Software:Mindustry

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Mindustry is a free and open-source real-time strategy, factory management, and tower defense game developed and published by Anuken[note 1] under the GNU General Public License v3.[1][2] It is available for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS,[3][4] where it can be downloaded for free from its author. It can also be bought on Steam[5] and the App Store.[6] As an open-source game, players can mod the game and its client without restriction, and it has no advertisements or in-app purchases; development is supported by donations.[7][8][9]

Gameplay

Serpulo (left) and Erekir (right), as seen in-game
A schematic-heavy build on a "Hexed"-style Serpulo PvP map

Mindustry is a top-down two-dimensional grid-based game, in which players assume the role of a small construction ship deployed from a central structure (the "core").[10] The basic elements of gameplay are resource extraction, transportation and organization, manufacturing of advanced materials and processing facilities, construction and maintenance of defensive and offensive structures, production of fighting units, and research of superior technologies.[4][11][7][12][13]

The central goal of gameplay is for the player to avoid having their core(s) destroyed. All player structures are rebuildable upon destruction (with cores needing to be built atop dedicated "Core zones" equal to or greater than the size of the core that is built), with the destruction of all active core(s) resulting in immediate loss.[10] On "survival" maps, enemies are dispatched in waves of progressively stronger units that must be destroyed before they reach and destroy all active core(s), similar to a tower defense game, as enemy pathfinding automatically seeks out poorly-defended areas or openings to break through.[10][7] In contrast, "attack" maps have (in addition to waves of units) enemy structures and core(s) which must be destroyed to win.[4][14][15]

The game contains two planets, Serpulo and Erekir, which have different materials, structures, units and gameplay. Serpulo has 16 materials, 131 buildable blocks (including 18 defense turrets), and 35 manufacturable units (five units of each type; there are three types of ground units, two air and two naval).[16][17] Erekir has 10 materials, 98 blocks (including 10 turrets), and 15 units (5 of each of tanks, mechs, and ships).[16][15] On Serpulo, "logic blocks" provide an assembly-like language for controlling units and buildings.[17] On both planets, it is possible to save and reuse "schematics", blueprints consisting of arbitrary blocks in specific arrangements.[18]

The primary single-player game mode is the campaign, in which players are tasked with conquering a planet by capturing a sequence of regions (known as "sectors" within the game), including both "survival" and "attack" maps.[4][7] After a region is captured, it can be used to build more production capabilities and export materials to other regions.[4] Apart from the campaign, there is an editor and sandbox mode, and custom maps are made by players.[7]

On multiplayer servers, there are cooperative servers (in which all players share a team and attempt to defeat computer-controlled enemies), as well as team and free-for-all PvP servers.[11][7][18][19][15]

Release and reception

Mindustry was created in April 2017, for the itch.io "Metal Monstrosity" game jam, where it was ranked first among 15 entries.[20] Its first public release (v1) was in 2017,[7] and the first Steam release (v3) was in 2019.[4][8] In 2020, v6 introduced RTS elements, described as a "huge update" that "completely overhauled" the game.[4][17][13] In 2022, v7 added the second planet, Erekir, as well as more units for Serpulo and individually selectable RTS control for units.[21] The game has been called an "impressively unique masterwork" by PC Gamer,[22] and a "mine out of ten" by the New Indian Express.[11] GamingOnLinux said that, while it had similarities to other factory games like Factorio, it "manages to come off quite unique" due to a greater focus on combat and micro, and was "seriously fun", praising the pacing of the campaign mode as well as the multiplayer experience.[8][18] MSN said that it was "a very in-depth game with a lot of stuff to it that can keep you entertained for a long time".[14]

Reviewers have mentioned that the resource management aspects of the game can be complicated, requiring players to research the large number of turrets, and creating overwhelming "Nokia Snake level-10 type pattern"s of conveyor belts.[11] A reviewer from Android Central said that it was "straight-up intimidating", but also that he was "absolutely smitten" with the game and that it was "wonderfully polished".[7]

Mindustry was popular among US federal prison inmates, where it was sold for $2 USD on the inmate app store, until it was banned in July 2023 because "it was found to jeopardize the safety, security and orderly operation" of federal prisons.[23]

Notes

  1. ↑ The developer of the game officially goes by "Anuke," however uses Anuken when Anuke is not available.

References

  1. ↑ "Mindustry". https://mindustrygame.github.io/. 
  2. ↑ Sykes, Tom (February 24, 2020). "Do you like Factorio and Mindustry? Play free production game DeFacto". https://www.pcgamer.com/do-you-like-factorio-and-mindustry-play-free-production-game-defacto/. 
  3. ↑ Anuke. "Mindustry". https://anuke.itch.io/mindustry. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Bolding, Jonathan (December 5, 2020). "The factory-building tower defense of Mindustry gets a huge 6.0 update". https://www.pcgamer.com/the-factory-building-tower-defense-of-mindustry-gets-a-huge-60-update/. 
  5. ↑ Peeples, Jeremy (July 27, 2022). "Fanatical Build Your Own Triple Pack Bundle Now Available – Hardcore Gamer". https://hardcoregamer.com/news/fanatical-build-your-own-triple-pack-bundle-now-available/425617/. 
  6. ↑ "Mindustry on the App Store". 22 September 2019. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mindustry/id1385258906. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 Lagace, Marc (January 24, 2020). "Mindustry is the ultimate sandbox tower defense game for Android [Game of the week"]. https://www.androidcentral.com/mindustry-ultimate-sandbox-tower-defense-game-mobile-android-game-week. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Mindustry the Factorio-like tower-defense game is now on Steam". September 27, 2019. https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2019/09/mindustry-the-factorio-like-tower-defense-game-is-now-on-steam/. 
  9. ↑ "Mindustry Review & User Ratings". https://minireview.io/tower-defense/mindustry. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "Low-Cost Game Review: MINDUSTRY". November 26, 2019. https://thesmccbeacon.com/2019/11/26/low-cost-game-review-mindustry/. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Ganapathi, Anusha (19 February 2020). "Mindustry mind the details". https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2020/feb/19/mindustry-mind-the-details-2105250.html. 
  12. ↑ Smith, Megan (November 21, 2022). "18 Best Factory Simulation Games, Ranked". https://gamerant.com/best-factory-simulation-games/. 
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "The latest update to hybrid tower-defense sandbox factory game Mindustry is amazing". December 2, 2020. https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2020/12/the-latest-update-to-hybrid-tower-defense-sandbox-factory-game-mindustry-is-amazing/. 
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Dev, Siddhanth (June 6, 2024). "Best Android City-Building Games". http://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/gaming/best-android-city-building-games/ar-BB1nLDKG. 
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 "A Comprehensive Guide for Mindustry Beginners". 16 October 2024. https://papernodes.com/a-comprehensive-guide-for-mindustry-beginners-2024/. 
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Mindustry/core/src/mindustry/content at master · Anuken/Mindustry". https://github.com/Anuken/Mindustry/tree/master/core/src/mindustry/content. 
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 "Mindustry, one of the best open source games around has a huge upgrade in testing". September 17, 2020. https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2020/09/mindustry-one-of-the-best-open-source-games-around-has-a-huge-upgrade-in-testing/. 
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 "Open-ended tower-defense mining game Mindustry is just awesome". January 8, 2020. https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2020/01/open-ended-tower-defense-mining-game-mindustry-is-just-awesome/. 
  19. ↑ "Mindustry". 6 December 2022. https://kotaku.com/games/mindustry. 
  20. ↑ "Top ranked games in the GDL – Metal Monstrosity Jam". https://itch.io/jam/gdl---metal-monstrosity-jam/results. 
  21. ↑ "Mixing factory management, Tower Defense and RTS – Mindustry 7.0 is out now". November 15, 2022. https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/11/mixing-factory-management-tower-defense-and-rts-mindustry-70-is-out-now/. 
  22. ↑ "Y'all know about these huge lists of free, open-source game clones, right?". September 4, 2022. https://www.pcgamer.com/yall-know-about-these-huge-lists-of-free-open-source-game-clones-right/. 
  23. ↑ Talburt, Daniel K. (31 March 2024). "This Game Captured Minds in Prison. Then It Disappeared.". Prison Journalism Project. https://prisonjournalismproject.org/2024/03/31/popular-video-game-banned-federal-prisons/. 

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