Sweet, need to test that.
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Factorio - Optimising Factories & Slaying Monsters [SpaceChem fans get in here]
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Sweet, need to test that.
75k sold units is still nowhere near the potential of the game, but considering its still super under-the-radar, the number is rather impressive.
They still haven't actually launched.
If there ever was an indie who'd deserved a million copies, this is it.
Considering that it's pretty much a low-fi supply chain simulator at the moment, I think it's great. And those sales are pretty much pure profit as they're just selling it on their website.
Weltall Zero
Member
Oh, that's right, I forgot developers live in clouds and feed on air.
As opposed to only getting ~60% on still having to pay upkeep, cool your jets, dude.
It's pretty clear that it meant "Without platform cuts", but 'pure revenue' doesn't sound as good.
homeworkfilms
Member
Really interesting new update. Sort of a progression into Minecraft redstone territory. Also this game is incredible. It is a perfect podcast listening game if you are into that sort of thing.
https://www.factorio.com/blog/post/fff-88
https://www.factorio.com/blog/post/fff-88
Holy shit.
Also, i'm trying DyTech + Resource Spawner Overhaul.
RSO is fantastic, gives trains a meaning.
What BS statement is this?
The studio itself is also reorganising, they're teaching their new hires, and also this update brought a lot of new functionality and some reworked inner-workings (way goods are transported via belts for example).
Why is multiplayer a pit? Why is it gigantic? Why endlessly? Why more than the life of this game? What do you tink is the life of this game? And more importantly, on what information did you base your BS statement?
What?
Factorio used to release patches of this size, (and actually bigger) every 2-3 months.
0.4 - May 2013
0.5 - June 2013
0.6 - August 2013
0.7 - September 2013
0.8 - Dicember 2013
0.9 - February 2014
== Beginning of MP work ==
0.10 - June 2014
0.11 - October 2014
0.12 - July 2015
From release to MP work start there were six patches in 9 months.
Since MP has been worked on, there have been three patches in 17 months, with next to no non-MP features added (With the exception of the combinators in 0.12.)
Additionally, the MP is still a wonky P2P protocol that cannot actually work server-client as was promised - leading to port hassles and whatnot.
The game wasn't built for MP, and converting it to MP has been a project that's now more than half the time since release - and it's still not really working, requiring open ports and low pings.
While i have factorio in my top 5 games of all time, MP support ended up being a black hole of resources, even in spite of more programmers being hired.
Also, why are you so aggressive?
Hmmz, maybe it was a bit to agressive, but I don't like to see a wonderfull game ruined by a wave of ungrounded negativism.
Multiplayer also has good sides, in my case, it sold another 10 copies to me and my friends
They've acknowledged in latest Friday facts that the initial version after the multiplayer version took extra effort bugfixing.
There is also the groundwork for some system overhauls and implementation of proper testing tools though.
All in all I wouldn't just call it "a gigantic pit into which programming resources have been thrown endlessly for more than the life of this game.".
Multiplayer also has good sides, in my case, it sold another 10 copies to me and my friends
They've acknowledged in latest Friday facts that the initial version after the multiplayer version took extra effort bugfixing.
There is also the groundwork for some system overhauls and implementation of proper testing tools though.
All in all I wouldn't just call it "a gigantic pit into which programming resources have been thrown endlessly for more than the life of this game.".
That's exactly what it is, though. It has taken more programming resources than the rest of the game, at this point.
It sold my friends a few copies, too, but eh. At this point, they even ackowledge that it wasn't a good decision - perhaps remaking the game from the ground-up would've been faster.
I reiterate that i'm an EXTREME Factorio fan, i'm not bringing it down. It's an amazing game as it is. I'm just upset at what it could've been if they developed the core instead of the mp.
It sold my friends a few copies, too, but eh. At this point, they even ackowledge that it wasn't a good decision - perhaps remaking the game from the ground-up would've been faster.
I reiterate that i'm an EXTREME Factorio fan, i'm not bringing it down. It's an amazing game as it is. I'm just upset at what it could've been if they developed the core instead of the mp.
I'm amazed I haven't heard of this until now. I love economic supply chain management strategy games like the Settlers and Anno series, build-a-mechanism-to-solve-a-problem games like Spacechem and defensive RTS games like Stronghold. I got kind of obsessed with building a stupidly complicated item distribution system in Minecraft, and even the conveyor belts and trains in Factorio give me a serious Transport Tycoon vibe, which is another old favourite of mine. It's literally as if someone went through my gaming history and built a game where "Target audience" in their business proposals just had a picture of me in it.
Anyway, before I jump in, have they given any indication if they'll be giving Steam codes to people who buy direct from them? I imagine they will, but I don't want to be caught out if the game goes up on Steam tomorrow and I'm stuck with a non-Steam version.
Anyway, before I jump in, have they given any indication if they'll be giving Steam codes to people who buy direct from them? I imagine they will, but I don't want to be caught out if the game goes up on Steam tomorrow and I'm stuck with a non-Steam version.
Weltall Zero
Member
To be fair, I'm not sure they have many more ideas about what else to implement into the game. Unless there's a roadmap full of exciting things that's been frozen for a few years?
And there's plenty more request for comments on potential features (RFCs by the devs) on the forums.Factorio forthcoming said:
So, yeah.
Dysfunctional
Neo Member
Is anyone hosting a GAF server?
Or is there a server where we can get together and play?
Mind you, i am typing this, without having read through the whole thread.
Or is there a server where we can get together and play?
Mind you, i am typing this, without having read through the whole thread.
drotahorror
Member
This is not my type of game but I thought the demo was really cool and I dig the artstyle. I definitely plan on grabbin this on a sale or just when there's nothing else to do.
The current thread is over here: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1189988