Hello. I am currently working to cut sub-bases from my main drone network (due to it slowing my computer). As such I need a way to stockpile resources for these bases to use to replace missing turrets.

This, unfortunately, seems to be impossible currently because the moment I get within range the ...

Ah. Okay. I guess I'm gonna have to cut down my drone usage. Maybe nuke a bunch of enemy bases.

Sure thing. Graphics card is kinda old, but I don't think that's the issue. My computer doesn't even ramp the fans when playing, and this is the second PC I've had Factorio on. Pretty sure I should not be seeing slowdown with only 4-5% processor usage.

I kinda undersold how many copies of Factorio ...

While my computer could theoretically run four or five copies of Factorio at once, Factorio itself can't access enough of my PC processing power to run smoothly during the late game. In short: there always comes a point where I have created too many entities for the game to cope with using its ...

That's just not feasible because 1) they literally wander the heck off, way into the wilderness, with no warning or reason. 2) I literally cannot fight some of these enemy camps. 3) The bases don't know what they need, can't request it from the train network, and it makes zero sense to set up an ...

Loewchen wrote: Fri Feb 14, 2025 5:50 pmThere is not.

Then why is there a button on the bar AND one in the inventory? Both of which are separately toggleable?

I've got trains. I've got loads. Trains are the problem because I use bots to service the defences on their mini bases. Which are all convex squares. I can contain the bots to the bases, but that means they aren't self sufficient.

The whole point of linking their networks was so that they could ...

What do I even do? They're too tough for me to beat quickly, but I have another base on the other side of that. They cross over, and it's a slaughter.

A hundred of my bots just flew over a massive enemy base and got wrecked. Just a stream of them. I had no way to stop them at all, and I hate that.

Wait, there's TWO ways to disable it?

I don't remember clicking that.....

Thanks!

Hello! About twenty minutes after I got my personal roboport my personal construction drones stopped working. I've used them before, so was confused.

I have a fully functional robot logistics system in my base. I have a personal roboport. Full charge. Twenty construction bots. Plenty of repair ...

Or do you mean the launched items are sent up to the platform but when the cargo pod arrives the items don't appear in space platform hub's inventory??

This, yeah. First time I launched it after I got it, I put some stuff in it and went along. The stuff vanished, as far as I can see. I don't ...

Sometimes things I send to the space station just don't show up in the rocket. But no indication it was destroyed or anything.

Second, once certain buildings (but not others?) are on there, trying to send them back to storage deletes them totally. Contents included. Many very expensive buildings ...

Sounds like it would need a little rework to have proper dynamic damage types.... But I think that's something that would have to happen at some point anyway.

I really do like the idea of some damage types being more effective on some units. It's possible the units could even adapt to your most common damage type over time. Thicker armour for standard bullets, flame resistance tor turrets - but only one type of resistance per unit so they don't turn ...

I understand - but with repair bots launched from your armour, the tank is basically immortal.

Oh neat. Thanks. :3 Hope it's integrated soon!

True! And you can set triggers that mean a more aggressive player activates a more aggressive response.

Thank you. I agree with your points too. Alien bases should never be a one-hit-kill with personal weapons. I think the tank shot is roughly what it should be - when you get it - but the piercing ammo just mows down entire armies. It gets pretty silly.

TL;DR
Alien battle tactics need a serious overall. After a very early point in any game, it's easy to forget the aliens are even there because they don't scale and a few walls and basic turrets can end them. You don't even need rockets or piercing ammo. Here's an example. This was so easy to set ...