Factorio

Factorio

The Factorio logo
Developer(s) Wube Software
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows
OS X
Linux
Release date(s)
  • TBA 2015
Genre(s) Action game, real-time strategy, survival
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer
Distribution Download

Factorio is an upcoming indie video game by Wube Software. It is scheduled to be released in 2015 for Microsoft Windows, OS X and Linux.[1][2]

Development

The game has been developed by a team of developers from Prague since mid 2012. The team originally consisted of one developer but has grown to six. To fund the game, they started an Indiegogo campaign, which started on 31 January 2013 and finished on 3 March 2013. Rewards for backers included access to the alpha release, votes for development polls, additional scenarios, digital wallpapers, meeting with the developers and having their name included in the credits or game content. The campaign raised €21,626 of the €17,000 goal.[3][4][2][5]

Developer, Kovarex has cited Minecraft modifications (specifically BuildCraft and IndustrialCraft) as inspiration during the games development.[6]

The success on Indiegogo allowed developers to hire a new member. The game was also made available for preorder with alpha access.[7][8]

The full game is planned to be released mid 2015.[9]

Plot

The game follows a spaceman who was sent to an alien planet ahead of colonists from Earth. He has to make defences for them to colonize the planet. Not everything goes according to plan as the protagonist crashes on the planet. Because of this he has to first harvest his resources by hand in order to build up an industrial infrastructure, and face inhabitants of the planet who defend their environment.[5]

Gameplay

Factorio is a resource gathering game with real-time strategy and survival elements, with influences from the BuildCraft and IndustrialCraft mods for the Minecraft computer game.[6] The player has to survive by finding and harvesting resources to build tools and machines, which can then create more advanced materials to allow for the creation of more sophisticated technologies. As further depth into the game is reached, the player may be building and managing an automated factory-style system, which can mine, transport, process and assemble resources. Players research advanced technologies that allow them to create new structures and items, starting with basic automation and leading to drones and exoskeletons. [10][11]

The player is concerned with defending themselves and their factory from the planet's increasingly aggressive indigenous fauna, who react hostile to pollution created by the industry, necessitating the player to consider the balance between his production and the enemy's aggressiveness.[12] There are three types of enemies; biters, spitters, and worms which spawn from bases that are generated randomly. Combat can be done in the early game with a pistol, which then leads to a submachine gun, a shotgun, and finally the combat shotgun. Ammunition also has multiple types.

Multiplayer mode allows people, both locally and via the internet to play together. [13]

References

  1. ↑ "Factorio". Indie DB. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kozelek, Tomas. "Friday Facts #59 - The new office". Factorio blog. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  3. ↑ Smith, Graham. "Factorio Trailer Looks Like A Fun Factory, Has Demo". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Factorio". Indiegogo. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Dobrovský, Pavel. "Zabijte planetu průmyslem v české budovatelské strategii Factorio". Games.cz. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "kovarex comments on Nerd³ FW - Factorio". Reddit. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  7. ↑ Kozelek, Tomas. "What next?". Factorio blog. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  8. ↑ Kozelek, Tomas. "Preorder Started". Factorio blog. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  9. ↑ Kozelek, Tomas. "Friday Facts #33 - Announcements". Factorio blog. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  10. ↑ Jauch, Daniel. "Our Nation's Factorio Review". APGNation. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  11. ↑ Priestman, Chris. "Factorio Is A Machine-Fetishist’s Best Friend". Indie Statik. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  12. ↑ https://www.factorio.com/content. Retrieved 10 Jan 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ↑ Rogers, Tristan (1 November 2014). "Factorio Gets Multiplayer". SandboxDB. Retrieved 21 November 2014.

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