I think the numbers need looking at. If you need 20 hydraulic fluid per second to produce 1 iron ore per second, and 20 hydraulic fluid needs 2 iron ore per second, this is a net loss. Yeah, I probably should have done a bit more number checking. I'll make the drills produce more ore and use less f...

While playing Factorio, I began to realize that I was running out of nearby ores, and that I would have to go very far into alien territory just to get a few measly patches of iron and copper. However, thanks to the new nuclear reactors, I had a huge excess of power. You could hit two birds with one...

I was thinking this too! Not sure why they put all the research into having a mostly-accurate uranium refinement system while the depleted fuel cells are referred to as "used up".

First of all, all inserters should have 2 slots for filtered items, whereas the filter inserter should have 10. The long-handed inserter should have a button on the inside that allows you to change how far it reaches and how far it moves items. Those 2 values would range from 1 to 3. Swiveling Inser...

Crafted with 25 processing units, 30 steel, and 2 modular batteries, the Charge Pad is a new 3x3 tile that, when stood on, will charge your modular armor. Earlier in the game, theres no good way to charge your modular armor, except with solar panels. The portable fusion is fairly expensive and takes...

As it stands, there are not too many ways to store items. You have wooden, iron, and steel chests, and some vehicle inventories. I think that there should be a new way to store items. I won't go into the details of it, but I think that the player should be able to construct a building called a silo....