August 17th, 2021 Livestream Q&A: How do factories keep running if they're not actually loaded?

August 17th, 2021 Livestream

Q&A: How do factories keep running if they're not actually loaded?

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from dev to dev how do the calculations work so that all factories keep running if they're not actively loaded are you calculating every item constantly no it's like the the factories have their own tick like thread, if I'm not incorrect, yeah they have their own like factory thread that runs at its own speed and stuff so that kind of stuff isn't they're they're not like tied to the map that's loaded so all the stuff that's being built is like built on a different level to the rest of the map yeah like all the logic of all the factory buildings are always running I mean, yeah at the same time and that's how the calculations are done and then sometimes you see their visual representation when you walk closer yep you can check off another mansplaining there actually I think you explained it that more correctly than I did because- I said that that they're actually on a different level but they're not on a different level it's just a different different thread yeah I mean yeah they are like that they are okay I mean they are on a different they're on the like the the the the persistent levels I mean it's that's that is true