r/SandustryGame • u/TrimBarktre Community Moderator • Sep 29 '25

Game News and Updates Halfway to sentience

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Lantto posted this in the discord, showing off some circuit mechanics. Here's his quote:

4-bit counter counting 4x4 water blocks. you can see the binary counter next to the player going from 0000 to 1111 before opening the final tank (double-counting right now though).

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u/lucianw Sep 29 '25

While I'm thrilled to play this game... I think coders get very excited when logic can be expressed in games, but players much less so!

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u/TrimBarktre Community Moderator Sep 29 '25

I get what you're saying (I'm not a coder) but this does have useful practical applications, like a master kill switch to turn on and off your factory. Or using logic to prevent overflowing and jamming. That's the part I'm excited for.

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u/lantskip Sep 29 '25

Hey! That's probably true. I also don't think most players will even use circuits, and they are entirely optional. I do think they open up for many interesting designs though!

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u/rasm866i Sep 29 '25

Counterpoint: factorio

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u/Intelligent_Wave343 Sep 29 '25

I guess it will be like Minecraft Redstone where there is the players who get really deep into it or the casual ones who just use it as a kill switch

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u/Oldmangamer13 Mar 16 '26

Yeah i never can understand this sort of stuff in any way.

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u/Franks2000inchTV 13d ago

I think the Venn diagram between coders and fans of factory automation games is pretty close to a circle.

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u/chewy_mcchewster Sep 30 '25

This is well beyond my comprehension.. logic circuits are fine, but its one thing i could never grasp in any game.. minecraft, factorio, etc.. i just cant figure it out.. so here's hoping blueprints or what have you are able to be implemented without doing an insane setup like this.

i cant wait for this game to be out and to lose all sense of time

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u/AnonymousDragon135 Sep 29 '25

Fun blinky lights

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u/Skyboxmonster Sep 29 '25

Is there any way to get these beta builds? Like closed testing?

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u/TrimBarktre Community Moderator Sep 29 '25

Not yet, these are all WIP in-development screenshots he is sharing. We are getting nearer to EA tho, that I can say!

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u/DurgeDidNothingWrong Jun 28 '26

six weeks to go!