Like Factorio? This is just the game for you. | Mindustry™

Quite possibly the most dangerous games one could ever play, are those who compel you to keep playing till the sun comes up.
And one of the most notorious cases is that of Factorio. But good ol factorio has got nothing on a little game named Mindustry.
Join me as I lead you on a crappy journey through this amazing little game.
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[@thesynthpub6511]

Back in my day, mindustry didn't have thorium (we had uranium), neither did we have units to build, nor did we have a campaign. It was literally just a map with only turrets, and without any smooth graphics, being the worst pixelated graphics in all of reality. It's nice to see this game has gotten far far, far better than it used to be.

[@JC12223]

And OP shields

[@sweeternickel70]

I remember playing v5 and just fooling around on a map where enemies wouldn’t come out at all, I learned how to use the mechanics well but v6 came. And then I discovered mindustry on KZbin. I only seriously started playing by the end of v6 and through early v7 betas. But you, sir are a true veteran, thanks for sticking around the mindustry community through all this time.

[@tamyuchingtyc]

it's nice that you renember old mindustry

[@thebenjiball0]

Bruh. Classic mindustry graphics is slick af. Btw the game still exists for free on mobile.

[@ERROR_-kp9lw]

All I want to know is what mindustry 2 and 1 was like

[@Bookslayer10]

Fun fact, in update 5 the core actually backed up if you sent materials into it and it was full. It was changed in update 6 because it made sending mixed belts of resources into the core impossible, because one resource filling up would stop the others on the belt from going in. You can still change it back to the previous setting in a menu, but I've never felt the need to when you can use overflow gates like you described.

[@SunnyKimDev]

The burning of excess materials serve another purpose - it will make sure the sector keeps producing materials when you are in another sector, since the sector production is based on the average flux of items into the core. If items no longer flow into the core since the core is full, your production will be judged as "low" and your sector won't produce as much when you're somewhere else.

[@AFMR0420]

Sorters with incinerators was the way to fix that.

[@kir69420]

I miss v5 unit grouping mechanic. But I won't give spaghetti belt up in v6 for it

[@learning8685]

I thought the comment said the core would back you up

[@bluemistery3178]

Q

[@kokishorttail3471]

133 actually has a lot of sand, it’s just you know, under the enemy base. Once you capture the sector though it’s actually one of the best early game hub sectors

[@Code_Machine]

Best hub sector by far is the salt flats. Almost entirely flat land. I always use it

[@brianhsieh7748]

I thought it was 173 since you get titanium before windswept

[@Flightkitten]

173 is good early on ​@brianhsieh7748

[@geneanthony3421]

You know you buy too many games when you look at a game and think it looks cools, only to look in Steam and realize you already bought it (probably during a Steam sale).

[@ПлатонПопцов-ш1ц]

It's actually free on official Anuke website (developer)

[@tcbobb.8782]

The addition of armor belts have made clogs less of an issue for those who know how to use them. Still the game should be more clear as to their primary use. Just having more hp isnt really a good reason to use a belt, but stopping side input and being able to put routers next to them safely is beyond worth the extra cost

[@lechatrelou6393]

They are often outclassed by junstions tho. But yeah, they still are quite usefull.

[@Marius_ae]

holy shit this is going to change my playstyle so much, thanks lmao

[@mihael64]

I honestly cant live without armored belts

[@mihael64]

​@@lechatrelou6393 yeah but they're still absolutely invaluable for those situations where you can't use a junction

[@DaxSudo]

Fun fact. Mindustry is also completely open source which means you can do anything you want to the game images which are distributed under open source license so it’s completely free.

[@mihael64]

Yup and you can download it for free on itch

[@Alpha_mindustry]

and with addition of a IN-GAME MOD BROUSER, the game is a modding heaven

[@mattizie91]

You didn't even touch on the MOST addictive part... logic processors. Once you break open the can of worms that is unit mining, ANY map becomes OP.

[@mihael64]

And then you discover your first self building schematic

[@ankitmasih6219]

@@mihael64 underrated comments

[@coppertones7093]

and yet they are still a double edged sword. a law of the universe is that any code more complex than a single function will be impossible to debug and understand later. and on servers, processors can range from making attrax huddle around a turret for no reason to Almighty Fortress Creep

[@Enirom]

explaining Mindustry defences in one sentence: "Overkill does not exist."

[@kaden-sd6vb]

*M O R E D A K K A.*

[@mihael64]

Overkill is underkill, we need more power (and silicon)

[@sweeternickel70]

I really appreciate when KZbinrs who have good humor and are relatable cover small games like this one. It really makes me smile seeing someone else begin enjoying a game I take great interest in as well. You earned a like and a sub from me!

[@lordhapless4786]

Thanks for viewing and commenting my dude. The kind words help me to survive the algorithm.

[@shadowhammer1433]

For another shit-show of a video, go check out his video on Impossible Creatures.

[@Tan-m1]

Same

[@yaroslavpanych2067]

Wtf do you mean small?

[@trxlord09]

Fixing the bridge issue? Junction. Fixing a router issue? Junction. Fixing a junction issue? HAIL THE POWER OF THE ALMIGHTY JUNCTION

[@trxlord09]

Do NOT waste thorium on fancy armored conveyer belts, grow up you don't need it, your RTG generators do

[@dylanherrera5395]

How dare you believe in a false prophet, router is clearly superior! /j

[@minedustry]

Router

[@Spearofinamorata]

​@@dylanherrera5395 so what is the distributor just be the ascended form of the router

[@dylanherrera5395]

@@Spearofinamorata its a mere copycat attempting to leech off of the holy routers power

[@supervilla2411]

Finally another person who is showcasing mindustry. Thank you for show more people to this hidden gem.

[@dashockpixle4140]

Its the not playing for months then randomly getting the urge to play into the midnight hours for me. Addiction is real.

[@takebacktheholyland9306]

I like how much the launch pad mechanics is hyped up in this video by the end, but omitting the fact that it's actually removed entirely for the ORANGE planet is what had me cackling.

[@paradoxcorporated2906]

As said in video and by the dev, erekir was designed as a new, smoother, balanced approach to ministry and as badass as rocket accelerated resource transfers are, they are incredibly broken. They work only because of sheer number of sectors on serpulo.

[@kaden-sd6vb]

​@@paradoxcorporated2906 so then how the hell are you supposed to do eradication sectors on erekir if theres no resource transfer between sectors

[@paradoxcorporated2906]

@@kaden-sd6vb build entirely new infrastructure. Orange™ is not only about cheesing the enemy's base, but also about providing all the needed resources in (usually) quite limited amount of space bringing the logistical challenge to it's absolute.

[@Nash11045]

Legend has it he's still mass producing tier 5 units to colonized the whole planet

[@elCataclismicoRopero]

9:10 Usually the time problem is solved just by pausing the game because you can start buildings while it is paused so when you unpause you will automatically build what you wanted to, this way you have time to think. If you are playing online you have more people so it balances itself.

[@lordhapless4786]

It has been brought to my attention that this video did not upload in 480p or 240P resolutions. Quite distraught I reached out to some other youtubers and apparently this issue has been plaguing small channels since early December 2022. I can confirm that it is not an issue I can fix since it appears KZbin is bugged or field testing something. If you can watch it at 720p60fps I highly recommend it, since 360p butchers it with compression. Cheers. [Edit: As of December 2022 it appears that KZbin only processes the 480p and 240p resolutions once the video hits a certain number of views.]

[@xexzersy]

anybody interested in joining a pvp clan, we can help you learn the game faster, besides pvp is more fun than you think. campaign is a child's toy by comparison.

[@vaneorman101]

You have now reached the threshhold then.

[@sweeternickel70]

KZbin added discrimination feature

[@deepspacerunner187]

You should probably pin this comment or something

[@shadamethyst1258]

Some tips for surviving more often: - have water turrets near anything flammable. This includes pyratite/blast production, big coal mines, shenanigans with liquid slag and your frontlines - water is also very useful for boosting mines; a blast drill with water can run at ~10 items/s, and you can get that amount up to 25 items/s with overdrive (compare to 0.5 from the basic drill) - have at least two tiles of plastanium walls in your defenses. The laser enemies will otherwise tear through your defenses - the status effects applied on enemies can be very strong (liquid slag gives fire, oil gives tarred which increases fire damage, cryofluid makes enemies slower and more vulnerable to blast damage, etc.) - higher tiered turrets are, unsurprisingly, much more ammo efficient - if you have the brainpower for it, then logic processors can allow for some overpowered designs, like Foreshadows that automatically choose to ignore weaker targets based on how much surge alloy is in storage. There are blueprints from other people that have this figured out already for you, too

[@dangductran2926]

From my experience, oil (tarred) don't really increase fire damage. Tarred is quite complicated. If you burn a tarred units it barely do any effect. If you apply tarred on a burning units, it will extent burning duration, turn melting to burning, do small damage, but tarred effect won't stay. It will deal damage and extend fire duration every time you try to apply tarred. This actually oil tsunami to kill a burning T5 pretty dang quick since tsunami hit 40 times/sec. So it's kinda the reverse compare to realife. In realife you put the tar on your enemy first, then burn them. In Mindustry you put enemy on fire first then tar. I don't really recommend this combo since it can also set your base on fire.

[@conquerofgames8504]

Mindustry veteran here, nice work you have just cured me of my half a year burn out, thanks

[@chillcapsaicin6109]

8:04 that bridge conveyor in the line of that conduit caused me physical pain Not gonna lie, this video is too satisfying to watch

[@funniguy2967]

As someone who's 100% Mindustry pre-new world update, I thank you for bringing the game some attention

[@UniTheDutchie]

You have less than 1000 subs!? The editing, script writing, and overall structuring of your videos honestly had me convinced that you would have at the very least half a million subscribers. Keep up the fantastic work and I'm sure you'll gain the recognition you deserve.

[@overdramaticpan]

Very good explanation for a very good game. As someone with a thousand hours, 25+ Serpulo campaign runs, 4 Erekir campaign runs, several challenge runs, and general competence at PvP and schematic design, I applaud. Good job!

[@sweeternickel70]

Stop being good at the game

[@Stefanredd]

​@@sweeternickel70skill isue

[@sweeternickel70]

@@Stefanredd I agree

[@Gekko-cs2ti]

Ohhh god the router chainers eughhhhh

[@overdramaticpan]

@@sweeternickel70 real (i do apologize for bragging though, t'was stupid)

[@snipa69]

As a mindustry veteran I can say that silicon is the most important resource in the hame

[@connorirons4542]

Siligone.

[@snipa69]

@@connorirons4542 indeed

[@theworkshopwhisperer.5902]

No gigapede! That's lodged in my nightmares now. They don't care where your item comes from or where it's going. Thanks got me rolling don't know why that's so funny!

[@HouseofBricksStudios]

i dont care how few videos this guy has. i love them and i want more mindustry

[@fishingtoncookie]

I clicked on the video because it seemed neat, but seeing a skeleton immediately and realizing it was Hapless was like a MiB neuralyzer. I genuinely felt flashbanged for a second. That said, it's good to see you still creating. From quality Kenshi mods, to quality KZbin videos. You continue to amaze. Hope to see more!

[@chaldeandokutah138]

YEP, YOU HAVE EARNED A SUB THE EDITING, THE SCRIPT, AND EVERYTHING IS GOOD

[@hifty7779]

this is one of my favorite mindustry videos, it is the exact way i see mindustry and you tell everyone how it is. THX for the vid!1!

[@Maethendias]

something about a skeleton talking about factorio cr-ck just... perfect

[@TheKnightArgent]

Dude. Your style is laser-focused on my funny bone. Love it

[@shadowhammer1433]

Thank you my good sir.

[@eftysugar]

All mindustry vets know: this video is 100% accurate

[@botcatman]

KZbin seems to have chosen for me to see this, all these months later. Nice to see more people covering Mindustry!

[@idk059]

Nice to see the game the recognition it deserves.

[@AnIdiotFromGermany]

Factorio lore: ball land in more bigger ball Mindustry lore: (alot more)(like alot)

[@RealBIack]

after watching this mans video i can safely say it made my brain incredibly smooth very recommend and also underrated youtuber and needs more attention

[@Potman964]

Definitely the video which got me back intot he game after 2yrs. I'll never forget the days I used to play with my 2 freinds before they unfortunately dies due to covid in 2022❤ This game sent me so much memories and this video got me back onto the game again. Thanks for this wonderful video 😊

[@dystopianaardvark1441]

back in my day mindustry was still a game jam

[@sleep_deprived_stormworker]

"alright grandpa let's get you to bed" /j

[@alanmalcheski8882]

did you ever wear an onion on your belt?

[@AnIdiotFromGermany]

Once you get titanium this is where the addiction comes In.

[@tomatematheus13]

my mom always told me to not accept candy from strangers, sadly i forgot that when i give mindustry a try, and oh boy it wasn't just a normal candie, it was especial (in a good way).

[@amog8202]

found this game two or three years back and have LOVED it. I still kinda suck, but to say I didn't have a lot of fun playing would be lying. Great game, very great game

[@wildfirelabs]

3 years playing this game And still can't conquer the first world completely

[@vaneorman101]

Please make more Mindustry content to satisfy my hopeless addiction. I subscribed.

[@shadowhammer1433]

Unfortunately, this is more of a review channel, so unless there is a major update or change in the game, it is unlikely that there will be more Mindustry content. But there will be other stuff, so stick around.

[@HollowedButter]

The router chains are killing me

[@traxoz7893]

damn you convinced me, i bought this game now for a whopping 0 dollars

[@dylanherrera5395]

welcome to the router cult

[@drayde4155]

I have no idea how I found this, but I'm glad I did. Great video!

[@Katkitter]

That "Capital Sector" idea of yours is genius.

[@dylanherrera5395]

im one year late, i dont care, its a well established idea on serpulo (yellow boi planet since erekir dont have launch pads) commonly called the export hub

[@TheDZHEX]

This game actually has some interesting lore, that could be able to fuel a pretty good movie about this game...

[@supervilla2411]

I am pro mindustry player so here is some tips: If you somehow make a contraption that works; always make it a schematic for you to build it again without trying to remember it, You need to, also make a narrow gap on your wall where enemies get tricked to go into so they will not find a different way to go in your base and for you to concentrate you turrets in that are(Note this only is applicable on places that have a large enough area to fit a gap). You need to replace you copper and lead mines with monos(the mining drone) cause it gives you more space to build more better factories and more unit factories.

[@brightness8496]

I use narrow gap trick with fuse and it works perfectly against ground unit In case of air unit just use that laser unit with it

[@LemonbreadSC]

I take notes on everything that works in order to remember it along with schematics because schematics alone often get too complicated without an explanation

[@LanderKoenig]

Same here, it’s lovely till I get hit by a artillery shell by accident

[@notachannel3903]

Final tip: NEVER, EVER, EVER use laser drills the moment you can get airblasts to mine thorium. (The most infuriating thing I saw in the video is "laser drills mining sand"...) By the way, if you see the weird changing-speed conveyors, it's an overdrive projector/dome (basically more overkill on turrets and machines, overdrive dome boosts speed by 2.5x and even ramps power production)

[@QTwoSix]

@@notachannel3903 Only reason to use laser drills is to get thorium

[@dogbone10]

Mindustry has been a good game since it was a pixelart mobile game that ran on the iPod touch. Will never stop being good.

[@barsozuguler4300]

You should make sure your core is full(including coal) until you discover launch pads And you should use junctions until you discover plated conveyors which don't accept from sides Sadly you are stuck with routers until you find green belts And schematics are like cheat codes but you still pay for the resources but minus the time you spend while building it

[@barsozuguler4300]

For the clogging you can just pick up the items from the conveyors unless you use complex schematics that you don't know how it works. It's almost impossible to separate contaminated fluids.

[@Honzik207]

Fun fact: you can create items out of your ass using launchpads - choose a sector where there is noting you need, send in bunch off stuff you want to dupe, load them into vaults, then release all of them at once into as many launchpads as that sector can power. After a first few launches, exit the sector, check the info from planet view. If it's displaying solid amount of resources being exported, good. DON'T GO BACK IN! The game will think that in this unloaded sector there must be a decent factory for all of the exports, even though it was just some resources sent all at once. This method can provide 1 sector of your choosing with quite a lot of resources.

[@CASA-dy4vs]

As a mindustry noob I can confirm this was my reaction

[@zanzibarzy2877]

excellent intro to my favorite game of all time! You're exactly right about it being easily approachable but highly addicting. I've taken a break but I used to make videos for it as well, not as good as your's, but I sympathize with lacking the time and resources to work on youtube.

[@opponentbacon]

Such an amazing video, definitely worth the sub. Keep pushing out the great content man, you're doing really well!

[@lucid6857]

Best mindustry explanation ever

[@wEBMedPL]

Very nice and dynamic editing. Very pleasing to watch. Cheers and GREAT work!

[@ramaron]

oh boy a video about a game I have never heard of? thanks youtube! great video btw!

[@MrHenne826]

Few times have I been so solidly sold on a game as this! I chuckled, I winced, I basked in the glory of that spaghet... I want this! Damn and bless you equally for infecting me with this game

[@Im_you-ks3xl]

This channel is incredibly underated

[@robinmoussu]

That was a nice vidéo. I’m surprised your channel isn’t a bit bigger. And good luck with the power outages

[@hamzamotara4304]

As a South African, the loadshedding is real

[@allyjane2545]

Ive been playing minedustry since 2019 and i can say the game is really accessable you can play it on mobile and oh boy the mental damage you'd get on mobile would double.

[@staoutlawx1007]

I already posses this addiction

[@thestuffman8783]

looks cool, I remember putting 200 hours in factorio the first month I had it, these games are digital crack

[@justaguy577]

the best part is that it is fully playable and comfortable in mobile

[@proxius3]

Mindustry got me through a lot of night shifts working security. Side note it's available on android and I've played it on my phone since probably 2019 or 2020.

[@johnnybensonitis7853]

Great video! I've never been a big RTS/TD/Warehouse Sim kinda guy over the years, which has never been out of outright dislike for these types of games but moreso because they typically just stay off my radar for whatever reason. Then just a few months ago when looking for a game to play on my little laptop I came across Mindustry, so I figured what the hell! Why not try it out! Now, here I am, a shadow of my former self. I rarely eat these days, and sleep is a luxury I can no longer indulge. I haven't been shopping in many weeks now. Even trips to the kitchen to refill my glass of water was severely cutting into my overall productivity, so as a resourceful compromise I just brought in the ol' garden hose from outside which now sits beside me at all times. The fact is, Mindustry should not be classified as being a video game. It is far more accurately labeled as a schedule 1 narcotic and everyone must understand this. Once you experience the concentrated thrills it can offer you will keep returning to it in pursuit of the overall feeling it provides.... But OH what a feeling it is indeed!! Totally worth it, 10/10 game capable of taking your fun little gaming hobby and turning into an addiction that is all consuming. The replay value is insane!

[@hestan723]

Addiction is just a sign you made a good game when you talk about the factorio style game

[@ar_chbtw]

never played factorio, but mindustry is fr like one of my favorite games ever.

[@HeavyPhoton]

Everyone's gangsta until the big spooder shows up.

[@truongkhangthinh3680]

Great work man, I really like your commentary. Keep up the good work.

[@princesidon6606]

I saw kenshi skeleton and immediately subscribed

[@pilopuha]

Fun fact. I know mindustry before factorio and yet i played factorio more, soo yes Mindustry is the catcher and factorio is the real drug. Btw there is a mod on mindustry to put factorio textures on the game, but idk if It has been uptdated to recente versions, i leave playing mindustry in 2 years beacuse i started playing favtorio

[@Migixkem]

Best way ive seen someone explain mindustry in a nutshell

[@Ivor49]

Nice seeing someone play mindustry in South Africa I thought I was the only one.

[@teni2898]

Man. I played this before it even came to steam. It's nice to see how far it's come, but I sadly can't bring myself to play it anymore

[@PeachDragon_]

These games are stressful and take time, it's understandable

[@logangran4102]

love these videos, can’t wait to see what else is in store

[@UnvalidN]

Oh my god you don't understand how much I've suffered at the hands of this game

[@pedroengelmann6798]

Really cool video on a game I love to bits Gonna use this to hopefully make my friends pick this game up

[@jasonmyboi8792]

ur channel is underrated

[@tewkie7955]

this game will plague my family for generations to come (im never gonna meet a girl in my life)

[@connorgrogg9579]

Been playing since v4 absolutely love it to death and cannot believe what it is now

[@tatzecom]

DoshDoshington MENTIONED!

[@gavindasher9356]

I'm addicted to playing Modded Mindustry, and have a lot of progress on Erekir.

[@gavindasher9356]

There's no fire on Erekir.

[@crustaceanking3293]

8:35 bro has never heard of unloaders

[@Status_L]

I played mindustry before factorio.

[@braydonfisher9273]

Finally, a good representation of mindustry other than just "more pixelated factorio with rts"

[@MRZHD]

Loved the video. I almost never comment, but for such a small creator, this video was top-notch!

[@lordhapless4786]

Thanks for the kind word, it really means alot

[@ET-bn7nl]

Came across this video too late. Already half a dozen missions into the orange planet. I'm gonna cry soon if everything remains true in this video XD.

[@dylanherrera5395]

did you cry

[@ET-bn7nl]

@@dylanherrera5395 I did for Siege at one point, deleted the game, came back a couple weeks ago, reset the game data because I forgot everything, and back to Siege. Beaten it, and now onto Crossroads

[@AnyaHannahLeininger]

Thanks for the summary. Seems like a cool game! You should definitely keep making these. Let us help you get a generator!

[@vexed832]

Mindustry was actually the game that got me into factorio before i found out factorio existed

[@taoqlee28]

as someone who plays mindustry, im widely addicted to it

[@meepoffaith6153]

Not to mention how easy modding the game is as well as how easy it is to access and download mods. Also very easy for mod developers since the game is entirely open sourced, and we don't even have to deal with the Steam Workshop.

[@jurgmanx4644]

Part of the fun when getting great new tech is upgrading all the old maps you have conquered. Also learning tricks and schematics and making old maps more efficient. Hours later.... Then going on and conquering another chain of enemies.

[@Fritz-co4pb]

Ive beaten the first world a few months ago. Dear god was it a struggle and i had multiple meltdowns where i dropped the game because i thought what massive bs some maps are

[@enkidorado4187]

Oh this is a channel that has some potential. I can see you being really big in a year or so

[@lordhapless4786]

Thanks for watchin and for the kind word my guy, its greatly appreciated.

[@nomekop777]

This is the type of content you'd expect from someone with about 100x the amount of subs you have. Definitely save up for that generator if it means we get more content like this. And from one person who discovered the view potential of this game to another, you might want to actually make it into a series

[@JonathanARae]

You deserve more subscribers.

[@GuilherminoBr]

The pvp of this game is great

[@carljohn8700]

thank you for recommending this game now i shall spend my entire time playing this game