I think this is part of the problem that Twinsen is trying to talk about. There are people who occasionally show up in the support forums who get to bots, and seem to think "Bots are the new hotness. All my new production is going to be bot based". So then they build an assembler with a r...

A lot of discussion on this issue is also a matter of misrepresentation and assumptions regarding the point of the game and supposed acts on players. Many have pointed aspects of this out. -Game officially ends with FIRST rocket. Any tech requiring white bottles is for the infinite, "pointless&...

Since everyone is asking for my opinion, here it is. Belts: +cool stuff +good visuals, allowing you to see what is causing problems +easyish to grasp +occasionally interesting to lay out and figure out how to manage them without having to move any factories +generally cheap, good throughput for bulk...

Regarding my earlier post about pipes being too weak and it being highlighted by barrel nerf, I might add another point of view. Barrels seem functional enough at the moment so personally I don't see a big issue with them, but perhaps the pipe issue is at least to some degree a matter of player not ...

I don't much like the fluid changes, but it's also partially because the pipes are so clunky. They seem like they transport fairly low amount of liquid given that they are like 2 meters diameter pipes that block all movement... I agree that barrels were relatively too powerful though. I read from wi...