Beautiful! I've always hated how non-intuitive it is to build something as simple as a basic logic gate. This is so much cleaner! And thank you for adding COMMENTS, CompSci101 teachers everywhere thank you. One final improvement please - remove the extraneous red and green wires from the combinator ...

Let me get this straight...

Pollution is actually a "per power" number. So, power usage increases by +160% and (pollution per watt) increases by +20%. So, NaB, but also kinda misleading/confusing in the info card for the module.

Any plans to update the color picker GUI? RGB selection with no "built in" or "favorite" color options means you basically have to copy paste to get entity colors to match (or memorize 3 numbers for every color you like...) IMO Factorio should use a color picker window similar to...

I think it comes down to how the logic preventing fluid mixing works. AFAIK, which fluid is in a given pipe is defined by what producers and consumers are connected to it, and as soon as a pipe section has a fluid defined, you can no longer connect to pipes containing another fluid. So, if the recip...

The idea is that personal logistics are unlocked first, and logistics for the factory are unlocked later. With only provider chests, you can set up systems to provide the player with required items. The logistic storage chests also let you use the logistics trash slots. Later, when you unlock reques...

In a way, there are significant late game mining changes! Mining phases: 1) Hand placed burner miners, belt to smelters 2) Hand placed electric miners, belt to smelters 3) Replace belts with trains 4) Create a small miner blueprint and a train loading blueprint, manually connect together 5) Create a...

Hmm... sounds to me like the problem here is that you're not a good enough driver I mean, hey, that's what "manual" means, right?

I ran my 600SPM "mini-mega-base" on nuclear with zero UPS issues. The thought of running around placing enough solar panels to compete was horrifying. How is that possible? Do you have PC Gamer Magazine's large pixel collider? Nope. I have a stock Dell that I bought maybe 4 years ago for ...

Possible alternative to simplifying the oil processing recipe: Add an "overflow oil burner" (flare stack, but for fluid). It should have an circuit connection to enable/disable. 1) Solves the need to constantly store extra light/heavy oil before cracking is researched 2) Lets the other oil...

I ran my 600SPM "mini-mega-base" on nuclear with zero UPS issues. The thought of running around placing enough solar panels to compete was horrifying. How is that possible? Do you have PC Gamer Magazine's large pixel collider? Nope. I have a stock Dell that I bought maybe 4 years ago for ...

I ran my 600SPM "mini-mega-base" on nuclear with zero UPS issues. The thought of running around placing enough solar panels to compete was horrifying. I would guess that despite the image this forum projects, relatively few people get to the stage where UPS becomes the limiting factor. And...

Mod increases the number of enemies in the game by 3 orders of magnitude:

Every other dev: "You're crazy, be more careful with your mods"
Factorio dev: "OPTIMIZEEEE!!!!!

I'm specifically NOT ignoring space - yes, it's infinite in theory, but the realities of laying out a megabase mean space is relevant (especially if you have to clear biters and wall-off your area). Power may also be relevant, I just didn't get around to doing the power calculations :) The argument ...

Ok, here we go. The semi-exhaustive calculation! I considered assembler 3 setups with each type of modules, then S3 modules and beacons. I found the number of assemblers required to produce one T3 module per second using the factorio calculator at https://kirkmcdonald.github.io/calc.html Only the as...

I did some more math, and on second thought, benefits of beaconing are not so obvious. Optimal layout being a mille-feuille one row of beacons with speed modules and one row of assembling machine 3 (with prod modules if the recipe allows it), for high number of layers of this kind of sandwich, the ...

Sounds like an excellent candidate for you to build your own mod.

It is a pain in the rear to click it without scrolling accidentally up or down. while i agree with you on the fluid stuff ( i like your response to your own thread, especially the waterfall analogy), i really have to ask: is your mouse 10 years old, or did it come with a completed sticker bonus car...

eradicator wrote: ↑Tue Jun 11, 2019 11:23 am I hate bacon sandwich.

Mmmm.... making me hungry

What happens if you continue that diagonal section with more straight track, rather than curves? I wonder if it has something to do with the curves encroaching on it.

On my deathworld, I'm struggling to produce enough resources to keep up with the constant ammo demand... hoping that I can get partially switched over to lasers sometime soon so that I might have a chance to free up some resources to afford some real science throughput :lol: It probably didn't help ...