End game (is there one?)

[Niss3]

So I think I played the last part of the game... not as intended.

When I sent the space ladder phase 5 away and got the credits,
I barely had used any of the tier 9 unlocks.

Is there anything else to do after the space ladder is done?
Like, hidden objectives? It would be so cool if there was more to the SAM stuff..

[Shiwan-Nyan]

Nope, only build more for...nothing :D ... Wait for 2.0 like Factorio with Space Age xD

[kLuns]

There are only selfimposed challenges once the space elevator is done. Enjoy the sandbox.

[Archie]

Nope, that's all there is. You can try self-imposed goals or building cool layouts if that's your thing too. I personally am just waiting for mods to update.

[L'yugg]

After phase 5,I had a new objective, 50 smart plating, I can put them in space elevator but I can't send them.

[NocheLuz]

That is the end of the current story. There might be an update to the story either a free one or a DLC. But TBH, you'll need all of tier 9 to build the Phase 5 assembly. Well, I think both the Blueprint Mk.3 and Belt Mk.6 might be able to skip. However, you'll still need most of the new stuff to finish Phase 5.

Now, to your real question. What to do after you finish Project Assembly Phase 5? TBH, it depends fully on you. You can either try to go back to your old factory and make them more efficient using the technology you have unlocked. Or playing a new save in a new starting location and using your knowledge to help make the factory more efficient and scalable without deleting something.

If it were me, I would be making more efficient factories because I'm too lazy to start a new save. And I'm already starting in Dune Desert which the game said to be the hardest (which is true).

[Crash_PL]

if you don't want to have problems with space for factories, place them vertically.
One tower for tier 1-5, another for tier 6-9, just connect the power plants to each other and you don't have to worry about space

You unlock level 9, the freighter takes off and the game is over.
As you already know what and how, playing for example for the previous year or two is without mods fun for 10 days max.

I personally completed 1.0, using the old save, only fixing some things that were changed

[mackster]

I am not even at the end as I started 1.0 right at the beginning. Not in a rush to get there either, tbh. I would imagine, for me anyway, once the space elevator is done there would be less interest in continuing. Thats why I ain't gonna rush and may not even get there at all this time, as I plan to enjoy building the best factories I can

[Avandor]

Originally posted by L'yugg:

After phase 5,I had a new objective, 50 smart plating, I can put them in space elevator but I can't send them.

I have this too, certainly odd.

[Setian]

Endgame?
When you finish the game it usually means you reach the end

What you can do with almost every game is free roam... I dunno, go nuke the desert or something, the explosions are pretty amazing :')

[Lawn-Mower]

What most people consider the end is just the end of the tutorial.

[Schobbob]

I'm still building stuff after the "end" just for fun and keep making more and more of the endgame products, probably keep going until I run out of SAM

[Jack Sparrow]

Sadly no... and the final space elevator delivery is ridiculously small, I didnt even need to scale anything up to complete it, was looking forward to expanding and scaling but i got cucked by whoever at coffee stain decided we are all casuals who couldn't deal with any sort of actual challenge

The tier 9 power draw issue was a fun little bump but honestly... double those numbers.. make me go and build a big nuclear plant.. make me go and have to produce a lot of stuff.. its an automation game where you can just brute force the final delivery with storage containers feeding manufacturers (again) and the power of sloops.

1 of the final delivery components is nuclear pasta, which you are already set up with because it was in the previous delivery, so just let that run while you build all your new toys and itll be done, the final part only requires 200 pieces.... 200... wtf how about 4000 coffee stain? did you forget you gave us over powered sloops? 200 is nothing and doesnt inspire a player to go and scale anything up.

[Demonist187]

"Endgame" is more a game as a service, looter, or MMO term. Meaning a repeatable or repayable task to continue progression. Not too common or feasible for sandbox or automation games, IMO

[Ryuukaze]

Originally posted by Mr. Mutilation:

"Endgame" is more a game as a service, looter, or MMO term. Meaning a repeatable or repayable task to continue progression. Not too common or feasible for sandbox or automation games, IMO

Shapez 2 actually does kind of have an endgame after the main stages, with randomly created shapes to recreate and deliver. I think that's pretty rare for a factory game, though, and it's enabled by it's rather basic theme.

[Evilsod]

Originally posted by Ryuukaze:

Originally posted by Mr. Mutilation:

"Endgame" is more a game as a service, looter, or MMO term. Meaning a repeatable or repayable task to continue progression. Not too common or feasible for sandbox or automation games, IMO

Shapez 2 actually does kind of have an endgame after the main stages, with randomly created shapes to recreate and deliver. I think that's pretty rare for a factory game, though, and it's enabled by it's rather basic theme.

I'm assuming this is the same thing that Shapez did though.

It's not exactly an endgame, it's a final objective. Your task is to build a system that can automatically create the shapes with zero input from you. Once you build that you're basically done.