Ore Factory Squad ⛏️

Hi Miners! ⛏️Phase 0 Part 2 is now live! With this update, we are completing Phase 0 from our roadmap. This means we are wrapping up the first wave of feedback-focused improvements and finishing an important step before moving toward bigger new content updates.Thank you again for all your feedback. Many of the changes in this update were shaped directly by what you shared with us.Here’s what’s included in today’s update:🚜 Mini ExcavatorThe Mini Excavator has finally arrived! It may not replace your shovel, but it definitely looks cooler at the dig siteAfter unlocking the Excavator License from Upgrades, you can purchase the vehicle, bring it to a dig site, and start digging.We tried to keep the control scheme simple and easy to understand, so we hope you can get used to it quickly and start having fun with it.A quick note about this feature: Ore Factory Squad was originally built around manual hand-tool digging, and most dig sites were designed mainly for vertical gameplay. Because of that, the Excavator is not intended to become the ultimate mining solution.We added it because it was highly requested, and because we liked the idea of seeing multiple Excavators working around a dig

Hi Miners! ⛏️ Thank you so much for the incredible support since launch. Ore Factory Squad has now passed 100,000 copies sold💙This is the first part of our Phase 0 update. Part 2 is planned for the coming weeks, bringing more of the features and improvements we shared in the roadmap.Due to the recent private & public lobby security issues, we had to change some of our update priorities.A significant amount of time went into rebuilding parts of the lobby security, server-side protection, and authentication flow to make multiplayer sessions safer for everyone. Thank you for your patience while we handled that properly.Here’s what’s included in today’s update: 🧠 Smart Filters for Belts & Drop ZonesAutomation should now be much easier to control with the new smart filtering system.Added smart filters to Splitter Belts and Pallet Drop Zones, allowing specific items or entire categories to be selected separately for each output or slot.Splitter Belts and Drop Zones now offer much more control over sorting, routing, and organizing production lines. 👥 Roles & Permissions SystemCo-op sessions now have more control options for hosts.Added the new Role & Permission System thro

Hi Miners! ⛏️We’ve released a second patch for the recent private lobby security issue.First of all, we’re sorry again to everyone who was affected. Invite-only rooms should be safe places to play with your friends, and we know how frustrating it is when that experience gets ruined.After further investigation, we identified three users involved in this situation. They were using external methods to access private rooms, grief players, sell their items, and impersonate others, including developer names.That is hacking, plain and simple. This behavior will not be tolerated. Anyone attempting to hack, grief, impersonate others, or access rooms they should not be able to join will face action.To stop this from continuing, we have now added an authentication and ban system to the multiplayer flow and the three users involved are now banned from playing multiplayer.We also had reason to suspect that hidden rooms could potentially be accessed through Steam user data. As part of this patch, we added extra protection for that side through the new authenticator system as well.For now, lobby codes are still temporarily disabled. We’re continuing to work on a safer version of that system, and

Hi Miners! ⛏️ While we were working on preparing the roadmap for you, we discovered that some users were using external/hacking methods to abuse the private lobby system in ways that should not have been possible.These users were joining rooms they were not supposed to access, disrupting other players’ games, selling items, and generally griefing sessions. We want to be very clear, we have already identified the hackers involved, and we have the necessary account information. Action will be taken against those responsible for what they’ve done.This update is a temporary security fix while we work on integrating a better and more permanent protection system. For now:Invite-only rooms can only be joined through direct Steam invites (you can send invites inside the game by clicking invite button from the pause menu)Lobby codes are temporarily disabled and will not workInvite-only rooms will no longer appear in the Server BrowserThese temporary changes are here to protect players while we finish a stronger long-term solution. We’re sorry for the trouble this caused to players who were affected. Thank you for your patience while we deal with this properly, and please keep reporting any