If you like trains in Factorio, check out OpenTTD and Chris Sawyer's Locomotion (direct inspiration for train systems in Factorio). The main and core inspiration for Factorio was industrial mods for Minecraft (such as buildcraft). Speed control (I know it's possible via the lua console but there is no GUI for it).There are actually two features in the series that I miss in factorio so far: I recommend checking them out, although they are kinda old now.Ĭaesar III and Emperor (the one set in China) are the best versions as far as balance goes. The games acutally have a lot in common as far as playing style goes.

It's basically like factorio's free play mode. Most of the game's goals are based on providing those people with resources and services. You earn money through taxes and trading. In Caesar III (and all the other games from the series) you use money to pay for buildings.focus on building and balancing, fighting is a secondary challenge.wide variety of resources and intermediate products.It's a steaming turd, and has none of the complexity that Factorio fans will demand.Ĭaesar III and all the other parts of Sierra's series It's a somewhat old game (2008), but it's been well maintained and really holds up, and the price is right! But whatever you do, DO NOT buy X:Rebirth, the 'sequel'. Here's a guide that gives a feeling for the delicious complexities involved: By setting up your own network of CLS routes, you can actually manipulate the economy on a regional or even universal scale by cornering the market in certain resources (energy and food being the best candidates). This is a lower-level software that lets you make simple 'programs': the ship will visit predetermined stations and buy/sell specified resources if the price is acceptable. But where's the fun in that? The last game I played (which I spent about 500 hours on!) I decided to completely avoid ST/UT and instead focus only on CLS (commercial logistics system) software for all my ships. There is something called a 'ST/UT' (sector/universe trader) that completely automates your ship for you, basically turning it into a money machine that you never look at again (as long as you keep it in safe areas of space). But once you've made enough money, you can buy more freighters and automate them. You start out doing the usual 'buy low, sell high' thing in your single manually-piloted freighter. It's a universe-scale 3D space trading/combat game where you begin with a single ship (or a few, depending on scenario) and eventually command an empire. It's not like Factorio in any particular detail, but X3:Albion Prelude is similar in spirit, at least if you play it like I do.

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