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by ferrybig
Fri Jun 26, 2026 9:53 am
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: Character Auto-Run Bug
Replies: 7
Views: 1238

Re: Character Auto-Run Bug

I noticed this rarely happens if my laptop gets really hot and triggers a reset for the keyboard controller.

The system never sees a key release event, so it keeps saying to applications a key is being held. Putting my laptop in sleep mode then back out fixes it.

Factorio is the only game that ...
by ferrybig
Wed Jun 24, 2026 1:08 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Factorio MCP Server
Replies: 5
Views: 4130

Re: Factorio MCP Server

One way you could test the MCP server is installing LM Studio locally, connecting it to your MCP and now you run everything locally, so as long as your computer is running, the AI can play factorio
by ferrybig
Wed Jun 24, 2026 1:06 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: I kinda hate Vulcanus
Replies: 28
Views: 6709

Re: I kinda hate Vulcanus



Fulgora executes the limited space much better because the terrain is visually clear and you don't get random spots of oil ocean in the middle of your islands.
You do, actually. They're less common, but there will sometimes be a random tiny patch of oil someplace I'm not expecting. And (IMO ...
by ferrybig
Tue Jun 23, 2026 5:34 pm
Forum: Resolved Problems and Bugs
Topic: [Klonan] [2.1.7] Gun turrets on space platform sides not shooting at asteroids
Replies: 2
Views: 3572

[Klonan] [2.1.7] Gun turrets on space platform sides not shooting at asteroids

What did you do?

I updating my save game to the Factorio 2.1.7 experimental

What happened?

Within a few minutes of playing I had one of my space platforms destroyed. I missed the notifications of it getting damaged as I was busy fixing the things the upgrade broke (that were stated within the ...
by ferrybig
Fri Jun 19, 2026 10:43 am
Forum: Balancing
Topic: Travel to Aquilo is a massive difficulty spike
Replies: 6
Views: 5356

Re: Travel to Aquilo is a massive difficulty spike


Lies. Asteroids are very excessive. I literally don't have reprocessing on transport ships.
First time I needed to reprocess on prometey ship is when I upgraded it to legendary and speed to 300, so hadn't enough carbon asteroids for rockets.


What is the value of your Asteroid productivity ...
by ferrybig
Fri Jun 19, 2026 10:32 am
Forum: Balancing
Topic: Radars could be a prerequisite for other technologies
Replies: 2
Views: 1346

Re: Radars could be a prerequisite for other technologies

A radar not only shows nearby tiles, but also scans nearby sectors and allows access to the surface and universe circuit networks.

There is a lot of behaviour radars have that things like landing pads and robo ports do not have
by ferrybig
Tue Mar 03, 2026 6:50 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: I invented "space" platform in 2013
Replies: 3
Views: 1528

Re: I invented "space" platform in 2013

Space platform were first seen in 2015 in [FFF #74](https://www.factorio.com/blog/post/fff-74), so you predicted it around 2 years before

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