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by jackthesmack
Tue Feb 04, 2025 5:52 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Anyone upset the end game screen isn't a screenshot of your ship?
Replies: 1
Views: 321

Anyone upset the end game screen isn't a screenshot of your ship?

The game does have a built in screenshot feature. Seems like it would have been cool to have a personalized screenshot at the end instead of the generic one they show.
by jackthesmack
Fri Oct 25, 2024 4:58 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Friday Facts #434 - Galaxy of Fame
Replies: 47
Views: 14733

Re: Friday Facts #434 - Galaxy of Fame


Top job folks, much love.

My gaming machine doesn't go online, so would it be possible to save the galaxy file then upload it from laptop?


What if you saved the game right before it ended, then loaded up Factorio and that save on your online laptop? There's an autosave every 10 minutes so if ...
by jackthesmack
Fri Oct 25, 2024 4:41 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Friday Facts #434 - Galaxy of Fame
Replies: 47
Views: 14733

Re: Friday Facts #434 - Galaxy of Fame

I made a suggestion for a similar feature inspired by Dyson Sphere Program. I'm not sure if you were directly inspired by that game, saw my post, or just independently came up with it on your own, but this is a great new addition that adds a community feeling to a game that otherwise feels ...
by jackthesmack
Mon Oct 21, 2024 11:03 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: How much more the devs get if I buy through the website?
Replies: 28
Views: 5137

Re: How much more the devs get if I buy through the website?

Website is having issues as I predicted. *sigh*

Edit: Took a bit but I finally was able to buy it!
by jackthesmack
Wed Oct 16, 2024 8:56 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: How much more the devs get if I buy through the website?
Replies: 28
Views: 5137

Re: How much more the devs get if I buy through the website?



Any idea, when can we actually buy (or pre-order) the DLC? only on Monday or earlier?

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One issue with this is if everyone is buying at the same time, it might cause issues or outages, delaying people from getting the game. Also people might have issues with their payment, such ...
by jackthesmack
Tue Oct 15, 2024 5:27 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Friday Facts #430 - Drowning in Fluids
Replies: 320
Views: 63662

Re: Friday Facts #430 - Drowning in Fluids

This new fluid system of 250 size limit is actually amazing, because it could potentially be applied to power grids. Have a high voltage and medium voltage power system. High voltage has infinite range, but medium voltage has a limited grid size just like the new fluid, and connects to the high ...
by jackthesmack
Wed Jul 24, 2024 3:53 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Achievements in 2.0 (with/without Space Age expansion)
Replies: 2
Views: 3618

Re: Achievements in 2.0 (with/without Space Age expansion)

My assumption is the current achievements will remain, but new achievements will be added that can only be acquired if you have the expansion.
by jackthesmack
Mon Jul 15, 2024 6:09 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Quality level run-off poll
Replies: 41
Views: 7875

Re: Quality level run-off poll

The first set of names sound much cooler than the rest. "Legendary Solar Panel" just sounds cooler than "Perfect Solar Panel". Number and letter grades are garbo.
by jackthesmack
Sat Jul 06, 2024 11:52 am
Forum: News
Topic: Friday Facts #418 - Space Age release date
Replies: 185
Views: 60989

Re: Friday Facts #418 - Space Age release date


Still disappointed with the whole Quality thing. I recall in the original FFF, where it was introduced, there was information about an option to disable Quality altogether. Hopefully, this is still the case. Another thing I'd like to disable is faster belts and stackable items on belts, as I see ...
by jackthesmack
Sat Jun 22, 2024 5:31 am
Forum: News
Topic: Friday Facts #416 - Fluids 2.0
Replies: 464
Views: 116057

Re: Friday Facts #416 - Fluids 2.0

The SA expansion has so much complexity being added, and the total conversion mods currently out are brain melting. The simplifying of the fluid system will fit perfectly with the increasing scope of the game. Future total conversion mods will greatly expand the complexity, too. So don't worry about ...
by jackthesmack
Tue Jun 04, 2024 6:20 am
Forum: News
Topic: Friday Facts #413 - Gleba
Replies: 122
Views: 36203

Re: Friday Facts #413 - Gleba


Wouldn't it be great if the rain actually did something, rather than just looked nice. Like filling up lakes so you have to contend with flooding (unless you pump it out), or water collectors which only fill when it's raining. Or even hazards like acid rain which damage things if you don't protect ...
by jackthesmack
Tue Jun 04, 2024 6:14 am
Forum: News
Topic: Friday Facts #413 - Gleba
Replies: 122
Views: 36203

Re: Friday Facts #413 - Gleba


Does your lead artist have trypo-fetish?
As someone who is suffering from trypophobia β€” base game nests are already somewhat uncomfortable to look at, but it's manageable.
Even some item icons in the past were triggering it. I'm thankful that they were updated.
But looking at this planet outright ...
by jackthesmack
Wed May 29, 2024 3:22 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Ps4 port?
Replies: 16
Views: 11709

Re: Ps4 port?

Rseding91 wrote: Tue Apr 23, 2024 1:29 am As of now there are no plans to port to any other consoles.
This must mean the Switch port didn't do so well. Sadness. :(
by jackthesmack
Mon May 27, 2024 6:36 pm
Forum: Off topic
Topic: Factorio is like Chocolate Ice Cream
Replies: 2
Views: 3405

Factorio is like Chocolate Ice Cream

So I love Chocolate Ice Cream. I think it's the best ice cream ever. But sometimes I think "I've been having chocolate ice cream nearly my entire life, I should try other flavors". So I do, but they aren't as good. The novelty of having something other than chocolate is overshadowed by it not being ...
by jackthesmack
Mon May 27, 2024 6:46 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: concerns over the upcoming direction of the game
Replies: 11
Views: 4593

Re: concerns over the upcoming direction of the game

If you've read the blogs, the expansion adds significant depth to the gameplay. Not sure how you can say the new planets seem like they would get uninteresting, since the starter planet is just flat land with some obstacles that all can be worked around early game (trees mowed down, water filled in ...
by jackthesmack
Sun May 12, 2024 1:34 pm
Forum: Ideas and Suggestions
Topic: Global stats or universe to see other players
Replies: 5
Views: 1083

Re: Global stats or universe to see other players

Illiander42 wrote: Sun May 12, 2024 9:00 am Mods break it.
Just like achievements, mods could disable it. Or mods could have their own seperate category
by jackthesmack
Sun May 12, 2024 6:32 am
Forum: Ideas and Suggestions
Topic: Global stats or universe to see other players
Replies: 5
Views: 1083

Global stats or universe to see other players

TL;DR
A universe map or global stat system that shows the combined player metrics for everyone playing Factorio.

What ?
This is directly inspired by Dyson Sphere Program's Cosmo system, where you can see all the players current power generation.
https://forums.factorio.com/download/file.php ...
by jackthesmack
Fri Feb 23, 2024 5:35 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Friday Facts #399 - Trash to Treasure
Replies: 295
Views: 91973

Re: Friday Facts #399 - Trash to Treasure


One inherited problem involving non-deterministic recipes like those is that one of the outlets can become bottlenecked if consumption is not balanced. For example, solid fuel is the second most common material on average. Lightning rods absorb energy during the night into accumulators, Ice ...
by jackthesmack
Fri Feb 23, 2024 4:13 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Friday Facts #399 - Trash to Treasure
Replies: 295
Views: 91973

Re: Friday Facts #399 - Trash to Treasure

MrFaul wrote: Fri Feb 23, 2024 4:08 pm This if flipping in action and it looks amazing.
What?
by jackthesmack
Fri Feb 04, 2022 2:20 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Friday Facts #367 - Expansion news
Replies: 220
Views: 154293

Re: Friday Facts #367 - Expansion news

Incredibly exciting, can't wait to see what you have to show us! I'm sure the expansion will suck another 1000 hours out of my life, just as the original did.

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