For anyone reading, have a look at Beyond All Reason instead.
Came here to say the same thing, I was just playing it like 30 minutes ago. It’s in alpha and it’s already sooo good. If you played the original Total Annihilation then you’ll probably love it.
I thought the article was referring to that game and was confused how they pissed off fans.
Their other two games struggled but got good enough that I enjoyed them. So I’ll wait and see if they figure their crap out.
If you’re itching for a factory game that’s not as well known yet Dyson Sphere Project. I picked it up about a month ago and am nearing 200 hours in it and am hooked!
I also loved Satisfactory and Factorio.
Can second dyson sphere project. It’s a variant on factorio that doesn’t sacrifice the factory part of the factory game for story and exploration, something that always makes me bounce off satisfactory.
I’m holding out for Sanctuary: Shattered Sun personally but as another commenter said Beyond All Reason is great to scratch the itch right now.
I’m sure I remember when PA was first announced it was the first ludicrously overpriced game for early access, and they said the reason was that they only wanted people truly invested in the game to give feedback. It was a clear attempt at a money grab from those most excited. Given this is the same people I’m not surprised by their tactics.
I hope they will make it into a great game, I liked the old TA.