About the fact that work has begun on the first large-scale addition to the Factorio automation simulator, studio Build Software announced in early 2021. A year later, we learned the first details about what awaits the players. And now the developers presented Space Agewhich will continue the story that ended with the launch of rockets.
The Factorio: Space Age add-on will send us to discover new worlds with unique challenges, where we can use new resources to manufacture and manage a fleet of space platforms. The developers are preparing four additional planets, each with a unique theme, resources, challenges and mechanics.
On each of the planets, we will be able to establish the production of certain scientific inventions and technologies, so that the order of their development will be part of the most important strategy.
In order to maintain balance, the developers had to change the technology tree. Players will now only unlock artillery, explosives, a number of modules, and upgrades on new planets. So, although the passage of the game can be continued, the creators of Space Age are advised to start over.
The development of Factorio: Space Age, according to the estimates of the creators, should take at least another year. But some of the innovations will appear in a major update 2.0, the release date of which is also still unknown. And soon the studio promises to start sharing a variety of details.
