The Conveyor Belt: Jagex Put Lumbridge Castle Back in Seven Days
Plus: Melvor Idle 2's launch-day plan ships a button that undoes your levels, Captain of Industry three times in five days, and Tideward 1.1.4.
The Conveyor Belt: Satisfactory's Crossplay Is Here, Your Save Is Not
Plus: OSRS Hardcore Worlds open, Quest Month starts, Captain of Industry 4.3 ships, and Tideward 1.1.3.
Melvor Idle 2 Will Not Wipe Your Save, and That Is the Expensive Part
The alpha saves survive. So do the demo saves. In an idle RPG that is a bigger commitment than anything on the feature list.
The Conveyor Belt: Jagex Is Publishing Melvor Idle 2
November 17, a RuneScape licensing deal, and a 50,000-download demo that set the date. Plus Captain of Industry's 4.3 instrument panel and three Tideward builds.
Factorio's Last Major Update Is a List of Its Own Compromises
Wube paid off the things it cut from 2.0, broke a few blueprints doing it, and says the gameplay work is finished. The order matters.
Melvor Idle 2's Next Fest Demo Is a Save File, Not a Sampler
Level 60 in 21-odd skills, Act 1 of the story, and a save that carries into Early Access. The free demo is a down payment on your first week.
The Shapez Studio Is Selling an Editor That Takes Things Away
tobspr spun Shapez's puzzle mode out into its own game, and the October 2 devlog is mostly a list of things the editor can take away from you.
The Conveyor Belt: Jagex's Roadmap Is a Ballot
RuneFest's big reveal still needs your vote. Plus: Factorio retires the pencil ship, Satisfactory digs a DLC, and two Tideward builds.
Melvor Idle 2 Is Putting Its Demo in Front of Strangers
The first public build goes to Steam Next Fest on October 19, and it is aimed at people who have never played Melvor. That is the braver test.
The Gathering Update That Made Nothing Faster
OSRS shipped another Gathering Efficiencies batch on September 23, and almost nothing in it makes gathering faster. That is the interesting part.
The Conveyor Belt: RuneScape Reached a Console, Then Met the Certification Queue
Plus: IdleOn fixes a rank that paid nothing for three ranks, OSRS pets follow you into the Gauntlet, Factorio goes native on ARM, and Tideward 1.0.4.
Factorio Closed an Eleven-Year-Old Request With a VR Headset
Someone asked Wube for an ARM build in August 2015. Friday Facts #446 shipped one for the Steam Frame, and the simulation turned out to be the easy part.