Expansion hype thread - Any updates on when/if there will be an expansion?

[MrChoke]

Just wondering if anybody has heard if there are still plans for an expansion for Factorio. It's been a very long time since a Blog post form the DEVs.

[Edit from Koub] This will be the single thread in which each and every hype/anticipation/prayers to the devs will be merged. Merged all the dedicated threads I could find on the subject.

[Genhis]

Yes, we are actively working on the expansion. I can't tell you more right now.

[Eternal]

glad to hear it...

after all these years of full transparency and dedication to your community... now u leave us in dark for more than 1 year... dont be mad at your last interested players for just asking a hint u know...

[mmmPI]

That's one way to see. I'd rather be kept in the dark for another year or two building up my expectations for good quality than getting constantly spammed with meaningless updates pushed every week in the sole purpoose of maintaining a certain level of noise around the game in social media !

Another thing i have in mind is that the expansion/update/sequel this thing, it may be bringing some new mechanics. When exploring new things you go to directions that seem promising, but end up not being choosen in the end. One must be careful that it doesn't look like a broken promise. Maybe it's more prudent to keep things relatively hidden until you are ready to deliver what people expect. ( or even better ! remember spidertron ?! )

The quality of the game has improved a lot over the many years of development. Getting the same level of quality at release date for an expansion is a very difficult challenge, hopefully the team has expanded so they can get more work done but it's also required since every single piece you want to add to the game now needs to be on par with a very high standard. It could be "dangerous" to show pictures of "what's to come" before you are 100% sure you can provide quality.

Genhis said he couldn't tell more at the moment, that sound pretty mysterious, maybe it's a signal, does it mean factorio 2 ? ah my curiosity is waking up, why are they hiding things like that ? it's been a year already !? how come we didn't get a blog post from the DEVs ? ... oh wait, i see your point too now

[Bilka]

Genhis said he couldn't tell more at the moment, that sound pretty mysterious, maybe it's a signal, does it mean factorio 2 ? ah my curiosity is waking up, why are they hiding things like that ? it's been a year already !? how come we didn't get a blog post from the DEVs ? ... oh wait, i see your point too now :)

The secret to this is that is has only been 4 months since the latest blog post :)

[mmmPI]

Oh you mean this one : https://factorio.com/blog/post/fff-366, the one titled "The only way to go fast is to go well" from June this year.

shame on me for not checking before writing, 1 year ! I was lied to ! Or maybe it feel like it's been a year. Yeah it feel like it's been a year already ! that's what i meant, obviously

otherwise i would need to recognize i said something wrong because i wasn't careful and then my e-reputation will suffer and people will start calling me names

[MrChoke]

The secret to this is that is has only been 4 months since the latest blog post

The last post I saw on this topic was the one from last June as well:
"Friday Facts #366 - The only way to go fast, is to go well!" 06/18/2021

I did look for newer posts and couldn't find any. But its good you are working on one still.

Thanks.

[aka13]

Yes, we are actively working on the expansion. I can't tell you more right now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0gGWRnoFDI

This is how this post feels

[Genhis]

I apologise if you got this feeling from my post. I just wanted to assure you that we are working hard on the expansion and can't wait to share our progress when it reaches the same level of quality you expect from us.

[aka13]

I apologise if you got this feeling from my post. I just wanted to assure you that we are working hard on the expansion and can't wait to share our progress when it reaches the same level of quality you expect from us.

This is a positive, great feeling! Thank you very much for lifting our hopes up

[Eternal]

I have no doubt that Wube will surprise us.

let me analize a bit , 3D factorio will be a fail... satisfactory..., space factorio will be a fail... dyson sphere already did a shallow sparkly one...

so i know Wube wont go there )

but being transparent is not like someone else will steal your ideas... they already did that ...

posts like the one from june isnt even related to expac

im not a hype person, i don't like to see my favorite devs suddenly becoming blizzard style which failed everytime to met ppl expectations... and i think if we had an idea on what the general thoughts are we could feedback it...

anyhow, just a fear that i have .... DONT go multiplayer route too much for this expansion )

Hope to hear from devs soon.

[FuryoftheStars]

3D factorio will be a fail... satisfactory...

TBH, I feel like if Factorio was taken exactly as is but made 3D (assuming computers could handle it), it would not be a fail. Satisfactory is not the same.

but being transparent is not like someone else will steal your ideas... they already did that ...

posts like the one from june isnt even related to expac

im not a hype person, i don't like to see my favorite devs suddenly becoming blizzard style which failed everytime to met ppl expectations... and i think if we had an idea on what the general thoughts are we could feedback it...

anyhow, just a fear that i have .... DONT go multiplayer route too much for this expansion )

Hope to hear from devs soon.

I can't find it right now, but I seem to recall seeing them post somewhere that they didn't want to do weekly (or even monthly) blogs about the new project as they didn't want to get into a situation where they were mentioning wanting/working on certain features, getting people hyped about it, then having to turn around and go "oops, we can't do that, sorry".

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As for the whole topic of the thread, from FFF-365, they explicitly state that they are going to do the expansion pack route, and that they don't think it's going to take less than a year (in other words, it'll most likely take longer than a year). It's been 8 months.

These are some of the best devs I've seen in communicating. I'm like 99.99% certain that if plans changed and they weren't going to do the expansion, or there were significant delays to orders of magnitude, they'd tell us.



TBH, too, I don't blame them for not wanting to do periodic blog posts about it. I've seen other devs who did for their own projects and as time goes, they started having more and more people posting sounding frustrated with being "teased" with all of these features and starting to demand knowing a release date. And then when they would give a release date, but inevitably miss it, the posts would start getting ruder, making claims about how they're being like xyz devs where they talk something up to get sales and then don't deliver, etc.

I've actually recently seen one dev studio close down/disband because they had enough of the rudeness from people.

[quyxkh]

I apologise if you got this feeling from my post. I just wanted to assure you that we are working hard on the expansion and can't wait to share our progress when it reaches the same level of quality you expect from us.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2ClUHQf5kc&t=70s

[evopwr]

I apologise if you got this feeling from my post. I just wanted to assure you that we are working hard on the expansion and can't wait to share our progress when it reaches the same level of quality you expect from us.

SO CANT WAIT!

[sdgmlj]

I can wait, but I'm afraid my youth won't allow it!

The official version made me from 30 to nearly 40,

How much youth do I have?

If the new DLC is released, the following things I must do:

1. I will buy it no matter how much it is

2. Whether it's fun or not, I'll buy it. Even if I don't play, I'll buy it

Because I like this game, but I'm afraid my youth won't allow it

[jodokus31]

Because I like this game, but I'm afraid my youth won't allow it

What does your youth not allow?
Like you said, whether you play or not, you will buy...

Exact dates are still a bit early I fear.
Those are the current official news:
https://factorio.com/blog/post/fff-365
https://factorio.com/blog/post/fff-367

According to the 7-step plan in FFF367 they said, that they are at step 4

[sdgmlj]

Because I like this game, but I'm afraid my youth won't allow it

What does your youth not allow?
Like you said, whether you play or not, you will buy...

Exact dates are still a bit early I fear.
Those are the current official news:
https://factorio.com/blog/post/fff-365
https://factorio.com/blog/post/fff-367

According to the 7-step plan in FFF367 they said, that they are at step 4

My ultimate goal is to make the official release earlier.

"My youth" is my metaphor. I mean that when I get old, I won't have the energy to play this

[jodokus31]

Because I like this game, but I'm afraid my youth won't allow it

What does your youth not allow?
Like you said, whether you play or not, you will buy...

Exact dates are still a bit early I fear.
Those are the current official news:
https://factorio.com/blog/post/fff-365
https://factorio.com/blog/post/fff-367

According to the 7-step plan in FFF367 they said, that they are at step 4

My ultimate goal is to make the official release earlier.

"My youth" is my metaphor. I mean that when I get old, I won't have the energy to play this

I think, everyone wants the release earlier, but it will take the time which is needed.

Honestly, the energy to play this game depends more on motivation and less on age, in my experience. If you think you get too old for this game, it's probably time to get more distance and strive for regeneration. Factorio is really an exhausting game from time to time. If you are motivated, its very much fun, but it won't last forever.

[eris]

I can wait, but I'm afraid my youth won't allow it!

The official version made me from 30 to nearly 40,

How much youth do I have?

If the new DLC is released, the following things I must do:

1. I will buy it no matter how much it is

2. Whether it's fun or not, I'll buy it. Even if I don't play, I'll buy it

Because I like this game, but I'm afraid my youth won't allow it

You need to play it more as you get older your brain needs the problem solving exercise to keep you sharp. That is your motivation. I'm in my 50s and love the game, definitely in my top 10 and I have been playing video games sense the Atari 2600.

[pointa2b]

Work on the expansion is still the top priority for the team, and controller support is no easy task, so if it comes to Factorio, expect it much later this year.

"Sometime this year" is a reasonable deduction from the above snippet. And given controller support would take time for development/testing, that might mean the expansion release is August-October.