Mindustry: Open-source automation tower defense game

Re:Mindustry: Open-source automation tower defense game by _the_inflator on Friday December 22, 2023 @07:06AM (#38733368)

Thanks for the warning, I suppose it is - and that's why I stick to my guns and won't play it. Since playing Age of Empires II online around 2000 took such a heavy toll on my study habits to achieve a 2000+ rating at the time, my mantra goes by the saying: "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure". ;)

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Re:Mindustry: Open-source automation tower defense game by mcv on Friday December 22, 2023 @08:14AM (#38733803)

A very long time ago, my dad prepared me for this risk by buying Civilization just before my high school final exam. I graduated with 268% on Emperor.

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Re:Mindustry: Open-source automation tower defense game by swyx on Friday December 22, 2023 @04:47PM (#38739053)

and how were your high school grades?

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Re:Mindustry: Open-source automation tower defense game by mcv on Friday December 22, 2023 @07:51PM (#38740590)

Still pretty good. I do sometimes wonder if they could have been better, but nobody cares about that anymore. And nobody is going to take that 268% away from me.

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Re:Mindustry: Open-source automation tower defense game by Weryj on Friday December 22, 2023 @07:23AM (#38733456)

And here I am, a new player of Factorio and wishing I stuck to my prevention. On another note my factory is growing!

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Re:Mindustry: Open-source automation tower defense game by nikitoci on Friday December 22, 2023 @07:25AM (#38733475)

Do not install Space Exploration mode! Save yourself 400 hours.

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Re:Mindustry: Open-source automation tower defense game by shzhdbi09gv8ioi on Friday December 22, 2023 @08:10AM (#38733763)

Hmm, I had to google this mod [1]. Seems really cool, but it also does sound a whole lot like the factorio expansion [2], so what is going on here?

(I been eagerly awaiting the factorio expansion for a while now!)

1: https://mods.factorio.com/mod/space-exploration

2: https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/factorio-expansion-space-...

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Re:Mindustry: Open-source automation tower defense game by Brybry on Friday December 22, 2023 @08:23AM (#38733885)

They hired the mod creator (as an artist) and, from the Factorio Friday Facts blog posts[1], the expansion has some inspiration from the space mod but is not the same.

[1] https://www.factorio.com/blog/

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Re:Mindustry: Open-source automation tower defense game by shzhdbi09gv8ioi on Friday December 22, 2023 @08:36AM (#38733987)

Oh, that is amazing! Thanks for pointing me to the blog!

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Re:Mindustry: Open-source automation tower defense game by bombcar on Friday December 22, 2023 @04:53PM (#38739109)

If you like Factorio and are at all interested in game design I can highly recommend every one of those blog posts.

It’s amazing how time and time again a they describe a feature and you’re like wow this is perfect and then later they’re like “here’s how to fix all the problems you don’t even notice”.

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Re:Mindustry: Open-source automation tower defense game by dalkvist on Friday December 22, 2023 @08:26AM (#38733909)

The mod is older, and they hired the modder to work on the expansion. From the blog posts the expansion is a lot closer to vanilla then the complex mods.

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Re:Mindustry: Open-source automation tower defense game by sunbum on Friday December 22, 2023 @08:27AM (#38733927)

The factorio team hired the person behind the space exploration mod to integrate it into factorio.

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Re:Mindustry: Open-source automation tower defense game by Baldbvrhunter on Friday December 22, 2023 @08:48AM (#38734078)

Earendel was employed by Wube in February 5, 2021

https://factorio.com/blog/post/fff-365

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Re:Mindustry: Open-source automation tower defense game by Cthulhu_ on Friday December 22, 2023 @08:05AM (#38733730)

Wait for the official Space DLC and all the 2.0 QoL improvements next year instead!

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Re:Mindustry: Open-source automation tower defense game by ls612 on Saturday December 23, 2023 @06:18PM (#38749283)

I’ll be surprised if they actually release in 2024 I’d assume 2025 is more realistic.

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Re:Mindustry: Open-source automation tower defense game by bashinator on Friday December 22, 2023 @11:51AM (#38735981)

Don't look at Dyson Sphere Program.

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Re:Mindustry: Open-source automation tower defense game by onionisafruit on Friday December 22, 2023 @10:29AM (#38735047)

It’s funny how saying a game is addictive makes many people want to try it, but people like you and me take it as a warning. For me it’s because I succumb to addictions more easily than most.

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Re:Mindustry: Open-source automation tower defense game by dvaun on Friday December 22, 2023 @05:15PM (#38739282)

All through lessons learned. It’s difficult to quit playing in the initial years, but as the time passes it becomes easier.

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Re:Mindustry: Open-source automation tower defense game by ls612 on Saturday December 23, 2023 @06:19PM (#38749288)

It’s a mostly harmless addition there is no monetization beyond the initial purchase.

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