Anyone playing ...Factorio?

[bob48]

You're too kind, Bob me old china!  I even forgot to cut the bit where I quit to desktop at the end! :D

Did it convince you that you need this game? ;)

I'm definitely possibly interested.

[jamus34]

OK so after playing the hell out of the demo and seeing it hit Steam I jumped on it (along with Stardew Valley)

The amount of things to build in Factorio is really mind blowing. Managed about 3 hours this weekend but I'll probably double that tonight.

[DennisS]

OK so after playing the hell out of the demo and seeing it hit Steam I jumped on it (along with Stardew Valley)

The amount of things to build in Factorio is really mind blowing. Managed about 3 hours this weekend but I'll probably double that tonight.

Yep, Stardew Valley for light work, then on to Factorio to get the life crushed out of me.

Let me see..this is where I am at. Completed first three tutorials, check. Started sandbox game, and somehow managed to get a boiler, steam engine, and electric lines all hooked up and running. Created two research labs, and got both red and green research completed!!

At this point, I have unlocked a crap-ton of stuff, stuff that I cannot come close to building. Next up is linking up two products to create a third, automatically. I can see electronic circuits next up!

Great game, and the learning curve is not unsurmountable. I suck at these kind of games, and haven't hit the wall yet.

[sandman2575]

Pretty damn impressive that Factorio still has a 99% Positive rating on Steam after over 4,500 reviews....

[DennisS]

Pretty damn impressive that Factorio still has a 99% Positive rating on Steam after over 4,500 reviews....

Yes it is. I bought Stardock Valley due to the 95% rating. Hell..I will buy ANY game I am remotely interested in, if the sample size is significant, and it's over 90%.

[jamus34]

OK so after playing the hell out of the demo and seeing it hit Steam I jumped on it (along with Stardew Valley)

The amount of things to build in Factorio is really mind blowing. Managed about 3 hours this weekend but I'll probably double that tonight.

Yep, Stardew Valley for light work, then on to Factorio to get the life crushed out of me.

Let me see..this is where I am at. Completed first three tutorials, check. Started sandbox game, and somehow managed to get a boiler, steam engine, and electric lines all hooked up and running. Created two research labs, and got both red and green research completed!!

At this point, I have unlocked a crap-ton of stuff, stuff that I cannot come close to building. Next up is linking up two products to create a third, automatically. I can see electronic circuits next up!

Great game, and the learning curve is not unsurmountable. I suck at these kind of games, and haven't hit the wall yet.

Dennis, from what I know as long as you have you mining production humming, which sounds like yours is doing pretty good, it is all a matter of constantly setting up ever advanced construction production while trying to not bottleneck any single part.

I set up some guns as I started getting some hostile attention however I am trying to wait for laser towers before going after the nests. I need higher tier energy distribution as wood is my major bottleneck right now which limits my poles

[JasonPratt]

For comparison's sake, after around 20 hours in FCraft, I have built a coal, copper, tin, and iron mine (and moved the copper mine when the original ran out), and have just now gotten most everything coal powered except for the coal extractor itself.

A very good player could have beaten Factorio about 4 times already. But I think from watching and reading several plays, despite having more stuff to do, Factorio plays faster. (Also I'm on scarce resources and slow conveyors, and that makes a difference certainly.)

To clarify, I'm saying that the ratio to things-done per time-spent is better for Factorio, from what I've seen.  O:-)

[Geezer]

Apologies for the thread necro, but is anyone still playing Factorio?  I saw where the price is going up to $30 this month.  Just wondering if the game has legs or whether it gets old quickly.  Thanks.

[Huw the Poo]

The last time I played Factorio seriously was more than a year ago, and even then it had enough content for the long haul in my opinion.  There's shitloads of stuff to research, and you can always make your machines more efficient.

Since it's been so long since I played I guess you have to take my advice with a pinch of salt, but I'd bet good money there's more than enough entertainment for 30 of those funny "dollar" things.

(Oh, it's absolutely fantastic in multiplayer too - the cooperative element really adds to it)

[Geezer]

Thanks for the reply.  Just noticed there is a demo on Steam so I'll go through that now.

[CJReich46]

I do know you can even mod the demo, if you need to slow down the game a bit.

I had to do it because I can be a bit slow with things.

[Yskonyn]

I could probably arrange for a dedicated server for us Groggies for Factorio if there is enough interest.
Let me know.

[Gusington]

I've read that the newest version of the game has heavy weapons that can be built and fielded. Anyone use them yet?

[Geezer]

Nope.  I ended up buying it, but just getting started with my first game.

[jamus34]

I've read that the newest version of the game has heavy weapons that can be built and fielded. Anyone use them yet?

yeah saw that too.

Me thinks once I finish some of my current games I needs to jump back into this.