Create: Networking

Create: Networking 0.1.7 — Texture Therapy

0.1.7 is a smaller release than the Economics Update, but it touches a lot of the things you actually stare at while playing. In short: fewer placeholder-ish visuals, more consistency, and several rounds of economics/ATM polish.

What’s new in 0.1.7

• Major texture refresh: Banknotes, coins, bank cards, fuses, wires, receipts and Order Tickets received new pixel art.
• Iron Casing: Added as a new Create-style casing material, currently used only by the ATM. Apply an Iron Ingot to a stripped log, following the same basic idea as Create’s other casing materials.
• ATM visual refresh: The ATM now uses Iron Casing as part of its updated physical design, together with further polishing to its card, receipt and output presentation.
• Currency cleanup: Physical money now uses a clearer and more consistent denomination display in tooltips using Value: X NC.
• Zinc Sheet polish: Its inventory rendering has been adjusted so it looks like an item instead of alternating between “microscopic” and “occupying three inventory slots.”
• Receipt & Order Ticket refresh: Both economics/logistics paper items received new artwork.
• Fuse refresh: Copper, Zinc, Brass and Burnt Fuse textures have been reworked.
• Wire refresh: Zinc and Brass wire artwork has been updated.
• General bug fixes and visual cleanup: Various smaller issues left over from the Economics Update have been fixed or polished.

Currency denominations

The physical currency remains intentionally simple:

• Copper Coin — 0.1 NC
• Zinc Coin — 0.5 NC
• Brass Coin — 1 NC
• Notes — 5 / 10 / 20 / 50 / 100 NC

So:

10 Copper = 2 Zinc = 1 Brass = 1 NC

Special thanks

A big thank-you to Lesb, who has joined the project as a new pixel artist and created a large part of this visual refresh.

The economics department has finally been granted an art budget.

Seriously though, the new assets make Create: Networking feel much more cohesive, and I’m very happy to have them on the project.

The new Iron Casing is currently ATM-exclusive. If people like the material and it fits future designs, it may show up on more Create: Networking blocks later.

As always, bug reports, suggestions, and screenshots of completely unreasonable factories are very welcome.