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0.2.9

6 July 2026

18 changes in this update

Wire Compacter, a new machine that presses hot metal straight into Wire (any material), a parallel path to the Ingot Compacter, unlocks after processing 300 ingots
Hold to place, hold left click and drag to lay down a whole line of pieces instead of clicking each cell
Undo, a new Undo button removes the last piece you placed and refunds its full cost
Blueprint delete confirm, deleting a saved blueprint now asks Sure before it removes it
Keybind cheatsheet, a small on screen list of the controls, and a Key hints toggle in Options to turn it on or off
Hover info, hovering a machine, dropper or processor with an empty hand now shows what it is, what it does, and its boost status
Polished item shine, fully polished ingots get a small shine mark and fully polished wire gets a bright outline

Prestige Shop redesign, a cleaner two column layout with tidier cards, clearer levels and calmer colours
Invalid placements now show a clear red tint so a bad spot is obvious before you click
Engineer tech rebalanced, Engineer Speed and Prime Engineer give a smaller boost now that the engineer also levels up on its own
Wire now reads clearly on the belt, the Wire Compacter makes a long strand and the Wire Drawer makes a coiled glyph, both coloured to their metal
The Neutronium dropper now drops dark orange and the Dark Matter dropper drops purple instead of grey
The polish effect is now a shine burst instead of the old scale pop
Toolbar dropdowns cap their height and scroll so long lists stay on screen

Clicking the Move tool no longer nudges the whole grid up and down
The polish shine no longer flickers off an ingot as it passes through other machines
Machine and processor boost tasks work again and the click ripple always shows

The Wire Compacter value is still being tuned so its payout may change in a future update

Quality of Life and Wire Works