- Ad Fundum is available now on Nintendo Switch! - 21 November 2025
Hey dieselminers! The wait is over — Ad Fundum is now available on Nintendo Switch! You can finally take the game with you wherever you go: on the couch, on the bus, or deep underground (for full immersion) :) Thanks for sticking with me through every delay and bump on the road. Grab your Switch, fire up the engines, and dive in! Ad Fundum on Nintendo Store
- Ad Fundum is available now on consoles! - 7 November 2025
Hey dieselminers! The day has finally come — Ad Fundum is now live on PlayStation and Xbox!Grab your gear, fire up your engines, and dive into the mines wherever you play.Check it out on your favorite store and join the adventure: PlayStation Store Xbox Store Unfortunately, the Nintendo Switch release is taking a little longer than planned due to some technical hurdles. It’ll be ready to roll out on November 21 — thanks for your patience, Switch miners!
- Console release date moved to November 7th - 28 October 2025
Hey dieselminers! Seems like no game launch is complete without the classic delay tradition :) Ad Fundum is now coming to consoles on November 7, 2025 instead of October 31. We ran into a few last-minute hiccups with the PlayStation Store — nothing major, but it means we had to shift the date for all consoles to keep everything in sync. Thanks for rolling with me through every bump on the road — we’re almost there!
- Ad Fundum is coming to consoles on November 7th! - 24 October 2025
Hey dieselminers! I have some great news to share! It’s been more than a year since the release of Ad Fundum on PC, and today I’m happy to announce that Ad Fundum is finally coming to consoles on November 7th, 2025! Thanks to my partnership with Samustai, Ad Fundum will be available on: PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Xbox One Xbox X/S Nintendo Switch The console version includes all the latest updates and has been carefully optimized to ensure a smooth and immersive experience on every platform. (P.S. Unfortunately, we were not allowed to publish the store pages before release — but I’ll share all the links on launch day!) Thank you for sticking around and supporting this journey — it really means a lot. P.P.S. The original release date was moved from October 31st to November 7th, so I edited this post.
- Security update - 1.2.2a - 7 October 2025
A new update is out to address a recently discovered security issue in the Unity engine. While this issue didn’t affect gameplay or cause any known harm, it could potentially allow unsafe file loading under certain conditions. I’ve updated the game to the fixed version of Unity to keep everything secure and running smoothly. You can read more about the issue on Unity’s official website here: https://unity.com/security/sept-2025-01If you’ve disabled automatic updates, please make sure to download this update manually to stay protected.
- Update 1.2.2 - Turkish localization! - 11 August 2025
Hey dieselminers! Long time no see! It's been a while since I announced the end of support for Ad Fundum, and I expected that there would be no further content updates or improvements, except for bug fixes. However, when I was approached by one of our Turkish players, Samet, with an offer to translate the game, I simply couldn't say no. So, what's new in the patch 1.2.2? Bug fixes: Fixed a bug where Terrain depth monitor displayed incorrect altitude at which the player's mech would hit the ground (thanks to leforeg for the report); Ore at the bottom of level 3 can no longer become invisible when Claustrophobia safe mode on (thanks to leforeg for the report); Heat and cold auras are no longer producing a "ghosting" effect after new thruster upgrades are installed; Uninstalling certain special upgrades now removes their effects correctly; Fixed a bug where the game sometimes considered pl…
- Hotfix 1.2.1d - 7 April 2025
Bug fixes: Fixed a bug that limited the movement of the camera. This will now allow players to see more clearly what is below them when they are falling, helping them avoid taking fall damage; Fixed an issue where the game would sometimes not detect that the player was on the base, preventing them from saving their game and draining fuel on Overcoming difficulty (thanks to Techbane for reporting this); Addressed an issue with the main menu, where the loader truck was visible outside the menu art at certain screen resolutions. Additionally, resolved an issue where players could see parts of the map while loading the game on certain resolutions; Resolved a problem where random location music theme could begin playing during the game loading process.
- Hotfix 1.2.1c - 17 February 2025
Bug fixes: Fixed an issue where the Difficulty settings menu was displayed incorrectly at certain screen resolutions. (thanks to UndecidedTrout for the report); Fixed a bug where the player couldn’t use Esc to leave the Keyboard controls menu after rebinding a button (thanks to UndecidedTrout for the report); Fixed an issue where UI elements at the top and bottom of the Controls settings menu were not visible; Fixed a bug that caused the Yes, No, and Cancel buttons in the Apply settings window to appear as white rectangles; Resolved a problem where using Threat analyzer at level 4 with the Claustrophobia safe mode enabled would cause most tiles to become invisible (thanks to for 肯定ペンギン the report); Addressed a situation where loading backups multiple times after completing the game could cause the boss fight becoming unavailable (thanks to UndecidedTrout again for the report).
- Hotfix 1.2.1b - 13 February 2025
Bug fixes: Fixed a bug where ore piles sometimes wouldn't drop from stones falling during an earthquake (thanks to SPEED RUNNER - Z for the report). Other changes: The message telling that ore piles will not drop from stones if Seismic Charge is used twice in a row has been updated to flash red, making it more noticeable. Hopefully, this would be the last hotfix for the game :)
- Hotfix 1.2.1a - 12 February 2025
Bug fixes: Fixed an issue where player's mech could sometimes pass through dirt or get stuck in empty tiles after an earthquake (thanks to Torum for the report). That's it. Only one, but an important fix :)
- Update 1.2.1 - All good things must come to an end - 6 February 2025
Hey dieselminers! It's been a while since the last Ad Fundum update was released. That is because this would be the final major update for the game and I wanted to include as many improvements and fixes as possible - and some of these required significant changes to the game's code. So, what’s new in 1.2.1? Major improvements: The game's performance has been significantly improved, with an average increase in FPS of approximately 20-40% depending on the device; The game over screen now includes contextual hints about what killed the player and how they can find a counter-measure to this threat; Thanks to Tangcuzhuzhu’s efforts, a Chinese translator, the Chinese localization of the game has been improved. Other improvements: The loading screen now correctly displays the progress of the game loading, so it no longer feels like the game has frozen; The visual design of buttons to access ba…
- Hotfix 1.2.0b - 24 December 2024
Bug fixes: Fixed an issue where players could load a save game file in which they had already completed the game by pressing the "Continue" button (thanks to Robbe for the report); Main menu buttons can no longer be pressed when a message about unlocking New Game + appears. Balance adjustments: Energy conservation module now also reduces the amount of fuel received, except for refueling at a maintenance station. This was done in order to prevent the "cheese", where players could combine several special upgrades to achieve infinite fuel (thanks to BadSniper for bringing this to my attention).
- Hotfix 1.2.0a - 23 December 2024
Bug fixes: Fixed an issue where the player's mech could become stuck in ground textures while mining a tile at the end of an earthquake (thanks to Pico and vivan for their reports); Addressed a problem where ore could not be added to inventory if it exceeded available cargo storage capacity and the player had the Cargo Cleanse Protocol upgrade installed (thanks to SandBag for the report); Fixed an issue with one of the boss dialogue lines being displayed incorrectly in English localization (thanks to supaserrin for noticing); Resolved a glitch where several control bindings in the gamepad settings were overlapping each other (thanks to vivan for the report); Fixed a bug with Elevator sometimes getting -100% discount even though the player hadn't acquired that discount yet (thanks to SocialModo and Robbe for their help tracking down this problem); An issue with ore piles occasionally cli…
- Update 1.2.0 is finally here! - 19 December 2024
Hey dieselminers! Great news! New Game+ is finally available in the main version of the game! So, what does Update 1.2.0 include? New Game+ features New Game+ is aimed to make Ad Fundum endlessly replayable, so it includes: Endless restarts. After completing New Game+, you can start again in New Game++ and New Game +3 and so on. There is no limit to how many times you can restart, and the game adjusts tile hardness, ore prices and boss damage to keep up with your progress. Moreover, starting from New Game++, ore prices will randomly change providing a new challenge for you - to find ores that will yield maximum profits. Of course, theoretically, at some point beyond NG+50, numbers in the game might break... but no one can reach that far, right? Infinite upgrades. In New Game+, you will unlock infinite upgrades for your mech. The mining speed, fuel regeneration rate, anti-gravity effect…
- Update 1.1.4 & Beta update 1.2.0.beta.5&6 - 17 December 2024
Hey dieselminers! Today's update includes many bug fixes and improvements, but the most significant one is that New Game+ has reached its final form. Based on your feedback from the Open Beta, I have significantly rebalanced the progression in New Game+, and I think the new version is much improved. I even believe New Game+ is now ready to be integrated into the main game, but I have decided to keep it in the Open Beta for another few days just to be sure. So, regarding the update. Update 1.1.4 includes: New features & improvements: It is now possible to collect more than one piece of ore using the Cargo Cleanse protocol when the cargo storage is full (thanks to SandBag for the suggestion); To make it clearer how to access the vaults, a new feature has been added. Now, the first earthquake occurs after the player receives a call from Nathaniel Forge near one of the vaults; The automated…
- Hotfix 1.1.3b & Beta update 1.2.0.beta.4 - 1 December 2024
Hotfix 1.1.3b includes the following improvements: Added a line to the dialogue with Tobias that gives a hint on how to earn his forgiveness if the player makes him angry; Fixed a bug that could cause the player to get stuck while mining crystal on level 3 if they tried to cancel mining (thanks to jaworeq for helping to track down this issue); Addressed an issue where stalactites would continue to fall even if the player had Vibration suppressor 1.0 or 2.0 installed (thanks to SandBag for pointing this out); Resolved an issue with elevator platforms not being displayed on the Terrain Depth Monitor (thanks to Lingluo for bringing this to my attention); Fixed an issue with navigation with controller or keyboard not working in the Shop menu (thanks to Mysterio28 for reporting the issue); Eliminated a visual glitch that caused a blue rectangle to appear above the player's mech after downgra…
- Hotfix 1.1.3a & Open beta update 1.2.0.beta.2&3 - 28 November 2024
Hotfix 1.1.3a (for the main version of the game) contains: Fixed an issue where the player could accidentally replace a chassis with a lower-tier upgrade, causing chassis overload (thanks to Pico for the report); Fixed a bug where the Cargo cleanse protocol treated wreckage as the cheapest ore in the game (thanks to Lingluo for reporting); Removed a feature where the weight text increased each time the player tried to leave the Workshop menu with a chassis overload. This was a silly feature that I added as a joke, but it confused many players, so I have decided to remove it. Update 1.2.0.beta.2 contains the same fixes as the main version, as well as: Fixed bugs with infinite upgrades not updating correctly after loading a previous save or starting a New Game++ (thanks to Lingluo and Sandbag for reporting); Fixed an issue where mech stats would not update correctly after installing an in…
- Update 1.1.3 & New Game+ Open Beta! - 27 November 2024
Hey dieselminers! It's been a while since the last update of Ad Fundum, and since New Game+ still requires testing and balancing, I have decided to split Update 1.2.0 into two parts. Changes to the main game are be included in Update 1.1.3, and New Game+ is available in open beta. To join the beta, select Ad Fundum in your library, then go to "Properties" and select "Betas". In the "Beta participation", choose "Open beta". NOTE: The new Game+ update will introduce new achievements. The game will track your progress using internal statistics and award you with the relevant achievements when you load the game after the 1.2.0 update. However, the list of new achievements has not been finalized yet, so some of them may not be acquired during the open beta. Feel free to leave your feedback here Or on my Discord channel in the General discussion section: https://discord.gg/jxTnpxhSgA Now, wha…
- What's coming with the update 1.2.0: new upgrades, new game modes and more - 4 November 2024
Hey dieselminers! It's been a while since the last update for Ad Fundum was released and I'm still working on the New Game+ update. So, I wanted to share some details about update 1.2.0 with you. What will this update include? New Game+ What could be better than starting a new game, saving all your upgrades, items, and most importantly, the profits? Starting over again! In 1.2.0 update, you will be able to start New Game+, then – New Game++, New Game+++ and so on. The game will adapt to your mech with each new playthrough. Yes, just like in Dark Souls! Infinite upgrades Of course, it wouldn't make sense to have endless restarts without anything to spend your hard-earned money on. After starting a New Game+, you'll unlock infinite upgrades for your mech. Progress has no limits! New special upgrades And what is the point of starting a new game if there is nothing new to discover? That's w…
- Hotfix 1.1.2b - 26 August 2024
Bug fixes: Fixed an issue where the player's current money balance could be displayed wrong due to incorrect rounding (thanks to Dystopia Dweller for reporting); Fixed a bug that caused the "Continue" button to become grayed out after deleting a save file (thanks to Dystopia Dweller for reporting); Fixed an issue where navigation in the Collections menu could stop working if the player had not found an Ancient vase before finding any other artifact (thanks to Dystopia Dweller for reporting); Fixed an issue where charging stations at level 7 sometimes stopped working (again, thanks to Dystopia Dweller for reporting); Fixed an issue where the number of Reinforcement beams item was sometimes displayed incorrectly (and this was reported by Dystopia Dweller too, thanks again); Fixed an issue where chemotrophic plants at level 5 could continue attacking the player even after they left their a…
