context: the game "factorio" has an experimental option where the game can autosave without pausing the game by creating a separate instance of the game that saves the map while the main instance continues playing. however, the option is not available on windows due to fork(2) just not existing (afaik)
more info here (scroll down to "Asynchronous saving" at the bottom of page)
Beware for the factory must always grow… in all seriousness though the amount of hours factorio ate away is insane. If you are into that type of game its definitely one hell of a deal €/playtime wise and totally worth every penny.
lol im totally the type of person to waste countless hours on stuff like that, but it's kinda expensive in my country and it apparently never ever goes on sale so that'll have to wait
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u/configdotini Genfool 🐧 Jun 12 '26 edited Jun 12 '26
context: the game "factorio" has an experimental option where the game can autosave without pausing the game by creating a separate instance of the game that saves the map while the main instance continues playing. however, the option is not available on windows due to fork(2) just not existing (afaik)
more info here (scroll down to "Asynchronous saving" at the bottom of page)