*BE CAREFUL* Factorio is a DANGEROUS GAME

Factorio has been consuming much of my free time lately. Is it my fault for having little self control? Perhaps. But I've chosen to blame the game for being so god darn fun and interesting. But that's what makes me say that Factorio is a dangerous game.
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Factorio is a game in which you build and maintain factories. You will be mining resources, researching technologies, building infrastructure, automating production and fighting enemies. In the beginning you will find yourself chopping trees, mining ores and crafting mechanical arms and transport belts by hand, but in short time you can become an industrial powerhouse, with huge solar fields, oil refining and cracking, manufacture and deployment of construction and logistic robots, all for your resource needs. However this heavy exploitation of the planet's resources does not sit nicely with the locals, so you will have to be prepared to defend yourself and your machine empire.
Join forces with other players in cooperative Multiplayer, create huge factories, collaborate and delegate tasks between you and your friends. Add mods to increase your enjoyment, from small tweak and helper mods to complete game overhauls, Factorio's ground-up Modding support has allowed content creators from around the world to design interesting and innovative features. While the core gameplay is in the form of the freeplay scenario, there are a range of interesting challenges in the form of Scenarios. If you don't find any maps or scenarios you enjoy, you can create your own with the in-game Map Editor, place down entities, enemies, and terrain in any way you like, and even add your own custom script to make for interesting gameplay.
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[@ingeniousclown]

OMG JUST PRESS ALT

[@Muffineman]

You can place a box directly on the output of a miner and place two burner miners on coal to dump into eachother to fuel eachother

[@Felixal99]

Yeah, **in early game** its a good setup to have boxes directly on rock's drill. having furnace for copper and steel's drill too. but for coal, make drills feeding eachothers (recommended to have 8 drills before making a good electric miner setup

[@Felixal99]

DUSKIE STUDIOS if I'm not mistaken, Tab can shows what is inside boxes, what furnaces are smelting, etc.

[@NafenX]

Félix-Antoine Lebel Tab switches weapons

[@OriginalLictre]

The default keymapping has ALT set to show what is being produced by a factory/smelter, while TAB will cycle between your available weapons. (I consider myself a low-intermediate player, having only 408 hours of play logged in game.

[@LifeofBoris]

is alright

[@Skennyyisgood]

funny seeing your here

[@ididntmeantoshootthatvietn5012]

You only get 1 likes???

[@r4f4u27]

Hello

[@japhinebarsalote4081]

I cant play factorio because i cant buy it on steam

[@japhinebarsalote4081]

@MrTophat because of something i genetically inherited, poverty

[@hughakston9754]

The mod support line had me rolling (08:20)

[@MissInformer]

I should add that miner drills DO actually deposit ore onto chests set directly in-front of their output.

[@stycfy2437]

Playing with Industrial Revolution 2 after launching a rocket and I feel like I just started playing the game

[@fryhope1352]

Holy cow, Alt button is your friend, line up your electric drills, and also burner drills you can just put a box in front.

[@EDLEXUS]

Factorio IS a dangerous game, it is the reasom why I now study automation and electrical engineering

[@98kazer]

The Factory must grow....

[@gemmel3197]

3956 hours in and I'm just getting a handle on the circuit network, love this game

[@GrandTickler]

2:29 or let the drill drop it in the box by itself, no arm needed xD

[@drefk1973]

I have gamed for 30 years now and Factorio is my favorite game ever,, Ihave over 2000 hours in game. I subscribe to the Xterminator/Colonel Will school of Perfect Ratios

[@Tyrfingr]

I just started playing it... Got to bed 4am and went up for work at 6.... Sinister game.inc

[@NoraIconiq]

Funny fact the first person equivalamt to factorio is fortress craft evolved. Not even joking is very similar not just in goal but in overal gameplay too only one is a 2d over top game while the other is a first person 3d game.

[@DanielvomDorf]

OH YES... tha GAME forces me to watch tutorials and letsplays to be more efficient at my own base... Most Dangerous!!!

[@Kkakasih12]

The most noticable symtomp of your addiction towards factorio is that you see transport belts moving when you close your eyes, dangerous indeed.

[@valentinpy409]

I see it

[@sneakyroningaming1832]

Or massive arrays of assemblers. Or if you see the warning icon flashing and the toolbar without being in front of screen. Maybe, just maybe i play a little too much xD

[@anisnej10]

Kkakasih12 I dream of factorio more often than I probably should. It worries me at times.

[@JLXTV]

LMAO I Had that on the last map where i played 80 hours in 1 1/2 weeks

[@bleedy7589]

FUCK IM PLAYING ONLY 4 DAYS AND I HAVE THAT SYMTOMP

[@phant0]

The best part is the fact that the gameplay loop is constant problem solving. You don't mindlessly play this game. It constantly keeps you cognitively stimulated. You have to plan, think, do math if you want to do it right. Most other games if you spend too much time playing them your brain falls asleep from doing mindless repetitive tasks and you come out of it feeling like a zombie. You feel lazy, guilty and a general lack of satisfaction. Factorio is the only game that I know that doesn't do that to me. I can spend the entire day on it and come out of it feeling smarter and accomplished.

[@artychartybyjackmerlinbruc7134]

Factorio is the first game I've played that actually near-perfectly triggers that "flow" mind state

[@RustoKomuska]

@@artychartybyjackmerlinbruc7134 my first game that did that to me was hotline miami but it's the opposite. That game is hard but gets easier the more reckless you are and it draws that out of you by making you keep playing and keep dying until you get so angry you're not even thinking anynore

[@me77111]

Ever check out Satisfactory? It's basically Factorio but 1st person 3D with far less emphasis on combat and no environmental impact factor. Just as addicting with the constant problem solving. There's always so many things to do.

[@phant0]

@@me77111 I have. That comment was made before Satisfactory was released.

[@me77111]

@@phant0 fair enough, just trying to spread the good times! Cheers!

[@Kaiser25]

People had lives, now they have factories

[@Ashaira]

Manuel Jerónimo germany would be proud

[@Lars_automatic]

deutschland über alles!

[@jerrymartin7019]

the factory must *g r o w*

[@Avetho]

@@jerrymartin7019 B I T E R S A R E J U S T A N O B S T A C L E

[@jexiagalleta4712]

THE FACTORY MUST GROW

[@FirstLast-gk6lg]

about 850 hours in and still feel like a filthy casual

[@sgtmajorfish189]

i have heard of some people who have save games with 500 hours played

[@snowlockk3464]

I have over a thousand hours and yet to complete a map. I'm the guy that rerolls all the time.

[@banlo9454]

Same!

[@ianpulsford2295]

2322 hours so far...

[@alastrajf8928]

That means you have spent litterally about 100 days, 100 full days, of your life, playing this game. Though, then again, I can totaly see why, it's an amazing game after all.

[@alterranlongbow5067]

"A pile" *Raises gun* "Of complexity" *Lowers gun*

[@candyman8579]

I'd raise my flamethrower/tank/nukes.

[@VejmR]

What?

[@reviewreaper8508]

How about an extremely roundabout crossreference if were talking about what to raise... You have my sword, my bow, and my -sax- THIS kzbin.info/www/bejne/fISuZnqqm5qVoaM

[@johiahdoesstuff1614]

Let's see... x requires y, and y needs z and a. *7 hours later.* What was x again?

[@chickenofthecave1406]

Me with making Purple and Yellow science packs. "Oh, I need more resources. Better build a train to transport them! I need more power to power these extra mines and furnaces, might as well work on nuclear power! In the meantime, I need more coal to keep up with my power needs, I guess I need another coal mine! And the next week I finally get around to starting the automation of the 2 sciences

[@spartanwar1185]

Pretty much what happens when i try to do a run solely using the dark matter replicators mod

[@CalmCaterpillar]

@@chickenofthecave1406 True story. The other day I just placed many factories with requester chests on the one side and provider chests on the other to build everything necessary for the science packs. And then I let the logistics bots do their thing. It's painfully slow, but it works - I have three cars on the map and I usually use them to drive to my laboratories to check every now and then because it's very slow...

[@cookiesandcream8442]

Also pretty much crafting in massive modded minecraft games lol

[@nicheman4455]

This, this is the true feeling of agony that keeps you hooked in

[@clyran5507]

I thought a game to haunt my thoughts was impossible. I thought I was just kind of immune to addicting games. I was wrong. 50% of my brain is now dedicated towards thinking about new blueprints. This game is a monster. This game... Never play it if you have a social life to maintain. Lucky for me, I don't.

[@timetravellingblockhead2122]

I also have no social life! :D

[@strangelf]

Rated: SPD, social people discouraged

[@litodicdican6158]

!

[@kimi8638]

I play rust that's even worse isn't it

[@WolfyXD1234]

I have a social life, it's called friend who I play factorio with. (:

[@DPadGamer]

It has consumed him

[@spunkmunki]

Not enough, had time to make this video. Not sure i will even finish this comme...

[@aaespeccaectralclesclesapp1284]

Yet you had a enough time to hit reply Chris Forsey... Right real convin

[@jit_rs]

C O N S U M E

[@siddietrich5652]

no a lack of alt has

@@jit_rs steamcommunity.com/id/site19/recommended/427520

[@theblackbaron4119]

As a programmer this game is my most hated and most loved game. Besides the fact that I've poured about 127hs in one save file. I just love that they put in the arithmetic combiner , decider etc. I can just program my factory , optimize it's production as I would with Boolean expressions in my loops. This is why I have a love/hate relationship to this game. I CAN optimize it. You're dangling the option above my head, this means obviously I have to, or I'm not going to be able to sleep. Have you ever woken up at night having an ephiany why your code didn't work. This is exactly like it. This game is a curse, an addiction and I love it.

[@THLM-jo2yu]

Even though I have past technical experience working with Siemens PLC systems. I found the learning curve in the beginning a bit steep to be honest. It took me quite a while to figure out how to make the most important logic gates for example. I remember struggling creating a simple NOT gate inverter. But once I got the hang of it ... yeah I fell in love with Factorio's circuit network as well. Damn you Factorio!

[@JackPS9]

Drills will output to chests.

[@mindblah]

Drills will output to Drills.... it never ends...

[@JackPS9]

That is actually a good way to get your coal mining started, you get 4+ drills and make a loop with them.

[@DRY411S]

And furnaces And belts And assembly machines And boilers

[@doggo00]

@@DRY411S wait have you really tried direct insertion ito a Boiler..jesus spaghetti is real

[@sneakyroningaming1832]

@@DRY411S and a car, and a tank, and a train, and inserters

[@mythmurzin]

I know a factorio streamer that says "oh, so you are considering playing factorio? are you sure you wouldn't rather pick up something LESS addicting like crack or heroin?" its not exciting to watch, it is very intellectually satisfying to play though.

[@a64738]

LOL ;)

[@sqdtnz]

It's a humanity simulator, how humans turn entire planets into stacks of resources.

[@bomstik2517]

and yet i still dont have enough iron

[@satannstuff]

What do you mean? Planets are stacks of resources.

[@Felix-wq2ec]

@@satannstuff Have you seen how many layers the earth has on science class?! It has kilometers-thick layers!

[@Volvith]

Factorio is one of those games where "a few games" can total up to several hundred hours of gameplay, and where your first day of playing it is roughly 40 hours long. ... AND THEN YOU DISCOVER BOB'S AND ANGEL'S MODS. *DIDN'T NEED SLEEP ANYWAYS.*

[@Volvith]

If you don't play factorio and fail to realise how... bad, optimisation of factory systems can get, google "factorio belt balancers". ... Yeah, try to find, or, better yet, design, a 16 input to 15 output full throughput balancer that doesn't take up half of your inventory in conveyor belts. (slight over-exaggeration. (actually, maybe not even.))

[@Thalanox]

I'll just take the efficiency hit instead, thanks.

[@parkerbradshaw4122]

Sea block...

[@tericruise1861]

"First day" - "40 hours" ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@spartanwar1185]

Dude only masochists use BOTH mods together Hell i've been using them for so long i forgot how easy vanilla was When i played vanilla with some guys it felt like the chains on my feet were cut loose I HAVEN'T EVEN SEEN THE GREEN CIRCUIT'S IMAGE IN SUCH A LONG TIME!

[@bananaenor]

I'm a simple man, i see Factorio, even from a KZbinr i didn't heard before, i upvote.

[@artemsgameschannel727]

This is not Reddit, dude!

[@unlimited8410]

@@artemsgameschannel727 for real, since when did people go on reddit so much that people forgot what a "like" was?

[@jayce511]

I do believe that this game makes you smarter inside and outside of the game though. Good mental test on multitasking and efficiency as well as pattern recognition

[@sesskie]

There’s a reason we call it Cracktorio :p

[@wizviper777]

This game is only twenty dollars, definetely worth your time and money

[@jordananderson2728]

Permanently on 67% off sale :)

[@mikescott4038]

i mean i payed less than 1 cent for this per hour of playtime

[@santripta]

Mic Lp 2000+ hours? 20$/0.01

[@DasSchorty]

Not that uncommon. I also played this game for well above 1500h. If you are the problem solving type of guy, this game will be just amazing to play

[@theisgood0]

It’s 30$ now sadly

[@unarei]

factorio has great replay value because at some point before launching a rocket you give up on your factory and restart... all the time

[@Quickshot0]

But then you miss all the fun of optimizing launching a rocket and then more rockets, lots more rockets! After all, clearly rockets should be a mass produced item like all the others.

[@CalmCaterpillar]

Just wait until you have construction robots and you have littered the place with roboports. Controlling an army of bots to do your bidding is SO satisfying...

[@Ivellios23]

Factorio : 226 hours, at this time. I definately got my money's worth. When I first heard of it, it was being called 'Cractorio.'

[@Ivellios23]

Nope, I don't do twitch, and I read the reviews, and if i'm interested in the game, I may check out some game play.... A couple of people in the reviews called it Cracktorio because of how addicting it is. I liked their humor, so I didn't checkout any of the game play, and went ahead and bought it. Oh, by the way, if I did watch Factorio gameplay before buying, I never would have got it. Watching _someone_ else play it is mindnumbingly boring.

[@9789logan]

Ivellios then it was never called cractorio. You were implying that was it's official name, which caused confusion. also there's no need to defend yourself, especially when watching someone else play a game is perfectly fine lol.

[@Ivellios23]

Some one called it something, therefore it was called something. No, it's official name is Factorio, I never said, nor implied otherwise. For example, just as StarMade, is officialy StarMade, as it's name is decided upon by the Devs and/or Publishers... but a person may look at it, and call it, "Minecraft in Space." No, "Minecraft in Space," was/is not it's official name, but _someone did call it that._ It doesn't matter if it's _everyone_ that played/seen it, or only one out of 7.5 billion people. That's the difference between being 'called' something, and it's 'official name,' or "also known as." If I said, that, "also known as Cractorio," you'd be correct. Plus, it that were the case it would have been the 'unofficial' title, since official title = from devs/publisher. "also there's no need to defend yourself, especially when watching someone else play a game is perfectly fine lol." Defending myself? I simply stated, "[Me] Watching someone else play [Factorio] is mindnumbingly boring." This is a fact. Now, you may enjoy watching someone else play Factorio, and, whatever floats your boat... but for me, I'd rather play it. There are other games that are entertaining watching someone else play, like GrayStillPlays his 'My Summer Car' series. Very Funny. Plus, since I don't own that game, I don't get the itch to play in the middle of the video, close the browser, and start playing the game.

[@mikescott4038]

you can even get much more out of it than 226 hours. I have over 2000 and havent even played a game to the rocket or farther with major mods

[@Ivellios23]

Oh yeah, I know.... now there's the new sciences, and I still have yet to do the rocket as well. Still plenty to do.

[@rhulyon5728]

And he plyaed without using trains!!! The point when i start to build tracks all over mybase is the point when i blink my eye and the sun and the moon interchange positions.

[@TyphoonNLD]

don't use trains as well (then again i am playing Seablock)

[@zackkelly8174]

I did the same. I didnt use trains my first game and then I wanted to and dear god.. the time, and the fun. Something is just so awesome and satisfying about getting some organized trains running schedules and making deliveries. And it looks freaking cool. I didn't see 1000+ little robots flying around in the video either. Whole other can of worms.

[@CalmCaterpillar]

@@zackkelly8174: I remember the first time I had a sufficiently large amount of construction bots set up and gave them the order to dismantle one of my unused storage facilities. A whole swarm just flying over it and taking it all away... it was a sight to behold...

[@sneakyroningaming1832]

Ah, the trains, the very first train experience when trains wont work, cuz you somehow fukked up a signal or something. So boring now they added this feature where you can see function of your rails and where signals section stuff. Too easy, was better when you had a problem and no way of finding where it is xD

[@Noise-Bomb]

SneakyRoninGaming Ah that's nothing compared to the first real deadlock clusterfuck of trains plugging up your whole network. You know, that moment you realise you have to redo the whole thing that took you the last 10 hours of your life... when you just know everything you did sucks and a few tweaks won't do it... And you want to cry yourself to sleep but deep down you know that you need to get your shit together and restart the fucking game.

[@dekillr-ge6wu]

you are doing everything wrong

[@dzenanzahirovic8850]

aren't we all

[@xorpe7172]

@@dzenanzahirovic8850 yeah these comments annoy me a bit. Like I know I'm probably doing everything wrong. It's just I don't know any better. I'm sure you learnt from your own mistakes, now let me learn from mine

[@stykytte]

You've Played 657hours.. Thanks Steam.. .I only bought it at the end of January.

[@lzgkorninthecup8108]

65hrs .. bought it 9 days ago

[@sneakyroningaming1832]

666 hours, only bought it a day aho. wait a sec...

[@cheryl9809]

This game is my go to “educational” game cause whenever my teacher asks why I waste my time on games I just say. Look here I play a game that has ratios of coal to steam with water and I need to keep up with having 3 copper wires every 0.5 seconds for my circuits which I have to multiply by 9 for my mining.... a few hours later.... “alright I think I’ve beards enough”

[@polraudiozion1156]

Correction: In the burner mining drill and powered drills can directly output to a chest. no need to use a inserter.

[@mysticvoid7x966]

heh I was thinking about posting the same thing

[@TheGUARDIANOFFOR]

Its actuali better for start to circle 4 together so you have 400 coal ready for ever whit no need for supply.

Nereknu, I do that only at the *very* beginning… but switch to self-feeding burners right away (or often will start self-feeding).

[@spartanwar1185]

Just do what i do: Put two facing eachother INFINITE MINING! INFINITE COAL! *_INFINITELY DEADLY!_*

[@jessejamesmoore1443]

Drill to furnace then inserter behind that putting ore in chest= ore harvesting while you think and plan

[@danielkatzman3406]

Haha "mod support" best part of your video

[@dalepennington916]

Yep, just for fun try Bob's Mods + Angel's Mods (ups the complication). Or for even more fun, try Seablock (take the previous, add Space-X (gotta launch a whole lot of rockets), and start in a ocean with only 1 tiny square of land, a whole lot of water, and not a deposit in sight)

[@everythingpony]

Daniel Katzman what mod support? They still havent made steam workshop

[@dasirrlicht5415]

Ingame mod-menu wich downloads directly from the officalmod site. So, ther can not be steam-exlusive mods.

[@SETHthegodofchaos]

Just because they are not using steam workshop doesnt mean the game doesnt support mods!

[@LuziferSenpai]

Will never happen, they have an own Modportal that is much better than Steam Workshop can ever be ;)

[@AQCorner]

I've experienced games like this, where there's no natural stopping point and there's always something more to do, very dangerous for people like myself who can just keep on going if I'm enjoying something, good video btw!

[@123hgf456]

The graphical achievements that Factorio has accomplished with the scale and style and design of the game are far more than "Serviceable at best". Please try and recreate just the art let alone the mechanisms to turn that raw art into a procedural generated landscape that flows the way Factorio does, for yourself.

[@123hgf456]

Couldn't agree more, and the quality of art is up to the viewer of said art. However, given the context of the discussion one can be incorrect in making a statement about what would and wouldn't be "up to par". Its all context I suppose. Given the genre, technical difficulty and viewpoint of Factorio there are really very few who create a 2D world as well as Factorio has. Line this game up to almost any top down 2D perspective game out there and it is by far in the top 1% artistically. But you are indeed correct. However from a purely technical standpoint the video creator is not.

[@smallg9109]

that statement seemed weird to me too, factorio actually looks great if you zoom in, all the little moving cogs etc, there's a great attention to detail - even better with the HD updates they've added over time of course. i guess it could be argued that it's a little bit square as it's completely tile based but for most of us the fact that everything can look so neat if you line it all up just adds to the appeal :)

[@Alex-gv2jc]

oh noes, has factorio turned him to clickbait? it is much more dangerous than i thought...

[@cacaoconchoclo]

At least no emoji in the tittle , I think we can still cure it.

[@bloodstormwolf9512]

It's called a hyperbole

[@JETZcorp]

No seriously. Long-time Factorio players know that the title is not exaggeration. I literally had to stop playing it because it was affecting my job. I couldn't put it down and kept getting to bed at 5am or worse. If you know someone who is studying for an engineering degree, this game will flunk them out every time.

[@Superschokokeks]

I agree JETZcorp, it isn't clickbait. If you love going into problems and figurering out solution/puzzles you should know how much time it can eat up without even noticing. No idle-thoughts. You brain-gears are turning, constantly thinking, constantly doing, even if you don't have fun, the time will run away just because you are very busy. Keeping an eye on the clock is important, if you have other stuff to do.

[@Kodasa_Sinclair]

After watching this I was convinced my playtime couldn't be all that bad, I mean. Why would it? I've only launched a single rocket and played a couple of games with friends. It'll be sweet ri... holy crap where did that 117 hours go?

[@Architector_4]

Wait you launched a rocket in just 117 hours?! Do speedruns.

[@11zhaov1]

I can't tell if you are being sarcastic or not but for a vanilla rocket launch, the any% world record with a map seed (aka ideal conditions) is under 2 hours. Using default setting (random seed) with the guy managed it under 4.

[@Jethu262]

That guy had probably already put in hundreds of hours before that speedrun. My first rocket launch was at around 90 hours after several restarts...I have since that first launch sent many many more into space. My second playthrough took less than 20 hours to my first launch. Once you gain experience and learn more efficient ways of laying things out it gets much faster, but that first spaghetti-mess runthrough was the most fun and longest map I've played yet.

[@Merwip]

Finished the vanilla factorio several times... Once I spend almost 800h in a angel bob mods. Everything was perfectly rationalised, did spreadsheet for everything To be sure. With one massiv line for EACH material in angel bob mods (it was insane) Once I did that I felt acomplished .... What ? Satisfactory ? What's that ?

[@yebolakatosh6164]

Regular delivery trips to turrets sounds horrid to me. Why not automate the process? :]

[@ianpulsford2295]

And research laser turrets while you're at it.

[@generalkitten2100]

angels + bob mods, you will hate me

[@fryhope1352]

yeah, and there's too many options, it's crazy, like you want gold? well here's 15 ways of making it :P, then liquidfy it and make it solid again.

[@snowlockk3464]

Problem is after you play it vanilla seems to simple.

[@shekki3192]

Yep, I've tried that. It was so fun, I didn't finished it though.

[@xerr0n]

went back to vanilla, after 100 hours, meh everything is done and imma leave this superbase to make an even bigger on bobangel+ some other (100 XD) mods. have to say though bobangel refinery is not a small undertaking

[@johnmacleod5201]

How about aai?

[@krux02]

There was a day in the past, where I wanted to go to bed, because it was late. But I saw factorio and thought, yea let's give it a try befor goingt to sleep. ... whooosh 23 hours later no sleep no eat, shit where is my Sunday.

[@ingeniousclown]

You might have dropped it in an assembly station.

[@sneakyroningaming1832]

@@ingeniousclown or in a Logistics trash slot

[@sumlad5971]

I’m now expecting clown to find a way to stop playing and then wear a badge or T-shirt that says the number of days he’s been Factorio free.

[@Tonatsi]

noooooooo..... NOT THE MOD SUPPORT *EDIT:* First time getting favourited. Thx! 😋

[@dicocraftgames6829]

dang you beat me to this type of comment

[@Shellshock5280]

This is the reason peaple like minecraft mods so much.

[@robinhood5627]

There's a point when it becomes to much for my tiny human mind to comprehend, a point where the base is so massive and I think I have it all in hand and then I realise in order to make the science pack I have to find another belt load of iron plates and effectively double my plate production. And chemistry comes into it and I am out of room for more belts and my base is spaghetti I just stop with my mind reeling and do nothing for ages wondering what it was I was doing and how the heck do I even go about it? I have yet to complete the game because by that point it becomes less fun and more ARRRRRRRGGGGH!!!!! :) FYI rush to TANK, attack is the best form of defence, you can roll around the biter nests blaping HE rounds at them with pretty much zero risk to yourself and cleanse whole areas of the map ensuring you never get attacked by biters.

[@omegahaxors9-11]

Mod support? The game is CREATED for mods. The base game has lots of holes in the design which are just BEGGING for mods to fill. Bob's Mods expands the existing content and Angels adds in proper factory difficulty. Not only that but the modding API is almost braindead easy to use, even with no programming skill you can quickly add a new item. Don't forget multiplayer: That one can easily destroy not only your time but the time of all your friends.

[@nedalneb89]

Omega Haxors and the net code of the multi-player is so well made you can put 150 players on the same place with no lag at all

[@omegahaxors9-11]

Some guy made a Factorio MMO that comes back every now and then. There's a subreddit for it if you want to check it out.

[@bobingabout]

The game has devoured my soul, and demands I slave away at making mods for it.

[@omegahaxors9-11]

Oh hey, it's Bob. Bob's Bob. Bobingabout Bob. Hi Bob!

[@AndyBradley1984]

I love this game but had to force myself to stop playing it, too many factorio sessions taking up entire weekends and nights.... it really is Cracktorio.

[@kataku2792]

If you ever played minecraft tekkit you will defenetly love this game

[@pcdeltalink036]

Having played those games I can agree. However I feel it's a somewhat difficult game to get into. In particular I feel the learning curve is a bit steep, like I had all these machines and stuff but no idea how to set them up into anything remotely helpful or productive. I sort of feel like without the few Let's Plays I've watched and some of the ideas that they've given me (blueprints are the best!) I would have had no idea where to even start with setting up things. Heck, I didn't even know what the concept of a "main bus" was until a youtuber explained and demonstrated it.

[@mikescott4038]

Yes, its kind of like some minecraft tech mods. but here you know production speeds and costs and can optimize your factory to the max. Also I like that you dont have to mine and produce stuff manually for at least 2 hours before being able to start automating

[@antoinehanako3193]

Tekkit is nothing without some gregtech.

[@pcdeltalink036]

Oh gosh no, I'm happy for those who enjoy Gregtech but for the sake of my sanity and lack of free time I will never use something like that that ends up making the game more complex than it already is. And Gregtech on expert mode? *shudders*

[@antoinehanako3193]

Actually GT6 is not quite bad. But sadly only 1.7.10 still, even though actively developed with updates every week. The cool things is that basic factory you can make things by hand and not in GUIs, then you automatize and upgrade...but well, it might be hard for a lot of people :)

[@bryanadams8359]

I started playing factorio I think early last year, but soon I found out that its very addictive to the point that I will start playung at 9AM in the morning and next thing I know its already 2AM the next day. After a few days of playing I stop playing it because I can't really believe how addictive this game is. This game in all sense of the word, much more addictive than drugs itself. There should be some disclaimer when you buy this game because this game is not healthy for your wellbeing. It will tie your ass to the computer the whole day and you wouldn't even fucking notice it. Fucking scary game.

[@samuelju2]

The problem with this game is that it looks horrifyingly fun. I'm scared to buy this game.

[@formdusktilldeath]

"Replay value", the game

[@jesselindsey9760]

"completely devour your time" Speaking as a man with around 900 hours in the game, I can agree.

[@michielkoning5818]

as of this moment I've logged over 2k hours(according to steam, might actually be more) and unlocked "every" achievement so yeah it's time consuming

[@nalykazule1582]

The best thing about factorio, is that just when you think you've had a good idea about a way to produce something. You can go look up someone who's done it better faster and stronger. So you can take their designs and tweak them. Ever more awesome are logibots and construction bots. No other game I've played has given me the same feeling I get when I make a blueprint and I watch as my robots make my dreams a reality. Even better, is the modding community and dev team behind factorio. The dev team is great and listens to the community. And if you ever get bored with vanilla factorio there are numerous mods that make them base game almost infinitely more complex. Bob & angel's mods. Pyanodon's mod. There's a reason factorio is rated so highly on steam.

[@Fleato]

I litterally started playing last night at like 8 pm and didnt stop until like 12 pm today. This game is so fucking addictive.

[@scandilad5152]

Something that also is really cool is that you can even make computers in this game, saw a video where someone made a computer that could render imiges and make a rotating 3d cube (it took a long time to render though). There are lot's of things you can do if you have the know-how and creativity. Someone else made a music video play inside the game too (daurde sandstorm ofc lol).

[@THLM-jo2yu]

Hi everybody, I'm Ace. I'm a Factorioholic. I am 3 months Factorio free. I needed to quit cos it almost destroyed my life: my girlfriend and cat left me, I got fired, had no social life anymore. I became a recluse, isolated, sleep deprived, pathetic man sitting in front of my screen surrounded by empty pizza boxes and drink cartons oblivious to what date, day or year it really was. Mentally troubled by belts/pipes/wire systems to find the ultimate solution, this ONE theory that will fix everything! And thus I became obsessed... it all started with just one game. I thought I could control myself one game couldn't hurt, right? I was in denial for a very long time even when I finally hit rock-bottom. In those 3 months my life has taken a turn for the better. But after watching a Factorio YT video I feel I can't get a grip on myself any longer! I think I'm about to relapse. May my higher power and you, my dear fellows of Factorio Anonymous give me the strength and wisdom to resist these cravings! I'll stop here and listen to your shares. Thank you all for your support.

[@Numenor76]

"for science and progress", i feel there's another game comin as a prequel that it'll be for "prejudice and religion" :P (you talk about Factorio the way i feel about Football Manager btw.)

[@quarksamurai6101]

Terry Wilson lel

[@Trupen]

It's not that bad I didn't need those 3000 hours anyway. *sad noises*

[@acaroMan]

I discovered the game last week on steam. I looked into the graphics and i tough it was a horrible game. 4 days later i was bored and didn't know what to do, so i decided to give factorio a try. I downloaded a cracked version and started the game. I saw the menu and all the things in the menu and i tough it was too many stuff. But anyways i clicked in a random thing. 5min in game and didn't know what to do. Tough the game sucked (again) So the next day i opened the game again and tried (accidentally) the story mode. In the first story mode they teach you the basics. I finnaly learnt something about how to play. And then one hour was gone playing. Then 2 , 3 , 4. When i realised i spent all my weekend playing that game. I didnt care anymore about the graphics. I was addicted into Factorio . With only 35h of playing (in one weekend) i could already tell it was one of the best games i had ever played. And ik I didn't discovered half of the game. There is still a lot to i explore. So i guess i should go play instead of writing a comment that will be lost forever.

[@Yggdrasil42]

fabio faria And buy the game. It’s cheap and the devs deserve being paid.

[@acaroMan]

@@Yggdrasil42 i know that i should have bought the game. But i have a way of thinking. The free games that you (probably) download in play/app store. You probably don't have purchased anything from most of those games. That means that you never supported them. It's my way of thinking. It might be wrong but...

[@shtuffs]

@@acaroMan Those games on the app store are free because the devs decided that it should be free. The devs didn't decide to make factorio free. It's like shoplifting food from a supermarket and being like "but they gave put free samples so I should have all of the food for free"

[@lhcphysicfreak]

This game will make you dream conveyor belts. It's that dangerous.

[@offtheball87]

I've got over 1500 hours in Steam on this, more with the standalone versions I use to play with friends and I still feel like I've got so much more to do. Also, if you just want the logistics and none of the combat, you can turn off enemy bases (set their size to none). That's how I usually play, and it's still plenty addictive, though my current map does have them because they introduced artillery cannons in experimental.

[@Steellmor]

Is there a mod or modpack like dystopia but for new version?With very aggressive and challenging enemies and hardcore craft balance?

[@offtheball87]

I'm not sure, but it sounds like you can achieve that with stock in the current stable and experimental versions. You can set it to the death would preset, choose expensive recipes, and turn up expansion and evolution factors.

[@Steellmor]

Thanks, I saw such parameters in text configs, but their changes did not give a visible result. But it was on version 0.12 long time ago, if it works now it's amazing!

[@offtheball87]

Oh yeah, it's come a long way (my first version was 0.13, so extrapolating backwards)

[@danielraza2498]

There's a mod called Rampant, it changes the alien's AI to be more adaptive to your defenses. If you bulk up turrets in 1 area, the aliens will go to where defenses are weaker. They'll also use hit and run tactics. Currently works with 0.16. No weapon or enemy changes though. Mod works well with other mods.

[@Systox25]

One of the best ratet games on Steam 98%+ And it will be finished this year but is playable for years now The game i always dreamed about it!

[@xerr0n]

Finished!? --.O . IT WILLLLLL NEVER BE FINISHED!!!!!

[@dagucka]

xerr0n actually the next patch (0.17) will be the 1.0 patch. Or they take 0.18 if 0.17 is not perfect.

[@xerr0n]

Yeh, but then the patches are just 1.1; 1.2; 1.3......

[@theisgood0]

I was just wishing for some more optional survival settings maybe you like have to make farms and supply them with clean water or even rain and snow and weather that could change things

[@reeman2.0]

theisgood0, I think there’s mods for that.

[@polokratos8366]

"Mod support" And now, the first 200h in one save is early game (Green tech). Without aliens. Because I just want to have 1+4 train network, with central redistribution station (A.K.A. cenral bus, but trains) capable of holding 100+ trains. Per product. And playing Angel's petrochem.

My current map (that's running in the background as I write this :D) uses 3-60 trains. Just because I can, and because I wanted trains that feel more like RL freight trains. Oh, and RSO with a region size of 50… hunting for that next ore patch hoping to find and reach it before you run out of base ore, that's the ticket. :D

[@YaboiMuggy]

actually you can output drills directly to chests also It looks like you aren't on the latest version. Use the opt-in beta version to get what is the latest version. the ground is way better looking now.

[@CarlAnngello]

Two years too late.

[@Klerkules]

< three years ^^

[@javyz6197]

The thing is nope It gets updates

[@Zooptopus27]

The thing is, there's people like me that would like to see how far the game has gotten. It's still in early access, and the amount of views this video has proves that people are looking for recent reviews. ;p

[@javyz6197]

The game has gotten a TON better lately, with the 0.15 and 0.16 updates. THERE'S FREAKING ARTILLERY TRAINS

[@havek23]

2-3 years and still not released yet, I think now's a good time to get into it

[@Charles37400]

The factory must grow The factory must grow The biters must be eliminated in cleansing artillery fire..... ...... The factory must grow.

[@GlassDeviant]

And this is why we've all loved this game for years.

[@nedalneb89]

Ohhhh boy you are so in the true, the video made me smile a lot, for it's like every time I'm playing, I'm like "alright I'm just gonna finish this assembly line and then stop" and in the process of doing that well alien's attack and iron runs out and suddenly 5 hours went by and I still haven't finished said assembly line hahahahaha

[@TheMegaloYT]

As someone who has invested hundreds of hours of my time into this game, I say you definitely nailed down Factorio (and even Civ5 near then end). Congratulations! You have my respect. Wanna build just one factory? Also, as a side note, I respect you a little less now because of Antimatter Dimensions. This is my cookie clicker nightmare all over again!

[@bcn1gh7h4wk]

I'm really lazy.... for everything. how did I prevent being sucked into Factorio?..... I asked myself "how can I make the game play itself?" so, I created an automation network with request lines and load saturation sensors. :D I even managed to make an auxiliary power system that kicks in when the power drops due to an overload *in version 0.12!*

[@TheGUARDIANOFFOR]

yes your base is preaty pittifull :) Im thing mine is pitifull to but im already eficient enough for 4 full blue lanes of iron to be not enough....

[@alberttrita5858]

NEED MOAR IROOOOOOOON!!!!

[@nicholaswilliams6475]

"Part of the fun comes from designing your own mining facilities..." etc etc I don't remember what you said but I agree with you know and I hate that I have all these images in my head of way advanced and efficient designs coming from the subreddit.

[@anialator1000000]

Bobs mods with angels ores. 200+ hour playthroughs for all but speedrunner level gameplay. Add on the space endgame pack, and its another hundred or two due to the sheer massive amount of resources you need to complete those. Dont even get started on Marathon mode (makes everything way more expensive)

[@afm5785]

I bought factorio a week ago and I've already played 100 hours, what the...

[@Nukedk]

What is this Factorio you talk about? Almost sounds like a game called Cracktorio. 835 + alot of non steam hours, and I still feel new to it at times. Seablock, looking at you.

[@cinnamonnoir2487]

0:46 Will this game cause existential ennui and an obsessive inclination to self-harm? No. ...That would be Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy.

[@arthuribagy5006]

Hello people. I know I’m from the future. But just know I’m trapped playing factorio. I’ve played 300 hours on one map. I’m trapped and this comment will soon be alted and I will forget all. Help. Me.

[@arthuribagy5006]

Wow it’s been a while

[@gutz-Coldrevenge]

I've been playing Factorio for about a year now. maybe longer maybe less, was 0.12 i think. and this description is SPOT BLOODY ON!!!!!! watching this loading Factorio, got about 50 hours into a map, while its loading thinking.... hmmmm i might just start again. less screw ups, maybe more biters......

[@BassistUndStolzDrauf]

same! just started from scratch yesterday after exactly 50h. I actually never really finished factorio yet :D

[@Patrick-zr8tv]

That thing about time, how it just consumes it like a black hole, is so true. I was playing it this weekend with a mate of mine and we started playing at 4 in the afternoon, later on he said "alright it's getting late we should go to sleep, its probably like 10 or 11 and we want to play this in the morning so yeah". I checked the time after that and it was 3:30 am, we were off by a full 5 and a half hours. But I tell you what it was freakin fun. Factorio is honestly my favourite game and it probably always will be, it's literally endless fun. To an "outsider" factorio seems menial, laborious, and too complex but once you get into it you see factorio for its true beauty. I have recommended this game to everyone who has asked what game they should get and for good reason: they should get it and so should you.

[@xxxtakaji-kaixxx9016]

How to finish the game it’s by *E X P A N D I N G THE EMPIRE*

[@chezeus1672]

if you ever wanted to happily dream about assembly lines at night, this is the game for you.

[@windigo000]

already at 500 hrs of game time :D i vote for classifying this a schedule 1 drug :D

[@kylewright7556]

Oh yeah, Factorio is so worth the money. I have nearly 1k hours in it, and you have only scratched the surface. In the late game stage you have to balance ups/fps with your ever expanding factory. Along with that, Factorio is the definition of just 5 more minutes, you start by thinking you will just play for 30 min. but then you look at the time and realize that its been 18 hours since you started. My advise is if you haven't gotten the game, DON'T! For the love of God if you want any free time in your life DO NOT GET THIS GAME! But I am not trashing this game, I love it to death, when you play it for hours on end and really enjoy it you will learn things about yourself and all around good knowledge for life, but just know that you haven't played Factorio until you have dreams about it. Optimizing you base and an entire world of yellow belts *gasp*. In all seriousness I would reccomend this game to anyone, but only the people that deserve it. :)

[@BassistUndStolzDrauf]

had my first factorio dream last week. the next morning I felt like I was at work the whole night

[@dragonmaster1500]

You know I've been wanting to get into Factorio for a while now, it reminds me of the old Rollercoaster Tychoon and Zoo Tychoon games I used to play as a kid, but more complicated. It's probably also helpful that I'm used to half hour play sessions at a time, using timers to regulate myself, telling me when I should take a break and get a snack, or go for a walk. Self regulation is key.

[@kingkiwi4]

Ha ha who needs friends? *_The assemblers are my friends_*

[@kainzow45]

I shouldn't even be trusted with clicker games. Something like this might actually ruin my life. .... I want it.

[@SonicfireProductions]

Best comment I've ever read for a week and a half

[@The80sWolf_]

Its dangerous, because it shows that you can progress a society without profit. Wooops!

[@Cluncstar]

just you wait until you Mod the game with Bobs Mods+Angels... I am on my first playthrough in hour... 180!!! My opinion im in late-Midgame state ;)

[@ingeniousclown]

Holy crap I don't understand a thing you said and it makes me want to go download these immediately BUT IF I DO THEN NO MORE VIDEOS WILL BE MADE

[@Grdavcek]

Dude report yourself to some health facility...

[@Россиянин-ъ4е]

This video is 4 years old and i still have NO... Fun or interest in factorio what so ever. Not saying it's bad but i can not playing more than an hour or past military or purple science(which is MUCH more rare) And i used to reach nuclear power and purple science with 230h+. Not it's just a sad monument reminding me of my degradation.

[@generalbismark7163]

hehe 30 hours looks at current map 300 hrs hmmmmm help i have a problem

[@generalbismark7163]

and realizes i have a baby world compared to others

[@kevingallineauii9353]

Almost 600 hours since Last April. That is almost an entire MONTH of non-stop playing. To put it differently, that is 15 40 hour work weeks! Imagine 3 months of playing 8 hours a day, 5 days a week AFTER 8 hours of work a day. Factorio IS dangerous!

[@KazuchiX]

"I'M PLAYING FACTORIO..."

[@mint5438]

The issue with my factories is that I make them efficient enough to run off a single source at the start, and about 10 hours in something will happen and the spot will stop functioning because I forgot veins had a limit to their ore. And by then I've completely forgotten where my place of origin is and it's all downhill from there. Fixing where I think the problem is (it never is there) and ect ect.