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I love the art for two reasons:

1. It’s simple, charming, and nostalgic.

2. I view it as a defense mechanism against the onslaught of modern gaming that’s locked in a race to the lowest common denominator (i.e. “Stay away! This game isn’t for you!” ;) )

You don't like the design aesthetic?

Because your phrased your question like people that complain about the level of detail. Yes, factorio is ugly (although some trees are beautiful). And yes, that's a design decision.

There are some mods that reskin it. Personally, I don't think any of them are beautiful.

> by which I mean, I feel like there is noticeable dithering

Any chance you have the game set to use 16-bit color?

For Factorio 2.0, there's a lot of graphics that have gotten higher resolution upgrades. Earendel has blogged about working on this. (The Space Exploration mod author, who also works for Wube).

Terrain looks better, trees look better, too, I think it's a pretty big change.