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Of course. Their server is called "Free Lives": https://discordapp.com/channels/509693804966576188/

Test builds are posted in the SE channel, when available. Here's the last announcement from squidcore I found (2020-11-06): https://discord.com/channels/509693804966576188/567387271783776256/7206962191893...

Hey everyone! Thanks for being patient with the slow and steady progress on the game. I have new single level (experimental) build for anyone that wants to test it and comment on the design direction the game is heading in. Any feedback is appreciated.

Here are some of the changes to look out for:

- 3 Tier citizen system from the city builder test. More advanced buildings will require higher citzenship tiers.
- Only 5 citizen needs.
- Credits are produced by houses based on how many needs are fulfilled (no more rent truck or oil pumps).
- No more battery system. Only flat production and consumption.
- No more "trickle" enemies between waves.
- No more sandstorms.
- The game can be paused at any time.
- Buildings now take time to be constructed.
- Gun Turrets now require an ammunition production chain.
- In-level save system is finally working (and hopefully somewhat stable).
- Some new buildings
- Some UI improvements
- Balance changes

Links:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/bqsklrt8rdw791v/secondearth-osx-2020-06-11.zip?dl=0

There's more activity on their Discord. Work has progressed a lot. Also new test builds, like this one: https://discordapp.com/channels/509693804966576188/509693949783310346/6923167306...

It's still being worked on, but as far as I can tell from interactions on their Discord, work has progressed substantially from the october version.

You will need to download the game separately for every update. For now.

You can never have enough money! Glory to humanity!

How did you make this roundabout?

I can confirm number 3.

I'm having some trouble getting to the 750 pop. I'm building pens, but it isn't doing much for growth. Is there some kind of trick to it?

A fun puzzle. Thought I'd try another one, after having played Second Earth. :)

Ooh haha, sorry. Either way, nice of you to reply.

I, too, would like to see a release for this game!

That's good to know! So, it was down to the placement, or maybe the location of an available truck. I suppose a lot about this game is about placement, so it's not really that surprising. Thanks for the clarification.

I played the "Finally a challenge" mission yesterday, and I noticed how relatively quickly my roads would clog up with trucks, because I had so many at that point, and a lot have to go through the same choke points. It's not really a problem, except for the extremely tidy people like me. Do you have any plans to alter or add to the transportation mechanics? You solved the issue with lava transport by having the pipes bridge over roads, which is neat. Or perhaps flying cargo drones are a good (more expensive) alternative?

Very neat game. Very fleshed out for an alpha. I personally haven't encountered any problems, except maybe needing a save for long missions. I was also a little confounded about how the fertilizer stuff actually synergizes with the other buildings, so I had to experiment with that before understanding how it works. Descriptions are often overlooked by devs, and, although it's no big issue here, it could be improved a little.

One more thing that confused me a little is the waste dumps. I didn't let my hospital and oxygen scrubber fill up, so I don't know if they can get clogged up. However, once you store waste in the dump, it's there to stay. So, once you start with fertilizer, you still rely on having active waste production from buildings; you can't take waste from the dump. This seems very counter-intuitive, although I suspect it has to do with how buildings work. Either way, it's not a big thing, but maybe something worth considering.

Another example of descriptions, now that I'm thinking about it, is the hospital and oxygen scrubbers. It isn't clear to me if it requires a community center to be in its radius, or simply the houses around it. My guess is it's the former, but I'm not sure.