1.0 Systems — Alchemy Factory

The five systems

Wagon Logistics System

Official note: “Added a new rail-based logistics system. Compared to conveyors, wagons offer greater transport capacity but require more complex construction and careful planning. Players can also transform into a wagon and travel along the rails to explore and inspect their factories.” — plan rail corridors early; they beat belts on volume over long distances.

Grand Portal

Official note: “Customers from distant cities can visit your shop through the portal, bringing in additional customer traffic.” — a customer-throughput expansion for the late game, best paired with high shelf stock and multiple shop gates.

Shop Recognition system

Official notes: the Reputation system was rebuilt — “Customer feedback when making purchases no longer affects Reputation. Players can obtain various Shop Recognitions to increase their shop’s reputation and profits.” Shop sales upgrades were reworked and purchase-contract upgrades removed; their bonuses moved into Recognitions.

Beverages & Brew Barrel

Official note: “New Goods Category: Beverage. Players can use the new Brew Barrel to produce various drinks and sell them to customers.” Hotfix 1.0.4917 fixed a crash when producing drinks — the first balance wave for this category is expected soon.

Arcane Fountain & throwing devices

Official note: “New Throwing Device: Arcane Fountain. Automatically searches for suitable targets to throw at.” 1.0 added range indicators when building throwing devices and fixed Catapult/Cannon target selection (targets too high or too low are excluded).

Customer navigation rework

Official note: customers can reach upper floors with careful path planning, and the initial shop entrance can be removed in favor of multiple shop gates. Hotfix 1.0.4930 fixed customers stuck at the bottom of stairs; 1.0.4917 fixed them being blocked by the flip sign.