Needle In A Haystack

v1.1 UPDATE

NoGlyph

v1.1.0: The Haystack Update

The beta is now part of the main game.

New

  • A new haystack: the campaign is now one big heap of hay that caves in and slides as you dig. Every tool and machine works on it.
  • Legacy mode: the old straw pile, unchanged. Your existing saves continue there.
  • No more daily quota, and a day and night cycle (you can turn it off per save).
  • Finishing the campaign keeps your haystack. Order a new haystack in any size from the reset button.
  • New buildings: Floor, Bridge, Storage Silo, an extendable Belt Lift, a compost line, the Hay Mixer and the Hay Molder.
  • Pickup filter for drones, robot arms and robot vacuums.
  • Seven hotbar slots, a HUD scale setting, and a Clear finds button.

Changes

  • Economy rebalance: tools unlock sooner, automation is cheaper to start, and contracts never run out.
  • Leaderboards: Hay Collected is one board per mode. Money has no $21M cap anymore.
  • Much less multiplayer lag, and big factories run faster.

Fixes

  • The "Actually Impossible" achievement can now be earned.
  • Hay no longer gets stuck under the ground or floating on the bale press.
  • Robot vacuums, drones, clutchers, the magnet and birds behave properly.
  • Lots of smaller visual and night-time fixes.

This announcement was originally published by NoGlyph on Steam on Oct 3, 2026.

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Needle In A Haystack

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