As we speak about Combinators and constants... Sometime we need to know current value of game constants to tune factory better. The best example seems to be the stack inserter item limit. It increase with proper research and so we cannot hardcore it. Please add some ability to use current value of s...

On top, you probably didnt think about new players. The new menu looks intimidating right at begining. When new player connect first wire and see massive menu with all the buttons, natural reaction is - run away. Would you cosider combinatioin of old (minimalistic on start) method AND the new linke...

On top, you probably didnt think about new players. The new menu looks intimidating right at begining. When new player connect first wire and see massive menu with all the buttons, natural reaction is - run away. Would you cosider combinatioin of old (minimalistic on start) method AND the new linke...

Another idea: allow circuit signals to enable/disable splitters, set filters (but not which side is the filtered output) and read contents. Alternatively, have both sides of the splitter have different inputs and outputs for more control. I would also like to see similar controls on underground bel...

Great Thanks! But why is Arithmetic Combinator 2.0 cannot work like GreenSignal / RedSignal ? It would be useful. Also ability to have something like GreenMinusRed on input side would be useful for some schemes. Yet another Combinator add yet another tick of time. I hope Green / Red would be also se...

The ability to set the jeep controls so that hitting left goes left of screen (either turning to the left of screen, or going backwards if it is facing right of screen), rather than left of the vehicle. As far as I know there are three movement types in Factorio. Fourth is Train, but it is on rails...

Kyralessa wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 13, 2021 7:27 am

A belt could carry a lot of different things. How many labels would it need?

I prefer right and left labels shown on belt's input side.
Each belt piece could be set with one or two labels so if you want several labels, use several belt pieces.

But this suggestion allow to change location easily.

+1

5thHorseman wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 11, 2021 11:53 pm

you can't place a n->s inserter over a ghost of a s->n inserter.

I prefer to place s->n inserter in this case. I.e. use ghost's orientation.

Hm. Really. That is bad.

As I see "no input" is "starving", while "no output" is "done".

But that is dev's design, ofc.

Optera wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 05, 2020 7:24 am

Ideally we'd get an indicator light on machinery like the new mining drills have.
Green: operating normal
Red: missing ingredient or output full
Yellow: no power

Yellow as no output is better.
it is too helpful to distinguish in and out problems.

Why not blue as off because of no power?

Guenni7 wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 04, 2020 3:30 am

to get an idea what is missing (the -x items)

Is it easier to give this job to combinators? I think so.

+1. I do not mistake on splitters usually but this looks good.

When I use BP most often cases are: 1.Put it here if it fit 2.Put it here it should work and some options like repeating, connecting, landfilling etc. First case good as is. Without shift. Second case internally involve "remove anything preventing, but place only if it possible". Now shift...

When outside of the character reach-range, clicking on an entity that has an interface should bring it up in "view-only" mode. In this mode, settings cannot be changed and inventories cannot be accessed, only viewed. If the entity is in roboport construction range, allow settings to be ma...

This is not a garbage. But in your eyes it is. I can live without it. But prefer it be. I can change the rail signal. But which? Chain signal can get their state from different and I have no means to find one. There are many things in universe which are unintuitive and even counter-intuitive. But th...

why does it have to be something to change in the base game Because in other case game would not evolve. This forum is full of things suggested by players to developers. For example this thread is about weird looking situation about railway signals. Fix for it would be useful but developers said it...

Hexicube wrote: ↑

Thu Nov 19, 2020 12:13 am

Ideally the bars would also have little icons to state what they represent (plus symbol for health, for instance).

Different colors to not misread it.

For now health/shield hidden if full iirc. What would be now?

Also. Would player's shield cover vehicle? Wasted resource?

Others do make a good point though; you're not really meant to be manually building ghosts in the first place; that's what construction bots are for. Making that process easier seems a bit unbalanced. The best way to plan what where should be built is to use ghosts. And who would be meant to build ...