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Cake day: June 14th, 2023

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  • Dude, the same people made nine parchments which got me and my friends through the pandemic. It’s such a good game and I don’t think we’ll ever get a sequel :(

    It worked for us because you could do combo co-op: my wife and I sharing a switch at our place, friends (also a couple) on their switch at their place.

    It’s a bit like a very simplified Diablo, with friendly fire. Minimal loot and a 5 6? I’m pretty sure it’s 6 color elemental system. Mostly achievement based unlocks. Has a permadeath mode where if you wipe as a party, you have to start the campaign over. Fun, whimsical art and the music ain’t bad either. My only real criticism is that they put so little effort into the plot I wonder why they bothered at all, but it does stay out of your way for the most part








  • Factorio uses all the same parts of my brain as my programming job, to the extent that I can’t play it during the week without risking exhaustion and burnout.

    • breaking down a complex problem into simple ones
    • organizing complexity
    • tracking inputs and outputs
    • managing edge cases
    • error handling
    • designing generalized, reusable components
    • tracking side effects
    • working under time pressure
    • handling feedback from biters users

    Seriously, if you like factorio and are looking for a career go into some flavor of IT/programming.