In fact, once I shut down the current game I was in and restarted, there it is at 1.1.100. Thanks again folks!

Thank you that explains it, and I'll look for Steam to do its thing!

Factorio via Steam, my current version is 1.1.94, build 61774. It looks like newer versions are available, up to 2.0.xx, and I'm wondering why Steam should not be taking me there automatically, or am I missing something? Thanks.

Excellent input folks, I'm grateful. My little line is moving nicely now. Stay tuned for more rookie questions! Thank you all.

So assemblers have to have an output, even if just to a box? There's only like 3 circuits accumulated in that assembler.

Please look at this little screenie and tell me what I'm not getting. I'm mining and smelting copper at the bottom, moving it to a box. From the box I'm trying to move it to make wire, and then that wire on to make circuits. From the top I'm trying to move steel plates into the circuit maker as well...

Just a follow up thanks, the Alt view thing is so basic, making gameplay much easier for me! thanks again.

20181125150830_1.jpg If this works, then I have here a simple electric plant, or at least I tried to set it up as described in the wiki. The poles, when placed, show a green box around them and both are within range of the steam engine and the electric drill. Yet I'm not getting power to the drill....

Yup he's the one, not sure why I couldn't pm him. Whatever, thanks for pointing it out.

Lol ok stuff happens! Thanks for getting back. I will just post my question again with pic in a new topic. What happened to "Mr Tact"? I did try to pm him but says no such user. Interesting. Thanks again !

In the support forum in the Simple Questions Simple Answers post I asked a very basic question about electrical hookups. The post was replied to by "Mr Tact" but both my post and his reply has disappeared. Was it too simple a question? Why would it disappear without a trace? Some admin wan...

Thanks folks I think I'll do it on my single screen machine first then. Appreciate the response.

Will this play on a 3 screen setup and use all 3? Trying to decide which computer to set it up on.