Wiki-based game ?

[Kubark]

Hi folks,

I plan to buy FACTORIO, but one major issue (surely a "no-go" for me..) would be a "go check wiki for this, for that, for almost everything you unlock/craft" in order to just know what things do and for what purpose.

I just gave up Terraria for that. Being "forced" to constantly refer to some wiki, just to know what to do, in wich order, what is the purpose of this unlocked item.

Is FACTORIO this sort of game ?
Or I will be able to progress without any alt-tabbing "I need to know how to use this" or just "what is the recipe to craft this thing" etc

Thanks for your honests answers.

---KUB---

[Widow Peak]

Recipes are listed, and where to craft them are too. You may just want to check the wiki to know if certain item is worth crafting.

[Kazaanh]

I think not.

Game is quite easy to understand especially recipes *how to produce X or Y*. Learning curve is easy and you expand slowly adding more and more to your previous build stuff. Every item also shows what it exactly needs. There are only 3 types ores + oil.

You know, you don't start with everything at once, at the beginning you have very few recipes and you don't feel overhelmed at all. Once you progress through the research you unlock more new recipes, adapt your base to the new stuff and research more.

In my entire playtime I only looked twice on wiki to read about map-generation settings, what they exactly do and how rail signals work.

There is a fanstastic tutorial which explains how basic stuff works, I really recommend it. Then after completing it jump onto sandbox. The part of having fun in factorio is figuring out by yourself most of the factory design choices, no need to look at wikis.

[Mansen]

Only thing you might want the Wiki for are blueprints for certain concepts like sorting and splitting belts, optimal designs for factory floors and such.

You're still going to need to watch a video or two, or read up to grasp certain concepts - The game doesn't do a terribly good job at explaining things like railroads (nor should it imo)

[Kazzamkablam]

it could use more tooltips and explaining what things actually do and are used for ingame imo.

[Gloomster569]

I am a moron.

I didn't need to use the wiki to grasp the aspects of this game.

You will be fine.

[Gloomster569]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย GloomyGuyGaming:

I am a moron.

I didn't need to use the wiki to grasp the aspects of this game.

You will be fine.

I said another word for idiot, but okay steam, okay.

[VonAntero]

I got this game after seeing a gameplay video on youtube. Now, 28h in, I'm searching about something specific for the first time. So I would say it is not that type of game, yet.
I assume you do have to look some of the more advanced stuff up later in the game, but I've managed just fine on my own to this point and I haven't played this sort of game in decade or two.

[Kubark]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย GloomyGuyGaming:

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย GloomyGuyGaming:

I am a moron.

I didn't need to use the wiki to grasp the aspects of this game.

You will be fine.

I said another word for idiot, but okay steam, okay.

What ? Are you saying that STEAM refuses that you add some more on ? :)

Anyway, thx to all for your answers, it helps to make decision.

I'm not against some inquiries for mid/late game, as your needs become more specifics...

===CAN BE CLOSED===

[Starbug]

It's not one of those games, no. Crafting recipes are all shown ingame and don't requite alt-tabbing to check some wiki.

[Kubark]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Starbug:

It's not one of those games, no. Crafting recipes are all shown ingame and don't requite alt-tabbing to check some wiki.

Thx, but... what is the link between Henry the benefactor of humanity and Lord Starbug ? '-_-'


Anyway I pick the game so I'll see very soon. As I saw in some vids, all recipes are listed, and raw materials required are said so...

THANKS TO ALL !! ===CLOSED====

[Starbug]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Kubark:

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Starbug:

It's not one of those games, no. Crafting recipes are all shown ingame and don't requite alt-tabbing to check some wiki.

Thx, but... what is the link between Henry the benefactor of humanity and Lord Starbug ? '-_-'

Equally evil.

[Kubark]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Starbug:

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Kubark:

Thx, but... what is the link between Henry the benefactor of humanity and Lord Starbug ? '-_-'

Equally evil.

Starbug is not that bad...