I recently finished my space elevator after about 550 hours! I made a video that visits a few of the more creative things I managed to build and shows off how beautiful the game can be.
Some of those factories showcased by TotalXclipse are on a whole other level. I can’t believe how creative some people are. I never got to those levels, but I still had a lot of fun working on “creative” factories and playing around with the Blueprint Designer.
Who would have thought my favorite game of 2024 would be one where I spent a bunch of time outside the game planning inputs and outputs in spreadsheets?
You mention spreadsheets but honestly Satisfactory makes those pretty optional outside of really big picture stuff. It also expresses I/O in terms of units/min which really simplifies how much mental math you need to do. There are a few legitimately tricksy things (vanilla bauxite refining being the most notable) where it is possible to deadlock/starve production. In most cases, however, a fun side effect is if you’re tinkering with something to make it more efficient because of a shortage that issue will usually partially resolve itself by your factory having some time to build up a backlog.
Satisfactory’s build perspective and weak blue printing system would really frustrate if you were tasked with building something like a Factorio Gleba chain and I think they’re aware of that and try to keep things accessible.
Was that a bridge using the natural stone arches for suspension? That’s so cool!
I also liked the sculpture of a stack of frames outside the frame factory haha
Using natural stone arches as part of a design sounds awesome, but that’s way too creative for me. That bridge was just slanted walls and ramps and lots of counting :)
This was a charming and beautiful video with an excellent soundtrack. 💕 Who did the music?
I loved so many of the details. The stator building was one of my favorite. I’m just trying to make it through the game (finishing Tier 8 right now) and you’re making art. 👏
That’s nice of you to say! Those are songs I got from Epidemic, so not sure they’re available outside a subscription.
- Unbox by Molife
- Small Delights by Million Eyes
- Beautifully Dissolved by Lama House
Spectacular builds. The frame factory in particular sent me. Also, the suspension bridge.