Pre-Alpha DevBuild 0.29

**Status:** In Development

## Maker of Mechs Pre-Alpha DevBuild 0.29: Chains of Zorion

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* If you wish to help test the game you can request a key from OmniUno on Discord

With the Chains of Zorion update, 12 new buildings change the way Mechs are made! In addition to deals, many components can now be manufactured at these dedicated buildings, and more resources have automated extraction options.

# New Buildings

## Copper and Iron Mines

* Mines an ore every 40 seconds
* Copper Mine Shafts require Iron Bars to construct and take 2 minutes each to build
* Iron Mine Shafts require Brick to construct and take 2 minutes each to build

## Reinforced Plate Factory

* 5 Iron Bars + 1 Concrete = 1 Reinforced Plate
* Takes 5 minutes to produce a Reinforced Plate
* Assembly Lines require Electronics to install

## Electronics Plant

* 2 Silicon + 1 Wire = 1 Electronics
* Takes 5 minutes to produce an Electronics
* Assembly Lines require Concrete to install

## Concrete Mixer

* 2 Brick + 6 Water = 1 Concrete
* Takes 2.5 minutes to produce a unit of concrete
* Mixers require iron bars to build

## Wiring Plant

* 3 Copper Bar = 1 Wire
* Takes 2.5 minutes to produce a roll of Wire
* Coilers require gold bars to install

## Glassworks

* 1 Silicon + 6 Lumber = 1 Glass
* Takes 2 minutes to produce a roll of wire
* Kilns require brick to build

## Brickery

* 1 Rock + 4 Lumber = 1 Brick
* Takes 2 minutes to produce a brick
* Ovens require rock to build

## Coal Liquefaction Plant

* 2 Charcoal + 5 Water = 1 Crude Oil
* Takes 3 minutes to produce one barrel
* Liquifiers require glass to install

## Copper Furnace

* 1 Copper Ore + 2 Lumber = 1 Copper Bar
* Takes 2 minutes to produce one copper bar
* Furnaces require glass to install

## Iron Furnace

* 1 Iron Ore + 3 Lumber = 1 Iron Bar
* Takes 2 minutes to produce one iron bar
* Furnaces require glass to install

## Gold Furnace

* 1 Gold Ore + 10 Lumber = 1 Gold Bar
* Takes 5 minutes to produce one gold bar
* Furnaces require glass to install

## Charcoal Plant

* 3 Lumber = 1 Charcoal
* Takes 2 minutes to produce one charcoal
* Compressors require iron bars to install

# The Rest

## A bigger universe

* Game saves (previously Worlds) are now called Universes
* Old and new universes now have 49 zones (up from 9)
* Resources now take 20 - 40 minutes to respawn (up from 6 - 9 minutes)
* Flux Crystals now take 40 - 80 minutes to respawn (up from 9 - 20 minutes)

UI
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* Added construction visuals to the lumberjack and quarry
* Added new artwork for the building info pages of the Lumberjack and Quarry
* [Fix] Fixed inventory item numbers truncating for large values
* [Fix] theBoy from Zorion is now the Boy from Zorion
* [Fix] The close option when Tsi-Lu is not there now closes the window
* [Fix] <<Dialog Option>> text visible for a fraction of a second sometimes when switching dialog pages
* [QoL] Dialog Chain Back Options are now at the bottom like all other Back options
* [QoL] Improved readability of the Flux Crystal tooltip

## Balance

* For new mech factories, Mechs require 3 Electronics to craft (up from 1)
* The concrete deal now requires 6 Water instead of 2 Iron Bars
* Lumberjacks are now 3 times as likely to spawn than quarries (was just as likely)
* Crude Oil now requires 5 water each (up from none)
* Some item prices have been adjusted to reflect the new balance
* Increased the base warehouse space at the Mech Factory to fit at least 10 Mechs (previously 2).

## Engine

* Quarries have been reworked to have most of their options implemented in LUA
* The Mech Factory's logic is now completely LUA based
* X-52 is now completely implemented in LUA
* All logic controlling establishment spawning can now be found in UniverseGen.lua
* HasDynamicDestPage now returns the option instead of the dest page