This could be interesting, in particular the pheromone system, possibly you could research and build machines that produce/inhibit particular pheromones.
Also possibly exude synthetic pheromones that are not found naturally, such as a pacifying scent that makes biters not want to attack you, but ...

robhol wrote:Apart from bridges (and possibly more importantly), I'd like some kind of water transport. It's not like we could end up with a worse boat than the Minecraft one.

Don't jinx it

I like this idea, possibly the trades with the fleet could give you technology that you could not unlock on your own, maybe special weapons, or maybe cool vehicles that you cannot manufacture yourself.

All in all, it sounds like a cool idea.
+1

I can't be bothered to quote all the good ideas in this thread, so i will just say +1 to all the suggestions in it.

Forgive me if i did not make this clear in the original post, but i was also hoping to get the opinions of other forum users, not just get the ideas out there.

I had a similar idea for a bulldozer, and i support the other vehicle propositions, although, the excavator might get a little to dwarf fortress-y in its complexity.
I proposed something similar in an automated trucking vein. Similar to trains, but not as invulnerable or fast. More flexible however ...

I would even welcome an addition of a slower car besides the one we have now. Hell, we could even have several different cars to build with different handling like a Jeep, sand buggy, steam tank, then something spikey from Mad Max ... all requiring different amount of parts of course.
Talking ...

Sedado77 wrote:I rescue something of this that (I think) wasn't what you wanted to emphasise:
I REALLY like this ides

I am glad that you liked it.

Oh, I didn't take you as being hostile at all. I was confused for a minute about your not knowing. Then again I found that many players did not in fact know about this either. I'm glad I was able to help you with this as it's very convenient. Just take care the train does not start moving while you ...

Possibility #3 Add a passenger car for the train system. This one is pretty self-explanatory.

I'm confused. Can't you already board the train by pressing enter when near any train car? Why do you need another car just for riding in? I like to ride in the engine myself.
As i said early in the ...

Greetings.

So i have been playing for an amount of time that probably qualifies me to say nothing, and i have noticed that transporting yourself from different factory subsidiaries is a hassle.
So is exploring the map personally because you either have to navigate around forests or get out of your ...