Happened to catch this stream while Minecraft realms were down, so I thought, "Looks like this might be a good way to pass the time until realms comes back up again." And then I blinked, and it was Sunday evening. What a fun and engrossing game! Thanks for the tip!
I got the game because of this video - it is super fun 🎉. I have to run it on minimal graphics on my potato, but gameplay isn't affected and runs great.
6 pieces of advice for Zed, and prospective players: 1. The tasks/milestones can be opened by clicking the number next to the shape, rather than on the shape itself 2. The space platform limit is worded poorly. You get more platforms by completing tasks (research), not by spending points 3. You should try to complete all side tasks in a milestone phase before activating the following milestone. They'll help you learn skills and earn upgrades, and it'll make the list less daunting when you only have 4 objectives to work towards, instead of 8 or more 4. If you're using machines with two outputs, and combining the two outputs somehow, you want to be consistent with output methods. If one half of the machine is connected directly to the next machine, don't collect the outputs of the other half in a new line (like Zed did at 2:02:00). Either connect both halves directly to the next machine, or collect both on new lines. 5. If you're cramped for space on one level, you can just output directly to a different one! This especially helpful with cutter arrays, as you can direct each half to its own layer. 6. Last, but not least, space belts (and pipes) can use all three factory floors, with four lanes each. This allows you to separate shapes with up to 12 unique outputs on just one belt.
It's really weird watching this during my own playthrough because I can't watch it _and_ play, so I am far further in the game than he went in the video, but I started watching before I even bought the game. 2:45:00 Zed forgets he has _an entire other half_ of his platform, with 4 more circle extractors Sorry I couldn't be there to point that out during the stream, Zed.
Well to be fair the first one was strictly top-down with no real camera control plus in this one considering you can, it'd be hard for any player to truly know what the correct rotation would be.
Micromanaging efficiency by machine is far less required over managing a series of machines splitting into a number of chains based on the slowest machines.
OMG I’m not even 10 minutes into watching and you’re so frustrating to watch 😭😭 firstly, SLOW DOWN, TAKE A BREATHE 😂😂 Secondly, Please pay attention to what’s happening on the screen, read what it’s actually wanting you to do 😭😭 I know it’s too late now but this is what I would have said if I managed to catch the live 😂
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So glad you're playing this. I love these games. Tango said he was playing. Tell him he needs to stream it too.
Happened to catch this stream while Minecraft realms were down, so I thought, "Looks like this might be a good way to pass the time until realms comes back up again." And then I blinked, and it was Sunday evening. What a fun and engrossing game! Thanks for the tip!
I got the game because of this video - it is super fun 🎉. I have to run it on minimal graphics on my potato, but gameplay isn't affected and runs great.
6 pieces of advice for Zed, and prospective players:
1. The tasks/milestones can be opened by clicking the number next to the shape, rather than on the shape itself
2. The space platform limit is worded poorly. You get more platforms by completing tasks (research), not by spending points
3. You should try to complete all side tasks in a milestone phase before activating the following milestone. They'll help you learn skills and earn upgrades, and it'll make the list less daunting when you only have 4 objectives to work towards, instead of 8 or more
4. If you're using machines with two outputs, and combining the two outputs somehow, you want to be consistent with output methods. If one half of the machine is connected directly to the next machine, don't collect the outputs of the other half in a new line (like Zed did at 2:02:00). Either connect both halves directly to the next machine, or collect both on new lines.
5. If you're cramped for space on one level, you can just output directly to a different one! This especially helpful with cutter arrays, as you can direct each half to its own layer.
6. Last, but not least, space belts (and pipes) can use all three factory floors, with four lanes each. This allows you to separate shapes with up to 12 unique outputs on just one belt.
It's really weird watching this during my own playthrough because I can't watch it _and_ play, so I am far further in the game than he went in the video, but I started watching before I even bought the game.
2:45:00 Zed forgets he has _an entire other half_ of his platform, with 4 more circle extractors
Sorry I couldn't be there to point that out during the stream, Zed.
At 58:00, if the top layer and bottom layer outputs had 1 rotation between each of their stacks, he would've had an amazing early game factory design
I watched your stream for like 10 minutes and then bought the game :D
You might be interested in a game called Mindustry. It’s a lot like this, but has RTS elements.
Mindustry mention, holy moly
What a satisfying game - I hope you'll stream it again!
I love that you can use any rotation in this game. The previous was really annoying about that.
Well to be fair the first one was strictly top-down with no real camera control plus in this one considering you can, it'd be hard for any player to truly know what the correct rotation would be.
20:37 Missed the joke, Zed! Ask Dot, I'm sure she'll be happy to explain it for you :)
You should try Infinifactory. Very similar game.
This game has no real spoilers, just endless ways to make your machines with in their own rights have perfect use cases
Is zed in shape now?
Micromanaging efficiency by machine is far less required over managing a series of machines splitting into a number of chains based on the slowest machines.
Awesome pizza game you played here
Yaaaaaaas Zed
Nice Stream
I know it's the same when we boil it down, andI like factory games but I need the obfuscation that lets me feel that I'm not just making shapes
I find it funny you mention this, because I actually prefer this abstraction. It's much easier to comprehend over factorio, for example.
Hey zed !
bruh you didn't follow the instructions
Typical, not reading the instructions lol
OMG I’m not even 10 minutes into watching and you’re so frustrating to watch 😭😭 firstly, SLOW DOWN, TAKE A BREATHE 😂😂 Secondly, Please pay attention to what’s happening on the screen, read what it’s actually wanting you to do 😭😭 I know it’s too late now but this is what I would have said if I managed to catch the live 😂
There's so much advice I could have offered, and so many questions I could answer for him, and being stuck in the future is so sad.