Factorio is a great game that's easy to compartmentalize and allocate small, discrete periods of time to, especially if you're an engineer of any kind.
I tried on my 1366x768 display fully zoomed out and it doesn't cover enough space for DOOM's 320x200 display if each pixel is one tile. But maybe you could get the display working on the map? Not sure if that's even possible, are there any Factorio tiles that can change their map color on demand? Or just download some kind of utlra-zoom mod, that works too.
Verilog to X compilers always bring me such joy. (There are several ones for Minecraft)
I wonder with the new Timberborn 1.0 update with automation if there’s enough to build a computer from water gates…
What a wild idea, but it makes sense! I haven't taken the time to get it working. I've heard a lot about Factorio, but I stayed away from it so far.
Factorio is a great game that's easy to compartmentalize and allocate small, discrete periods of time to, especially if you're an engineer of any kind.
Crack is the best thing you ever can try, my friend, trust me! It’s not addictive at all.
factorio got me spitting blood from lack of sleep...
Small price to pay
Sure, in the same way you can easily limit yourself to one cigarette a day.
* "small" as measured by estimated lifetime duration
#not
Well don't if you value sleep and free time. Whilst slightly in jest, sincerely, it is incredibly addictive.
The first time I played it I got a little sleepy and went to bed. It was 3 am.
I am an avid gamer. However Factorio is the only game I have been playing for years. It is truly unique.
... Curtain rises.
A technical interview at a company that uses Verilog.
Near future.
A candidate walks in. Big Factorio fan. The interviewer smiles and gestures toward a gaming PC. Factorio is already running.
The candidate squints. "What, are we gonna speedrun science in 40 minutes?"
The interviewer grins. "That would be too easy for you."
"Oh, I get it. No-belts challenge? Deathworld, no weapons? Rampant? Space Age blindfolded?"
"It's a debugging session," says the interviewer. "You know. The thing you'll actually be doing on the job."
"Got it. So what are we debugging? Train signals? Belt congestion? Fluid throughput? Nuclear ratios?"
The interviewer turns the monitor slightly.
"Here is a Hello World program in Verilog."
A beat.
"It has been transpiled into a Factorio map."
The candidate leans closer to the screen. Eyes agitated.
The interviewer smiles. "You just need to find a few problems with it."
... Curtain falls.
Amazing work, and a fantastic idea, congratulations to the author. I am definitely trying this next week-end!
> I had a little bug in the ASCII font, so the smiley face is frowning.
Happens to the best of us!
hey, I made this!
Thanks for showing it here!
Can it run Doom?
Yes
https://youtu.be/0bAuP0gO5pc
Maybe if you can get it to zoom out far enough and wire up an array of lights on the surface of Nauvis…
I tried on my 1366x768 display fully zoomed out and it doesn't cover enough space for DOOM's 320x200 display if each pixel is one tile. But maybe you could get the display working on the map? Not sure if that's even possible, are there any Factorio tiles that can change their map color on demand? Or just download some kind of utlra-zoom mod, that works too.
Truly excellent.