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Plenty of previous discussion at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32422522 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32422522 (Mindustry – Open-Source Game, 135
by ritzaco 3y ago
Plenty of previous discussion at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32422522 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32422522 (Mindustry – Open-Source Game, 135 comments)
Great game, though a bit addictive.
- wilg 3y agoFascinating that the review is basically "it's too good".
- _the_inflator 3y agoThanks for the warning, I suppose it is - and that's why I stick to my guns and won't play it. Since playing Age of Empires II online around 2000 took such a heavy toll on my study habits to achieve a 2000+ rating at the time, my mantra goes by the saying: "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure". ;)
- Weryj 3y agoAnd here I am, a new player of Factorio and wishing I stuck to my prevention. On another note my factory is growing!
- nikitoci 3y agoDo not install Space Exploration mode! Save yourself 400 hours.
- Cthulhu_ 3y agoWait for the official Space DLC and all the 2.0 QoL improvements next year instead!
- ls612 3y agoI’ll be surprised if they actually release in 2024 I’d assume 2025 is more realistic.
- shzhdbi09gv8ioi 3y agoHmm, I had to google this mod [1]. Seems really cool, but it also does sound a whole lot like the factorio expansion [2], so what is going on here? (I been eagerly awaiting the factorio expansion for a while now!) 1: https://mods.factorio.com/mod/space-exploration https://mods.factorio.com/mod/space-exploration 2: https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/factorio-expansion-space-age https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/factorio-expansion-space-...
- Brybry 3y agoThey hired the mod creator (as an artist) and, from the Factorio Friday Facts blog posts[1], the expansion has some inspiration from the space mod but is not the same. [1] https://www.factorio.com/blog/ https://www.factorio.com/blog/
- shzhdbi09gv8ioi 3y agoOh, that is amazing! Thanks for pointing me to the blog!
- bombcar 3y agoIf you like Factorio and are at all interested in game design I can highly recommend every one of those blog posts. It’s amazing how time and time again a they describe a feature and you’re like wow this is perfect and then later they’re like “here’s how to fix all the problems you don’t even notice”.
- sunbum 3y agoThe factorio team hired the person behind the space exploration mod to integrate it into factorio.
- Baldbvrhunter 3y agoEarendel was employed by Wube in February 5, 2021 https://factorio.com/blog/post/fff-365 https://factorio.com/blog/post/fff-365
- bashinator 3y agoDon't look at Dyson Sphere Program.
- mcv 3y agoA very long time ago, my dad prepared me for this risk by buying Civilization just before my high school final exam. I graduated with 268% on Emperor.
- onionisafruit 3y agoIt’s funny how saying a game is addictive makes many people want to try it, but people like you and me take it as a warning. For me it’s because I succumb to addictions more easily than most.