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Re: A Verilog to Factorio Compiler and Simulator (Working RISC-V CPU)

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Post by el_isma » Sun, Mar 29, 2026, 11:18 AM UTC

brailsafe wrote: post #4

skyberrys wrote: post #2

What a wild idea, but it makes sense! I haven't taken the time to get it working. I've heard a lot about Factorio, but I stayed away from it so far.

Factorio is a great game that's easy to compartmentalize and allocate small, discrete periods of time to, especially if you're an engineer of any kind.

* "small" as measured by estimated lifetime duration

Re: A Verilog to Factorio Compiler and Simulator (Working RISC-V CPU)

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Post by plasticchris » Sun, Mar 29, 2026, 1:40 PM UTC

tomekowal wrote: post #9

Can it run Doom?

Maybe if you can get it to zoom out far enough and wire up an array of lights on the surface of Nauvis…

Re: A Verilog to Factorio Compiler and Simulator (Working RISC-V CPU)

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Post by ogghostjelly » Sun, Mar 29, 2026, 3:03 PM UTC

plasticchris wrote: post #12

tomekowal wrote: post #9

Can it run Doom?

Maybe if you can get it to zoom out far enough and wire up an array of lights on the surface of Nauvis…

I tried on my 1366x768 display fully zoomed out and it doesn't cover enough space for DOOM's 320x200 display if each pixel is one tile. But maybe you could get the display working on the map? Not sure if that's even possible, are there any Factorio tiles that can change their map color on demand? Or just download some kind of utlra-zoom mod, that works too.

Re: A Verilog to Factorio Compiler and Simulator (Working RISC-V CPU)

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Post by jlogsdon » Sun, Mar 29, 2026, 4:06 PM UTC

tomekowal wrote: post #9

Can it run Doom?

Yes

https://youtu.be/0bAuP0gO5pc

Re: A Verilog to Factorio Compiler and Simulator (Working RISC-V CPU)

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Post by buildbot » Sun, Mar 29, 2026, 4:14 PM UTC

Verilog to X compilers always bring me such joy. (There are several ones for Minecraft)

I wonder with the new Timberborn 1.0 update with automation if there’s enough to build a computer from water gates…

Re: A Verilog to Factorio Compiler and Simulator (Working RISC-V CPU)

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Post by ivanjermakov » Sun, Mar 29, 2026, 4:27 PM UTC

> I had a little bug in the ASCII font, so the smiley face is frowning.

Happens to the best of us!

Re: A Verilog to Factorio Compiler and Simulator (Working RISC-V CPU)

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Post by peaboff » Sun, Mar 29, 2026, 4:45 PM UTC

hey, I made this!

Thanks for showing it here!

Re: A Verilog to Factorio Compiler and Simulator (Working RISC-V CPU)

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Post by wbl » Sun, Mar 29, 2026, 9:45 PM UTC

skyberrys wrote: post #2

What a wild idea, but it makes sense! I haven't taken the time to get it working. I've heard a lot about Factorio, but I stayed away from it so far.

The first time I played it I got a little sleepy and went to bed. It was 3 am.

Re: A Verilog to Factorio Compiler and Simulator (Working RISC-V CPU)

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Post by deterministic » Mon, Mar 30, 2026, 3:06 AM UTC

skyberrys wrote: post #2

What a wild idea, but it makes sense! I haven't taken the time to get it working. I've heard a lot about Factorio, but I stayed away from it so far.

I am an avid gamer. However Factorio is the only game I have been playing for years. It is truly unique.

Re: A Verilog to Factorio Compiler and Simulator (Working RISC-V CPU)

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Post by lucyjojo » Mon, Mar 30, 2026, 7:52 AM UTC

9dev wrote: post #8

brailsafe wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Factorio is a great game that's easy to compartmentalize and allocate small, discrete periods of time to, especially if you're an engineer of any kind.

Crack is the best thing you ever can try, my friend, trust me! It’s not addictive at all.

factorio got me spitting blood from lack of sleep...