Factorio

Tuco said:

I still feel like a bitch whenever I think about Factorio and how I never beat Space Exploration.

Here's the full Pyandon + Alien Life tech tree for ONE research module:

https://i.redd.it/28y64vfnjxv91.jpg

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I zoomed in on that jpg and front and center was "Creamy Latex."

Man I must have stopped playing just before the good stuff arrived.

Tuco said:

I still feel like a bitch whenever I think about Factorio and how I never beat Space Exploration.

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I resumed my Space Exploration / Krastorio 2 playthrough last night.



I'm rebuilding the entire thing using city blocks. I avoided doing that the first time because I liked creating artisinal factories, but am giving in because I'm looking at the impact of increasing levels of upgrade modules and other tech advances that will invalidate designs.

I'm an embarrasing 400 hours into my Space Exploration playthrough and the end is no where in sight. Meanwhile here's a time lapse of someone else beating it in 128 hours, which I think is the current record.



This guy is trying to get a sub 100 hour speedrun:

afaik Vanilla Factorio's best speed run is 1h22m which gives a sense of how much bigger Space Exploration is

Tuco said:

I'm an embarrasing 400 hours into my Space Exploration playthrough and the end is no where in sight. Meanwhile here's a time lapse of someone else beating it in 128 hours, which I think is the current record.



This guy is trying to get a sub 100 hour speedrun:

afaik Vanilla Factorio's best speed run is 1h22m which gives a sense of how much bigger Space Exploration is

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meStevo said:

Haven't messed with this myself, but fucking awesome.

FUE5 is a fan-made project we've been working on with my friend Nuke for the past 5 months. It's goal is to see what would Factorio look like and behave in 3D. This project is a 3D visualization environment which is able to import bases from the Factorio game and seemingly replicate their behavior. It contains no gameplay, however you can fly around and visit your base in 3D.​

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FUE5 GitHub Link: https://github.com/FUE5BASE/FUE5​

FUE5 Discord Server: https://discord.gg/5dWyyH5wcU​

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Fuck me I shouldn't have checked this thread. My wife is going to kill me if I ever get back into this game.

Year 2 of Space Exploration concluded with some 500ish hours in. I just unlocked the Space Elevator and decided to put the game down until next year. This is easily the hardest, longest and most complex game I've ever played. The depth of the tech tree, variety of components and complexity of even basic systems is astonishing. There are several major milestones where major parts of your factory could be totally rebuilt in order to integrate new technology, deciding when to rebuild is non-trivial and I think I'll finish the game with a total factory size that's less than what I have currently.

I expect to totally finish the game in the next iteration next year, but it might literally take a fourth year depending on what the late-game content is like.

Mountain Biker said:

Yeah I don't understand how someone (or someones) had time to design SE mod. It's literally a brand new game.

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Yeah and even though SE is built on existing mods, soooo much is made by Earendel.

Bubbles said:

Next stop Py?

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Py seems boring.

Like, the dramatic increase in complexity in SE is only fun for me because it's helping me reach far beyond what the base Factorio game has. Building a complex interplanetary factory and then researching ways to make it more efficient while constantly rebuilding the factory from new tech + what I learn is really cool.

Sitting around on a planet putting together 8 different pieces that make a up a screwdriver so I can turn a screw? lol, pass.

New expansion announcement, Space Age


Pretty cool that Earendel made both the modded version of this and participated in the real one.