Factorio is getting its first expansion, and it’s a big one. The popular factory-building game, which has been in development for over eight years, is finally ready to add some new content and features to its already massive sandbox. The expansion, called Factorio: Industrial Revolution, will introduce new machines, resources, technologies, enemies, and challenges to the game, as well as a revamped campaign mode and a new endgame goal.
Factorio is a game about building and managing factories on an alien planet. You have to mine resources, research technologies, construct infrastructure, automate production, and fight off hostile creatures. The game is known for its complex and satisfying gameplay, as well as its modding community and its support for multiplayer co-op. Factorio has sold over two million copies since its release in 2016, and has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from critics and players alike.
The expansion will add a new dimension to the game: the industrial age. You will be able to upgrade your factories with more advanced machinery, such as steam engines, electric generators, conveyor belts, assembly machines, and robots. You will also have to deal with new resources, such as coal, oil, gas, and uranium, and new products, such as plastics, explosives, batteries, and nuclear fuel. The expansion will also introduce new technologies to research, such as electricity, automation, robotics, nuclear power, and space exploration.
The expansion will also bring new challenges to the game. You will have to face new enemies, such as giant spiders, flying drones, and mutant worms. You will also have to deal with pollution, which will affect the environment and the wildlife. Pollution will attract more enemies to your base, and may also trigger natural disasters, such as acid rain, thunderstorms, and earthquakes. You will have to balance your production and consumption of resources, as well as your environmental impact.
The expansion will also revamp the campaign mode of the game. The campaign will consist of several scenarios that will teach you the basics of the game and the expansion. You will start as a crash-landed engineer who has to survive on a hostile planet. You will have to build your first factory from scratch, using only basic tools and materials. You will then progress through different stages of the industrial age, unlocking new machines and technologies along the way. The campaign will also feature a story that will reveal more about the planet and its history.
The expansion will also add a new endgame goal to the game: launching a rocket into space. You will have to build a rocket silo and a rocket from various components that you have to produce in your factory. You will also have to defend your rocket from enemy attacks until it is ready to launch. Launching a rocket will unlock a new mode of the game: space exploration. In this mode, you will be able to explore other planets in the solar system, each with their own resources and challenges.
Factorio: Industrial Revolution is expected to be released in early 2024. The expansion will be available as a paid DLC for existing owners of the game, or as a bundle with the base game for new players. The developers have also announced that they are working on a free update for the base game that will improve its performance and stability, as well as add some minor features and fixes.
Factorio is getting its first expansion, and it’s a big one indeed. If you are a fan of the game or interested in trying it out, you should definitely keep an eye on this upcoming release. Factorio is one of the best sandbox games out there, and it’s about to get even better.
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