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It's fascinating: because Factorio is deterministic, I always build out one massive, consolidated chip factory and distribute chips to other factories from ther
by nthj 5y ago
It's fascinating: because Factorio is deterministic, I always build out one massive, consolidated chip factory and distribute chips to other factories from there. But as we see here, in the real world, with droughts and pandemics, this is a risky strategy.
- skybrian 5y agoMaybe Factorio needs some random disasters like SimCity or RimWorld?
- bombcar 5y agoBiters effectively do this though it’s technically entirely deterministic - and you can build a defense strong enough to make it not an issue, but that’s quite involved. The most common “production” disasters are caused by an oversupply of one item, which stockpiled, and you go into under supply but don’t notice until you’re off doing something else (and that can cause critical self-defense mechanisms to shut down at bad times).
- nostrademons 5y agoRunning out of plastic production because the productivity of your oilfields dropped effectively simulates this.
- swiley 5y agoI love clicking on the power poles and watching the interference for segments of the network. It's awesome how quickly the noise emerges from the deterministic rules.