Astro Colony : If Raft and Satisfactory had a teenage kid together

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  • While it lacks the depth of Satisfactory their is a fair bit of gameplay to sink your teeth into. Still early access with 6 months of improvements. Solid game but I can see the end game already. Will easily take up 20 hours of your time so it appears to be cost effective so far.
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  • @mchelpa
    @mchelpa ปีที่แล้ว +187

    Episode 2 Preview: The biggest water tank the game has ever seen.

    • @bearus126
      @bearus126 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      It had better be in the shape of a toilet

    • @Maas_Grande
      @Maas_Grande ปีที่แล้ว +2

      😂

    • @nico-ob6wj
      @nico-ob6wj ปีที่แล้ว

      Official FJ playthrough certified

  • @kadlocami
    @kadlocami ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Awesome. I got to watch Josh show me the wrong way to play the game, and now I get to watch Francis show me the right way.

    • @JaRyCu
      @JaRyCu ปีที่แล้ว +8

      My thoughts exactly... like, I didn't know the people were actually useful! I thought you were supposed to feed them into black holes to create singularities for science according to Josh.

  • @mayorlagerbeer
    @mayorlagerbeer ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Francis said "i just got to make 4 or 5 of these ehh" and i already started laughing cos we all know it is about to get bonkers. Never change Francis never change.

  • @Jamesmor999
    @Jamesmor999 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    btw you can stack solar panels over each other, they literally don't care if there's light or not reaching then

  • @kjhgdsaf1
    @kjhgdsaf1 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    FJ “I don’t want to play something that will take a month”
    Also FJ
    (Third episode in) “Aaaaand we’re back with some more Astro Colony and I’m starting over ”

  • @2l0t0k8
    @2l0t0k8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I tried the game, and so far I quite like what I see, but it's definitely very early access, to the point I don't think it's quite worth a complete playthrough currently. It's playable, but has quite a bit of 'jank' that needs to be ironed out (eg. character will happily die to suffocation even carrying a stack of O2 tanks, and there doesn't seem to be a way to use them other than building an O2 barrier; or that a quest asks to build foundations after unlocking floors, but that requires a material you'd almost certainly don't have access to, also it's not any floor, but a specific type of floor tile).
    Forcing isolated power grids between station and planet(oids) is definitely a weird design decision, because it makes going for planetoids almost pointless, since auto-catchers are simply better for iron/copper/coal/ice, so you end up only interested in planets with actual resources you can't get.

    • @equitime77
      @equitime77 ปีที่แล้ว

      And that's ignoring all the problems with bots

  • @kllrnohj
    @kllrnohj ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I hope Francis figures out at some point that the splitter both can be a filter and also you can adjust the ratio of the split.

  • @Wourghk
    @Wourghk ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Looks like you've already beaten the game in just this first episode. There doesn't seem to be much to it.

  • @smithologist5272
    @smithologist5272 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You can run transport belts across from the colony islands. There are gates with more belt capacity you can research. Would love to watch a playthrough of this!

  • @genehenson8851
    @genehenson8851 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    You had me with Raft and Satisfacory! Also, it's cute that you think this won't take up a month of your life 😁

  • @bruh-ment-um
    @bruh-ment-um ปีที่แล้ว +10

    My two favorite colony and base building game in one? This is wishlist worthy imo. Would actually want a series of this gameplay

  • @AstroBioMan
    @AstroBioMan ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "Alright we've arrived, where's the gold?"
    Spain has entered the chat

    • @ahmataevo
      @ahmataevo ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That might require a supernova starcatcher complex.

  • @OniZai
    @OniZai ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Oooo wasn't expecting this one
    EDIT: Looks like I will restart my game with the things I learn here. BTW Cosmic harpoon imo is better for small landmass as it also have power transfer in addition to conveyor belts

  • @Ambroditus
    @Ambroditus ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Actually seems pretty fun! Would like to see a bit more of you building but looking forward to more of this when you're back

  • @Beregorn88
    @Beregorn88 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    you can definitely connect the power grids of different islands to your base: you have to use the harpoon docking, instead of the docking tube, on both sides. Then you connect the power grid of the island to the power socket on the harpoon docking and you are done
    th-cam.com/video/TeN-_3ZBeRQ/w-d-xo.html

    • @FrancisJohnYT
      @FrancisJohnYT  ปีที่แล้ว

      They played the smart way and went for the mini islands straight away, using the resource influx to rocket up the tech tree.

  • @justneb1995
    @justneb1995 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    FJ got so drunk, he forgot he wasn't going to post vids. YAY

  • @AgingChris
    @AgingChris ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "20 to 30 hours max", I get the feeling these words will age like milk 😅

  • @Genesis8934
    @Genesis8934 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Kinda would like to see your learning curve/process on these new games instead of the abrupt jump cuts. :)

  • @giin97
    @giin97 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Strange. At the very least, I would have expected the dock to be able to transfer power.

    • @greywolf6443
      @greywolf6443 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jeah, in particular since both sides of the docking port have power conectors. So you expect that to work. Took me ages to figure out it doesn't...

  • @mofoq
    @mofoq ปีที่แล้ว +1

    wait...how's it "burning" carbon to make power which then is used to make oxygen from ice? 🤔
    just reminds me of ASTRONEER...but floating in space
    now if they could add TEGs....

  • @LivingNihilism
    @LivingNihilism ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Played this a long while back. The game is good, but lacks some crucial things, which can meke gameplay tedious or frustrating. But the dev is patching fairly regularily and I will probably start over at some point in the future.

  • @Genesis8934
    @Genesis8934 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So uh. Your video had me buy the game for myself and a buddy... I already had it on my wishlist and was waiting to see how long it was in Early Access. We played and discovered you can put belts on the docking sections. However, you have to click on the dock and create the appropriate lane (either in or out -- in = to station; out = planet or asteroid).
    You can only seem to share power with the harpoon dock as well. So an asteroid seems to be a good idea if you want to offload your power production from your main station.
    Personally, I'm annoyed at the hoops you have to jump through to start going vertical with any kind of proper station aesthetic or just in general, scaling UP production. I wish walls and floors used the same material components.
    The building browser (the "k" menu) also seems a bit unintuitive in how it's organized. I found myself constantly going back and forth between menus trying to find something I needed to build. It took me a bit to realize right click told me what I needed to craft an item or what an item was. I'm slightly spoiled now by other titles adding in nested tool tips, so that may be at play...
    Digging seems to be quite tedious. I personally didn't do a lot of it, but my friend did and reported it was very tiring and slow. It may have been impacted by us snagging a huge ball of dirt. Related to digging though, mining drills are also tedious lol. The drills run out of things so fast you have to babysit them and move them to a new ore patch, which potentially involves flattening out an area.
    Oh and building floors extending off the station require a floor tile on top of the station. I noticed you could rip up the floor and get a giant piece of metal foundation and then just use those floor tiles to extend the platform... however, that doesn't seem to be the case. you have to have at least one floor tile on the edge to get the blueprint to show up at your targeting point.

  • @ecchikitty1395
    @ecchikitty1395 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This video made me sick!
    Which is sad, because I was enjoying it.
    The first person perspective threw off my inner ear and I went from fine, to cold sweat and nausea, in about 30 seconds. So as much as I like colony construction type games, think will give this one a pass.

  • @pendantblade6361
    @pendantblade6361 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I miss RimWorld on this channel.

  • @blavena
    @blavena ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Will it ever feel normal hearing your voice in games other than ONI? LOL. It is weird but really great, another cool game that you're displaying here keep on gaming bro, love the content since the first ONI theory-crafting vids

  • @lucag1175
    @lucag1175 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    morning, was hopping for more x4.... looking forward to your best start video next!!!!!

  • @johncundiss9098
    @johncundiss9098 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    They dropped you off in the middle of nowhere with nothing and left. You built this thriving factory in space. Then you have people to come back and do research? I hope your charging them rent. lol. Good video.

  • @lonelyPorterCH
    @lonelyPorterCH ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I do like raft and I do like satisfactory, lets see what this is^^
    Edit: ah, thats the game josh played the other day (LetsGameItOut)
    Edit2: more factorio than satisfactory just because of the science stuff and tech tree

  • @enamis1
    @enamis1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    hm. game feels lacking tbh. i think dyson sphere does factorio IN SPACE better

  • @Ncyphen
    @Ncyphen ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'll be honest, the game needs a lot of work. While it's so nice that one building can craft multiple items at once, it also takes away a lot of the strategy to the game. I got through much of the research and every asteroid felt samish with little reason to explore. It would have been far more interesting if the asteroids had abandoned structures.

  • @Yardiff
    @Yardiff ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Interesting to watch. Though I cannot see it taking the place of my Dyson Sphere Program playthrough.

  • @Caribe1588
    @Caribe1588 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love that Francis is playing this game, I started it right after Josh did, however I try to perfect my setup, but Francis showed me that it doesn't have to be perfect to work. Love it.

  • @guillermotorres4240
    @guillermotorres4240 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Flat earthers must love this game. "Look, look, flat in the game. It must be real."

  • @bunstructors8591
    @bunstructors8591 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Francis: Now that I've learned how to make one of these, let's make 500 of them

  • @Eumin
    @Eumin ปีที่แล้ว +1

    yes i was hoping you'd play this. I played the demo a while ago and it was rough but had so much potential.

  • @nuthinnew
    @nuthinnew ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I think Satisfactory x Space Engineers is more accurate. Played this game all weekend, was so much fun.

  • @hansdampf640
    @hansdampf640 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    melodramatic saluting makes much sense when you´re about to dump a man in pace 😆

  • @titikma
    @titikma ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i've seen lets game it out played this game and i never feel the same after watching others playing it again

  • @Gr_ywind
    @Gr_ywind ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So basically this is a game where you roleplay as John Carpenter's "The Thing". 😁

  • @chabbbbb
    @chabbbbb ปีที่แล้ว +1

    never played raft or satisfactory, but it looks like a first person verion of dyson sphere to me

  • @JejProchyJaPlace
    @JejProchyJaPlace ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What happened to Oxygen Not Included? Looking forward to it!

  • @SjaduK
    @SjaduK ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This game reminds me of fortresscraft evolved.

  • @River_of_Egypt
    @River_of_Egypt ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Francis, do you ever have trouble with ~muscle memory on the intro when it's the first time playing a game and it's not "with some more " ? Just wondering.. :)

    • @FrancisJohnYT
      @FrancisJohnYT  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes and yes, especially when I was moving from ONI to other games. One time I even missed it in editing.

  • @josefrees
    @josefrees ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I would watch you break this lmfao

  • @krandeloy
    @krandeloy ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oooh. Nice. Sure lets do this. I think I'll like to see more of this much much later if your get bored again.
    Edit: Nevermind, looks like you really did do everything lol

  • @MathewSan_
    @MathewSan_ ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great game👍and great video 🔝

  • @imoldovan
    @imoldovan ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Is this game made by flatearthers??? :)

  • @raphaelfakhri3874
    @raphaelfakhri3874 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    MISSTTTERRR FRENCIS RIMworkd?

    • @FrancisJohnYT
      @FrancisJohnYT  ปีที่แล้ว

      It has been a while but I think it will be another few months. Would need to come up with some sort of challenge.

  • @frostbear6003
    @frostbear6003 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Factorio with mods please especially space exploration and krastorio 2 combine to make your game hours long

    • @frostbear6003
      @frostbear6003 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      and also to make your base more complex and

  • @Genesis8934
    @Genesis8934 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    80% sure the building without platforms is an exploit. Josh @ LGIO did "similar" and found you can just keep going infinitely lol
    hilarious though 😂

  • @amnavas1971
    @amnavas1971 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So oxigen not included? XDDD

  • @ahmataevo
    @ahmataevo ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Astro Colony - Hillbilly Handcrafting in Space. Seriously, it's a real achievement to smelt and refine iron ore and then turn it into usable ship components with your bare hands.

  • @MSoave
    @MSoave ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It's space satisfactory

  • @bl2575
    @bl2575 ปีที่แล้ว

    You can transmit power to the planet through the dock gate. You connect power to a specific spot on the dock gate on the side marked in yellow, and it is magically transported to the similar spot on the other dock gate.
    You can also configure the dock gate to make conveyor belt appears on the dock bridge, allowing to automatically transfer items between the planetoid and the station.
    Did you know you can also speed up/down the game using the +/- key (numeric pad)? Just make sure to setup the oxygen bubble thingy that uses oxygen tank so you don't have to manually take oxygen.

  • @sisu4u
    @sisu4u ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I see Stardeus as a game you might enjoy playing.

  • @nuvi5480
    @nuvi5480 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You should play space engineers

    • @jmatya
      @jmatya ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Be already tired it last year. Never did a second vid.
      th-cam.com/video/CansSaAIt1Y/w-d-xo.html

  • @Metaz
    @Metaz ปีที่แล้ว +1

    :D

  • @mithral07
    @mithral07 ปีที่แล้ว

    Have a good holiday. Let us know about the whisky, chocolate, and potatoes you find.

  • @mattjones3217
    @mattjones3217 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sorry, but this game is indie shovelware that is not worth your time.

  • @darrinferguson3052
    @darrinferguson3052 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Space Engineers?

    • @jmatya
      @jmatya ปีที่แล้ว +1

      th-cam.com/video/CansSaAIt1Y/w-d-xo.html

  • @nicol0l
    @nicol0l ปีที่แล้ว

    unfortunately, FP is a no go for me

  • @bolverk4355
    @bolverk4355 ปีที่แล้ว

    One developer game btw.

  • @williamlai29
    @williamlai29 ปีที่แล้ว

    2:30 according to space science it is not possible to hand pick an astroid bcoz it will just fly away the moment u hit on it.

  • @vineheart01
    @vineheart01 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow this game is literally a skyblock minecraft game essentially.

  • @MooslyMoo
    @MooslyMoo ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome video my man.

  • @diarahmadian8259
    @diarahmadian8259 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    why don't you try prison architect? it's so fun

  • @Creeder4
    @Creeder4 ปีที่แล้ว

    BORG REFERENCES! YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES

  • @capitalplayground
    @capitalplayground ปีที่แล้ว

    YESSSS

  • @shaxiao7207
    @shaxiao7207 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Damn, I was going to suggest this game to you 🤩

  • @mr_pickle_yt
    @mr_pickle_yt ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Day two of asking for more bace lovin videos

  • @taliesin5621
    @taliesin5621 ปีที่แล้ว

    First?