I recently finished my space elevator after about 550 hours! I made a video that visits a few of the more creative things I managed to build and shows off how beautiful the game can be.
Some of those factories showcased by TotalXclipse are on a whole other level. I can't believe how creative some people are. I never got to those levels, but I still had a lot of fun working on "creative" factories and playing around with the Blueprint Designer.
Who would have thought my favorite game of 2024 would be one where I spent a bunch of time outside the game planning inputs and outputs in spreadsheets?
6 Comments
xmunk@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 1y
You mention spreadsheets but honestly Satisfactory makes those pretty optional outside of really big picture stuff. It also expresses I/O in terms of units/min which really simplifies how much mental math you need to do. There are a few legitimately tricksy things (vanilla bauxite refining being the most notable) where it is possible to deadlock/starve production. In most cases, however, a fun side effect is if you're tinkering with something to make it more efficient because of a shortage that issue will usually partially resolve itself by your factory having some time to build up a backlog.
Satisfactory's build perspective and weak blue printing system would really frustrate if you were tasked with building something like a Factorio Gleba chain and I think they're aware of that and try to keep things accessible.
Breadhax0r@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
Was that a bridge using the natural stone arches for suspension? That's so cool!
I also liked the sculpture of a stack of frames outside the frame factory haha
nikosey@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Using natural stone arches as part of a design sounds awesome, but that's way too creative for me. That bridge was just slanted walls and ramps and lots of counting :)
brainsik@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 1y
This was a charming and beautiful video with an excellent soundtrack. 💕 Who did the music?
I loved so many of the details. The stator building was one of my favorite. I’m just trying to make it through the game (finishing Tier 8 right now) and you’re making art. 👏
nikosey@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
That's nice of you to say! Those are songs I got from Epidemic, so not sure they're available outside a subscription.
JakenVeina@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 1y
Spectacular builds. The frame factory in particular sent me. Also, the suspension bridge.