Today we have new ways to distribute software across all linux distributions ... forget about RPMs and DEBs, tar.gzs, its history now :) 1. APPIMAGE , just one executable file with all dependencies inside capable to run on all linux distributions, no repository needed, no admin/root access needed, n...

Survivors falling from sky, that would really give scenario campaigns much more emotions. Today player feels alone in game, i know there are aliens but ... you know

Understand. Thats why Supreme Commander allows full game controll independently on zoom level. You can play whole game in map mode if you want to ... BUT thats supreme commander, I know factorio map mode has little specific controls now (could be unified before continous zoom implementation).

Continous zoom, no need for M key (Supreme Commander inspired)

1. Concept external link
2. Proved in Supreme commander years ago - video

packaging is not rocket science ... its user experience optimalisation and its faster and easier to do than read this thread.

advantages:
1. system automaticaly checks for game updates from PPA
2. ppa is not only for ubuntu, its for all ppa/deb based operating systems: Elementary OS, Mint, Knoppix, SteamOS, ..., Debian of course

TAR is little old school today, and its not user friendly. Today standard is PPA repository and DEB packages :-) Could you please create your custom Personal Package Archive on Launchpad? installation is very simple then, just "apt-get install factorio" command. Here is quick how-to start ...