Well, it IS just yet another RTS with uber-generic SciFi setting.
As much as I like RTS games, developers should start coming up with settings that are at least somewhat interesting...

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Quoting: Eike

Quoting: TheSHEEEPIt is the natural and logical result of open source licenses and nobody enforcing them around the globe.

That's not true, open source licences are enforced.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IfrOSS [External Link]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_Freedom_Law_Center [External Link]
Maybe one of these can help the emulator teams as well?

Please, don't be naive.
These may have a certain reach in the Americas and Europe, but besides that?
Some minor (or even major) business in Asia can do mostly whatever they want. Nothing there to keep them in check - or those who could do not really care.

Quoting: Doc AngeloOf course it's possible to base things on morals. It's just not for everyone. Not everyone is the same, and there are people who don't have conscience

And those who have conscience can very easily put them aside if enough $$$ is in it.
This is nothing new.

No, morals are a terrible base for any kind dealing between people. Everyone has their own morals and acts according to them, of course. But they have no place in law or its enforcement.
If your whole argument is "don't do something because I think it is wrong", you have already lost your cause.

As long as their is no tangible downside to people using code without adhering to licenses, people will just continue to do so. And to be honest, I don't really see a way to create something tangible.

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Really does look quite charming.

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I'm not in the least surprised.
It is the natural and logical result of open source licenses and nobody enforcing them around the globe.
There is a point to be made about closed source software.

If there is no repercussion to doing illegal things, there is no reason not to do them.

Ah, now, I can hear you say:
Because it would be "wrong"!

And to that I say:
Did you ever meet a human being? Morals are a ground so thin it is impossible to base anything on them.

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Quoting: monnef

Quoting: stretch611Also, for those that are interested, the devs have not participated in and have no plans to discount factorio [External Link] during any sales. There is no reason to wait for a sale, or you will be disappointed [External Link].

Thanks for the info, removed it from my wishlist. 20euro is a bit too much for me for such poorly looking game (also I dislike they stance on sales, so I am not supporting it).

First of all, the game looks pretty wonderful. Once you are really automating things, it's like looking at your very own tiny little clockwork going in motion. And killing aliens.
If you like strategy games that involve planning in a very big scale and the trailer doesn't blow your mind, something might be wrong. You may want to visit an ophthalmologist.

Second, the game offers way more value for money than 99% of 30+€ games. We're talking about hundreds of hours here, if the gameplay is for you. If that is not worth 20€ to you, you quite simply should be ashamed of yourself.

Third, I get the impression you are simply not a gamer but prefer to look at things mindlessly. I recommend going to the movies instead or an art gallery, though good luck getting far with your attitude on pricing. At least cinemas where I've lived do not really offer sales.

And finally, nobody likes beggars.

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Is there any reason to go with "official" wine instead of wine-staging? I always use the latter and never had any problems.

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Yeah, Factorio is pretty damn fun, basically bug-free and no doubt of release quality. It was so more than a year ago when I played it last already.

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Quoting: Ehvis

Quoting: wvstolzingLooks nice, but why did the 5.25" floppy have to enter the drive backwards?

It is getting more and more likely that the current generation of devs have never actually used floppy disk or even seen one in real life.

They also got the disk slot right; but forgot to add the latch.

I feel so old.... :(

You got it all wrong. They imported their drives from Arstotzka, where they have always been manufactured that way.

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Quoting: Guest2D games are old.

On a scale from :rolleyes: to :facepalm:, I must say I'm not quite sure how I would rate that post.

Maybe you should play some inane VR games since only "new" stuff can be good.

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I'll probably give this a try, too.
Also spent a lot of time with the previous games.

I hope the pizza decoration is not as annoying, though. In the former parts of the series, if you did not decorate to a very specific set of attributes, people wouldn't like your pizzas. It was pretty weird.

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