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Re: Space Age release date

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Post by nmeofthestate »

seneca wrote: post #22
nmeofthestate wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"If you think you'd really love playing this computer game, please consider avoiding it" - I'm sure Wube will be delighted to see this advice at the top of the HN comment thread!

> "If you think you'd really love playing this computer game, please consider avoiding it" Addiction isn't equal to "really lov[ing]" something, and it's childish to equate them. Video games are incredibly addictive and ruin a lot of lives. That's not to say they're not valid or good forms of entertainment. Some people just can't handle them.

OK - call me childish, but Factorio is a one-off payment of £35. There's no danger of spending more money than that, so the only thing you'll be wasting is your own time playing it. It's an over-reaction to characterise it as posing some kind of life-threatening danger.

Play a lot of Factorio and yep - you've wasted a bunch of your time (ask me how I know :-) ).

Re: Space Age release date

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Post by nmeofthestate »

nmeofthestate wrote: post #61
seneca wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> "If you think you'd really love playing this computer game, please consider avoiding it" Addiction isn't equal to "really lov[ing]" something, and it's childish to equate them. Video games are incredibly addictive and ruin a lot of lives. That's not to say they're not valid or good forms of entertainment. Some people just can't handle them.

OK - call me childish, but Factorio is a one-off payment of £35. There's no danger of spending more money than that, so the only thing you'll be wasting is your own time playing it. It's an over-reaction to characterise it as posing some kind of life-threatening danger. Play a lot of Factorio and yep - you've wasted a bunch of your time (ask me how I know :-) ).

(of course there's the Space Age expansion - that's another £35)

Re: Space Age release date

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Post by input_sh »

blueflow wrote: post #24
AndrewOMartin wrote: post #8

If you're wondering whether to get involved in this game, and you've ever suspected you're a little vulnerable to getting addicted, then I'd suggest keeping a very cautious exclusion zone around Factorio. Alternatively, if you do get ensnared, then installing a mod which allows you to edit and experiment freely might help you "see the matrix" behind the game and dispel the enchantment somewhat. The jokes about losing…

I bought it for myself Christmas 2023. I spend the first week of 2024 playing in 36-hour streaks, did not show up to friends and relied on SO to supply me with food. Second week in January i went back to work, but spent most of my time outside of that playing. I restarted social activity in February, around May the addiction had largely burned out and playing increasingly didn't give "the kick" anymore. I had around…

The way I stopped myself is by launching the rocket to space once and then never opening the game again, as I have seen everything it has to offer.

I think my worst nightmare would be if Factorio and Civ had a baby, as in the same Factorio gameplay, but with a bunch of playable characters that essentially just tweak the numbers a bit.

Re: Space Age release date

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Post by rawrgrr »

93po wrote: post #47
AndrewOMartin wrote: post #8

If you're wondering whether to get involved in this game, and you've ever suspected you're a little vulnerable to getting addicted, then I'd suggest keeping a very cautious exclusion zone around Factorio. Alternatively, if you do get ensnared, then installing a mod which allows you to edit and experiment freely might help you "see the matrix" behind the game and dispel the enchantment somewhat. The jokes about losing…

I got sucked into Satisfactory for weeks and as much as I want to try Factorio, I am heeding your advice

I am curious what draws you to Satisfactory. I played a decent amount of Factorio and thought Satisfactory would scratch the same itch, but could not get into it

Re: Space Age release date

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Post by slowmovintarget »

corobo wrote: post #33
nrjames wrote: post #26

I always bounce off of Factorio because I want to be able to play with the default settings but I always end up getting killed by bugs/aliens not long after starting the game.

I turn them off entirely. I'm playing Factorio to make trains and things to make the trains train about the place. Ain't got no time for random critter waves.

Well... When you level up a bit, your trains become an unstoppable bug-mashing barrier around the perimeter of your base. The bugs try to cross the tracks and SQUISH! No more bugs. No need for turrets or ammo, just trains.

It's the Factorio equivalent of the mine cart blender room trap in Dwarf Fortress, certified to kill even clown invasions.

Re: Space Age release date

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Post by ffsm8 »

blueflow wrote: post #24
AndrewOMartin wrote: post #8

If you're wondering whether to get involved in this game, and you've ever suspected you're a little vulnerable to getting addicted, then I'd suggest keeping a very cautious exclusion zone around Factorio. Alternatively, if you do get ensnared, then installing a mod which allows you to edit and experiment freely might help you "see the matrix" behind the game and dispel the enchantment somewhat. The jokes about losing…

I bought it for myself Christmas 2023. I spend the first week of 2024 playing in 36-hour streaks, did not show up to friends and relied on SO to supply me with food. Second week in January i went back to work, but spent most of my time outside of that playing. I restarted social activity in February, around May the addiction had largely burned out and playing increasingly didn't give "the kick" anymore. I had around…

You might want to check out Dyson sphere program if you haven't already. The fixation will likely go away much quicker then factorio's, but its another take that has its own charm

Re: Space Age release date

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Post by jwiz »

goda90 wrote: post #17
bloqs wrote: post #15

I was really put off by the pricing fiasco. Was that unreasonable?

What pricing fiasco?

There was approximately 1 day where the pricing in some currency was off by 1-2 orders of magnitude. I believe the conjecture was that it was politically motivated.

Edit: https://forums.factorio.com/viewtopic.php?t=102895

Re: Space Age release date

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Post by Uristqwerty »

bluelightning2k wrote: post #34

I really dislike the idea of "quality" in the context of Factorio.

It was hard to track down a source to confirm a half-remembered fact, but apparently the expansion content will be split between a number of mods so that you can independently enable/disable them, including quality:

https://www.reddit.com/r/factorio/comments/16ja44x/friday_fa...

Well, assuming they haven't changed their plans in the year since, and won't in the next few months.

Re: Space Age release date

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Post by 93po »

rawrgrr wrote: post #64
93po wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I got sucked into Satisfactory for weeks and as much as I want to try Factorio, I am heeding your advice

I am curious what draws you to Satisfactory. I played a decent amount of Factorio and thought Satisfactory would scratch the same itch, but could not get into it

I think it's the same progression treadmill a lot of games have. Subnautica did this really well too, and Stardew Valley. Doing something manually and then getting to automate something that used to be really tedious really engages my brain in just the right way. I also generally like world exploring, I liked the music, I liked the immersive 3D element of it, the sort of vague quirky story/premise. It's making me want to play it again to talk about it - thankfully got rid of my gaming PC.

I generally install cheats in these games to move them along faster so I can get bored with them ASAP and get back to regular life.

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