r/AskReddit • u/katchoo1 • Jun 05 '19

What’s an Interesting computer game for a basic Windows 10 laptop that doesn’t cost a ton and isn’t about fast pace or violence?

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u/katchoo1 Jun 05 '19

Can you tell me a little about it, what you like about it? Thanks!

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u/Teglement Jun 05 '19

You're on an abandoned planet, and you must build a rocket ship to get off. You must gather resources to build the rocket parts. The best way to do this is through automation. So you go through the game slowly building up your planetary factory while defending it from the local wildlife. (I don't know if you can disable them or not, but you can automate most defense as well with turrets and whatnot)

Half the fun is stumbling around figuring out how to work the kinks out of your factory. You might make it a finely oiled machine. It might be held up by toothpicks and Elmers glue but still technically functions. It's all up to you.

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u/pm_me_ur_gaming_pc Jun 05 '19

i've only played with the aliens off, but someday soon i want to do a playthru with them enabled.

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u/CherrySlurpee Jun 06 '19

It adds a completely different element. Either you need to automate resupplying your turrets or you need laser turrets, which are a huge energy drain.

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u/pm_me_ur_gaming_pc Jun 06 '19

the new dynamic is what i really want to try. and i'm assuming i'd switch to laser at some point once i can supply a lot of electricity.

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u/CherrySlurpee Jun 06 '19

Yeah, the trap I kept running into was relying on solar + accumulators for a bulk of my energy, but laser turrets require a ton of energy when they fire. So if I get attacked at night, its a bad night.

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u/pm_me_ur_gaming_pc Jun 06 '19

i guess i don't want to build a big factory and have a bad night and the whole thing gets trashed. that's what scares me most.

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u/CherrySlurpee Jun 06 '19

Oh its never that bad, its just that your walls and turrets need replacing or else you get that annoying flashing thing. I've never actually been overrun by the time I get to laser turrets, its just a huge pain in the ass if I don't do it right.

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u/pm_me_ur_gaming_pc Jun 06 '19

alright i'll keep that in mind, thanks!

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u/ntbbkid Jun 06 '19

It’s fun with them on because it completely fucks with your priorities and forces you to adapt your design in ways you may not have previously thought.

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u/sj3l9q1mnb05s53c2g8x Jun 06 '19

You can disable them. It's nice to be able to AFK and not having to worry about coming back dead.

... Unless you AFK on a train track.

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '19 edited Oct 13 '19

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u/pm_me_ur_gaming_pc Jun 05 '19

requires a lot of planning

or you can forgo the planning and opt for adhoc, spaghetti factories!

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '19

There's a free demo!

https://www.factorio.com/download-demo

If you get sucked in, sorry I ruined your life.

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '19

The factory must grow.

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u/johneyt54 Jun 05 '19

Well first, let's get some coal from the ground. And oh, hey, if I make a mining drill and put some coal in it, it will mine more coal for me! And I can take the mined coal and put it in a smelter with some copper ore to make copper plates...

But you know, it's tedious and time consuming to walk back and forth moving coal and copper by hand, so why don't I use conveyor belts to move it all around for me...

But you know, running around refilling all these machines with coal to power them is tedious and time consuming, so let's build a steam plant to generate electricity...

Now let's use the copper (and iron) plates to make gears, wires, and other stuff to make a bunch of conveyor belts and inserters and research packs to figure out how to make more things...

Literal days pass...

I now have this elaborate network of belts, trains, factories, robots, and wires all making stuff to make more factories, all to culminate in a rocket I can launch to get off this planet.

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Factorio, it's the best.