> Factorio pretty much founded the factory video game genre
I feel very nerd sniped by this one! Factorio was heavily influenced by minecraft mods like industrialcraft2 which create factories inside of minecraft. Here's the factorio creator discussing it in 2013 <a href="https://forum.industrial-craft.net/thread/8845-factorio/" rel="nofollow">https://forum.industrial-craft.net/thread/8845-factorio/
As usual, the ouroboros of culture continues, and now minecraft mods spend lots of time imitating factorio, as well as iterating from the same original seeds.
>Factorio was heavily influenced by minecraft mods like industrialcraft2 which create factories inside of minecraft.
Can't forget dwarf fortress, the freeware game that inspired Minecraft. Written by two Asperger's brothers. It was super heartwarming when, after times they had to stop working on the game and move down lawns to make a living, they finally published on steam and became independent.
It seems like KittiFox Games was what they needed. Hooked them up with graphic artists, helped them publish the game, make the updates more regular and "meaty" (I'm guessing working as a sort of an agent). I'm guessing not everyone in the industry is an EA or that french assasins creed studio.
I might not be 100% correct, but the game is now even somehow multithreading, improving performance and introducing some bugs.
I feel nerd sniped by this too. Factory games go back to the 90s. There are probably earlier ones too, but Free Enterpri$e (<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/2408/free-enterprise/" rel="nofollow">https://www.mobygames.com/game/2408/free-enterprise/) is the earliest I know. In terms of factory mechanics, there are many similarities with modern factory games. Unfortunately, it feels like a game from 1996 and I'm pretty sure it's impossible to turn a profit in it.
michael-online · · focus · HN ↗
I feel very nerd sniped by this one! Factorio was heavily influenced by minecraft mods like industrialcraft2 which create factories inside of minecraft. Here's the factorio creator discussing it in 2013 <a href="https://forum.industrial-craft.net/thread/8845-factorio/" rel="nofollow">https://forum.industrial-craft.net/thread/8845-factorio/
As usual, the ouroboros of culture continues, and now minecraft mods spend lots of time imitating factorio, as well as iterating from the same original seeds.
wafflemaker · · focus · HN ↗
Can't forget dwarf fortress, the freeware game that inspired Minecraft. Written by two Asperger's brothers. It was super heartwarming when, after times they had to stop working on the game and move down lawns to make a living, they finally published on steam and became independent.
adamrezich · · focus · HN ↗
I haven't followed Dwarf Fortress in awhile but don't they have a publisher now?
redsocksfan45 · · focus · HN ↗
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wafflemaker · · focus · HN ↗
It seems like KittiFox Games was what they needed. Hooked them up with graphic artists, helped them publish the game, make the updates more regular and "meaty" (I'm guessing working as a sort of an agent). I'm guessing not everyone in the industry is an EA or that french assasins creed studio.
I might not be 100% correct, but the game is now even somehow multithreading, improving performance and introducing some bugs.
weegee101 · · focus · HN ↗