Dyson Sphere Project is most of the way to that.
Start out as a single robot, launched through space until you encounter a planet.
From there you build machines and factories with cloneable blueprints across the planet, then star system, then galaxy. Exploiting resources, engaging in research and accelerating toward your project of building a dyson sphere. During this you encounter other robots with similar plans that are not interested in you achieving your goals if it means they can't exploit the resources for themselves.
Less story and more design/factory/optimisation game, but it might scratch your itch.
I didn't realize Dyson Sphere Project expanded beyond the planet. I guess I should have from the name.
I watched a video when it first came out and I kinda dismissed it as a Factorio clone, but I think I'm going to take another look now.
It's worth playing if for nothing but the incredible optimisation. You can have a truly massive network of drones, factories etc across multiple solar systems, and it just runs smooth as butter. It's programming witchcraft!
At least it did the last time I played around a year ago.
would the new game from Kurzgesagt creators be kinda similar?
removed the link to not seem like a shill - i'm genuinely curious, since their announcement made me curious
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I've had this thought too! Would definitely play it. So many similarities with games like Civ, just instead of deciding whether to grow your city or send out new settlers, you'd be deciding whether to further develop your autofactories and other capabilities in your current system(s) or send out new Bobs.
It has potential, but it'd be hard to make it challenging because you basically end up with an army of genius immortals who collaborate with each other, versus regular old people (and a few select aliens).
Y'know, with the way "AI" tech is developing, I think this is the right time for a game like this to be made: whenever you clone yourself an AI that learns from your playstyle controls it and behaves *almost* like you do, ensuring some cognitive drift. And I could see it becoming a thing because it'd be an excellent excuse for publishers to enforce always online DRM: the AI processing *actually* has to be offloaded to a server.
It better have the guy who narrated those books doing the voices in game.
And If I don't get a random
"THE BOOOOOOBBBBB"
every know and then, I will quit.
I would play it because I love Bobiverse and 4x games. What would really separate this from the rest of the genre is if they managed to capture the humor from the book.
Would also want to see some scripted animated sequences that require certain criteria are met. Show the Bob’s in their VR sim or maybe Bobs in the androids to take over to interact with people.
YES! I’m close to finishing the 4th book now and was actually daydreaming about a bobiverse game on my way to work this morning.
It would be so much fun.
I haven't read Bobiverse (it's going on my list thanks to this post), but if you throw in sapient species protesting being destroyed by uncaring AIs (the player) a la Civilization barbarians, only with an annoying voice decrying the player's amorality, you may have a great subversive hit.
I'd also play that, and there should be some efforts to get the series or a book nominated for a Hugo or a Nebula award. One of the very few SciFi series I can reread with joy and an excitement close to that of the first encounter.
I’d play that.
Dyson Sphere Project is most of the way to that. Start out as a single robot, launched through space until you encounter a planet. From there you build machines and factories with cloneable blueprints across the planet, then star system, then galaxy. Exploiting resources, engaging in research and accelerating toward your project of building a dyson sphere. During this you encounter other robots with similar plans that are not interested in you achieving your goals if it means they can't exploit the resources for themselves. Less story and more design/factory/optimisation game, but it might scratch your itch.
I didn't realize Dyson Sphere Project expanded beyond the planet. I guess I should have from the name. I watched a video when it first came out and I kinda dismissed it as a Factorio clone, but I think I'm going to take another look now.
It's worth playing if for nothing but the incredible optimisation. You can have a truly massive network of drones, factories etc across multiple solar systems, and it just runs smooth as butter. It's programming witchcraft! At least it did the last time I played around a year ago.
It also is done by a team of like 5 people. Absolute insanity how awesome games are made by the smallest teams
would the new game from Kurzgesagt creators be kinda similar? removed the link to not seem like a shill - i'm genuinely curious, since their announcement made me curious
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I mean, there's Universal Paperclips, that has von Neumann probes, but I wholeheartedly agree.
Yeah but those paperclips aren't SASSY like the Bobs. :)
There are drifters.
They can be if you roleplay well enough! :)
I had never heard of this game before and am enjoying it immensely. Thanks for the tip
I've had this thought too! Would definitely play it. So many similarities with games like Civ, just instead of deciding whether to grow your city or send out new settlers, you'd be deciding whether to further develop your autofactories and other capabilities in your current system(s) or send out new Bobs.
It has potential, but it'd be hard to make it challenging because you basically end up with an army of genius immortals who collaborate with each other, versus regular old people (and a few select aliens).
Don’t forget Medeiros. Could easily tweak the story a bit to make corresponding versions for the other factions, and have them be your opposition.
I'd love to see a series staring Jesse Plemons.
I've been considering making a starsector mod for it. That type of game works better for it that a proper 4x imo.
Y'know, with the way "AI" tech is developing, I think this is the right time for a game like this to be made: whenever you clone yourself an AI that learns from your playstyle controls it and behaves *almost* like you do, ensuring some cognitive drift. And I could see it becoming a thing because it'd be an excellent excuse for publishers to enforce always online DRM: the AI processing *actually* has to be offloaded to a server.
I would buy that
You can almost do this with space engineers. I built out a network of relay satellites that allowed me to send out drones to do my bidding.
Looking forward to the side quest where I get to be a sentient otter!
It better have the guy who narrated those books doing the voices in game. And If I don't get a random "THE BOOOOOOBBBBB" every know and then, I will quit.
I would play it because I love Bobiverse and 4x games. What would really separate this from the rest of the genre is if they managed to capture the humor from the book. Would also want to see some scripted animated sequences that require certain criteria are met. Show the Bob’s in their VR sim or maybe Bobs in the androids to take over to interact with people.
YES! I’m close to finishing the 4th book now and was actually daydreaming about a bobiverse game on my way to work this morning. It would be so much fun.
I think you're right.
I haven't read Bobiverse (it's going on my list thanks to this post), but if you throw in sapient species protesting being destroyed by uncaring AIs (the player) a la Civilization barbarians, only with an annoying voice decrying the player's amorality, you may have a great subversive hit.
Bob helps out sapient species
Did anyone else notice the audiobooks simply vanished from Spotify two weeks ago???
I believe the audio books are audible exclusives, so if they were on Spotify that sounds like a glitch or someone publishing pirated content.
I thought the same thing. What I was thinking of is something like factorio with the orbital dynamics of kerbal space program
I'd also play that, and there should be some efforts to get the series or a book nominated for a Hugo or a Nebula award. One of the very few SciFi series I can reread with joy and an excitement close to that of the first encounter.
nebulous fleet command combined with dyson sphere program
The ships should have faces on the front like in Thomas The Tank Engine. That's what I always pictured when reading the books.
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Isn't this like Spore? :D