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What game surprised you with their length?

The Talos Principle. After a short bit in the game, you go to a hub area that goes to other areas like the one you just came from. Eventually, you find out that there is another hub area above this which leads to other hub areas. I didn't remember if there is another layer on top of that, but either way, once I hit that second hub layer, I remember realizing that the entire game was multiple times larger than I had thought, and I had no way to know if it would expand again when I made it to the next area.

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Weekly Factorio discussion - tips, questions, experience sharing

I finally made it to Fulgora after taking a break for a few weeks. I spent a day in editor mode figuring out ratios of recyclers for each product and byproduct from scrap and was able to put together a system that should never clog from 1 belt of scrap, although that will probably fall apart as soon as I research recycler productivity. Luckily, I found a pretty large island not too far from the starting island, so space isn't much of an issue, but I am setting up manufacturing for elevated rails since I expect the scrap to run out pretty soon.

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Style Advice Wanted: Modern Architecture

Whenever I am building larger structures, I find it helpful to design smaller modular pieces that can fit together to make a larger structure. Maybe you can start with the corners to find a good way to outline the building, and then come up with some variations of tiling wall segments that you can repeat 3 or 4 times across the width of the building. Here are some examples of larger builds from my vanilla world that are just a few modular pieces put together into a larger structure:

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How should sidewalk crossings be mapped exactly?

As far as I understand it, the node is more useful for car routing, since it marks the exact point on the road where the intersection crosses, while the way is more useful for pedestrian routing, where the actual path to be traveled is more relevant. I agree that it seems redundant, but for all I know, car routers might totally ignore any pedestrian footways, which would prevent them from filling in the crossing data on the fly.

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What details are "worth" mapping?

My general philosophy for how most people would use the map is "where are things and how do I get there?" With that in mind, I usually focus on adding stores, amenities, and other bits of infrastructure that people are likely to interact with, as well as making sure the roads and sidewalks are accurate.

I don't always feel like working on these things though, so there are some days where I will just map grass, trees, fences, or whatever else I find interesting at the time.

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The Weekly 'What are you playing?' Discussion

I just finished Scorn, it was very interesting.

I feel like the combat wasn't necessary since the puzzles and exploration felt like the main focus of the game, but at the same time, I don't know how they could have made the environment feel dangerous without the threat of death. There was a puzzle later in the game that did require you to injure yourself, but I don't think that would have worked as a replacement for combat in the rest of the game, and being present throughout the game would lessen the impact of it in the short moment where it is actually necessary. Also, the guns were very neat looking, so that is an additional upside to having combat.

Even though this sounds like a lot of complaining, I don't think I could come up with any other criticisms, as pretty much everything else about the game felt perfect. I don't think it is the sort of thing I will play again, but it will be something I will think back on more than most other games.