GridEnergy

Hello Grid Energy Engineers! We are thrilled to present the v0.9 update, one of the most substantial evolutions of the game since its launch. This version completely rethinks your beginnings, introduces a comprehensive financial system, and significantly enriches the experience with 44 Steam achievements and full Spanish support. Complete Early Game Revamp (Tier 0) Say goodbye to abrupt starts! The initial progression is now more engaging, gradual, and rewarding: Study Desk: Your first research breakthroughs now happen on a drafting table to unlock fundamental scientific theories. Crank Generator: Crank out your very first watts by hand. Hamster Wheel: A modest yet fully autonomous source of kinetic animal energy! Test Light Bulb: Hook up your early electricity to instantly convert initial watts into liquid credits. Auxiliary Fuel Generator: A compact thermal generator to support your grid before building major power plants. The Finance Department Your corporation gains a brand-new strategic dimension with 3 dedicated financial wings: Live Stock Market: Invest in corporations with distinct market profiles, anticipate price swings, and sell at the peak to boost your treasury. Term Deposits: Lock in investment contracts (Secured Fund, Balanced Fund, or High-Risk Startup). 19 R&D Investments: Fund applied research programs offering massive and permanent multipliers for your facilities. 44 Steam Achievements The Steam achievement roster has been overhauled to 44 finely balanced badges: New achievements for stock trading and term deposit contracts. Achievements dedicated to tech investments and animal energy. Removal of redundant legacy achievements. Multilingual Support (Spanish Added) The game is now fully translated and localized in three languages: 🇫🇷 French 🇬🇧 English 🇪🇸 Spanish (New!) Balancing & Bug Fixes Rebalanced Plastics Plants and Waste Recyclers for a more coherent ecological loop. Overall economic readjustment following the introduction of Tier 0. Performan...

Interface & Quality of Life In-Game New Game Confirmation: Replaced the native Windows prompt with a clean in-game modal matching the game's UI, featuring a “Don’t ask again” option. Stock Portfolio in Top Bar: Added real-time tracking of your total stock portfolio value directly in the top resource bar, next to Credits and Research. Soundtrack & Audio Audio Cut-off Fixed: Resolved an issue where background music could abruptly stop after around 40 seconds. Enhanced Stability: Added automatic error recovery to skip smoothly to the next track, and ensured audio keeps playing seamlessly even when the window loses focus. Stock Market Visual Fixes: Fixed company icons in the Stock Market appearing distorted or stretched on certain window resolutions. Complete English Translations Translated remaining French labels in the Save/Load modals (slot names, input placeholders, and labels).

"Space Program" Achievement: Fixed an issue where building the Launch Silo wouldn't properly trigger the achievement. Achievement Syncing ("First Sail", etc.): If you met the requirements for an achievement but it didn't unlock on Steam (or if you were playing offline), your save file will now automatically sync with Steam when loaded! Any earned achievements you were missing will instantly pop up. Building Limits Display: Fixed a visual bug where the number of placed buildings would incorrectly display as 0 (e.g., 0/2 instead of 2/2) in the build menu immediately after unlocking a limit upgrade in the research tree.