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Hi — I’m Jack, the newest Game Designer on the Hearts of Iron IV team. I’m thrilled to present a substantial overhaul of the Doctrines system. This subsystem has remained largely the same since launch, so when I was asked to redesign and expand it I dived straight in. The redesign is the product of...
Greetings, Traders! We’re excited to introduce the Co-op Update! Since the full release, our team has been hard at work turning one of the community’s top requests into reality. Integrating cooperative play into a completed game was a complex endeavor — and we’re proud to bring it to you. Team up with up to four...
Greetings, Space Marines Let’s take a moment to recap this month’s highlights and preview what’s next for Space Marine 2. First Anniversary 🎂 September marked the first anniversary of Space Marine 2. We’re deeply grateful for your ongoing support and the energy you bring to each update. Your feedback has been invaluable — it’s fueled...
Image: Apple About ten years ago Vince Gilligan — the mind behind Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul — sketched a singular premise that eventually became his new science‑fiction series, Pluribus. Its compact logline captures the oddness of the idea: “The most miserable person on Earth must save the world from happiness.” Translating that striking...
Hello, Mayors! Wondering what’s included in the Bridges & Ports DLC? Here’s a quick overview: the expansion introduces 20 new bridge designs — from functional drawbridges to impressive lift bridges — crafted to improve connectivity across your waterways. The first Feature Highlight is now available, giving a closer look at the transportation structures that will...
Image: HBO Change often disguises continuity, and that paradox lies at the heart of HBO’s It: Welcome to Derry. In just two episodes the series has begun to map Derry’s layered history—its violence, entrenched prejudice, and the uncanny forces that haunt it. Still, the most unnerving element is the ordinary malice displayed by the town’s...
🏘️ Calling all cozy builders! Meet Town to City — an enchanting, slow-paced city builder that pairs imaginative design tools with gentle management systems and deep customization. We think it’s a delightful little project, so we teamed up with the developers to create a bundle that makes it easier for House Flipper 2 players to...
Kon’nichiwa — welcome to Japan’s dedicated Development Diary. I’m PDX_Danne, joined by D3vil, and today we’ll explore the historical Japan content coming in the No Compromise, No Surrender DLC. We touched on some of these mechanics in our Dev Corner, but here we’ll go deeper into the design choices and how they reflect the 1936...
Hi Pioneers! We’re back from our break and have deployed a set of long-awaited fixes for the game. Want to see what we’re working on next? Watch our latest update video: https://youtu.be/HOM0z0AXzD0 If you spot any new issues after this update, please report them on our QA site — we review submissions daily: https://questions.satisfactorygame.com/ See...
Hello, Traders! Thank you for your tremendous support during the multiplayer launch. We’ve been carefully reviewing your reports and feedback — this first hotfix addresses several of the most pressing issues players experienced. Changelog Resolved an intermittent connection error on macOS. Fixed multiple UI problems affecting ultrawide displays. Corrected a bug that could cause saves...
