My son asked if inserters could look stronger, if not more muscular. He said he remembers seeing more strong looking inserters in demos.

Then I got to thinking: straight-up human bodybuilder arms as inserters. Biceps, shoulders, vascularity, ending in a clenched fist. Maybe even flexing casually ...

Visiting here nearly five years after the fact, I'm unable to ascertain what these designs entailed due to save file incompatibility.

Would it be possible to post screenshots, or updated blueprints?

My desired outcome is, paraphrasing Clark Terry's jazz teachings, to "imitate, then assimilate, in ...

TL;DR
An alternative base beacon which transmits over different layers (frequency bands); with each layer being researchable and offering its own kind of benefit, effect radius, energy requirement, and overlap effects.


What ?
Inspired by IRL radio frequency bands:
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aka13 wrote: Tue May 07, 2024 6:51 am

Mandromeda wrote: Sun May 05, 2024 9:49 pm

I like the proposal a lot, sounds like fun. Could have a gui similar to the usual wifi frequency analyzer tools. Open a topic in suggestions, perhaps someone will start off with a mod.

Will do! thanks for the suggestion.

The main purpose of beacons is to allow massively increasing your production in the late game while being more than just a module or a faster machine. To make use of beacons you need to adjust your building layout for them.
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Since there aren't many other significant alternatives to these two ...