Factorio - Never thought I'd love a game like this.

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I'm actually worried about starting it because it doesn't look like a time sink for me. But, after getting hooked in by Rimworld and this is supposedly "worse" in some ways - way too dangerous.

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It doesn't have to be a time-sink. You can easily play for 10 minutes and get something accomplished. However, you won't want to stop.

THE FACTORY MUST GROW

I refuse to play that game ever again. You will lose hours in a blink.

Once you want to try something a little different, try your hand on Oxygen Not Included.

It’s made by Klei, the same people who made Don’t Starve.

It’s a survival sim in space, kinda a cross between Dwarf Fortress and The Sims.

Putting the finishing touches on my base cooling system using.....toilet water.

Satisfactory is almost the same game but first person and in three dimensions. Instead of having to build out all the time you can build up

I’d definitely look at some guides online. Some of the wiring configurations are brilliant. I make a memory latch logic check to break the hysteresis that can sometimes occur if you have a large battery bank/switching between various power sources.


Or if you want to generate emergency power sub sections. For example, my nuclear power plant disengages from the main grid below a certain battery threshold to reserve some power for the centrifuges and inserters if needed. Once you get in the gigawatt scale factory you have to be careful not to run dry. It can take a bit of a kick to restart that engine, even with nuclear.

If nothing else it’s on such a large physical scale you might get a wall breach before you get the lights back on.

Perimeter will have to be held by gun turrets alone.