Hello fellow factory-optimizers, once again.

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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 all very nervous. Me most than anyone. What if this was one big failure? What if I loose my job? What if mrmcd yells at me? What if they delete trains from the roadmap because of this?

Not long after that we got this meme posted.

Then they started flooding in. And let me tell you... They're all a real treat!


Key attributes:

• Underground factory
  
• Pumps resources up & down
  
• Pumps robots up to the surface

We're very impressed with this factory. Not only was it one of few underground factories, but it also uses a system of belts which pump resources up & down. Assembling the robots on the up to the surface - it gives a very clutterd but compact feel.


Key attributes:

• Compact
  
• Oil rig-esque design
  
• Ontop of a lake

The design of this certainly was cool! And putting the shipping pads on the top gives it such a clean & thoughtout look.

• Amazing atmosphere
  
• Logic System
  
• No item destruction
  
• Green

The overall winner! This AMAZING tiny factory has it all. An office, windows overlooking & decoring! We're super impressed with the themeing while keeping within the terms of the challenge!


Jiandi's Triangle Factory

The triangle architecture gets me.

Raptibun's V1 Factory (Square)

Similar vibe as the V2, but more square. Not as interesting but deserving of a mention.

Bob_says_hello's Data Center Factory

Although not the official name, it gives me data center vibes. Very cool!

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That's it folks!

The challenge winners will be added in a future update in the credits! Although it might not be glorious, it's about the journey and not the destination. Hope you enjoyed this challenge!

- Lizz The Community Manager

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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 update will be officially released in January. We've created a separate thread (linked below) for discussion.

Please keep in mind that experimental means it isn’t meant for you to treat it as the real update yet, instead you should see it as a preview. There could be bugs, there is no guarantee of saves not breaking (never override your existing saves when playing experimental), and there could be missing polish. That being said, we're aiming for the highest possible quality for a test version and we’ll always try to address any issues as quickly as possible. For now you’ll have to restart a new save, but support for existing saves will be added during the time leading up to the official release. Also the official release will support continuing existing saves.

Hope you’ll enjoy the new content!

Branch: experimental_update3

https://steamcommunity.com/app/983870/discussions/0/685240346634995779/

Alternatively there is also a discussion channel #experimental-branch on our Discord[discord.gg].

https://steamcommunity.com/app/983870/discussions/0/685240346634995024/

Alternatively you could also use the new #experimental-branch channel on our Discord[discord.gg].

1. Go to your Steam Library.
   
2. Right click on FOUNDRY in the list of games on the left side.
   
3. Click on “Properties…”.
   
4. Go to “Betas” on the left navigation bar.
   
5. Select the experimental_update3 branch from the dropdown on the top right.

• Same as above but select “None” on the “Betas” tab’s dropdown.