[willis936]

Constant learning does keep modded minecraft fresh. That’s why I eventually stopped playing: I had sufficiently seen it all.

One thing that really allured me towards the end was the idea of voxel layouts. I found it fun to optimize pipe layouts between heat exchangers and boilers to maximize throughout and minimize resource cost.

Factorio has similar feelings with 2D layout optimization, but it feels comparatively simplistic. There is also never a crunch for resources in factorio. “Oh I need more iron” is very different than “I just spent an hour hunting down a chrome vein and I better carefully pick what I’ll make next”. This is a rather hardcore game mechanic and I can see it being very niche.