Thanks for the reply vincenz.

It started working again about a day after I posted, so all's well now using the 1.1.1.1 DNS server.

The mod portal now loads very quickly and I can re-download mods from in-game.

Hi, I'm suffering the same problem here.

All the thumbnails are not loading, the mod portal site itself is generally very slow in loading, and from in-game in Factorio on Steam, I cannot see thumbnails nor download any mods.

I've flushed the DNS, purged the DNS using the Cloudfair tool, changed ...

Yes, at the cursor seems the best option for visual feedback which is the most important thing.

A simple solution would be to superimpose the red X over the rail at the cursor, as opposed to replacing the rail with the red X as implemented currently.

This way, when you press R to rotate the rail ...

Obviously, you need the icon representation of the signal on the map, so that you know it's there and what its function is, but all the red lights are just useless visually to the onlooker i.e. us humans, because they don't convey any meaning, if you adhere to the convention that red means stop ...

@BlakeMW & Krazykrl

Yes, earlier in that YT tutorial vid, was an explanation of entry and exit signals (and combo signals), which made perfect sense logcally and visually.

I don't doubt at all that Path signals do their job logically , but visually i.e. them having a red light (that flashes green ...

A tribute to Kovarex (FFF 81 - Chain Signals)

I love Factorio. I think it's one of the best games to have ever been produced. I've found after nearly 300 hours of playing though, that what I like the most is... trains! :)

Anyway, I was looking at other games that featured trains (a lot) and ...

I think the rail planner is really great, but it has a serious flaw.

As anyone who's used it knows, the direction of the 'blue' rail is at the cursor position (the end piece of the proposed track). It can be in one of 8 directions.

However, if the cursor is at a position where the end piece of ...