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Factorio is coming to Nintendo Switch

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Re: Factorio is coming to Nintendo Switch

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Post by sgarman »

shakna wrote: post #127
LinusU wrote: post #62

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I have >400 hours logged in Factorio, and almost all of that is on my laptop with an external Steam Controller. I think it works great, and play that way even when I'm home with access to keyboard and mouse. The touch controls on the Steam Controller are excellent though, so I'm not sure how good it will be on the Switch which uses joysticks...

> The touch controls on the Steam Controller are excellent though, so I'm not sure how good it will be on the Switch which uses joysticks... Whilst lots of games ignore it, the Switch screen is a touchscreen.

You kinda have to ignore it if you want your game to be playable docked.

Re: Factorio is coming to Nintendo Switch

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Post by p_l »

Aperocky wrote: post #59
mdtrooper wrote: post #39

Well, we have https://mindustrygame.github.io/ that it is free software. And IHMO it is best that Factorio.

Can you write scripts in factorio? You can do that in mindustry.

Others already mentioned built-in combinator logic and moon logic addon, there's also addon that let's you write in a simple assembly language - think having few bytes of memory for program and data and connecting to the same logic network as combinator logic does.

You can do fairly complex stuff this way.

Re: Factorio is coming to Nintendo Switch

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Post by tfigment »

Melatonic wrote: post #150
bitdestroyer wrote: post #16

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Same, and I have a Steam Deck arriving today… Also, never play Dyson Sphere Project. It ruined me worse than Factorio. Jokes aside, it’s a fantastically beautiful and well done game.

I really want to play that game - always loved the concept of a Dyson I assume its more of a macro type game vs micro? I am thinking in terms of RTS type games here (which do not directly translate obviously). I always loved Total Annihilation for example but could never get into Starcraft at all.

Its very micro but also some macro. Very factorio-esk. When they add combat and hopefully other ways to use energy I will return and waste vast amounts of time again trying to avoid spaghetti (unsuccessfully).

Re: Factorio is coming to Nintendo Switch

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Post by Emma_Goldman »

duped wrote: post #144
Emma_Goldman wrote: post #102

Even though it is many orders of magnitude simpler than the real-world equivalent, I find that there is no better way of grasping the logistics of modern civilization than playing Factorio. In fact, it's probably in the Goldilocks zone: easy enough to play, but complicated enough to convey the kind of resource, energy and transport logistics involved in scaling a multi-step production process. It is like an illustrat…

> The aliens even give the game a satisfying environmental and political dimension, though the mechanics in this respect are more straightforward, i.e., just kill the aliens. Though emitting less pollution with solar also helps. I wish for a factorio clone that explores this more, rather than just an environmental hazard employ/enslave the local population, feed them, and so on.

I couldn't agree more, I think the production logistics are so good in Factorio that they're really running up against powerful diminishing returns. Better to strengthen a fascinating, secondary part of the game with a lot of space left to explore: the aliens.

Hopefully this is part of the Factorio expansion.

Re: Factorio is coming to Nintendo Switch

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Post by [deleted] »

xani_ wrote: post #142
Comevius wrote: post #64

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It's probably memory throughput and latency more than single core performance in your case. Factorio is primarily limited by CPU cache misses. It ticks 50% faster on a Ryzen 7 5800X3D than on an 5800X because of the extra 64 MB L3. Needless to say the Switch won't fare well for mega bases with it's 2 MB L2.

NGL, performance in Factorio and Dwarf Fortress will probably be criteria for when I will be upgrading my rig.

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Re: Factorio is coming to Nintendo Switch

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Post by drewtato »

323 wrote: post #61

There was a funny but insightful take about how Factorio is about a colonizing force going to a planet and taking all of it's natural resources while suppressing all the native inhabitants and how the player identifies with this evil entity as if a good thing.

When I played the game, it seemed pretty obvious that the main character is evil, in a literary sense. There's no redeeming qualities like in other games like Uncharted. It's just one person who most likely accidentally landed on a planet and solves that self-imposed problem with violence. The fact that the bugs attack depending on pollution confirms it.

Re: Factorio is coming to Nintendo Switch

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Post by infogulch »

AnIdiotOnTheNet wrote: post #94
hnaccount141 wrote: post #92

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It's "free as in speech", not "free as in beer". https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.en.html

No, it is also "free as in beer": https://anuke.itch.io/mindustry

It's free as in "you have free time to build it yourself". Seems like a fair tradeoff to me.

Re: Factorio is coming to Nintendo Switch

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Post by InCityDreams »

yabones wrote: post #17
lake_vincent wrote: post #10

Please no. Someone tell me it's just an unconfirmed rumor. Why would they do such a thing? I am at very high risk for Factorio addiction, and the only reason I haven't played it yet is because I don't play PC games anymore. But I do have a Switch, and having Civ VI on there was enough of a problem, thank you very much. Goodbye everyone!

This is tragic news. In the future they will point to this as the pivotal moment that lead to the downfall of my career, relationships, financial security, etc. Is there a 12 step program for infrastructure maintenance survival horror games?

12 step programs are built on religion. Start there.

Nb: 'higher powers', are not necessarily 'religion'.

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Re: Factorio is coming to Nintendo Switch

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Post by yumraj »

I feel that games like Factorio, Dyson, Kerbal... are perfect games for when I retire. No time pressure, nothing to do, really, just this, the whole day.

Till then, I must look at these games, marvel at them, but resist the temptation to play.

Re: Factorio is coming to Nintendo Switch

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Post by heckelson »

infogulch wrote: post #167
AnIdiotOnTheNet wrote: post #94

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No, it is also "free as in beer": https://anuke.itch.io/mindustry

It's free as in "you have free time to build it yourself". Seems like a fair tradeoff to me.

The zip files on itch.io are compiled already! Just download and play!
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