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- Tue Aug 29, 2023 5:14 am
- Forum: News
- Topic: Friday Facts #373 - Factorio: Space Age
- Replies: 267
- Views: 66513
Re: Friday Facts #373 - Factorio: Space Age
Gday from Australia, Great news on the up coming expansion, I've been waiting eagerly for some info. I've only been playing Factorio since 1.18 so I'm relatively young for a Factorio Player, however since then I have logged (checks Steam, gulp) 8400.6 hours playing all the major mods including Krast...
- Fri Sep 09, 2022 4:26 am
- Forum: General discussion
- Topic: I’ve gotta say hats off to the developers of Factorio. (My thoughts and mini-review of Factorio)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1968
Re: I’ve gotta say hats off to the developers of Factorio. (My thoughts and mini-review of Factorio)
I think you got your chronology slightly off. The 1MB extended memory and 20 MB hard drives belong to the 8086 era (my dad's first computer was a 8086 with 1 total MB RAM and a 20 MB HDD - a luxury at that time). IIRC, the 80486 era CPU was usually found with close to 16 or 32 MB RAM, and in the 10...
- Thu Sep 08, 2022 3:32 am
- Forum: General discussion
- Topic: I’ve gotta say hats off to the developers of Factorio. (My thoughts and mini-review of Factorio)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1968
Re: I’ve gotta say hats off to the developers of Factorio. (My thoughts and mini-review of Factorio)
Interesting read young whipper snapper. I've been playing computer games since 8086 processors were a thing. In those days and the following decade game play was what kept you playing and interested. There were no fancy graphics, you were lucky if you had basic beeps and boops. By the time the 386 c...
- Mon Aug 22, 2022 3:12 am
- Forum: General discussion
- Topic: I want to play factorio but I lack a goal
- Replies: 40
- Views: 14064
Re: I want to play factorio but I lack a goal
OP, I feel your pain, I generally like games with a story and often get bored with sandbox mode. But Factorio once you get into it does create a certain itch that needs to be scratched, in my case I am into this game for over 6500 hours according to steam, yes I need to get a life. I think the answe...
- Tue Feb 08, 2022 4:32 am
- Forum: General discussion
- Topic: Alt-F4 #55 - The Dark Alleys of Modding
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3330
Re: Alt-F4 #55 - The Dark Alleys of Modding
Currently Steam tells me I have over 5800 hours in Factorio. Unlike most of the posters above I have only been playing since 0.18, so 2 years or so and yes I guess that is kind of sad, at leas t my wife would tell me so. That said if it wasn't for all the wonderful mods you guys have provided for th...
- Wed May 26, 2021 5:07 am
- Forum: General discussion
- Topic: Can there ever be a full 3D rendered Factorio?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 9558
Re: Can there ever be a full 3D rendered Factorio?
IMO it would not be worth the time and money investment. The nearest other game I play to Factorio would be Surviving Mars. That has many of the features you speak of in a 3d environment. And sure, it is some impressive eye candy when you zoom in, but when your actually playing the game you spend mo...
- Wed Jan 27, 2021 3:35 am
- Forum: General discussion
- Topic: The thing that bothers me since game start
- Replies: 28
- Views: 9552
Re: The thing that bothers me since game start
I'm sure it happened. The guides are usually adjustable so they can come loose. If the timing between, scrolls, star wheels and machine heads like cappers isn't "just right" it can be quite messy. We made some new star wheels for a line filling plastic bottles with vinegar. At first we had...
- Wed Jan 27, 2021 12:42 am
- Forum: General discussion
- Topic: The thing that bothers me since game start
- Replies: 28
- Views: 9552
Re: The thing that bothers me since game start
The conveyor moving and items staying still is exactly how some conveyors work IRL. Bottling lines in particular work this way. The constant motion of the conveyor pushes the bottles along the line and into the next process. Many of the operations like capping or labeling require the bottle to be ta...
- Tue Nov 17, 2020 2:24 am
- Forum: Maps and Scenarios
- Topic: Nauvis Post Collapse 2.0 will incorporate and build on SE // Discord Server:https://discord.gg/NTJF88UWhC
- Replies: 54
- Views: 32050
Re: Nauvis New Frontier (Nauvis Post Collapse Version 2.0) Factory Goodies
Hi and thanks to all who are working on this project. I have only just become aware of the new version of this project so sorry for being a late comer the conversation. I downloaded a played this map after Xterminator spotlighted it about a year ago. I have to say I absolutely loved it. I spent abou...
- Mon Sep 21, 2020 12:20 am
- Forum: General discussion
- Topic: Planning vs Winging it
- Replies: 32
- Views: 7931
Re: Planning vs Winging it
The only way to win in Factorio is to derive some enjoyment out of the process of building and problem solving. Play how you want. There are a number of you tubers who offer some good advice, there are also some who are way to pedantic with placement and ratios and what not, who basically just suck ...
- Tue Mar 31, 2020 10:27 pm
- Forum: General discussion
- Topic: Isnt Factorio for Casual Players? Help with some tips
- Replies: 15
- Views: 6167
Re: Isnt Factorio for Casual Players? Help with some tips
ALWAYS PUT 4, PRODUCTIVITY 3 MODULES IN YOUR ROCKET SILO. Hand craft them if you have to. This will reduce the number of parts for the rocket by 40% which is huge when you consider that you would other wise need 1000 each of Light Weight Structures, Rocket Fuel and Rocket Control units. Which are a...
- Mon Mar 30, 2020 11:57 pm
- Forum: General discussion
- Topic: Isnt Factorio for Casual Players? Help with some tips
- Replies: 15
- Views: 6167
Re: Isnt Factorio for Casual Players? Help with some tips
I don't post around here much so take everything I say as if I was a noob. That said I have nearly 1400 hours in game since I started in October last year (yes I should get out more). I am still learning new things. Factorio is a journey of discovery, of learning how systems work, supply chains and ...
- Thu Mar 26, 2020 12:27 am
- Forum: General discussion
- Topic: New Character GUI (eye strain)
- Replies: 43
- Views: 11827
Re: New Character GUI (eye strain)
The only thing annoying me about it at the moment is that screens that have scrolled don't stick. Let me explain. I am playing the Krastorio 2 mod ATM. This has added a ton of stuff to make and do. Consequently the crafting queues are extremely long requiring one to scroll down to get to items at t...
- Wed Mar 25, 2020 10:39 pm
- Forum: General discussion
- Topic: New Character GUI (eye strain)
- Replies: 43
- Views: 11827
Re: New Character GUI (eye strain)
The only thing annoying me about it at the moment is that screens that have scrolled don't stick. Let me explain. I am playing the Krastorio 2 mod ATM. This has added a ton of stuff to make and do. Consequently the crafting queues are extremely long requiring one to scroll down to get to items at th...
- Mon Feb 17, 2020 1:57 am
- Forum: General discussion
- Topic: Just bought the game; What were Your first impressions?
- Replies: 456
- Views: 261576
Re: Just bought the game; What were Your first impressions?
So I might be a bit late for a first impression review, but I'll tell you anyway. I tested out the demo like 5 years ago and thought I'd come back to it when it had more development. I was bored and still waiting on updates to other games and I saw a review online of Factorio and vaguely remembering...