Hey there! After listening to your feedback I've been working on an update that has some major changes!
Most relevant changes:
4 New Mechanics
Made overall progression faster
Because of all the changes the progression received, progression data has been reseted
Rework of the Stoking mechanic to make it more engaging
Stoking speed boost now works on excess Heat instead of Stoking at maximum Heat
All machines now visually display the time left until their next attack
Game automatically uses the Steam user’s language if supported
Fixed a bug that triggered the end of an excavation endlessly
Removed access to Depth -2
Chronium Veins now have a health bar
Chronium Veins are now distinctively marked
Better tutorial
End of Demo notification
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