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.
IdleOn Shipped a Class, Then Moved Its Price Four Days Later
IdleOn's Royal Guardian is three weeks old. Its unlock already fell from 600 orb kills to 250, and three of its bonuses shipped paying less than the interface promised.
The Conveyor Belt: Captain of Industry Took the Decimals Out of the Simulation
Plus: OSRS ships its puppies, RuneScape: Dragonwilds goes to console on Tuesday, Factorio 2.1.17, a standalone Shapez puzzle game, and Bell keeps the watch in Tideward.
The Conveyor Belt: Factorio's Final Major Update Hits Experimental
Grab a coffee — here’s your roundup of what’s moving through the factory this week. 📦 Patch Notes & News Factorio 2.1 is in experimental — and it’s the last big one. Wube pushed 2.1 to the experimental branch with a graphics and audio overhaul, quality-of-life
Shapez 2 Hidden Mechanics: 6 Things Most Players Miss (Layers, Cutters & Space Belts)
Shapez 2 has one of the gentlest on-ramps in the genre. No enemies, no power grid to babysit, no pollution creeping toward your base — just belts, shapes, and the quiet dopamine of a factory that finally lines up. But that friendliness hides how much depth is sitting one layer
The Conveyor Belt: Sandustry Digs Into Early Access
Welcome back to the Conveyor Belt — your roundup of everything spinning in the factory, automation, and idle world this week. Grab your coffee; this is a two-minute read. 📦 Patch Notes & News Sandustry hits Early Access August 13. Hooded Horse and Lantto Games locked in a date for their
Satisfactory Update 1.2: The Complete Fluid & Tanker Truck Guide
Fluid Trucks finally let you skip the pipe spaghetti. Here's when to truck, when to pipe, and the head-lift rules that keep tripping people up.
Factorio 2.1: The Quality Train and Asteroid Nerf That Rewrite Your Late-Game
The final Factorio update just hit experimental — and it quietly kills the legendary asteroid farm. Here's how to rebuild your late-game around it.
Shapez 2 turns up the heat, and Factorio's finale lands
Happy Friday, factory friends. Here’s your roundup of what’s worth your attention this week. 📦 Patch Notes & News Shapez 2 just shipped its 1.1 update, aimed squarely at anyone who found Manufacture Mode too cozy. The new Manufacture Hard Mode ratchets up the shape-conversion demands so