* Fixed regression causing train track no-stopping zones being incorrectly removed from intersections during direction flipping. To prevent trains blocking each other, ensure that all overlapping tracks (denoted with yellow arrows on track direction overlay) are marked as no-stopping zones (red markers).
* Fixed schedule conditions being incorrectly combined when using OR and AND operators.
* Level crossings are now marked as no-stopping zones by default.

* Added a quick delivery option into the train depot.
* Added an option to set larger text in Settings => Video => Accessibility (note that this is an experimental feature).
* Added shortcut [R] to open recipes selection modal.
* Added double-click option in recipe selection modal to instantly apply a recipe and close.
* Added an option to go to a village from the contracts window.
* Slightly darkened frosted glass panels.
* Added a clear button into all search fields.
* It is now possible to remove exclusive zones from bi-directional tracks. Note that this is an advanced feature that may cause trains to deadlock if done incorrectly. We highly recommend that bi-directional track segments that are removed from exclusive zones be marked as no-stopping zones.
* Fixed path-finding issues with trains when trains were waiting on a critical section that was not near a fork.
* Fixed issue where long track segments (curve) were improperly considered entirely blocked even if only a small part was blocked.

* Added option to set rectangular area of mining and forestry towers directly via a new button in the bottom toolbar in the area editing mode.
* Added more explicit status & tutorial about waiting for an exclusive zone.
* Level crossings can now be made no-stopping zones.
* Overridden critical sections are now properly preserved through copy-pasting and blueprints.
* Fixed notification alerts incorrectly showing for notifications added and removed in the same step.
* Fixed trains that fail to depart to a station due to train limit no longer leave the current station and keep it occupied for the train limit purposes.
* Fixed that trains would not leave the depot if the first station had a train limit of 1.
* Fixed train departure to follow train station limit more.
* Fixed world map location inspector titles.
* Fixed max train count not showing in trainline manager.
* Fixed train stats that were showing max speed below train’s min speed.
* Fixed trains showing a pause icon on all locomotives, which didn't update if the game was paused.

* Added option to disable frosted glass effect in UI (found in settings => video => accessibility).
* Hide planning mode badge when not building.
* Added option to automatically disable logistics for all newly constructed buildings (found in vehicles management, via truck icon in HUD).
* Added option to dismiss all notifications/messages at a time.
* Added an all subcategory into all build categories.
* Train crossing lights no longer flash when the disable flashing accessibility option is enabled.
* Improved train occupied block visualization to better show exclusive zone reservations.
* Fixed vehicles fuel consumption. fuel is no longer consumed when vehicles are idle or paused.
* Fixed engine sound that now properly turns off when vehicle is idle.
* Fixed asteroid placement UI.
* Fixed quick-repair decreasing maintenance in some cases.
* Fixed tree harvester tooltip incorrectly stating that it cannot go under elevated conveyors or pipes.
* Fixed some issues with exclusive zones for trains.
* Fixed that some items were not marked as new in the toolbar.

We are happy to announce that Update 3 is finally here! Lay tracks, move cargo, and revolutionize your island’s logistics with powerful trains. To conquer space, take your industry to orbit and unlock endless possibilities with unlimited end-game!

Check out our trailer to see all the new cool stuff in Captain of Industry!

We now have our custom-made translation tool running at http://hub.coigame.com/. You can support our game by helping to translate it into your language! Also, be sure to check out the blueprints and maps created by our wonderful community - or upload your own!

v0.7.0 (Update 3)

• Saves from Update 2 are compatible with Update 3. However, due to various changes, existing factories may need updating.
  
• You can still play Update 2 on Steam, if you want on branch update2-legacy

• Removed Bricks and replaced with simpler concrete recipe made in Kiln.
  
• Glass Maker I now returns broken glass, not slag.
  
• 2x Glass Maker II needed per Blast Furnace II.
  
• FBR now consumes significantly more yellowcake and costs Titanium to build. Machines supporting it have updated ratios, and both reprocessing and enrichment now require more power.
  
• Consumer Electronics, Solar Panel (Mono) now require Aluminum (not steel).
  
• Lab Equipment II uses glass instead of steel; production ratios overhauled.
  
• Thermal Storage now returns water, not depleted steam.
  
• Belt & pipe usage increases maintenance; long versions use more power (discount removed).
  
• Oil: Naphtha/Diesel cracking no longer outputs sour water (removed sulfur loop).

• Added trains, train stations, and train tracks building.
  
• Two types of locomotives: steam and diesel.
  
• Grid-based train tracks construction supporting 16 cardinal directions. For more details see Captain’s diary #45[www.captain-of-industry.com].
  
• Train tracks can be elevated and constructed on pillars up to height of 5.
  
• Signal-free train routing supporting complex scenarios such as sidings, round-abouts, or waiting bays. For more details see Captain’s diary #46[www.captain-of-industry.com].
  
• Modular train stations allow continuous train loading. For more details see Captain’s diary #47[www.captain-of-industry.com].
  
• Advanced features like train arrival limits or load/unload conditions are also supported.
  
• Signaled level crossings allowing vehicles to traverse train tracks safely.
  
• Train path-finder runs on a background thread, not affecting game performance in a significant way.

• Build offices to leverage your growing population.
  
• Offices assigned with workers and given Office Supplies, provide Focus points which can be allocated into modifiers and perks similarly to edicts but without Unity cost.
  
• This is an end-game mechanic allowing you to scale your population and overclock parts of your industry.
  
• For more details see Captain’s diary #48[www.captain-of-industry.com]

• Rockets can now deliver cargo to orbit.
  
• Added option to build, upgrade and maintain a space station.
  
• Space station provides advanced research, unity bonus and research efficiency bonus.
  
• Upgrades are unlimited, the only real limitation is how effectively you can scale.
  
• Added a second tier of Rocket.
  
• Added a new mechanic to search and deliver asteroids in order to mine them at your island.
  
• For more details see Captain’s diary #48[www.captain-of-industry.com]

• Extended the research tree with 18 new infinite research nodes that provide significant bonuses and allow to overclock your industry to new possibilities.
  
• Repeatable research nodes get more and more demanding - providing a significant end-game resource sink.
  
• Advanced research nodes also require space points supplied by an operational space station.

• More than 40 new products.
  
• Added smelting and production of Aluminum and Titanium.
  
• Added production of diamonds.
  
• Added Electronics IV produced from Sapphire wafers and diamonds.
  
• Added products for the space program - space probe parts, station parts, crew supplies, compact reactor and more.
  
• Added Luxury goods as a new product into settlements.
  
• Added The Internet as a new module providing computing to settlements.

• New Ore sorter II with 10x more throughput than tier I.
  
• New mineable resources: uranium, bauxite (aluminum ore), and titanium ore, added to all maps.
  
• New Settlement IV.
  
• Added Pipe IV with throughput of 900 per minute (compared to 450/m of T3 pipe).
  
• Added 24 new contracts.

• Added support to define power consumption multipliers per recipe.
  
• Added option to set FBR breeding ratios for allowing dedicated breeder reactors and more advanced configurations.

• Added a new map, Dragontail Isle, that is currently the largest official map in the game (22 km^2), where logistics via trains will be necessary.
  
• Updated existing maps:
  
  • New Haven: land area increased from 4 to 11 km^2
    
  • Armageddon: land area increased from 17 to 20 km^2
    
  • The Beach: land area increased from 5 to 14 km^2
    
  • Curland: land area increased from 5 to 16 km^2
    
  • Golden Peak: land area increased from 3 to 16 km^2
    
  • You Shall Not Pass: land area increased from 6 to 18 km^2
    
  • Crater (from Supporter’s edition): land area increased from 7 to 18 km^2
    
  • Insula Mortis was retired but will be available on CoI Hub

• Complete UI overhaul
  
• Overhauled more than 60 entity detail windows, statistics, codex window, HUD, blueprints and more.
  
• Fully overhauled statistics with new bar charts, pie charts and better context information.
  
• Significantly increased responsiveness and speed of computationally expensive UI components such as conveyors/pipes construction and building/blueprint construction.
  
• Introduced new quality of life features
  
• Storage slider to limit products output to belts & pipes.
  
• Pinning windows, maximizing some windows.
  
• UI now surfaces much more information thanks to rich floating windows.
  
• Actual fuel, maintenance consumptions
  
• Vehicle attributes shown in vehicle depot.
  
• More information about mechanical shafts.
  
• Ability to inspect machine buffers.
  
• Toolbar overhaul
  
• Toolbar groups items by tier reducing clutter.
  
• Added Toolbar sub-categories for a more goal oriented approach.
  
• Added search box into Blueprints and Contracts.
  
• Codex window
  
  • Added machine information pages.
    
  • Added option to build machine directly (ctrl + click).
    
  • Added history navigation.

• Increased maximum height of conveyor and pipe support pillars from 3 to 5.
  
• All vehicles can now travel under obstacles such as pipes given sufficient clearance. For example, T1 excavators or haul trucks have a clearance of 4 and can travel under a pipe at height 5 or higher.
  
• Controlled areas of mine and forestry towers can now be a polygon instead of just a rectangle.
  
• Increased maximum area of mine and forestry towers.
  
• Increased maximum vehicles limit from 180 to around 400 (depending on infinite research level).

• Improved overall scene lighting and color grading.
  
• Introduced new texture quality setting that controls resolution of displayed textures.
  
• Increased resolution of many textures by 2x and 4x.
  
• Updated 3D models for conveyor belts, pipes, lifts, robotic assemblers (T4 and T5), rocket launch pad, and many products.
  
• Improved ambient occlusion rendering of various models.

• Increased vehicle path-finder performance by 40%.
  
• Trees
  
  • Trees rendering is now ~3x faster, increasing overall game FPS by 10-25% in the early game.
    
  • Tree stumps rendering is now ~10x faster.
    
  • Growth of trees and decay of stumps no longer cause any CPU overhead, FPS increase 5-10% for saves with lots of forestry action.
    
  • Trees highlight rendering (harvesting selection) is now 5x faster, removing FPS drop when shown.
    
  • Trees selection and deselection operation is now 7x faster, removing lag when selecting large groups of trees.
    
  • Optimized data structures and algorithms for trees, reducing per-tree memory footprint and increasing performance of operations such as tree search for harvest by ~3x.
    
  • Optimized game initialization and loading, resulting in faster load times by a few seconds on average.

This is just a simplified summary
More details at https://www.captain-of-industry.com/post/update3-is-out

• Population goods and services consumption reduced by 10%.
  
• Increased housing capacities.
  
• Increased goals rewards.
  
• Ore sorting made the default mechanic for all new games.
  
• Maintenance
  
  • Reduced maintenance of excavators and haul trucks.
    
  • Reduced idle maintenance from 33% to 20%.
    
  • Reduced workers and power in maintenance depots.
    
  • Doubled the throughput of Maintenance depot (basic) + 10 free maintenance.
• Belts & pipes changes
  
  • Belts & pipes now cost maintenance.
    
  • Increased power consumption of belts, especially by removing discounts for long ones.
• Recycling efficiency
  
  • Base efficiency reduced from 25% to 20%.
    
  • Removed 10% bonus from research.
    
  • Max possible efficiency reduced from 90% → 60% (75% with offices).
• Rebalanced a few edicts, mainly recycling ones that got more expensive.
  
• Increased storage units capacities and decreased costs for III and IV.
  
• Research changes
  
  • Introduced research efficiency which scales with population size.
    
  • Increased Unity consumption of Lab II, III, IV.
    
  • Increased workers required in Research labs.
    
  • Made mid-game research ~1.5x more expensive, end-game research is ~2x more expensive.
    
  • Removed compression from research parts but increased quantities and science to compensate.
    
  • Make research costs clear by showing their values in research points.
    
  • Significantly softened unintended science price increase when upgrading labs and researching techs from the previous tiers.
• Research tree changes
  
  • Collapsed several less exciting research nodes into other ones.
    
  • Moved terrain leveling to come earlier.
    
  • Moved glass & salt to come before Research Lab II as many of you requested. As your punishment for such a request you now need to add glass into Lab Equipment II.
    
  • Moved Gold smelting to come after Research Lab II and not after Lab III.
    
  • Moved Arc furnace II to come after Res. Lab III instead of after Lab IV (similar with CO2 recycling).
    
  • FBR is now locked behind the Titanium research node.
    
  • Split recycling edicts into individual research nodes and make them more costly to research.
• Smelting changes
  
  • Increased ore and coal consumption for iron, copper, and silicon smelting to scale ores flow.
    
  • Quartz consumption increased for silicon production (1.3x more quartz per output).
    
  • Removed computing from Arc II and bumped it to 6 MW.
    
  • Made Arc I capable of smelting the same recipes as Arc II and increased power to 4 MW.
    
  • Smelting scrap is more economical on fuel consumption thanks to new power multipliers.
    
  • Graphite production takes less coal.
• Glass production changes
  
  • Removed compression from glass mix, Increased glass compression.
    
  • Glass maker I returns Broken glass instead of Slag.
    
  • Reduced throughput of Glass makers.
• Balanced crushers to match new ore consumption, Iron & Copper crushing got more demanding, Quartz crushing less demanding, reduced power draw of crushers.
  
• Cargo ships & depot modules
  
  • Cargo ships I,II now hold 500 per module.
    
  • Cargo ships III & IV now hold up to 750 per module (6000 total for Ship IV compared to previous 2880/3520).
    
  • Cargo ships fuel use adjusted to match new capacities (e.g. 30 → 40 diesel per module).
    
  • Cargo depot module capacities and throughput updated accordingly.
• World map mines
  
  • Increased world mines & oil rigs throughputs and increased several deposits.
    
  • Significantly increased maintenance of world mines & rigs.
    
  • Electronics II now costs 2x Electronics I
• Microchips changes
  
  • Now cost more silicon (2 per chip) but require less gold, acid, and plastic per unit.
    
  • Microchip Maker I throughput increased by 50%; Maker II now 3× faster than Maker I.
• Computing changes
  
  • Servers are twice as expensive, but datacenters now require half as many.
    
  • Racks provide 2× more computing power but consume 2× more electricity.
    
  • Increased computing demand from Microchip Makers; reduced computing use in Assemblers.
• Oil processing rebalanced for higher throughput and realism
  
  • Distillation towers now process more Crude and yield more Heavy oil and Naphtha (e.g. Heavy oil, Light oil).
    
  • Increased energy density of Medium Oil.
    
  • Fixed several energy-positive recipes (e.g., Naphtha to Diesel) and improved some overly energy-negative ones.
    
  • Fixed Sulfur-positive loop in Diesel to Naphtha by replacing Sour Water with Fuel Gas; similarly replaced Sour Water with Hydrogen in the Naphtha to Fuel Gas recipe.
    
  • Made Rubber cheaper and Plastic more expensive.
    
  • Reduced Sulfur output from the Sour water stripper.
• Electrolyzers & Hydrogen
  
  • Increased throughput and reduced baseline power consumption for non-Hydrogen recipes.
    
  • Increased power efficiency of Electrolyzer II for hydrogen production.
    
  • Increased cost of producing hydrogen from Super pressurized steam.
    
  • Added a recipe to produce Ethanol from Carbon dioxide.
• Nuclear and Uranium rebalanced
  
  • Yellowcake cost from Uranium tripled.
    
  • Enrichment and FBR power demands significantly increased.
    
  • FBR, Enrichment plant, Reprocessing plant maintenance significantly increased.
    
  • FBR consumes 72 Uranium Ore / 60 via blanket enrichment (12 yellowcake instead of 0.8).
    
  • FBR no longer burns Depleted Uranium for free (requires infusion with enriched blanket).
    
  • Renamed Crushed Uranium Ore to Uranium Ore Powder; crushers now process less input.
    
  • Reprocessing recipes updated for cleaner ratios.
    
  • Added option to make Plutonium and U20 outputs from enriched blankets.
    
  • Removed Pu + U4 => U20 recipe and introduced Pu => Core recipe.
    
  • Increased radioactivity for several nuclear products (e.g., Plutonium, Fission Products).
    
  • Nuclear Waste Storage capacity increased from 1600 to 2400.
    
  • FBR is no longer positive on enriched fuel when running in self-sustaining mode and has multiple breeding levels.
    
    • 0 (no breeding), takes 0.5 fuel
      
    • 1 (equilibrium), takes 1 fuel (no longer 4% positive)
      
    • 3, takes 1 fuel, produces just 1/4th of steam
• Solar panels changes
  
  • Power output increased by 25%.
    
  • Maintenance got reduced by a factor of 4.
• Electric boiler
  
  • Power consumption increased.
    
  • Make available earlier (right after power generation II).
• Increased vehicle parts compression and increased costs of vehicles by 50%.
  
• Slowed down T1 and T2 trucks by 10%.
  
• Crops & food changes
  
  • Increased compression of Food Packs and simplified their recipes.
    
  • Increased yield of Fuel Gas, Ethanol and Diesel from crops.
    
  • Added digestion recipes for Corn, Soybeans, and Sugar cane.
    
  • Added burning recipe for Canola.
    
  • Increased crop yields for Sugar cane, Canola, Poppy.
    
  • Burning Animal Food, Biomass yields more Steam.
    
  • Increased snacks compression by a factor of 2.
    
  • Anaerobic digester returns twice as much compost from sludge.
• Fertilizer changes
  
  • Fertilizer II fertilization potential increased from 2% to 2.5% and its production slightly reduced.
    
  • New recipe to blend dirt into Fertilizer (organic).
    
  • New recipe to blend Fertilize (organic) into Fertilizer I.
• Pollution changes
  
  • Pollution health penalty is no longer capped at 40.
    
  • Increased throughput of Exhaust Scrubber.
    
  • New exhaust scrubbing recipe using limestone to fully mitigate pollution.
• Unity changes
  
  • Reduced Unity provided by Consumer electronics.
    
  • Reduced Unity from Healthcare.
    
  • Disabled quick delivery for Rainwater harvester.
• Thermal storage changes
  
  • Charging heat loss reduced from 20% to 10%.
    
  • Changed to return water instead of depleted steam.
• Other maintenance changes
  
  • Add maintenance for Rainwater harvester, Incineration plant, Compactor, Shredder.
    
  • Reduce maintenance for diesel generators.
• Other new recipes
  
  • Alternative recipe to produce CP1 out of steel to save wood.
• Other recipe changes
  
  • Removed exhaust byproduct from golden scrap smelting.
    
  • Added all recipes from T3, T4 assemblers to T4, T5 assemblers making them always compatible for upgrades.
    
  • Evaporation Ponds yield less salt from seawater and brine.
    
  • Reduced throughput & capacity of Ore sorting plant I.
    
  • Reduced workers in farms, cooling towers, casters, boilers and more.
    
  • Made Robotic assembly T5 to require Maintenance III and no workers.
    
  • Increased power consumption of Air separator.
    
  • Reduced rocket build duration to 4 minutes.
• Quality of life
  
  • Conveyor belt/pipe connectors can now be constructed directly on transports with a transport tool or directly from the build menu.
    
  • Added option to Unity-remove products from transports and connectors.
    
  • Right-clicking on a product icon in the storage inspector now opens the Codex instead of starting storage clearing.
    
  • Improved products to ports mapping for Ore sorters, providing more flexibility.
• Camera
  
  • Added a new first-person drone-like camera type to photo mode, controllable via controller or keyboard.
    
  • Camera position no longer resets when moved after loading a saved position.
    
  • Camera saved position now also restores the rotation (only for newly saved positions).
• Notable fixes
  
  • Fixed map cache loading that did not take into account mods. This could result in a map being loaded with incorrect materials.
    
  • Fixed issue where terrain was not updating fast enough or at all when too many changes were being made every tick.
    
  • Fixed multiple cases where transport connectors would not be constructed when connecting to multiple ports simultaneously.
    
  • Fixed tree planting that could get into a state where planters were no longer planting.
    
  • Rocket engine smoke no longer animates after the game is loaded.
    
  • Screenshots taken in the photo-mode now have a bloom post-processing effect and have the correct image format when MSAA is disabled.
    
  • Fixed issue with some surface designations disappearing on load.
    
  • Fixed trees highlight that was incorrectly highlighting the billboard model.
    
  • Tree model variants are now stable between game loads.
    
  • Fixed curbs of custom surfaces that now appear instantly after load without a delay.
    
  • Fixed maintenance that was sometimes not properly discounted when an entity was idle.
    
  • Fixed various animations not being properly loaded, e.g. rocket transporter tower holding a rocket.
• Modding
  
  • Lots of API changes, especially in UI, will make most mods dysfunctional. Please update or remove mods before proceeding with old saves.
• Translations
  
  • Created and published a new translation portal for community translations with an intuitive voting system and better game integration at http://hub.coigame.com/.

Hey everyone! Captain Filip is back again! Update 3 is getting closer and closer so we have prepared another post for you to reveal more information. We also had to reschedule our launch. So let’s go!

I know we promised you that Update 3 is launching on 20th of May. It turned out that day was already busy with launches so, with a heavy heart, we had to move our launch date to 14th of May. We apologize to anyone who expected the update to come out 6 days later.

With that out of the way, let’s discuss the new content! In the previous post we managed to cover a decent portion of the space program and hinted at new production chains but this time I would like to dive deeper into it and also cover other changes we made.

Today we'll showcase Aluminum production, train crossings, new assembler models, settlement services, new and updated maps, increased vehicle limits and bricks removal!

Jump over to our blog for the full post[www.captain-of-industry.com] as we have lots of videos to show off new content!

[www.captain-of-industry.com]

Hey everyone! Captain Filip here to talk more about our upcoming Update 3. This time you will learn about the new content, pricing changes and also the launch date for Update 3! So let’s dig in!

In Update 3, we will be adding a space station. It is going to be very simple and driven through the UI (similarly to the world map). The main purpose of the station is to give those rockets you launch a meaningful purpose and to motivate you to scale your industry even further.

We had been holding off on space program content because we wanted to do something immersive and detailed. But we realized that such high expectations from our side were only limiting how your island’s industry could scale even now. The more we thought about it, the more we felt that even a simple space program was really missing.

The main reason we’re keeping it simple is that we're developing this in parallel with already massive projects, such as trains and the UI overhaul, which are all coming together in Update 3. But another reason is that we want to test the waters and see where our next steps should go.

The new space station coming in Update 3

Similar to nuclear reactors, we did some research on the ISS to understand the mind-blowing complexity of a project like that. We tried to integrate mechanics inspired by real-world space stations, and, of course, we didn’t leave out any mechanics that could send your station into a death spiral because we can’t have only positive reviews (that would certainly look suspicious!).

The space station requires regular deliveries of maintenance parts. It also needs a crew, which must be rotated periodically to limit their radiation exposure. Regular deliveries of crew supplies, including food, water, and medicine, are essential. The station can be upgraded, and upgrades are practically unlimited. Running it doesn’t cost Unity; it’s only about how many rockets you can send fast enough to keep it functional. So it’s entirely up to you how far you want to push your island’s space program.

Space station parts are also made out of chemical fuel because fun fact: if the ISS wasn’t reboosted every couple of weeks, it would eventually burn up in the atmosphere.

The launch pad will be able to load products onto rockets and dispatch them automatically. Products get supplied via ports.

So, what do you get out of running a space station besides some extra anxiety? First, prestige, which comes in the form of extra Unity. The second bonus is space research efficiency, making research cheaper which is an important factor, but we’ll cover that later. But the most important reward is space research points, a commodity required in your research labs to perform the most advanced research projects. And finally, it also provides a satisfying display of rockets launching regularly, desperately trying to keep the station from completely disintegrating in orbit. :)

The space station will, of course, introduce new products and recipes, but I’ll cover that in a future blog post.

We are looking forward to enabling even greater scaling by giving the space program a real purpose.

We know that after hundreds of hours of gameplay, reaching the endgame can feel like hitting a cliff where everything is done, and there are no more goals to push towards. Adding more and more end-game content is nice, but it only delays that cliff; it doesn’t resolve it entirely.

Because of this, we’ve decided to introduce incremental end-game research nodes that will allow you to push your island even further with powerful bonuses. These can range from increased housing density and higher crop yields to more significant perks like an increased vehicle limit or better fuel efficiency. However, these nodes will become increasingly expensive, requiring a well-established and large-scale operation to progress. This is where the research efficiency bonus from the space station (mentioned earlier) will be particularly beneficial.

A detail of an incremental research node in the new UI.

Many of these end-game research nodes will require scaled-up and operational space station.

Additionally, we will be rebalancing the research to make progression a bit more demanding in terms of resources. Until now, research has been relatively easy to power through and sometimes new content was being unlocked so quickly that players couldn’t even keep up. This adjustment will ensure a more engaging and rewarding research experience. The goal is not to make it drag on for too long but to motivate players to scale up their production even more.

The new space program brought an interesting opportunity. What if the very late end-game wasn’t just about contracts, but you could keep your mining fleet in action forever?

In Update 3, you’ll be able to perform controlled asteroid drops onto your island to gain more mineable resources. Once you reach the end-game, you can launch space probes to search for asteroids. When you find one you like, you can attach boosters to it and bring it to your island. This means you can “refill” your island’s mines as much as you want.

Once you find an asteroid you like, you can bring it into orbit by attaching boosters to it.

However, this won’t be free. In addition to the regular resource costs and the need to launch probes and boosters into orbit using rockets. You’ll need plutonium for the space probes (for Radioisotope thermoelectric generator) and, later, enriched uranium for the asteroid boosters (Ion Thrusters). So yes, FBR is about to go into overdrive!

An asteroid is on its way toward Earth.

Hopefully, the braking boosters won’t malfunction during asteroid descent so you don’t end up like the dinosaurs. We understand that technology like this is pretty far-fetched, but it allows us to experiment with end-game mining and its economy.

Captain, we might have miscalculated the final asteroid landing position...

We’ve also improved vehicle pathfinding, making it 40% faster, allowing us to increase vehicle limits in hopes of making mining even more scalable.

With that, we’ll also be nerfing recycling. Recycling was originally very generous, designed for times when we had smaller maps and nothing but contracts. But with all the progress, it now feels overpowered. Currently, you can reach 90% efficiency, but we’ll be reducing that to 75%, with the last 5% being hard to reach unless you have a larger population.

Our new illustration, which appears while an asteroid is descending toward your island.

Currently, the optimal way to progress through the game is to keep your population as small as possible, and that’s not great. We’re not saying you should be forced to scale your population, but we want to give you incentives to do so, especially for those who want to grow their population without just being punished for it.

This is where a new mechanic comes into play. You’ll be able to build Office buildings to activate Focuses. Focuses work similarly to edicts in the Captain’s Office, but instead of costing Unity, they require a dedicated workforce to maintain. Offices come in three tiers, allowing you to allocate anywhere from a few hundred to tens of thousands of workers. Once staffed, offices generate Focus Points, which can be assigned to Focuses that provide various bonuses.

The new offices come in three tiers, allowing you to scale how many workers you “spend” in your focuses.

The main goal of these bonuses is to help you scale your population up. They might increase research efficiency, provide more Unity, reduce consumption, or boost yields. Focuses only work if an office is staffed and running, so you can think of them as a more scalable version of edicts. Offices also require Office Supplies to operate, which consist of Electronics II, Paper, and Household Goods. Offices also return recyclables.

Recipe for office supplies production. Exact quantities are not yet balanced.

Focus Points can also be increased by providing offices with computing power. Additionally, a repeatable research option will allow you to further boost Focus Points generation.

Office buildings share a central UI where you can apply focus points. Note that all values shown are provisional and will still be subject to balancing. There will also be more focuses available.

Another key addition is that you will receive a research efficiency bonus based on your population size. The idea behind this is simple: the more people you have, the higher the chance that someone smart emerges :) This also serves as a reward for players who choose to grow their islands.

Also if you have a specific wish for interesting focuses or infinite researches let us know in the comments or via discord.

We are also introducing new production chains, including Aluminum and Titanium, along with their corresponding ores. Bauxite will be available through the world map, contracts, and asteroids, while Titanium will be obtainable only from contracts and asteroids. Since these are end-game materials, their processing will be a bit more involved. But don’t worry as we’ll cover those details in a future blog post.

There will be also more products necessary to facilitate the space program. One of those is Electronics IV.

The new diamond reactor (HPHT) produces synthetic diamonds from graphite. Diamonds are input for Electronics IV, which is required in advanced stages of the space program.

Without further ado, we’re excited to announce that Update 3 will be launching on May 20, 2025!

We know many of you have been eagerly awaiting news, and we truly appreciate your patience. After Update 2, we dedicated a month to fixing bugs and making improvements, and since then, we’ve been going full throttle to bring you something truly special.

This update is massive. It includes 1.5 DLCs worth of content plus a complete UI overhaul, making it feel almost like Captain of Industry 2. Many teams wouldn’t even attempt a full rewrite of core infrastructure, whether it was the terrain system in Update 2 or the UI in Update 3, mid-project. But for us, making COI the best it can be is something we are proud to strive for. As a small indie team, we’re working tirelessly to make that happen, and we can’t wait for you to experience it in May!

Update 3 will be fully compatible with your current saves. Ensuring this wasn’t easy, but we put in the extra effort because we know how much time and dedication many of you have invested in your factories. We want you to be able to continue right where you left off while enjoying all the new features.

We will also be increasing the price of the game from $29.99 to $34.99 (with a similar percentage increase for other currencies). This price change will take effect one month before Update 3 launches, as otherwise, we wouldn’t be able to offer a discount during the Update 3 launch.

We’re adjusting the price due to rising development costs and because we continue to add substantial content to the game. Update 3 brings trains, a space program, offices, new production chains, a complete UI overhaul, and more - like I said, it’s 1.5 DLCs worth of free content. And this is not our last update.

In past updates, we’ve made massive efforts to improve performance, allowing for more scalability (check our past blog posts for details). In Update 2, we introduced the map editor for community-made maps and revamped our terrain system to support larger maps. For Update 3, we’re rewriting the tree rendering pipeline to allow for even bigger maps and we’ll keep pushing the boundaries to expand map sizes further.

On top of that, past updates have added a ton of new content, including custom terrain surfaces, transport lifts, hydrogen vehicles, several tiers of nuclear reactors with advanced processing chains, ore sorting, and more. We’re also continuously improving graphics to enhance the overall experience.

We are also continuously improving graphics. In Update 3, you can look forward to new robotic assembler models (Robotic I on the left, Robotic II on the right).

We haven’t been overly verbose about what’s happening with trains, mostly just showing final clips of them in action. But I want to assure you that this has been a massive effort. We’ve had to handle fuel, maintenance, difficulty settings, track pillars, collapses, recovery, train construction, truck crossings, and tooling for rail placement, high-performance pathfinding, etc. Beyond just making trains work, we’re also trying to innovate with signal-free train networks and batched train loading, as you could have seen in our previous posts.

One key advantage of trains over conveyor belts or pipes is their ability to form an interconnected network rather than just point-to-point connections. When a new station is added to the network, it automatically gains access to all other connected stations. Additionally, a single rail can transport multiple types of products, making trains an incredibly flexible and efficient logistics solution. Besides that, in Update 3, belts and pipes will now require maintenance. We have also adjusted how long belts consume power, increasing their power demand slightly since they were previously heavily discounted. On top of that, we’ll be rebalancing certain production chains, and with the addition of new end-game content, this will lead to more cargo in transit. We are also working on increasing map sizes and introducing a new map specifically designed to take full advantage of trains.

That’s everything I have for you this time. If you have any questions or comments, we'd love to hear from you on our Discord, Reddit, or you can bug Marek on his regular Saturday's stream. :) See you in our next post!

Ahoy, everyone, and welcome to our first diary post of 2025. I’m Captain Marek and I am here to share the latest updates on our upcoming train feature. This time, we’re diving into the nuts and bolts (or should I say the wagons and modules) of train stations, loading/unloading, and train refueling. Just like our last post on train routing and signaling, this one is packed with innovation, so grab your conductor’s hat, and let’s get rolling!

This post contains lots of embedded videos showcasing our train stations, so head over to our website to read it: Captain's Diary #47: Batched train loading and departure rules[www.captain-of-industry.com]

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Ahoy! I am Captain Marek and I’m thrilled to introduce a game-changing feature in the upcoming Update 3 – a brand-new, innovative train traffic system! This system is designed to handle even complex rail networks effortlessly, all without requiring you to build explicit signals. Simply lay down your tracks, and the trains will run smoothly without any hiccups or delays.

This post contains lots of embedded videos showcasing our new system, so head over to our website to read it: Captain's Diary #46: Innovation in train signaling[www.captain-of-industry.com]

Tomorrow, on October 13th, I'll be live-streaming the new Signal-Free system on YouTube and Twitch! Come by to see it in action!

Finally, we are also celebrating the Ada Lovelace Day to commemorate the first programmer in the world along with other games that are not only fun to play, but can teach you to think like a true engineer and feel like a tech wizard! If that sounds like your niche, head over to the event page, you can get some great discounts too!