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Mindustry: an extremely high quality (and difficulty) FOSS tower defense game (github.com)

submitted 1 day ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I thought this game was well known but I haven't seen almost any mentions of it recently. It's very weird for a FOSS enthusiast not to advertise one of the best open-source games of all time so here I am trying to make it spoken about again.

Disclaimer: this game may be addictive for some individuals. Player discretion is advised. If you notice any symptoms of addiction while and/or after playing the game, stop playing immediately and consult with your doctor. Untreated gaming addiction may result in severe consequences such as digestive disorders, social behavioral disorders, loss of job, and depression.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

Java? Sorry OP I only download open source software developed with Rust /s

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Rust

C better. /s (probably)

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

If I want to play a factory game where you need to build defenses I'd go play Factorio and maybe stab myself in the throat a little because that's about how fun having to deal with enemies in a factory game is.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 hours ago

Mindustry is much closer to the tower defense side of it.

Or maybe the RTS side.

There are even attack modes, where you build up an army to take on a fixed emplacement of enemy units.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

The only thing I can put against dev (not really) is there's no x-platform sync between clients. Continuing your game on a phone could be a cool feature, even if not from some centralized server they pay for, but from your own google drive or whatever.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

environmentalists might not like it for obvious reasons.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago

Because of the colonization and mining? Didn't bother me, similarly I don't like most armies but I can still find a military FPS fun to play.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 14 hours ago

It's also on Steam for a couple of bucks if you want a simple way to support the dev!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

Well not really difficult, after you realize that you can put down buildings while on pause. The first few levels are easy tower defence... Later on you can win every level by building mid tier flying robots (iirc). Still... Great game!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 19 hours ago

you can put down buildings while on pause.

Now this! is a pro-tip. Thanks!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 23 hours ago

There are definitely some maps on the new planet where I seemingly realized that pausing was strictly necessary as the waves start overwhelming the defenses and units to the point that I either run out of resources or they somehow sneak one drone in that wrecks havoc on the supply lines that are already packed with not enough space to add the turrets that can deal with the advanced units. Eventually, it really became a race to finish as fast as possible. Also, the staggered unlocks or limited resources on some maps were brutal.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Thanks. Just picked it up on f-droid. Last update was 14 months ago, so I guess it's been balanced to perfection.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

I highly recommend this game! I played through it with a friend and really enjoyed it. I think I recommend it with more than one player

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