Not sure if this is a bug or always been the case I have not played since sept I guess it was. http://i.imgur.com/RgC6UBE.png Not sure who is redefining gravity. But the chest should be 1 tile down not there :) Only that orientation looks wrong. With the other facings, the box covers the output and...

Khyron wrote:Call me crazy, but maybe trees can just hide their health bar.

On a delay after being damaged.

What if you just select the pickup and dropoff tiles from an UI you get by interacting with an advanced full-range inserter? This way you can configure it however you like. It could start out with only 1 tile range and no filter/network capabilities, but you could research upgrades to increase the r...

But FishSandwich has a good point about mods... 8-) We already have some nice ones. I know F-mod adds some new resources. Dytech has a lot more machinery in it and can bring in more automation. Bob's mods popped up while I was on a break, but it looks like it adds about 10 new ores. They also seem ...

The game is eminently solvable with a much, much smaller and simpler base, regardless of resource settings (building resource outposts is unrelated). Repeat: This is true for normal settings, but with low resources it is not. Or when your goal isn't to 'beat' the game, but to make cool factories an...

What about modular tools then? If armor can have it, the functionality can certainly be expanded to tools.

Stripping this out of the game offers no benefit at all, yet would remove a lot of potential modability.

Signals on the wrong side of the track?

This is what pumps are for. Pumps don't split evenly, they pull all the fluid up to a fixed amount (0.5 'units'). The problem with that is most fluids don't achieve or maintain that rate of flow. A liquid splitter would be somewhat precise on dividing the fluid regardless of how much is flowing thr...

Could a priority system be combined with https://forums.factorio.com/forum/vie ... f=6&t=5007 ?

Do you mean disconnecting it from the surrounding roboports much the same way you can disconnect power poles?

I don't really use the slots on the roboports. I see that as a secondary feature for isolated outposts. Bots will pickup repairpacks from storage and provider chests within the network it is connected to.

Again, that only applies to the core game. Couldn't the same be said for the armor slot? They are all just direct upgrades, so should we remove it too?

The way it is now allows for future upgrades and more flexibility with mods. If not already there, a tool tag should be added to objects. The source tool would need the same tags (one or all?) as the target object in order to operate. Expanding the mod functionality of the tool slot would let modder...

If we remove the pickaxe, how would we mine without any drills?

like this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finite-state_machine

It is entirely possible to build slightly sophisticated electronics in the game, from a simple binary calculator to a programmable production, sorting, and delivery system.

Neotix, logic gates are the way to accomplish this at the moment. You could also try to design and build a FSM that manages your factories production.

We just need a larger variety of enemies with different resistances. I don't think anything has any armor or resistance to laser damage. While paper, rock, scissors damage schemas are fairly common, it is still one of the best ways to balance out the superiority of certain weapons. Strengths and wea...

It's a cool idea, but I also like being able to tell what a chest is at a glance. Multiple chests add a little bit of complexity, but also give great visual feedback to the player.

I'd like to see player crafting restricted to 1 or 2 component items and the basic assembly machine able to take 3. I've tried a no hand-crafting challenge and it was a lot of fun while strengthening the core gameplay. Some recipes would need to be adjusted for the start (You need AM2 to build AM1 r...

Replays are disabled at the moment. I believe I read it was sync issues and that we'll likely get it fixed as a work up to multiplayer.