Yes, that makes sense. But my thesis is that if you can design a more efficient boiler (taking an example from Factorio), and share it with other players, then the community can iterate together on designs and improve everything. Some players might be just using designs from other players for parts ...

First, I really appreciate the replies and the feedback! Definitely going to check "Daemon" and "Darknet" by Suarez. I needed to be more clear about the relation to Factorio in the original post. The game (even in alpha) has an important layer of simulation to it. Currently in Al...

Hi all, Factorio fan here. Been working over the last couple years on a sandbox game in which you build ... everything. The goal of the game is to build a network of outposts to combat evil governments but more on that later. You start with few parts and a 3d printer, and first you need to build var...