It would have to be a new model of flamethrower (since I don't know how to do that kind of magic yet.)

Is it time for more experimentation? I think so.

I should also mention there is something highly satisfying spraying the green buggies in the face with fire and watching them die. The only problem is if you walk forward with the flames blasting, you die, even with the best shields.

RE flamethrower damage: As far as I can tell, the flamethrower itself has no damage, and the flame ammo has no damage. However, what it does is creates a flame-thrower-explosion which has a field for damage. If you bump up damage 100x, then you get a super-powerful flamethrower. However, walking ...

Let me take a look at it.

More Weapon Research

Info:

Adds additional tiers of weapon upgrades, along with a destroyer mk2 which has a longer range and lifetime.

Name: More Weapon Research
Latest Release: v0.1.0, September 9, 2015
Factorio Version: 0.12.x
Download: Github
License: GPLv2 Let me know if you want ...

Here's the first video I've made with it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS93zbx1ge8