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Checks play time 2699.8 hours I’m really glad 2.0 isn’t released yet. I still have time to blacklist the domain so that I don’t get notified when it is release

by oefrha 3y ago

Checks play time 2699.8 hours I’m really glad 2.0 isn’t released yet. I still have time to blacklist the domain so that I don’t get notified when it is released.

joshstrange 3y ago
Steam shows ~800 hours for me but that's before I went all-in on various mods and just wrote my own launcher for easy switching between mod packs/saves/etc so thankfully I don't have the full numbers (though the vast majority of my playtime happened after that change so I know I'm probably around your number).
- sorahn 3y ago
  The install is completely portable on its own, so my solution is that I just have 10 or so copies of the game installed, with a folder of renamed shortcuts based on the modpack they run. What does your launcher do?
  - joshstrange 3y ago
    Nothing special, it’s an Alfred workflow to list my installs which are just folders on the file system. Each folder has its own saves/mods and a link to launch the version of Factorio I want. It calls a script that symlinks the mods/saves to the right place and launches the game.
    - sorahn 3y ago
      Do the blueprint stay between each copy? One of the issues I have is that I have blueprints in every copy of the game now instead of in some central location :(
      - joshstrange 3y ago
        They are per-install I think. I normally create new blueprints per-run just cause. I have a handful of blueprints I store in notes to easily paste in.
        sorahn 3y ago
        Yeah, I've been getting more and more collecting for stuff I'm doing with the circuit network that I don't want to do again. Trying to find a clean way to organize them and have it available in all the games, maybe just checking them into github is the way to go.
        chrisweekly 3y ago
        I'm sure it's great fun but please consider the astoundingly extraordinary privilege of having the skills and resources to invest in learning or creating or solving nearly anything you can imagine... and what it means to choose to spend it on shallow personal entertainment. You're capable of so much more. The world desperately needs you and others just like you to pivot, a hard reset of perspective and values, to put your amazing mind and self to work doing things that are essential and meaningful and helpful to others. Your future self will thank you for breaking the solo gaming habit. Better late than never. You won't get those 2000 hours back, but you just might find your soul by choosing to put your next 2000 hours of free time to a different purpose.
        d1str0 3y ago
        Wow. I was enjoying this thread but you really killed the vibe by thinking you’re a better determiner of people’s free time, not to mention you somehow think you know a stranger on the internet better than themselves? Please tell me this is a copypasta and was just sarcasm.
        chrisweekly 3y ago
        Hey d1str0, Sorry (not sorry) to harsh your vibe. It wasn't sarcasm or "copypasta". My longer response to a sibling comment just now explains further. Have a great weekend.

by oefrha 3y ago

Checks play time 2699.8 hours I’m really glad 2.0 isn’t released yet. I still have time to blacklist the domain so that I don’t get notified when it is released.

joshstrange 3y ago

Steam shows ~800 hours for me but that's before I went all-in on various mods and just wrote my own launcher for easy switching between mod packs/saves/etc so thankfully I don't have the full numbers (though the vast majority of my playtime happened after that change so I know I'm probably around your number).

sorahn 3y ago
The install is completely portable on its own, so my solution is that I just have 10 or so copies of the game installed, with a folder of renamed shortcuts based on the modpack they run. What does your launcher do?
- joshstrange 3y ago
  Nothing special, it’s an Alfred workflow to list my installs which are just folders on the file system. Each folder has its own saves/mods and a link to launch the version of Factorio I want. It calls a script that symlinks the mods/saves to the right place and launches the game.
  - sorahn 3y ago
    Do the blueprint stay between each copy? One of the issues I have is that I have blueprints in every copy of the game now instead of in some central location :(
    - joshstrange 3y ago
      They are per-install I think. I normally create new blueprints per-run just cause. I have a handful of blueprints I store in notes to easily paste in.
      - sorahn 3y ago
        Yeah, I've been getting more and more collecting for stuff I'm doing with the circuit network that I don't want to do again. Trying to find a clean way to organize them and have it available in all the games, maybe just checking them into github is the way to go.
        chrisweekly 3y ago
        I'm sure it's great fun but please consider the astoundingly extraordinary privilege of having the skills and resources to invest in learning or creating or solving nearly anything you can imagine... and what it means to choose to spend it on shallow personal entertainment. You're capable of so much more. The world desperately needs you and others just like you to pivot, a hard reset of perspective and values, to put your amazing mind and self to work doing things that are essential and meaningful and helpful to others. Your future self will thank you for breaking the solo gaming habit. Better late than never. You won't get those 2000 hours back, but you just might find your soul by choosing to put your next 2000 hours of free time to a different purpose.
        d1str0 3y ago
        Wow. I was enjoying this thread but you really killed the vibe by thinking you’re a better determiner of people’s free time, not to mention you somehow think you know a stranger on the internet better than themselves? Please tell me this is a copypasta and was just sarcasm.
        chrisweekly 3y ago
        Hey d1str0, Sorry (not sorry) to harsh your vibe. It wasn't sarcasm or "copypasta". My longer response to a sibling comment just now explains further. Have a great weekend.