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v0.5.19 - Work order priority, Solar and Wind buff, Crash fix

FluxWerks · published 8 Oct 2026, 06:55 UTC · build 25780403

Work Order Priority - Your nanobots now take the nearest work first. Switch Priority to List order at the top of the Work Orders panel (N key) to have them follow the list instead.

Work Orders - A marked area now shows one outline and the blocks being worked. Hover its order in the Work Orders panel to see every block left.
Building Overlays - Buildings now show their power and computing priority above them when it is not the default. Switch it off in Settings under Building Overlays.
Volcanoes - A volcano with something you built near it now erupts on schedule while you are away.
Tutorial - The Materials Bar is now on screen from the start, and the ore mining step introduces Area Mine and the Work Orders panel.
Build Cards - Wind Turbines and Solar Panels now show their average output through the weather, next to their peak.
Maintenance - While placing a building that wears, the Maintenance box now shows the repair packs it will use per hour at that spot.

Fixed marked trees and buildings showing a raised box at their base instead of a flat outline.
Fixed the F3 and F6 keys switching on debug views that recolor the terrain.
Fixed a rare crash while fluids were flowing.
Fixed a rare freeze or crash while closing the game.
Fixed volcanoes going quiet when they should erupt, while still being shown as erupting.
Fixed volcanoes erupting more often at higher frame rates.
Fixed a small stutter once a second while a volcano was erupting.
Fixed the building panel header leaving out a power priority of 0, and the Combustion Generator's power summary.
Fixed scanner labels and other in-world markers showing on top of panels.
Fixed clicking a greyed-out Travel button on the map opening the Drone Port's panel.
Fixed the Steam Turbine MK 2 build card understating its output on Boiler MK 2 steam.
Fixed Inserters being placeable where they can never work, such as with the arm on an Elevator.
Fixed an Inserter's roof being placeable over another building, and an Elevator being placeable through an Inserter's roof.
Fixed a Router's priority input taking turns with its other inputs.
Fixed a Router not taking an Elevator's items while another input's item had nowhere to go.
Fixed Router output filters letting other items through when the Router had a single output.

Build Times - Nanobot build times adjusted and made more consistent. Most buildings build faster now.
Nanobots - Starting swarm raised from 16 to 32 nanobots.
Wind Turbine MK 1 - Output raised from 500 kW to 2.5 MW, with build cost raised fivefold. Repair pack use reduced from about 8 to 4 packs per hour.
Solar Panel MK 1 - Repair pack use reduced from about 8 to 2 packs per hour.
Solar Panel MK 2 - Output raised from 720 kW to 3.6 MW, with build cost raised 2.5 times.

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FluxWerks · published 8 Oct 2026, 06:55 UTC · build 25780403

Work Order Priority - Your nanobots now take the nearest work first. Switch Priority to List order at the top of the Work Orders panel (N key) to have them follow the list instead.

Work Orders - A marked area now shows one outline and the blocks being worked. Hover its order in the Work Orders panel to see every block left.
Building Overlays - Buildings now show their power and computing priority above them when it is not the default. Switch it off in Settings under Building Overlays.
Volcanoes - A volcano with something you built near it now erupts on schedule while you are away.
Tutorial - The Materials Bar is now on screen from the start, and the ore mining step introduces Area Mine and the Work Orders panel.
Build Cards - Wind Turbines and Solar Panels now show their average output through the weather, next to their peak.
Maintenance - While placing a building that wears, the Maintenance box now shows the repair packs it will use per hour at that spot.

Fixed marked trees and buildings showing a raised box at their base instead of a flat outline.
Fixed the F3 and F6 keys switching on debug views that recolor the terrain.
Fixed a rare crash while fluids were flowing.
Fixed a rare freeze or crash while closing the game.
Fixed volcanoes going quiet when they should erupt, while still being shown as erupting.
Fixed volcanoes erupting more often at higher frame rates.
Fixed a small stutter once a second while a volcano was erupting.
Fixed the building panel header leaving out a power priority of 0, and the Combustion Generator's power summary.
Fixed scanner labels and other in-world markers showing on top of panels.
Fixed clicking a greyed-out Travel button on the map opening the Drone Port's panel.
Fixed the Steam Turbine MK 2 build card understating its output on Boiler MK 2 steam.
Fixed Inserters being placeable where they can never work, such as with the arm on an Elevator.
Fixed an Inserter's roof being placeable over another building, and an Elevator being placeable through an Inserter's roof.
Fixed a Router's priority input taking turns with its other inputs.
Fixed a Router not taking an Elevator's items while another input's item had nowhere to go.
Fixed Router output filters letting other items through when the Router had a single output.

Build Times - Nanobot build times adjusted and made more consistent. Most buildings build faster now.
Nanobots - Starting swarm raised from 16 to 32 nanobots.
Wind Turbine MK 1 - Output raised from 500 kW to 2.5 MW, with build cost raised fivefold. Repair pack use reduced from about 8 to 4 packs per hour.
Solar Panel MK 1 - Repair pack use reduced from about 8 to 2 packs per hour.
Solar Panel MK 2 - Output raised from 720 kW to 3.6 MW, with build cost raised 2.5 times.