Just wanted to put the suggestion that it would be really nice if the forum was updated to phpbb 3.1 at some stage. 3.1 offers some nice improvements and while definitely not required by any stretch it would be good. As far as I know the board isn't modified so the update process shouldn't be too ...

This is actually a phpBB issue not a "Factorio" or even "Factorio Forum" issue. Without modification all phpBB forums header logo links back to the main forum page. This is actually standard practice on most CMS/Forum software with a few variations/deviations. What I would recommend is that a forum ...

Interesting idea, but really that's nothing more than a metagame. That sort of thing could actually be built on top of Factorio without actually being built into Factorio. Though I don't really know that it would be particularly worth it in the long run. Keeping in mind that "trade" really requires ...

Interesting idea. I love in-game mechanics for adding custom music. Even if it's just in the form of a built in MP3 player. It's nice when games have things like that. Even if the game itself has good music, sometimes it's nice to just be able to listen to your own.

I really hope this wasn't a serious suggestion lol. But if it was. There is a game you should look into called Star Ruler. It has very interesting scaling and this is an example of a game that makes large scale work. Factorio... not so much. For it to work you'd have to significantly increase the ...

The main problem I see with the concept of content is that it almost always equates to hours in game play/time and that is a bad way to look at things. Furthermore a game can have 10,000 tiers and still be boring. Or it can have 10 tiers and be awesome. Or even 5 tiers and be awesome. The game ...

Persistence doesn't necessarily equate to 'mmo' or even massive amounts of people. So there really isn't anything wrong with this and the logic that you have to be around to protect your base 24/7 is also flawed given that the game has very good defensive systems. A well designed defensive base ...

Just want to add on that all the pipe related fast replacing seems broken. IE the pump cannot be fast placed over pipes either. Just wanting to make sure that if it is fixed that it isn't just fixed for boilers

Now that is a nifty idea. I have had to abandon a few games because I never got enough resources to survive leaving my base, and I upped the resources. Then I ended up with so many resources I maxed out the tech tree without moving, so restarted again. Currently looks like I will end up stuck again ...

It would be really good if it wasn't built around it's own 'portal' system. I would suggest this instead.

okay, so i just need to add a power line next to the steam engine?
Find a body of water. Put a pump on a horizontal or vertical shoreline. Connect boilers to pump. Connect steam engines to boilers (or pipes) put fuel (coal/solid fuel) into the boilers. Put power lines (wood+copper bars) next to ...

The main issue here is that the only thing you can really produce 'infinitely' out of oil is solid fuel. Fuel is then used to power everything. Which can also be essentially unlimited through solar. So the 'unlimited' aspect of oil isn't actually unlimited because every recipe that produces some ...

Hmm it could be that FreeER is right and that the value was based off the potential of productivity modules. Which might have been a 'pre-nerf' factor. Maybe it should be re-examined given that the productivity modules were nerfed and that now that cost might be a bit too high.

Hahaha that trailer is awesome and hilarious. I want that save!!!

Seriously... great job guys. It is awesome!

Yeah, I totaly agree on the fact that gameplay should be the biggest factor. For me, Factorio is more about automation. So I won't mind making a complex setup for nuclear energy. I mean, automating processors or modules takes time. I really like the difficult set up. But once set up, I want the ...

Complexity of nuclear power is good. But don`t overdo it . If it will become "micromanagement hell", then no, no and no.

Yea. we need steam as liquid.
Yea, we need 2 separate lines (1 for cooling and 1 for making steam)
yea. Nuclear plant should be complex (though reactor could be with built-in ...

This idea is awesome, unfortunately it doesn't really work within the context of the game. The game mechanics simply don't lend themselves to this sort of feature. There are what, six core resources. Everyone needs them in every game to progress. Everything is ultimately produced from these ...

I agree with you to a degree slay_mithos, the main thing is that there really should be variety in your approaches to things. Really the *only* way to buff/enhance the player is weapons and power armor. Basically... you have one path. That's it. There isn't any alternative what so ever. This could ...

...While I don't think it really fits with the theme of the game per say...

That's why

Moreover the game is designed to keep main character weak, his strength comes from factories and complexes or similar large constructs.
Except that we just had the liquid/oil content added. Alchemy isn't ...

i think this is for mod, not for vanilla game.
I'm curious, why? Why does it have to be for a mod and not the base game? While I don't think it really fits with the theme of the game per say. I think the game could use consumables in some form. This would be... a form of that. I mean we have fish ...