations · Xeno Logistics (remote inventory resupply) · New terraforming building: Quarry · 81 Steam Ach…
Hello everyone! We are back from our two week Christmas break and are now focused on applying the finishing touches for the upcoming Update 3. Release Date Announcement Update 3 ”Xeno Tech” will be released on Wednesday, January 21st at 16:00 MET (7 AM PT). Read more about Update 3 here . Experimental Branch Recap Releasing Update 3 on the experimental branch early has been a huge success! Abou…
Hello fellow factory-optimizers, once again. First things first: Right now there is a 25% discount on FOUNDRY! The perfect holiday gift for friends & loved ones who has still not been bitten by the factory optimization-bug. Grab it one before it's too late! Now to the real news. We're gathered here today to look at the Tiny Factory winners! In the start we did not get many submissions. We were…
This message is also a pinned post on the Steam forum and can be found here: Link Hello everyone, Update 3 is now available as an experimental version on the experimental branch. For an overview of the new content and more details in general check out last week's FOUNDRY Friday blog post . We’re planning to maintain the experimental branch for a bit over a month to collect feedback before the u…
Hello everyone! Today I have exciting news for you as I'll be sharing the content and release timeline of Update 3 “Xeno Tech” with you. I’ll start with a short TLDR section, before going into detail below. TLDR · Update 3 is expected to release within the 2nd half of January. · Update 3 will go live on an experimental branch on December 15th to collect feedback. · Update 3 is themed around Xen…
Hello everyone! We never stop trying to make the most out of the voxel-based world of Foundry. With the introduction of Lava Caves we already brought some more gameplay content underground. But there is still a lot of untouched terrain between the surface and them. As mentioned in an earlier Foundry Friday we are currently experimenting with adding some exploration mechanics. Combining these tw…
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