The Wait is Finally Over!!! | Foundry s02 e01 

Looks almost completely like a Satisfactory clone but without the quirkiness and amazing scenery. I haven't seen enough to know what the difference is. Will there be some different gameplay or is it exactly the same. What are they bringing to factory building that is new? I'm hesitating to buy this as I'm not sure I need to play another 700+ hours playing a game I've already became exhausted with and that looked better. I like the robots though. Maybe you can inform us on the above. :)

@@mach5406 I would recommend taking a look at the official Foundry RU-vid channel. They go over a lot of the features and what is unique from other factory games. www.youtube.com/@foundry_game I think the TLDR might be.... if you enjoy the genre of factory games, then you're probably going to love Foundry. If you play just one or two factory games but it's not really your thing, then it might not be for you. Foundry fits squarely inside the factory game genre, so you can expect to be doing a whole lot of things just like other games in the genre.

With the now approaching 90% AI created crap in my ytube feed... I do my best for the humon creators fading into obscurity. 🤧 😿

@@mach5406 If you have 25 bucks, go for it, of cause it's the same game, but with a twist, destrucible/rebuildable terrain, underground vains of ore..... and water that can be slightly moved.... and no enemies! I've played and seen alot of Satis, but this one feels like a new jacket or something, still a jacket, but different... About the robots, that seems an endgoal to me. Can you supply all the good to make these guys... Trow in more questions and thoughts pls, here or elsewhere, I love this game and I only just started... again... ;-)

@@mach5406 its in early access but they want to full opt in the factory genre. Things like logic gates and other complex features should come which does make the gameplay more complex as the average factory game. Also, more precise building (smaller blocks) and digging is possible

Awesome to see you here again, Tommy! 😺 You're definitely one of the earliest viewers of the channel. I suggest skimming through the games on my "playlists" page to catch up the games I've been featuring. It's Time to Play!!

I thought that feature was there, but I wasn't sure if I was remembering it in a different game. Thanks for the reminder! 👍

That's a great tip. Thanks! 👍

That is a know trick amigo, except when you want to store some, but all is used and nothing is stored... I split half away into storage, with the X's I only use it to half fill for instance, when it's full, 100% goes onto the belt... Many tricks, how creative can you get rigth? I just started playing again and having a ton of fun. You, any other tips? I need a challenge lol!

​ @JakeSimmer My tip is just to create a supply line buffer, This works for all sizes of logistical storage with bigger storages providing a bigger buffer. If you want to split it off to store some, that's viable. You can also adjust how big of a buffer you want. If you want to lock down all slots but one, then you get a single stack buffer. I personally lock one slot so I have somewhere to drop the random item I get from making belt changes. If, however, you're supplying your belt line at its maximum rate (i.e., 160/min for Tier 1 belts), then the buffer will never drain unless your input drops off, for whatever reason. So again to your point, you have the option of using both my idea for a supply buffer and then split off your belt to a dead-ended storage to act as a personal storage, or you can use the buffer as personal storage (if you're supplying it well it'll never be empty) or you could just use an input loader and it'll be your personal storage, but it won't be able to buffer your supply lines then.

Very kind of you to say. Thanks! You have a great channel yourself! 👍

Yes! Foundry was the 2nd game I featured on my channel when I was just getting started. The Foundry developers have told me I was the first one to feature the game, though I think some streamers on Twitch may have come before me. I may be the first one to show it on RU-vid. I actually first learned of Foundry while watching a stream from the developer of FortressCraft Evolved. I was watching to learn about the sequel to FCE and someone in chat mentioned Foundry. They started chatting about it and from there I looked it up and the developers were kind enough to provide me with an early press key. The game has come a super long way from that time. The developers have been patient, disciplined, and determined not to release the game until it met their vision for content and quality. It's been a long wait, but kudos to them for sticking to their convictions! 🥇

I know the feeling! 😸

Thank you! 😺

Thank you!! 😺

I hadn't noticed the shape of the ores, but that's pretty clever and a great observation. I recall when I first played Foundry a few years ago, I mistakenly kept calling one of the ores "TechnoFerrite." 😺 I play dozens of different factory games (there's close to 40 of them on my channel so far) and it's nice to get away from the standard Coal, Copper, & Iron.

I hadn't noticed that either. Good catch :)

I'm still learning what all the additions are myself. 😺 I really only read about them at this point. There are vehicles, assembly lines, elevators, many new decorative blocks, and more.

That's a great way to make a buffer! Thanks for the tip! 👍 For my purpose in the early game, I actually want to prioritize having building materials available for handcrafting over having them feed production lines, so I did it a bit different. But, I will likely make use of your suggestion down the road.

@@Glidercat its a good idea jut to have 1 assembler craft building blocks and feed them into a storage container, same as for belts, slopes and such so no need to handcraft them that often. Every time u are near them, just refill ur inventory from the box.

@@Klannahar That is a good idea. Early on at least, I tend to be a hand crafter and just keep some raw materials on hand. I'll likely get around to automation foundation blocks and belts a bit later. We'll see.

I've found that whatever I'm making for Science Pack 2 tends to overproduce anyway- I just stick a buffer crate there for my foundation block needs Belts on the other hand need their own dedicated line (well, mall in general, not the belts) since it gets a little too bloated trying to build for the upgraded conveyors off the same line supplying SP2

That's an amazingly tough question!! Overall, it's too early to tell for me. So much has been added to Foundry since I last played and most of it I haven't even seen yet. Here are my rambling thoughts: Satisfactory has an edge in that I believe it's had dozens and dozens of people working on it for a longer period of time. The team working on Foundry is very strong and disciplined but they are relatively few in number. There are a few things about Foundry right at the start that I do prefer over Satisfactory. Satisfactory's map is big and absolutely gorgeous, but it's static. You can't terraform the land and shape it to your will. Foundry's maps look great (though, not as good looking as Satisfactory IMO), but they are procedurally generated, infinite, and most importantly to me, they can be terraformed. I love shaping the game world to my will which is a big reason I love Captain of Industry too. I also prefer the size of the machines/buildings in Foundry over those in Satisfactory. I find it's sometimes a bit wonky placing the huge machines/buildings in Satisfactory, especially if you don't have a jetpack. I'm of the mind that a life playing only 3 or 4 different factory games is a life not worth living 😸, so I truly enjoy playing dozens of them!! For me, my first several hours playing a game like HexFactory are pretty much always going to be more enjoyable to me than my 400th hour playing Satisfactory. So adding a game like Foundry to my library is a no-brainer. Foundry is a game that I previously placed at the scale of say Junkpunk or Astro Colony, but they've added so much new to the game over the last couple of years, including vehicles and some innovative new concepts, that I think it has leapfrogged over those games and is likely now at the scale of Techtonica or beyond. Most of the new stuff I've only read about, so I'm eager to discover all that's been added. 😻 Satisfactory is just about at its 1.0 milestone. So it's an open question as to how much content is yet to come. Foundry is just now entering Early Access. Factory games currently in Early Access like Techtonica and Captain of Industry have been exceptional in pushing out meaty content updates and significant quality of life improvements. Other factory games haven't. We'll see whether or not Foundry is able to shine in this regard or not. Foundry supports multiplayer. While multiplayer games can bring another whole level of fun playing with friends, I've also seen them struggle to get meaningful content updates out in a timely manner due to working on problems supporting multiplayer. I've seen several indies and small dev teams in particular get bogged down by these issues. I've also heard many developers of multiplayer games speak of compelling new features they've had to drop because they simply couldn't get them working right in multiplayer. Hopefully, the Foundry team can quickly overcome and/or staff up to meet those challenges and keep the content coming. 🤞

All is good! 😺

Bro we are ready to take you as high as we can

Thnx for your reply

No, I haven't. My understanding is that the lenses shift/change colors that are hard for colorblind people to detect to different colors that are easier for us to detect and distinguish. For some reason, that doesn't appeal to me. I'd like to see colors as **accurately** as I can and lenses can't assist with that. Currently, I don't believe there is any technology that allows us to see all colors truly as they are. In day to day life, my colorblindness almost never presents an issue. It does come up fairly often in gaming, where color coding things for meaning is extremely common. Outside of gaming, I think the next biggest challenge is in shopping for clothes. At this point, I pretty much know which colors are in my weak detection range, so I either avoid those colors or check with someone who has full color vision first. 😺

@@Glidercat In not too much into that topic, but I thought they were pretty scammy at first. I'm not sure about that anymore, because I hear more frequently that they work. And they seem to work differently than I though. Something about the brain re-learning the shifted colors.Thus the effect is said to need some time to settle in. Like weeks or months. But like I said, that's only what I picked up. Could be just hearsay. At your level of color blindness I'd probably also not bother xD .

That's quite possible, but it's likely going to be a long time before you have to restart. 🤞

@Glidercat I don't have it yet and I have to get my steamdeck fixed... but looking forward to your vids on it

You've played a bunch of my favorites! 😻 You need to go play Captain of Industry if you haven't already! < chef's kiss > I also have close to 40 different factory games on my channel with more coming. You might want to browse my "Playlists" page for one's you may have missed. I'm just diving into this current Early Access version of Foundry, so I can only speak to first impressions at this point. I'd say it's not as complex as FortressCraft Evolved or Satisfactory, but it's probably easier to get into for players new to the genre. In fact, it's probably a game I'd highly recommend to new factory gamers. It has much more depth IMO than something like Builderment or Shapez, which are also awesome games for factory newbies. It also provides a new art style, a new set of challenges for automation ***enthusiasts*** like myself. I've often said that my first 20 - 100 hours in a new factory game are pretty much ***always*** going to be more enjoyable than my 500th - 600th hours in say Factorio or Satisfactory. I like having a variety of settings and challenges. As far as the uniqueness and features.. I highly recommend checking out the official Foundry RU-vid channel. A lot of information is shared on that channel. Here is a link: www.youtube.com/@foundry_game/videos

I hope you'll get the chance to play it again. It's only just entering Early Access so it should get even better with time. 😺

In researching games for my channel, I look at several hundred games each and every month. Believe me, just about every graphical style possible is present in the collection of new games coming out each month. Personally, I like the graphics and the aesthetic of Foundry. It's a nice complement to the other main games in the genre: Factorio, Satisfactory, Techtonica, Dyson, Captain of Industry, etc. They each have their own distinctive look and feel which I think is awesome! I tend not to spend time delving into the controversies of Unity vs Unreal, Steam vs Epic, AMD vs NVidia, Windows vs Linux, etc., etc. As far as games go, if they provide an enjoyable experience and/or temporary escape, then I call them a success. 😺

@@Glidercat I've just subbed to your channel recently, so I haven't seen everything you've reviewed. I think I sub'd for Planet Crafter, IIRC. To me, as a former graphics artist, when I see this specific look, I just think lazy or still learning... Though in Unity it's hard af to get anything to look good. I hope it's a fun game, cause that's what counts in the end, I just get put off by that kind of look at first. I'll watch more of the video before I make any decisions, but like Hydroneer, sometimes it just means bad graphics, bad gameplay. I'll see watching a few playthrus first... Cause I like the whole genre, and it keeps my mind active... Sometimes the last place a man can feel productive is in virtual worlds like now in the US, otherwise we are just the unwitting cause of all evil in the world, and I didn't know that until I was told it a thousand times by angry ppl, usually young ladies with blue or red hair, but these days they've disappeared, maybe because of the 91% compliance with the whackcination of unknown origin.

@@jeffreyspinner5437 Don't get me wrong, there's absolutely nothing wrong with having opinions, strong opinions, on the visual style of games. Each person has their own preferences and peeves. 👍

I'm finding the unity callout a little weird considering Dyson Sphere Project is like the best looking factory game around right now.

@@baldfalk The issue is deeper than you think. IF you pay Unity Inc. the money for their consultants to help you, you can produce a pretty game. I've played DSP for a while, and it looks good, but UE5 is still better, but maybe a non-specialist wouldn't see it as easily, idk Not well known is that most of Unity's income comes from devs paying for this service and the data collected surreptitiously in the background they sell for profit. I've met devs on Unity's discord when I was learning Unity and realizing is it me, or is the engine two tiered or what, and then I met many devs that didn't have the money to pay the Unity consultants and they were stuck no different than I, but I was using the game engine to learn how to program and showcase my models... So, unlike those guys, I wasn't actively pulling my hair out. Like Blender, where its true power is unleashed only after you start to run 70 addons (no joke), where they also say you can get things done without any addon's, and that's completely false, because the world would end before you could complete a project, from the perspective of a game dev, Unity is predatory and deserves the flight to Unreal recently because of their non-competitive business practices they tried to pull treating their own devs like ppl to exploit unfairly. Unity got excessively greedy, think as greedy as Electronic Arts, but unlike EA, there are better alternatives.

There's nothing wrong with playing only Satisfactory year after year. It's an awesome game. But, if you're a factory game enthusiast or just like some variety in your factory gaming, then Foundry is an awesome addition to the genre. Sure, it's a 3D factory game just like Satisfactory, Evospace, FortressCraft Evolved, Techtonica, and several others, but it has it's own fresh look, the ability to terraform, new production lines, and more that make it unique from other games in the genre.

It's always nice to see a comment from you! 😺 I'm in withdrawal from the halt of your channel and still find myself reflexively checking it for new content. Lately, I've been watching a RU-vidr called @Tattman ( www.youtube.com/@Tattman ). He's another RU-vidr with the casual playstyle that I prefer and he also has a keen eye for games many people might have missed. I hope you're enjoying your time away from RU-vid. I often think about how my gaming habits would change if I were to stop making content. I'm curious to know if you've been able to settle into a single game or two or if you find yourself still drifting across several games each week.

@@Glidercat I have watched Tattman for years now. He really digs survival style games. I have settled in to Starfield and New World. Two games I really enjoy but never got any time into before. Probably a good thing I quit when I did , the dumpster fire my country is currently in would have made even me start to rant politics on my channel. Anyways my friend , I look forward to this series it has been years in the making LOL.

​@@MrSpecies7 It's good to hear that you're able to dive deep into a couple of games without the pressure to create content. I have to admit I'm jealous! 😺 I'm playing a lot of Farm Sim off camera (oldman102's Angel Mountain 16x map). I just find it super relaxing and with all of oldman102 production line mods and ore mines, I always have plenty to do in game. I'm also playing Captain of Industry off camera but it's hard to carve out off-camera time with all the time I spend researching upcoming games and creating content. As for politics and such, you might have noticed that I keep my channel 100% focused on the games and the enjoyment thereof. My entire RU-vid endeavor along with the games I play are meant to be a respite from all of the world's countless stresses and frustrations. Connecting people with games they'll enjoy is my modest way of spreading a little happiness.

Early Access has it's pro's and con's, that's for sure! One downside is that when playing an Early Access game you can grow tired of it well before it's been fully developed and then never go back to it. I've played several games very early in Early Access never to go back to them when they fully release. It's also common for the "1.0 full release" of games to be almost a non event these days. After years of playing in Early Access, many or even most players have already moved on to other games before the 1.0 milestone. However, one ironic upside to Early Access is that there are many games that don't necessarily get better as they move through EA. Sometimes those early versions of the game that capture the core essence of the game without unnecessary filler or fluff, turn out to be the most enjoyable versions. I've had that experience with quite a few games as well.

@@Glidercat100% agree

There's also cases like beyond good and evil 2 which has been in purgatory for the past 15 years