The developers of Surviving the Aftermath have launched a new update that added new modes, which allow you to demolish or repair buildings faster. New tech is also added to all ideologies to let you establish a building that produces Rare Metals.

Dedicated demolish and repair modes have been added to the game. These are quality-of-life features where you can choose whether to destroy buildings or have them repaired faster without the hassle.

If you are using a mouse and keyboard, these modes can be accessed by pressing the button at the bottom-left corner of the screen, then selecting each building that you want to repair or demolish.

For those who are using controllers, these can be accessed by pressing the default button that controls the camera and then pressing the respective buttons that you see on the screen.

Another nifty feature that was added is the new tech that allows you to upgrade your Metal Auto-Extractor to a Magnetic Separator. This lets you produce Rare Metals using the metal deposits found around your colony. You can also configure the Separator to produce Rare Metals and Metal or Metal and Junk if you want.

If you somehow want the game to be even more challenging, you can select the “Very Hard” difficulty in the pre-game selection menu. When playing at this difficulty level, you’ll have: 

You can read the full patch notes on the game’s official Steam page.