What is interesting about Factorio

Re:What is interesting about Factorio by lonelappde on Tuesday April 21, 2020 @09:01AM (#22934548)

Basic dell computers with any video card play games fine. The hardware scene is a benchmarks "game" hobby on its own, separate from the video games.

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Re:What is interesting about Factorio by yjftsjthsd-h on Tuesday April 21, 2020 @12:07PM (#22936213)

Yup; I've played factorio on a 2016 laptop and a 2011 desktop, the latter of which is also my "Steam machine". Bad enough hardware eventually limits what you can play, but the barrier to entry is low.

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Re:What is interesting about Factorio by pmoriarty on Tuesday April 21, 2020 @01:17PM (#22936982)

I still play Factorio on a clunky, old, el-cheapo laptop I got in 2013, and it still plays fine in single player (except on really busy screens when zoomed way out, when it crawls). Playing multiplayer over a network can also get really painful, with massive slowdowns in busy areas and in combat, despite only being a few milliseconds away from the server.

I really need to get a new machine.

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