Whole-heartedly agree about the curator pick for factory games. Dyson Sphere Program is sooo good. Still technically in early access but I’ve put probably a hundred hours into it. I started playing it when the English translations were terrible, so some things were a bit tough to figure out, but that stuff seems better now. The way you level up your abilities and automation capabilities is great. I remember exploring my first nearby planet and being afraid I wouldn’t be able to get back, and now I’m regularly blasting off to planets 40 light years away and setting up logistics. They’ve added a bunch of stuff since then and they are adding combat around Christmas time. I’m tempted to start fresh when they add that. Can’t wait to see what the 1.0 product ends up as, it seems finished as it is.
I haven’t tried many of the other factory games because they are first person. This one feels more like a Sim City or Age of Empires, but you are controlling a mech in third person and there are ways to zoom out to see the whole planet or the whole system, star cluster.
Pros: Easier to learn (belt mechanics are a bit clearer). Belts have a Z axis which allows for even more spaghetti! Progression feels faster since you already start out with builder drones. Graphics are absolutely amazing. Multiple planets are pretty cool.
Cons: there are no trains. Logistics stations kinda ruin the late game since it makes factory planning much easier
Has anyone tried Dyson Sphere Program on Steam Deck? I haven’t played it yet because I’m a little worried about addiction to it, but fuck it if it’s on deck
Have you tried the combat update? One of the big reasons I was interested in the game was because it seemed relaxing and chill, but after learning about the added combat I feel a little turned off. Any thoughts?
DSP doesn't have builtin controller support, so I'd be leery recommending it for Deck unless you're used to more complicated manual input mapping. Hardware-wise, it's more than capable as long as you don't go megabasing postgame.
DSP also doesn't do cloud saves, so you gotta be careful with your wineprefix.
Oh boy… just heard of Derail Valley and the sound of money flying from my wallet. Since it’s early Access and not on sale I’ll wait a month, but I wishlisted it.
I looooove Transport Fever 2 and many of the management and simulator games.
I had it on my wishlist for a couple of years and never saw it go on sale. I can now say it’s well worth the price.
I’ve blown up multiple steam engines, flung myself into a valley after spending too much time reviewing my paperwork, crashed into a line of tankers after assuming a main line would be open for me (causing a chain reaction if explosions), and blown out my drivetrain from hauling too much ass down a steep hill and keeping the gearbox engaged. Great times.
The career building system is good, too. You start with a little diesel electric shunter, and can work your way up to the big boys, hauling long trains with dangerous freight. The routes are interesting and keep you on your toes, too.
That’s probably the reason why version instances disable downvotes. At least they aren’t counted against users like they are on Reddit with Timeouts, removals, and shadowbans.
I’m pretty sure this has been available for a while. I was using this site when I was working on my senior project in GBA emulation a couple years back
How come it took 20 years for a popular console? Sure, it probably takes some effort, maybe X-raying the boards, but a schematic can be created by someone with a desoldering oven and multimeter. Or sandpaper and flatbed scanner. At least they’re free.
Edit: apparently includes full board recreation, that’s better
The information has been available for a long time. And the method to get it was done by sanding down each layer and making scans, and tracing each line.
Without looking to much into this, apperantly the main new thing here is the way this information is compiled. Which may be quite the improvement in accessibility
That is a wild factoid. I had no idea. I wonder how the fuck some shit like that even comes up. “Hey! Trans people are good at stuff just like regular people!”
Yes. There are, and it’s fucking awesome because it’s a space where we can say “the gender of the person who did all this great work has zero negative impact on the wonderful outcome!”
People can argue that trans actors can “feel out of place” or that trans athletes “ruin the spirit of competition.” I don’t agree with those perspectives, but I can see the (warped) logic behind them.
Here, there’s nothing to possible complain about. Does the PCB function any differently because of who reverse engineered and recreated it? No. Should it impact one’s experience gaming on this hardware? No, and if it does, said person has a problem disconnecting their personal beliefs from their objectivity.
What do you mean you didn’t say anything special? You called attention to something obvious. People normally only do that when they want to complain, i.e. “it’s monday” or “the bus is late” etc. If you want to call attention to something obvious but in a positive light, you have to say that explicitly, i.e. “it’s cool that there’s a lot of transgender people in the hacking community” or “nice, it’s raining!”. Neutral is negative by default, unfortunately.
You get to choose your intention. You don’t get to choose how it’s received. You were downvoted because people perceived you as negative, even if it’s not what you intended. Unless you have a better explanation?
You know, sometimes I’ve wondered if that’s why there’s a weird correlation between the two. Engineers and scientists tend to grab physical reality in their hands and create something where there was nothing to change the status quo of existence.
Reverse engineering and modding are the applied version of that when it comes to rules and constraints. Who’s to say these types wouldn’t also be keen on changing their own mortal reality as they like it?
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