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Factorio that you can touch

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  1. mitxela · · focus · HN ↗
    Remember that Factorio does not release its 3D models. Everything in the game is a 2D render of a 3D model, which is why the game uses so much VRAM.
    1. Sohcahtoa82 · · focus · HN ↗
      ?

      The game doesn't consume that much VRAM. It plays on 4 GB GPUs just fine. The GPU only needs to keep resident what's currently on the screen. Even including every animation frame, that's 1 GB tops.

      Hell, the minimum requirements are a GeForce 750 Ti, or Radeon r7 360. Those are 2 GB GPUs.

      1. lucb1e · · focus · HN ↗
        > The game doesn't consume that much VRAM. It plays on 4 GB GPUs just fine.

        Not everyone bought a GPU to run LLMs on. That is quite a bit of VRAM, especially for non-desktops

        1. wpm · · focus · HN ↗
          I first beat Factorio on a 2012 MacBook Pro with integrated graphics. It is not a hard game to run until you get into the mega-megabase size, and even then you are typically CPU-bound.
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