• pancakes
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    1712 days ago

    It’s a dlc that adds 3 new planets to explore after you finish the game. It’s quite fun if you like factorio.

    • @Moneo@lemmy.world
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      1912 days ago

      I’m assuming you’ve played it, but for others reading this: It’s more than just bonus content, the base game has been reworked to integrate the planets into the progression.

      A Space Age playthrough is different than a base game playthrough basically from the get go.

        • Cethin
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          612 days ago

          It’s different. They both have pros and cons.

          The creator of Space Exploration was hired before they started the Space Age DLC, so a lot of lessons learned from it are implemented in Space Age.

          There are tons of great overhaul mods to play though. I’d probably play something else before doing a Space Exploration run because they do share so many similarities it might be better to leave some space between playing them.

          • And also important is, that space exploration is insanely big. You can prepare to spend about 300h with it(of course depending on how much experience you have).

            • @Moneo@lemmy.world
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              111 days ago

              Yeah this is why I’ve never tried it. When I was still on reddit the way people talked about space age turned me off. It seemed like a massive time sink that was more about upping the logistics to the nth degree than about new mechanics.

              I really like space age so far because of how differently I’ve had to play on the first planet I landed on.

      • @Sporkbomber@lemm.ee
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        411 days ago

        It’s worth noting that the various QOL changes and changes to the base buildings like inserters are included in the 2.0 update and are free.

    • @intensely_human@lemm.ee
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      1312 days ago

      I like factorio in the same way I like cocaine. The first time I played factorio (without any stimulants involved) I played for 72 hours without food, water, or sleep.

      Holy fuck what a great game. Great for independently wealthy people with no family or responsibilities.