Hi miners, 😄

This update also marks the official Early Access launch of Mineral Mining Simulator. For those of you who have already tried the Demo, you can now experience the broader set of updates and systems we have been preparing for the initial Early Access version. We also have special launch discount 20% for you to get.

As the game launch in Early Access, we are committed to listening to player feedback and continuing to update the game regularly based on the feasibility of the ideas and suggestions we receive. Our goal is to keep improving the game step by step throughout development.

If you have feedback, suggestions, or reports, please feel free to get involved through the Steam Discussions page. We will continue monitoring that area closely.

With that said, here is what we prepared for the Early Access launch version.

In this update, players can now progress up to Level 20. Reaching higher levels will unlock new content and access to additional features.

We added 14 Steam Achievements to the game.

These achievements are designed to challenge players through various activities and progression paths available in the game.

The number of employees that can be hired has now been increased up to 12.

This should help players manage larger mining and production areas more effectively through additional automation support.

We updated employee behavior by making the idle state clearer, so players can more easily understand when an employee is not currently performing a task.

We updated the Employee Task Priority UI by adding a legend to explain the role and purpose of each task more clearly.

This should help players better understand the job descriptions behind each employee task assignment.

Employee task slots have now been expanded to 4 slots.

The default priority setup is now:

• Toxic Gas Operator

• Machine Maintenance Worker

• Packaging Supplier

• Train Loader

Players can still adjust these priorities based on their own facility needs.

We updated the Sales Location system UI for deliveries.

Some important notes from this system update include:

• Shipping Depot will generate 85% of the normal price, while other areas can provide better profit

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• There is now an additional 5% to 10% bonus for items used to fulfill a demand

  

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• The UI now provides information about what each area generally requests

  

• Players can pin prioritized areas so they appear at the front of the list

  

• Sales areas will no longer all appear at once, and instead will be gradually teased as players reach certain levels, so the system feels less overwhelming early on

  

We added a new UI in the Tablet to display important event logs and machine states, such as:

• Toxic Gas Leaked

• Packaging Empty on certain machines

• Machines requiring maintenance

• Other events that can be expanded further in future updates

This log will also display the time of each event, so players can better understand when something happened.

We updated how Toxic Gas Leak Events appear.

With this version, a new randomizer system has been added, and once players reach certain levels, Toxic Gas Leak events will also change their behavior to provide more challenge for players who have progressed further.

We updated the Train Capacity Upgrade so it can now be increased up to 1,750, allowing players to reach a much larger delivery capacity.

Thank you very much for your support and for joining us at the start of Mineral Mining Simulator Early Access. This is an important milestone for us, and we are excited to keep improving the game together with the community.

If you encounter bugs, have suggestions, or want to share your thoughts, please use the in-game report feature or post in the Steam Discussions page. Your feedback will help us shape the next updates more effectively.

Thank you for playing, and welcome to Early Access!

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Hi miners, 😄

Thank you very much for your continued support, bug reports, and feedback. In this update, we are focusing on machine placement clarity, Toxic Gas Leak event improvements, and better in-game information so players can understand important conditions more easily during production.

Please note that some of the changes in this update can already be experienced in the Demo, while the full experience of these updates will be available once Mineral Mining Simulator launches in Early Access.

We are also happy to officially reveal our Early Access release date: May 14, 2026. Be sure to wishlist Mineral Mining Simulator and stay tuned for the release day.

Here is what we prepared for this week updates.

We updated the machine deploying display to make placement clearer and more comfortable while building your production line.

The changes include:

• Clearer spatial information for input, output, and failed output points, so players can more easily determine whether a machine is properly connected

• A spatial grid below the machine to make grid distance easier to read

• More contrasting directional arrow colors during deployment, so they are easier to see against the machine preview

These changes should help make machine placement more readable, especially in more complex layouts.

Based on community feedback and our internal testing, we updated how employees behave when a Toxic Gas Leak Event happens.

The changes include:

• The idle duration for employees affected by toxic gas has been reduced from 10 to 20 seconds to 5 to 7 seconds, so the penalty feels less punishing

• The number of employees affected by toxic gas will now match the number of active Toxic Gas Leak Events

Previously, this behavior used a percentage-based calculation. Now it will directly follow how many toxic gas leak events are currently active.

We improved the presentation of Temporary Mining Spots that appear after a Toxic Gas Leak has been neutralized.

The changes include:

• Mining Deposit Remaining information will now be shown, so players know when the temporary mining spot is getting close to depletion

• This information will remain visible until the spot is depleted

• Once the temporary mining spot is depleted, its Survey Level will reset back to the beginning

This reset is intended to keep the system more challenging and meaningful for players.

Based on feedback about players not always knowing why certain conditions happen, we updated several warning and information displays.

The changes include:

• Added clearer text information for Storage Machine failed output, explaining that when the storage slots are full, items will go to the failed output line

  

• Updated the Shipping Depot UI to explain that at least 100 item quantity must be delivered to gain reputation, so players better understand why reputation may not be earned

  

• Added HUD notifications for machines that are running low on packaging or have empty packaging, so players can prepare replacement supplies in time

  

• Added spatial icons on packaging-related machines when packaging is low or empty

  

These updates should make the game communicate important situations more clearly during daily production flow.

We adjusted the maintenance calculation for the Core Drill Machine so the latest version feels fairer.

We improved the tutorial display so it is less likely to be skipped accidentally.

With this update, the OK button will only appear when the player reaches the final page of the latest tutorial.

We improved access to the Toxic Gas Leak Event tutorial by showing the tutorial popup again when the first Toxic Gas Leak Event occurs.

This should help make sure players do not miss important information when encountering the event for the first time.

We added the ability to click on the source area of a Toxic Gas Leak to open the tutorial related to the Toxic Gas Leak Event.

This should make it easier for players to review the mechanic directly when needed.

Fixed an issue where certain machines could stop producing output even though they still contained items and the machine animation was still running. This was caused by corrupted processing data.

Fixed an issue where active employee information in Employee Settings was not displayed or highlighted correctly after loading a game.

Fixed an issue where some machines did not preserve their Employee Settings state after being repacked.

Fixed an issue where a machine could appear to continuously produce output even though the monitor showed it as empty. In this case, the machine data still contained items, but the monitor was displaying incorrect information.

Fixed an issue where the packaging display was not synchronized properly. This was caused by an incorrect item naming issue, which has now been corrected.

Once again, thank you very much for your support, feedback, and reports for Mineral Mining Simulator. We will continue reviewing feedback and improving the game step by step, especially for gameplay clarity, automation comfort, and production line usability.

If you encounter bugs or defects, please report them through the in-game report feature or through the Steam Discussions page. Suggestions are also always welcome and help us make the game better over time.

See you in the next update!

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