Why would you take this over Satisfactory?

[Dewrill]

Aloha!

not throwing shade here, just genuinely asking what this game has over Satisfactory.
from the steampage i just looks like a voxelbased lower graphic version of it thats is earlier in development so will probably have less content.

anybody here got some info about the game im missing?

[DEXUS]

satisfactory es god

[Valck]

Publicado originalmente por Dewrill:

Why would you take this over Satisfactory?

... not least because the Foundry devs didn't announce their game on Steam only to then suddenly decide to make it an Epic exclusive for a year, and then come crawling back and selling it on Steam again as if nothing happened.
If that isn't reason enough, terraformable terrain is a big plus in my book.
Oh well, except the dev has since taken a page out of Satisfactory's playbook, pulled the game from itch.io and made the game a Steam exclusive. Aaaand down the drain it goes, right next to Satisfactory.

[KiwiPete]

I enjoy Satisfactory and I really am enjoying the demo of Foundry. You can have more than one game in your life! I REALLY like the underground mining mechanism. An elegant system that will provide 100's of hours of game play if not 1000's - just as Satisfactory has provided.

[Thuar]

I enjoy every game in it's genre until now, biggest for me is Factorio. I also like to play Dyson Sphere Program, shapez, Factory town etc.. I also play Satisfactory but for me it's a bit too big ( like the buildings ) , you don't have the oversight you have in games like factorio / DSP and foundry. I'm currently enjoying the demo.

[liliandra_nadiar]

Depending on preferences, the lack of combat elements could go either way. Factorio has combat as a basic mechanic, and while Satisfactory is not oriented to fights in any specific manner, there are wild and aggressive fauna in the game world. Foundry is just a factory builder. At least so far.

[Sarxis]

Can't I have both Satisfactory and Foundry? Of course I can!

The biggest difference for Foundry is the voxel world, like Minecraft. Playing Foundry gives me all of the good 'block bashing' vibes I used to get in Minecraft years ago, but with Factorio-like logistics and gameplay in a 3d world.

[mi62_reed1]

One big thing its actually forgiving on mistakes on building placement. its modular build system allows for moving/changing the directly affected structure and don't need to tear-down every related structure to fix. EX need to move a building one block right no need to necessarily rip up the belts attached to it. just pick up the machine and move it. the move loader if affect or it just connects to different port and functions the same.

i mean heck you already have the trolls coming to promote it.

[meridian]

#1 Dev has passion for the genre

Mining mechanic that has the player involved (hopefully quite a bit) in place of simply adding a mine on surface node for infinite resources decreasing immersion.

Modularity, what a great idea that will add quite a bit of realism, visual appeal, immersion

Newer research requires all previous items. No lines that become pointless

LVG/HVG, no Bangkok wiring jobs (I still love you Bangkok)

Blueprints, eliminate repetitive builds that do not age well.

Click and drag, sounds easy enough but after placing thousands of floor tiles this is more than welcome!

I hope the large content promised comes through so that mega factories are visually appealing in place of that wallpaper-like appearance from lack of building variety.

[Lfod]

Satisfactory is a cool game but I don't like the big holes in the map and I am not a huge fan of the map in general and not being able to manipulate the terrain is a bummer. I can't fully answer your question because I have not played this game yet but the things I don't like about Satisfactory's map won't be a problem in this game. I like the idea of not having the same map every time you start a run.

It's nice to have good graphics but I will always care more about how a game plays than how it looks. I don't think it is fully fair to ask this question yet because this game isn't available yet. Satisfactory having a static map that will always be the same every run is a big turn off for me and I would buy a similar game with lesser graphics just because it generates a different map every time I start a new run.

[Stinky Sack]

Publicado originalmente por markornikov:

Because we cannot have enough first person 3D factory building games.

I personally dislike 2D games like factorio..

^ this 100%

[Sarxis]

Publicado originalmente por Stinky Sack:

Publicado originalmente por markornikov:

Because we cannot have enough first person 3D factory building games.

I personally dislike 2D games like factorio..

^ this 100%

I originally held off on buying Factorio precisely for its 2d graphics and gameplay. But I finally gave the demo a try and found I really liked it because it scales down the logistics management into a 2d plane. I also have a zoom mod for Factorio that let's me zoom in and out as much as I want to compensate for the normally limited view.

But yeah - 3d is king! It's why I like the Elder Scrolls games for RPG best as well.

[Blackpink are the best]

Publicado originalmente por Dreatern:

Perhaps because of the procedural nature, the map is not the same for everyone, an unique experience for each person and/or playthrough not using the same seed (like factorio, terraria, minecraft, starbound, fortresscraft evolved worlds).

Since it is voxel based, the terrain can be changed like minecraft, fortresscraft evolved and others, the map is also infinite. Something that unfortunately can't be done in satisfactory as it has a pre-made fixed map.

Simplified and stylized graphics can make the game perform better (if well developed) with less demanding requirements.

For many people (including me) the graphic style of this game as you said "lower graphic version" can be more attractive, charming.... an extra point. Something that for many is a negative point, for others it is what makes it attractive.
The graphic style can make development faster than "realistic" graphics with hyper-detailed models/animations, and various types of texture maps in 4k, shaders and effects.

With all the points above and others not mentioned, MAYBE in the end this game will have more content than satisfactory, if it is an active and well managed development, even with fewer people on the team.
If the game has official mod support, the possibilities are even greater.

Biggest cope ive seen in ages lmao. satisfactory is not even in 1.0 and has more content than this. it's more fun and addictive has mod support and runs on a much better engine, this game honestly feels like a carbon copy/bootleg of satisfactory. same mechanics and some parts are identical to the start of the game. i was literally guessing what i had to do and was getting it right and i was guessing based of the satisfactory tutorial. Oh and same intro sequence to satisfactory btw https://youtu.be/3FN0oCyKS08?si=r6KnZU7QrqJySRah

[overencumbered]

Because this isn't a zero sum industry. You do know you're allowed to own and play more than one game, right?