Post APfwyFq3YnnjFBDs00 by prv@celt.social
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(DIR) Post #APfucD5CvQb8Pzfbxw by entreprecariat@post.lurk.org
2022-11-16T22:22:44Z
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Has anyone played Factorio? Trying the demo rn and wondering if it's worth buying. I'm playing it on the Switch, but feel like a PC kinda game... :doomthinking:
(DIR) Post #APfvNk563YZ6N3HdRI by jboy@post.lurk.org
2022-11-16T22:31:23Z
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@entreprecariat I haven't, but I've played Mindustry, which I guess is quite similar. Liked it a lot.I also came across this and have been meaning to try it: https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=30631
(DIR) Post #APfwyFq3YnnjFBDs00 by prv@celt.social
2022-11-16T22:25:48Z
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@entreprecariat Factorio is how I survived my two first years of high school. A great game, and a game that my friends and I sometimes dive into for a couple of weeks.Only ever played it on a PC with a mouse. I tried it on a laptop but the trackpad isn't very user-friendly.
(DIR) Post #APfwz6mgi3b9S53Qbg by chobeat@mastodon.bida.im
2022-11-16T22:26:01Z
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@entreprecariat on switch I have no idea. On PC I've finished. It's definitely worth it. It's still the first reference for automation games despite being a bit old.
(DIR) Post #APfwz8V2KefQluoMN6 by chobeat@mastodon.bida.im
2022-11-16T22:27:31Z
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@entreprecariat also I used it to teach process design, you might find it interesting for it's pedagogic value
(DIR) Post #APfwzA3oWq51c45eDY by chobeat@mastodon.bida.im
2022-11-16T22:27:36Z
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@entreprecariat its*
(DIR) Post #APfxEtugKchIANK8UC by sky@layer8.space
2022-11-16T22:29:52Z
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@entreprecariat I didn't invest a lot of time but it's pretty cool and has some fun progression. It gets tough having to refactor an entire factory though to sort out a little optimization though.Also idk how it stacks up to others value and smoothness-wise, like satisfactory or even minecraft mods (which get close to the same gameplay loop).
(DIR) Post #APfyz4aj3wusYiZP2u by tobbsn@post.lurk.org
2022-11-16T23:11:44Z
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@entreprecariat It's really good, quite complicated and a lot of fun - if you are into building, optimizing, automating.I've spent a good part of the first pandemic winter building an ever growing factory with some friends. It can really suck you in.But I was increasingly frustrated about the only interaction possible with the aliens on the planet you are destroying: "kill". They may have added "harvest" in a later version, but surprisingly that did not help against the colonizer vibe.And also: I can't imagine the game on the switch, tbh.
(DIR) Post #APgngOoGlJbJQRl37A by chobeat@mastodon.bida.im
2022-11-17T08:04:24Z
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@tobbsn @entreprecariat the colonialist vibe is a basic of almost all automation games. I've been thinking about writing an article on this subject for years.
(DIR) Post #APgngPIkvxzGx01OdM by entreprecariat@post.lurk.org
2022-11-17T08:39:48Z
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@chobeat @tobbsn didn't Paolo Pedercini focus on this aspect in some of his writing?
(DIR) Post #APgoJqGqb4Ejt6vtbs by tobbsn@post.lurk.org
2022-11-17T08:46:57Z
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@entreprecariat@chobeat I had a rant with some alternative ideas for the game on my old instance - so if anybody wants to make a mod: https://cybre.space/@tobbsn/106046724566004462Another game called Infinifactory actually turned the colonial automation concept on its head: There you work in and build the weapons factories for your alien colonial overlords.
(DIR) Post #APgobiARSnT1y6SQSG by entreprecariat@post.lurk.org
2022-11-17T08:50:11Z
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@tobbsn @chobeat what if the fact that is colonialist is a good thing? Because it shows that extractivism and colonialism are linked?
(DIR) Post #APgpDdlyFdPTLJ65qq by chobeat@mastodon.bida.im
2022-11-17T08:56:29Z
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@entreprecariat @tobbsn it doesn't seem to involve any criticism. Some like Satisfactory actually glorify the act without even a hint of irony.
(DIR) Post #APnUHJqtWGK5mt25Q0 by entreprecariat@post.lurk.org
2022-11-20T14:05:18Z
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sooo, after some hours I got the hang of it and I can solemnly declare that Factorio is playable on the Switch
(DIR) Post #APnUUS707Ys5AYpRXE by entreprecariat@post.lurk.org
2022-11-20T14:07:42Z
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also: I'm bad at this. It turns out that designer != engineer