Steam News · 3d
Hi all, today marks the release day for Private Mining Company. After all this time I'm excited for the game to finally have enough content that I am happy to call it finished.Now I'll be the first to admit, there is still a lot of room for new content. If anyone enjoys the game enough, let me know and I will gladly do a large content expansion update.There is plans for a new ice planet update, wi...
Steam News · Sep 26
I know, I know, the game has been silently delayed for a while.First and foremost, this is a solo project with no financial backing or motivation. I'm just here to try and release a fun game. I think I've been pretty clear and upfront with that. But I'll be honest, this game has been sitting with little to no progress for the last 2 years. I took a pretty long break from building games in general....
Steam News · Oct 18, 2024
Mini Update 5 is the first of a few mini updates that will focus on Drones. The goal is to make drones feel less like a supplementary defense, and more like an alternative choice from turrets. New Drone Upgrades A new tier of Drone upgrades has been added, as well as a new Taser Drone upgrade line. This should now give drones...
Steam News · Oct 17, 2024
Small balance patch: Tweaked ore so more is given at lower power and less at higher power. Does not effect contract requirement. Contracts given will have a lower difficulty when army is stronger and vise versa. This means if all your soldiers die you can access single difficulty missions regardless of rank. Slight Auto Pistol nerf
Steam News · Oct 16, 2024
Todays mini update focuses on bringing up the threat to your soldiers. Plan to keep your soldiers protected, or they will die. Tomorrows Mini Update will focus on making Drones more useful and fun to use. Advanced Enemy Targeting No longer can you easily protect your soldiers with carefully placed turrets. Enemies now will ignore your turrets more often than not, and go straight for attacking your...
Steam News · Oct 16, 2024
Continuing with the theme of the last mini update, todays update introduces another way to protect your soldiers from being attacked. With these new ways to protect your soldiers, tomorrows update will focus on bringing up the threat of losing soldiers. Cloaking Beacons Introducing an all new tower, the cloaking beacon! This new later game tower will provide a cloak to nearby towers, making them i...
Steam News · Oct 15, 2024
This is the first of 3 mini updates that I have planned that will focus on adding new ways to combat enemies that can attack your soldiers. Taser Turrets A new upgrade path for turrets introducing a new but familiar mechanic. These "taser turrets" can stun enemies when they are hit. Health Changes Turrets as well as mining ou...
Steam News · Oct 14, 2024
This update focuses primarily on improving the armor mechanic with a new enemy & increased feedback. Armored Bugs The new armored bugs help introduce the armor mechanic earlier and in a more forgiving way. Armor Overhaul Enemy armor has now been given increased feedback through additional sound & visual effects when bullets d...
Steam News · Oct 1, 2024
Next Fest is almost here, and with the planned release date approaching real soon Private Mining Company will be participating! I have been working on some large overhauls to the core gameplay for a while, and they are ready just in time for Next Fest! So I present to you, The Great Next Fest Update! (or v0.2) Level Redesign Each level has been redesigned to give a more engaging gameplay experienc...
Steam News · Jul 29, 2024
I am back with a new update for the demo! This is a smaller update, with the primary change being the addition of salaries for soldiers. You will now need to pay a small fee to each soldier on contract completion. The goal is to push players towards more difficult missions later in the game. I have also made significant balance changes in terms of ore mining and economy. Give the new changes a try...
