Captain of Industry
Games
simulation game
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Legend
Captain of Industry
A friend and I spent 6 years making a simulation game, finally released
news.ycombinator.com#factory building game#colony sim#simulation game#steam game
How HN took it
50 positive, 76 neutral or asking, 5 mixed, 21 critical, out of 152 comments about the project. Thread score +0.27.
Execution: 2 for, 7 againstIdea: 6 for, 3 againstDocs: 2 for, 2 againstDesign: 3 for, 1 againstPricing: 0 for, 3 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Fun factory building with good recipe window
From 1 comment
I bought it last night and played for about 5 hours and can't wait for my work day to end today to get back into it. Overall, I'm pretty happy with it. Factory building with a…
Sohcahtoa82 on HN
Trailer praised as informative
From 1 comment
Any plans for a Linux build? Made the mistake of watching the trailer before looking if I can even run it. One of the best trailers I've seen on Steam! They're usually only about…
Aachen on HN
Objections
No Mac or Linux support
From 2 comments
Oh man, yet another Windows only game! I haven't owned or used a Windows system. I would love to play/pay for this game or Anno-1800 and few others. Is the Mac/Linux community…
bamazizi on HNAny plans for a Linux build? Made the mistake of watching the trailer before looking if I can even run it. One of the best trailers I've seen on Steam! They're usually only about…
Aachen on HN
Tutorial lacks explanation of why
From 1 comment
I bought it last night and played for about 5 hours and can't wait for my work day to end today to get back into it. Overall, I'm pretty happy with it. Factory building with a…
Sohcahtoa82 on HN
Profanity in promo video
From 1 comment
Why does everyone now have to drop F-bombs in everything, even if beeped. The main promo video: "Those f*king pirates!". Makes me not want to support the game. I know it's petty…
UberFly on HN
Requests
Linux build
From 1 comment
Any plans for a Linux build? Made the mistake of watching the trailer before looking if I can even run it. One of the best trailers I've seen on Steam! They're usually only about…
Aachen on HN
Multiplayer
From 1 comment
Just noting that I have interest in multiplayer support similar to Factorio or Satisfactory where players work towards a common goal, and also have purchased with that not being…
pooloo on HN
Roads for trucks
From 1 comment
Thank you! Trucks not needing roads was actually our "feature". You just build things and logistics network will figure things out. This goes hand-in-hand with the free-form…
iliketrains on HN
Questions
Whether a Linux build is planned
From 1 comment
Any plans for a Linux build? Made the mistake of watching the trailer before looking if I can even run it. One of the best trailers I've seen on Steam! They're usually only about…
Aachen on HN
How the team financed the full-time year
From 1 comment
Congrats on the release. It looks really solid from the video, I'll probably pick up a copy soonish. I hope it does end up being a good financial decision for you. I used to be…
cableshaft on HN
Alternatives named
Factorio
From 2 comments
Congratulations and all the best for your venture! One of my favorite aspects of Factorio was that the environment constrained your scaling. Grow out too fast and your tech won't…
CaptainJustin on HNOh man, yet another Windows only game! I haven't owned or used a Windows system. I would love to play/pay for this game or Anno-1800 and few others. Is the Mac/Linux community…
bamazizi on HN
Satisfactory
From 1 comment
I bought it last night and played for about 5 hours and can't wait for my work day to end today to get back into it. Overall, I'm pretty happy with it. Factory building with a…
Sohcahtoa82 on HN
Dyson Sphere Program
From 1 comment
I bought it last night and played for about 5 hours and can't wait for my work day to end today to get back into it. Overall, I'm pretty happy with it. Factory building with a…
Sohcahtoa82 on HN