Computronium

WHOAAAA YES that's INCREDIBLE!

Thanks for playing my game to deSTRUCTION :D

Yes it's from the same deep future bonkers mindspace as Terra Ultima, thankfully this jam I had enough time to code some actual gameplay :') I have another game in my deep future series if you enjoyed this and want something similar - it too has terrible performance issues in the late game he he!

Good spot - there is indeed a bug with the launch prompt text.

I admit I had not anticipated quite that many factories on screen at once - you really got into the spirit of the game and f*cked up that planet. I'm reminded of this comic.

Thanks - I'm really pleased with this game and so many lovely people have asked for more content so I might just go ahead and add all the rest of the stuff on my todo list when I get a free weekend!

Thanks for playing and thanks for tip! Will make sure to include that in my post-jam version.

Wow thank you! I'm really glad you enjoyed it. Yes I had a bunch of items on my to-do list that I didn't manage to include - more resources, being able to refine materials and terraform the planet - that kinda thing. I very much enjoyed making this game and I'd like to develop it further.

Sorry for the HTML sound problems! I've put a big message up at the top of the game description now to let people know so hopefully I won't get too many 0 ratings for audio D:

Thanks for playing!

Wow thank you for your very thorough review!

Good spot on the infinite waypoint - I did a prototype where you could use Silicon to increase your maximum waypoint budget, but I found I would build a sequence of waypoints out to a resource, only to run out before I could get back! That was a limiting and frustrating feeling and I wanted this game to feel relaxing - I think I could have worked up a compromise with a lot of testing and balancing, but in the end I decided instead to keep the trains to be the only limiting factor, as with each new one you make gives you a clear dopamine hit being able to build new loops or increase the frequency of trips on your existing loops.

Yes re-routing trains is a little tricky, particularly when the trains bunch up and you need to separate them - the twitchy reaction time it asks of you is a bit out of place in a simulationy game like this - I'm sure there's a more elegant solution out there. And yeah I think a good consolation prize for struggling with it would be a cool explosion effect! :D

Thank you thank you thank you - your review made my day!

Thanks for playing and for your lovely feedback! I'm really in awe of games like Anno and Infinifactory and Tekkit/Minecraft - I really like games where you build and tinker with convoluted systems for moving stuff from A to B - I wanted to capture some of that feeling with this game in a very simple and distilled way. It seems my game resonated with you in that way and I'm very pleased!.

Thank you! It's always great when someone spots and appreciates the little details.

Thank you! Trying to make the music in a sleep-deprived daze at 2am on Saturday I guess was actually beneficial for channelling that feeling into a lonely and oppressive atmosphere for the game :')

Thank you for playing and sticking with the game until it made sense. A clear and thoroughly tested tutorial is hard create in a solo 48 hour game jam! Thanks for your patience.

Thank you for your kind words!

I haven't played Factorio either but whenever I see gameplay videos it definitely makes the 'Games About Building And Optimising Systems' part of my brain salivate! I wanted to make a game would illicit that same reaction in other people and so I'm very glad you enjoyed it.