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by Zavian
Thu Jan 18, 2024 1:54 am
Forum: News
Topic: Friday Facts #393 - Putting things on top of other things
Replies: 227
Views: 43320

Re: Friday Facts #393 - Putting things on top of other things

Not gonna lie, I do not vibe with the graphic aspect of stacking at all. Something about building tall towers of loose and/or unwieldy times makes me uneasy. This will be one of parts of this update that I hope will be modded soon I agree that stacking probably only makes sense for some items. eg p...
by Zavian
Fri Dec 08, 2023 11:47 pm
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: Factorio does not launch
Replies: 22
Views: 1544

Re: Factorio does not launch

I don't use the Steam cloud very much, but the cloud icon beside Factorio with the little yellow/orange dot makes me think that steam is having trouble syncing your cloud saves. If that is the case, then Steam might be waiting for those to finish syncing before launching Factorio.
by Zavian
Fri Oct 13, 2023 11:52 am
Forum: News
Topic: Friday Facts #380 - Remote view
Replies: 181
Views: 28695

Re: Friday Facts #380 - Remote view

The only thing I dislike about the recent FF, is how long I still need to wait before I can play with all the new cool stuff.
by Zavian
Fri Sep 29, 2023 6:54 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Do we actually need Pipes to be non-directional? (Looking at Captain of Industry)
Replies: 8
Views: 1992

Re: Do we actually need Pipes to be non-directional? (Looking at Captain of Industry)

Factorio allegedly has huge problems with simulating how fluids flow in Pipes. It costs a lot of CPU and it doesn't always work as one would intuitively assume. At one point the devs talked about giving the fluid systema re-work, but that was apparently dropped. Do you have specific examples of pro...
by Zavian
Fri Feb 17, 2023 5:34 am
Forum: Gameplay Help
Topic: Can Steam power be prioritized?
Replies: 14
Views: 2295

Re: Can Steam power be prioritized?

I haven't needed to do this in quite a while, but from memory steam power is used before accumulators overnight, so a small steam power plant will get rid of excess wood. You can also add some steam tanks, and extra steam engines, so the boilers can run most of the day.
by Zavian
Sat Jan 28, 2023 10:09 am
Forum: Mods
Topic: [MOD 1.1] Sea Block Pack 0.5.12
Replies: 151
Views: 144657

Re: [MOD 1.1] Sea Block Pack 0.5.11

nOObe wrote:
Wed Dec 21, 2022 3:28 am
I have tried several and they not give armor or bots upon starting a new game.
are any known to work?
I like TinyStart.
by Zavian
Mon Dec 19, 2022 4:11 am
Forum: Mods
Topic: [MOD 1.1] Sea Block Pack 0.5.12
Replies: 151
Views: 144657

Re: [MOD 1.1] Sea Block Pack 0.5.11

I'm wondering whether the FNEI issue is because of confusion between the "Sea Block" mod, and the "Sea Block Pack" mod.

I think the first contains the Sea Block changes, and depends the required mods, whilst the second also pulls in other recommended mods, like FNEI.
by Zavian
Sun Dec 04, 2022 10:55 pm
Forum: Releases
Topic: Version 1.1.73
Replies: 10
Views: 10676

Re: Version 1.1.73

Well, this is rather unfortunate news. The unloader pictured below was really nice to have, even if it didn't work in all directions. I always clocked that unloader when I wanted maximum throughput; with clocked box-to-belt inserters it can still do three full belts. As a bonus, it'll do a much bet...
by Zavian
Fri Dec 02, 2022 8:04 am
Forum: Releases
Topic: Version 1.1.73
Replies: 10
Views: 10676

Re: Version 1.1.73

Well, this is rather unfortunate news. The unloader pictured below was really nice to have, even if it didn't work in all directions. Now, it doesn't work in any direction. It's borderline impossible to get a full 3 blue belts out of a wagon on one side when you have the buffer chests between the i...
by Zavian
Mon Nov 28, 2022 1:12 am
Forum: Gameplay Help
Topic: How to transfer lab. to lab.a science package (with full efficiency)?
Replies: 4
Views: 1027

Re: How to transfer lab. to lab.a science package (with full efficiency)?

I look at that setup and I think that the stack inserters transferring between labs are likely to empty the source lab of science packs on a regular basis. Think about it this way. When the top lab is getting low on red science flasks, the stack inserter will grab a handful of red science flasks fro...
by Zavian
Sat Nov 26, 2022 8:29 am
Forum: News
Topic: Friday Facts #371 - Apple Silicon
Replies: 60
Views: 24786

Re: Friday Facts #371 - Apple Silicon

Cool news. Great for people with the relevant Apple hardware. But my main reason for commenting to to say that the image on the steam news post is So Cool. I'm surprised that wasn't also in the blog post. https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans//12002589/f21e9d6b4db...
by Zavian
Wed Sep 14, 2022 4:49 am
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: Constant freezing and stuttering
Replies: 2
Views: 1070

Re: Constant freezing and stuttering

HI

I'm going to suggest you try turning your graphics settings down a bit. From the screenshot, it looks like it is stuttering somewhere during rendering.

You might also want to close other programs, as you only have 8GB ram, and most of that is already in use before Factorio even start loading.
by Zavian
Sat Sep 03, 2022 3:31 pm
Forum: Gameplay Help
Topic: How common is it to deconstruct EVERYTHING and start over late-mid game?
Replies: 38
Views: 7962

Re: How common is it to deconstruct EVERYTHING and start over late-mid game?

I'm pretty sure that two way tracks need chain signals. Hi Zavian, They dont ;) I m using 80 trains at the moment without any problems without chain signals. 80 trains on two way tracks? And not just on separate isolated tracks for one train each? If so I'd like to see the map. Or are you using the...
by Zavian
Sat Sep 03, 2022 12:24 pm
Forum: Gameplay Help
Topic: How common is it to deconstruct EVERYTHING and start over late-mid game?
Replies: 38
Views: 7962

Re: How common is it to deconstruct EVERYTHING and start over late-mid game?

You can't have any normal signal on any two-way track. That will always deadlock eventually. You can only use chain signals there. I have to disagree slightly. There are other possible ways to prevent deadlock, eg by using the circuit network to control train departures and/or marshal trains before...
by Zavian
Sat Sep 03, 2022 8:00 am
Forum: Gameplay Help
Topic: How common is it to deconstruct EVERYTHING and start over late-mid game?
Replies: 38
Views: 7962

Re: How common is it to deconstruct EVERYTHING and start over late-mid game?

Leave 1 railway width space between these 2 tracks, ..... Oh and btw, I see you use the blue signals. I am almost only using the first signal, except at some parts in my station. Personally I recommend two railway width spaces (4 tiles) between the tracks. Regarding chain signals, there are places ...
by Zavian
Sat Sep 03, 2022 7:44 am
Forum: Gameplay Help
Topic: How common is it to deconstruct EVERYTHING and start over late-mid game?
Replies: 38
Views: 7962

Re: How common is it to deconstruct EVERYTHING and start over late-mid game?

I think it is pretty common for new players to be unhappy with how they laid out their first bases or two. That is just part of learning the game. Even experienced players wanting to build a large base often build a starter base, use that to do most of the research, then build their large base. Pers...
by Zavian
Sat Sep 03, 2022 6:09 am
Forum: Gameplay Help
Topic: Question about fluid behaviour in this build
Replies: 6
Views: 1282

Re: Question about fluid behaviour in this build

Personally I would first remove the pumps that mmmPI circled above. I suspect the are pushing too much steam to the left, and stopping the boilers to the bottom left from being able to output their steam production. If that doesn't fix it, then double check that all your boilers are running, and the...
by Zavian
Mon Aug 08, 2022 3:41 am
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: can't download moods
Replies: 4
Views: 1165

Re: can't download moods

Note that the account login for the mod portal are the same as for Factorio.com and multiplayer. That isn't the same as the forum login account. That seems to catch some people.
by Zavian
Sat Aug 06, 2022 6:10 am
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: [1.1.64] Crashes on large map
Replies: 14
Views: 1878

Re: [1.1.64] Crashes on large map

Echoing what Loewchen said. If you are getting bluescreens then that points to a system stability issue. Factorio is very memory intensive and tends to find system stability issues that otherwise remain unnoticed. So try turning off any overclocks, including XMP (which technically is memory overcloc...
by Zavian
Sat Aug 06, 2022 4:03 am
Forum: News
Topic: We support Ukraine
Replies: 3346
Views: 442586

Re: We support Ukraine

Where did we (as a species) go wrong that such a high percentage of the world’s population believes so many of these bs conspiracy snuffs? When someone tells us what we want to hear we tend to believe them, and ignore evidence to the contrary. With today's internet and social media streams it is ea...

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