This was a very interesting read.

What makes Factorio great is not only the big things, but also the sum of all of the little things.

I am unaware of any game which is as polished as Factorio.

I really like the concept of introducing quality to the game.

However, I don't like it that the recycler only outputs 25% of the resources.

I understand that reducing it to this amount is necessary in order to prevent allowing you to create a production loop that gives you more resources than you ...

The posted link works for me, too, also in a private browser session (which does not remember cookies, so that I am not logged in).

In 1994, after the Soviet Union was dissolved, the Ukraine was the world's third largest nuclear power. In the Budapest Memorandum , the Ukraine agreed to give up all of its nuclear arsenal, after Russia (and several other nations) promised to respect its sovereignty and territorial integrity ...

Related suggestion thread:

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=51387 Rail car/locomotive scanners

This has already been suggested in the following thread:

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=50084 Default Ctrl-Click for green modules - don't over-add

For the reason described in that thread, I am happy with the way it works now, even if it may be a bit tedious.

I bet the train Id is not just something they show but somthing that is used internally and if you alllow user to change the value it would introduce a lot of problem of for exemple a user using the same Id twice even though the Ids are supposed to be unique

I don't consider this a problem, but ...

The Train ID would be a lot more useful if it were possible for the user to supply his own Train ID, maybe even encode properties of the train in the Train ID (for example whether it is an iron or copper train), which can then be read by the circuit network. This has been suggested in the following ...

OP's suggestion has already been suggested two years ago in the following thread:

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=58453 Set chain signals to red via circuit network
EDIT: Meanwhile, the threads have been merged. Therefore, this link now points to the current thread.

Thank you very much for spending the effort on optimizing the performance even further. Factorio truly is a masterpiece, both from a design and a technical standpoint.

I am against OP's suggestion. In my opinion, there are better suggestions to solve the problem, which would offer the player more flexibility.

In this thread , it has been suggested that the Train ID and other signals the train sends should be user-definable. Later in that thread, someone suggested ...

I think this problem would be best solved with conditional train orders.

OP's suggestion has already been suggested in the following threads:

https://forums.factorio.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=73272 Priority crafting
https://forums.factorio.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=62338 Double ended crafting queue
https://forums.factorio.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=49361 Rearrange hand craft ...

Related threads:

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=62110 Always use 3 s.f. when showing shortened numbers
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=42894 Change when the game abbreviate numbers

You can use a single-direction rail, separate from your main rail intersections, but you then either have to make a double header (terrible accel, absolutely requires rocket fuel) or loops to return (bad accel & lots of space).

(side note: railway turntables would be fun, but obviously a pain to ...

I am against the suggestion. In my opinion, there are better suggestions for the circuit network to receive information from trains.

For example, in this thread , it has been suggested that the Train ID and other signals the train sends should be user-definable. Later in that thread, someone ...

Related thread with similar/competing suggestion:

https://forums.factorio.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=46466 Manual Stack size Toggle

I agree that one of these suggestions or something similar should be implemented, as it currently is a pain to fill several turrets equally. I would like it best if it ...

I like the idea of bots slowing down in crowded areas. That way, the throughput of bots would be significantly reduced, making belts more important.


Taking that idea further, it would be nice to be able to define air lanes that the bots should follow.

That would make pathfinding a lot more work ...

This (or something very similar) has already been suggested in the following threads:

https://forums.factorio.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=73272 Priority crafting
https://forums.factorio.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=62338 Double ended crafting queue
https://forums.factorio.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=49361 ...

Ideally we'd get to select the signal and value the train would send, like a mobile constant combinator.


Wireless certain networks (which trains could also use) have been suggested in the following threads:

https://forums.factorio.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=49317 Radio Links for signals ...