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I looked for a situational physics game- where what you build and automate becomes part of a larger world ala EVE, with simulated factions that rise and fall depending on the pl…
by 21asdffdsa12 · Sep 10, 2026
I like to tinker with making games now and then, and I have learned that there are lots of game ideas I have that are more fun to make than play. A lot of those look like No Man…
by madrox · Sep 10, 2026
I belive no Mans Sky is a great game but I could realy never get through to the newer stuff because the base resource gathering gathering does not grip me. The lasering of resou…
by mastermage · Sep 10, 2026
Yes, and it's a problem procedural space games have in particular. Because the planets usually don't interact at all in any meaningful way - what's on one planet (or indeed in o…
by vintermann · Sep 10, 2026
When it first released, the criticism that it's mostly empty procedural generation what what got currency and stuck to the no man sky name. That still sticks around as people wh…
by golly_ned · Sep 10, 2026
If you are interested in the sandbox element, and space, and building - but want character - Satisfactory pulled me in for roughly 1200 hours over three years. I"ve got the scen…
by ghshephard · Sep 10, 2026
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A procedural drama or procedural is a cross-genre type of literature, film, or television program that places emphasis on technical detail. A documentary film may also be written in a procedural style to heighten narrative. A popular subgenre is the police procedural. Some dramas include a lab or high-tech conference room where the main characters meet to work out the problem. Television shows usually have an episodic TV format that does not necessarily require the viewer to have seen previous episodes. Each episode typically has a self-contained, stand-alone plot that is introduced, developed, and resolved in one episode. Read more on Wikipedia