- Steam App
- Terminal Colony Deep Core (4161680)
- Event type
- patch note
- Published
- 24 January 2026 - 13:34:31 UTC
- Source
- steam_community_announcements
Hey miners, this update is all about stability and worker sanity. I tightened up worker assignment so presets stop pulling in locked roles, added stronger recovery so workers don’t get stuck doing the classic “stare at a wall forever” routine, and improved idle/wander behavior so they keep moving even when the mine runs dry. Late game balance also got a major tune up at level 17+: uranium drain spirals are now much harder to trigger thanks to reserve protection, passive uranium fallback, and a new reactor efficiency upgrade. Balance (Level 17+ Endgame Stability)ChangedQuantum Analyst uranium consumption reduced: 0.15 → 0.05 uranium/sec per worker (-66%)Quantum Analyst Qbit generation increased: 0.02 → 0.025/secEngineer energy consumption hysteresis: requires a 20% energy buffer before consuming to reduce active/idle oscillationAddedUranium reserve protection for Quantum Analysts: maintai...