Why: Space platforms initially generate very few chunks, making it hard to blueprint paste (copies of) larger ships/haulers.

I suggest changed chunk generation behaviour for space platforms exclusively (not on planets): blueprint ghost tiles should trigger the generation of adjacent chunks, so the ...

... run on diesel fuel already exist as a mod :
https://mods.factorio.com/mod/kj_warrig

So is the cargo ship ! https://mods.factorio.com/mod/cargo-ships

And the bridges :https://mods.factorio.com/mods/kapaer/beautiful_bridge_railway

And the Islands : https://mods.factorio.com/mod/islands_world ...

... the default names('Is Full of Bees' is a favorite) but after you have a dozen+ platforms floating around it can become difficult to quickly look for the platform performing a specific process.

Why?
If I could sort platforms into "science ships" and "resource haulers" it would help with menuing.

... the creation of a truly mega base for all science packs is the Promethium Science Pack. As soon as you place even a few Promethium science ships, all the UPS optimizations you've painstakingly implemented elsewhere in your base become irrelevant. It's incredibly frustrating.

So why don't we ...

+1, very relevant for prom ships too

TL;DR
When a gate is open, they should not get damaged by a rail gun shot.


What?
Currently, there is no good reason to use gates on space ships, especially when using rail guns. similar on the planets.
Maybe even partially opened gates could be missed by rail guns?


Why?
There is currently ...

... feel like doing that, as I would have to additionally fit the spawn rates somehow with the circuit network.

A direct output on the space platform of the spawn rate per asteroid would allow me to regulate the speed of my ships depending on their capability.
Alternatively a radar could output the rate.

... 2.0.48 added Show existing turrets' radius when holding a turret to be built which is really helpful when designing base defences.

When designing ships however, I normally first place ghosts for everything, before I tell the platform to request the materials from the planet below. Having the turret ...

... the "wrong thing" - which I liked - but the Design was there all along to guide me to the right goal, which I ultimately found. I have since built ships which can travel to the Shattered Planet without using Rockets at all , but that was now an intentional choice of mine to do it wrong.

So what do ...

... of his responses) about not changing the resistance specifically (rather than the targeting algorithm itself) because of meme nuke explosive/laser ships (which to me even if the resistance suggestion went through, I still think its worth over the meme ships, so I think its not a strong enough ...

... before responding till it does, or you just have never made a prom ship.


My point is that if your change is pushed onto the game, there will be ships that start failing because their average output damage will be lowered.

And then those players will come and explain to you that you must be ...

... before responding till it does, or you just have never made a prom ship.


My point is that if your change is pushed onto the game, there will be ships that start failing because their average output damage will be lowered.

And then those players will come and explain to you that you must be ...

... like you couldn't see them, and i provided the one i had, and another one later.



you say 'niche case' yet you argue about nukes for prom ships? I guarantee you there are at least 100x more people who would forgo nukes for huge asteroids over less damage to their prom ships so that they can ...

... priority issue + people who won't consider this "cheating" just cause its a mod (or who prefer using nukes in space, which I guess all your prom ships do).

If this was an actual game change rather than a mod, it wouldn't be a popularity contest


The popularity is not the #1 argument, with your ...

... priority issue + people who won't consider this "cheating" just cause its a mod (or who prefer using nukes in space, which I guess all your prom ships do).

If this was an actual game change rather than a mod, it wouldn't be a popularity contest


The popularity is not the #1 argument, with your ...

... learnt of the mod + people who understand the targeting priority issue + people who won't consider this "cheating" just cause its a mod (or who prefer using nukes in space, which I guess all your prom ships do).

If this was an actual game change rather than a mod, it wouldn't be a popularity contest

... Also the biter attack triggers are manageable in multiple ways.

Your example is a problem that occur 1 every 7 million huge asteroid on certain ships designs and is also manageable in multiple ways (more turrets , slowing down, different ammos, different priorities , ship design and so on ). That ...

... Also the biter attack triggers are manageable in multiple ways.

Your example is a problem that occur 1 every 7 million huge asteroid on certain ships designs and is also manageable in multiple ways (more turrets , slowing down, different ammos, different priorities , ship design and so on ). That ...

... promethium ship and I've never had an issue. Which doesn't mean there never would be one, but so far after 104 completed trips it's worked. And on ships I've taken to the shattered planet I'd have even more, and it's worked.

As you say, it's something that only happens rarely, so it doesn't sound ...

... promethium ship and I've never had an issue. Which doesn't mean there never would be one, but so far after 104 completed trips it's worked. And on ships I've taken to the shattered planet I'd have even more, and it's worked.

As you say, it's something that only happens rarely, so it doesn't sound ...