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The game allows one to disable the wildlife, no mods required, so it’s possible to focus solely on game without dealing with it at all. However. I do think it’
by pm90 5y ago
The game allows one to disable the wildlife, no mods required, so it’s possible to focus solely on game without dealing with it at all.
However. I do think it’s a pretty amazing mechanic that the game designers put in the game, and is a great tool to shine light on the darkest aspect of the human race: our unbelievable capacity to subdue and destroy.
Factorio isn’t just about being dropped in a war zone and shooting the bad guys. It’s about scaling up destruction to a planetary scale. Often unintentionally (pollution) but also intentionally (nukes). These are all very rich and interesting things to speculate on, none of it is “shallow”.
- hyperhopper 5y agoWhat do you mean "speculate"? Seems pretty straightforward: you're polluting and killing the native life. And? Do that in real life = bad. Do that in a game = ok. I think we all know that.
- lukeschlather 5y agoThis post is titled "The Factorio Mindset" and the author spends a lot of time talking about why it's something positive that should be cultivated. I'm not so sure we do all know that.
- handoflixue 5y agoCall of Duty can teach you teamwork without making you think every problem is solved by an AK-47. Kids play Minecraft but don't expect buildings to float in the air. Humans are reasonably intelligent and context-sensitive. They understand the difference between "video game" and "real life situation"
- baud147258 5y agohonestly, I though the pollution and wildlife aggression were put in the game as balancing elements (urge to switch power source, force to invest in defences, slow expansion) rather than any commentary