Cosmic War

[Mike T.]

https://www.satisfactorygame.com

https://store.steampowered.com/app/526870/Satisfactory

An FPS open-world factory building sim. You play as an engineer on an alien planet as part of the 'Save The Day' program - a program whose goal is to construct a massive machine for a mysterious purpose. Conquer nature, build multi-story factories, and automate to satisfaction!

"Probably this year. But who knows, really", according to the FAQ on the official site.

[Mike T.]

Closed Alpha application (PC): https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIp ... A/viewform

[Robomoo]

Satisfactory will now be exclusive to the Epic store. Its Steam page is gone.

This is the only announcement I could find about it: https://twitter.com/SatisfactoryAF/stat ... 8803990529

Here's the Epic store page: https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/p ... ctory/home

[recoil]

Early Access Launch Date Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLhfdULPj8A

Early access is coming March 19. Looks like this is going to be my first Epic Games store purchase.

[icycalm]

https://www.satisfactorygame.com/update



End of April™ Update
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aceacdNX9WA

The main new thing seems to be lifts to help build on the z-axis (which they incorrectly call the "y-axis").

CONVEYOR LIFTS

Because you need something to do all the lifting for you.

No more overly complicated, inefficient and messy conveyor belt spirals. Verticality is the new black, so we’ve been working hard on a streamlined, efficient way of transporting goods along the y-axis. They take less space, less effort, and definitely require less overheating from your poor computer.

They also started a blog: https://www.satisfactorygame.com/blog

Dedicated servers are on the roadmamp, but with no ETA: https://www.satisfactorygame.com/#roadmap-section

I'd love to run it on our server. It's been dormant for ages, and this game would be perfect for it.

[Dead Man Talking]

https://www.satisfactorygame.com/update-2



Update #2: Trains & Nuclear
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtVwiCQ5sZI

Still ripping off Factorio, but in a good way.

[icycalm]

If you have the faintest interest in building games, and want to understand the true potential of Satisfactory, you have to watch this video.

This Factory Blows My Mind. Yes, It's That Good! Fan Factory Friday S2 Ep. 15
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NL1CAhczIA



See the monstrously higher potential of 3D over 2D?

I gotta put more time in this game. If they put in real enemies and challenge some day, it would be unbelievable, it would make Factorio look like a mini-game (just like all 3D games and genres eventually make their 2D predecessors look, but this hasn't happened in this factory-building subgenre quite yet just because it's so new).

[Agentx]

It was my intention to see if anyone else wanted to jump back in to attempt a completion run when such a thing is possible, such as at 1.0. Though I've had my fingers crossed they do something more with the enemies. The last time I played, they did seem to respawn much more quickly than before, but this could still easily be suppressed by building in an area.

[icycalm]

We could set for ourselves a project as complex as the dude's in the video, and this should give us enough challenge, even if there's many of us. But it would be wise to wait as long as possible so that more cool stuff will be in. Plenty of other, more complete games to play in the meantime. Also, they have plans to release the dedicated server, in which case we could have our factory running 24/7 and people just adding to it, so that eventually we'd have something as complex as the dude's setup. It wouldn't be as elegant though unless we discussed and designed and planned everything out to a high level of coordination. I am all for trying to do that. We could set for ourselves the goal of making something even cooler than his, and then getting it featured on that YT channel. I mean, it's a goal! It would give ourselves a steep challenge, for sure.

Besides, with the dedicated server we could perhaps increase the numbers and ferocity of the enemy attacks, or add mods etc. Might be able to turn it into Ubersatisfactory at some point, if we're patient.

[icycalm]

https://twitter.com/theunamiable/status ... 4345197568



Pretty insane pics coming out of Satisfactory for the last couple of years. A new update just dropped, and they even added experimental dedicated server support.

Update 5 is Out Now!
https://steamcommunity.com/games/526870 ... 7409263006

Update 5 Available NOW on Early Access!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Y4vILmorZ0



The trailer shows insane things, and it's very pretty too. Too bad there still aren't any real threats...

[icycalm]

Full directory of mods: https://ficsit.app/mods?p=1

I went through it and only found ONE mod that can MAYBE be used to modify the difficulty of aliens.

Difficulty Tuner: https://ficsit.app/mod/DifficultyTuner

Turn off either or both friendly and hostile creatures including an arachnophobia and a no Space Giraffe mode

That's ALL it seems to do in regards to the aliens, just turns them off lol, but I am thinking it could be used as a base to modify it to add more.

By all means, someone else should go through the mods too and see if I missed anything, as I skimmed them very quickly in disgust at the lacking options. There are a shitload of mods that REDUCE the already NON-EXISTENT difficulty, which tells you all you need to know about what a bunch of fags this developer has amassed as playerbase due to their faggotistical design.

The latest update adds combat/weapon options, which is a shame considering there's basically nothing to fight.

NEW Ammo types and Equipment System Improvements
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYMHs1aTyOs



Let's just hope a modder rectifies the situation at some point. Or maybe one of you guys could try to fix this.

[icycalm]

Next-Gen Pioneer: An Updated Look
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTJEvh8kqKE



Too bad your world is pitiful, and your game lacks all challenge. Star Citizen will soon have 1000x of anything you have. Get bent, programmers. Your era is over.

[icycalm]

1.0 Launch Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt4XOPi ... XVyolQO3wj



Looks incredible. Blows away Factorio in every way but challenge. Too bad that's super-important.

Still, it looks so good that I'll do my best to play it like the autistic builders do. Maybe we could set some crazy goal, and that would be the challenge.

Note how, halfway through the trailer, they try to make it seem as if they're simulating an entire planet... But their IQ is too low to do it for real. They know it's prestigious, though, so they try to trick people with the trailer.

Oh, and it's also coming to consoles.

[icycalm]

Satisfactory 1.1 Out NOW!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAnQzsh ... XVyolQO3wj



Looks fine as always, until you realize the world is a square and nothing attacks you. Then it's just fancy Minecraft. Impossible to care about it when this is coming in a few months:

CitizenCon 2954: Crafting Your Home
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmwKD_f ... rFn-jDvuVr



And the stuff you'll build is so much cooler! Looks like a damn RTS!



Would I rather have Satisfactory's more granular system? Fuck yes, I'd rather have that. But not in a square map bounded by invisible walls and no enemies or challenge of any kind. There's just no contest with a game where your construction is embedded in a freakin' photorealistic full-loot PVP GALAXY.

Satisfactory will lose much of its playerbase to Star Citizen, just like every crafting game. Only the bona fide autists will be left behind.

[icycalm]

Satisfactory - Core Values Expansion
https://store.steampowered.com/app/5276 ... _Expansion

Taking the Satisfactory gameplay to new depths.

Core Values is the first paid DLC for Satisfactory and a major expansion.

Pioneers will reach into the crust of MASSAGE 2(A-B)b in a different setting with new resources, flora, fauna and more as you develop an underground factory network with new production lines and buildings, uncovering more about the world the deeper you go as you Construct, Automate, Explore & Exploit while continuing to uphold FICSIT's Core Values.

Another Satisfactory Announcement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VA2q1uN ... XVyolQO3wj



I was elated when first seeing the trailer as it makes it seem like some kind of new aliens are the major addition, which would mean increased challenge a la Factorio. All this hope however was crushed when I read the FAQ:

You Asked, We Answered! Core Values Q&A w/ Emmet
https://www.reddit.com/r/SatisfactoryGa ... qa_w_emmet

We are aiming for a relaxed factory-building experience

It's just an underground expansion with minimal creature additions and no focus whatsoever on PVE. There will still be next to no PVE in this game, but you'll have some extra creatures to work with if you want to mod PVE into it.

I am glad for the new content and it sounds cool for what it is. But without proper tough PVE I am not playing this game beyond the few hours I played it years ago. That said, I should perform a search of the modding scene at some point because there may be a decent PVE mod out there, perhaps one I can develop further with Cult Intelligence (CI).

P.S. It's also interesting that they call it the "first paid DLC". Always glad to hear of more content coming for this game. Maybe we'll get lucky and they'll do a full PVE DLC some day.

TBA.