I actually don't like this.

The RPG-like quality names look stupid enough, but even if you rename them, you have just created a tiering system on top of another two tiering systems: the natural game progression (assmebly machine 1 -> 2 -> 3) and modules.

While this can create a late game mechanic ...

ssilk wrote: Sun Oct 25, 2020 6:19 am How does a pollution cloud look like in Factorio? Because this could be too easily mixed up with the pollution cloud, displayed in alt-mode in map-view.

Maybe just make areas with high pollution permanently dark as if it was at night? It could force the player to make more use of lamps.

My two cents:
- they might only go into this “landfill mode”, when the pollution is above some level
- cries for being a mod first. :)


Neat idea with the pollution, it would also mean if you keep your pollution in check, you don't have to worry about these 'corpse-bridges' at all, and only ...

+1, I can actually remember times where this would've been extremely useful.

I find the idea intriguing, but here's a question: What would prevent the biters from eventually filling up every single body of water on the map, except possibly the ones within your walls?


Yeah, I didn't think of that, but defending the water supply could actually be a thing! I thought of ...

Obviously it would not be an impassable zone, deaths would just give a penalty to the path finder distance, just like water. If it truly became considered impassable (permanently seems implied with this phrasing) then eventually you would always be on an "island", even on a world without water ...

So, you want loading or unloading barrels be universal for any liquid, so potentially you have a setup like this work:


------>|Pump1|>---------
^ Oil |
-------->|ClearPump|>>|Assembler|-> Oil or Petroleum barrel
| ^Universal fill barrel recipe
------>|Pump2|>---------
^ Petroleum


So you ...

Using strategy is an "exploit"?
Also the only thing this accomplishes is that the player needs to make a full defense line a bit earlier. But it will be just as impenetrable as any choke point defense, just more expensive. This wouldn't accomplish much at all except make the natives require a bit ...

Like some ants make bridges or rafts with their own bodies for the army to cross water (search for floating ants images).

https://i.gifer.com/1vxh.gif


Aw yeah, cliffs too, same premise, just let them build body-bridges. Didn't think about cliffs because I always turn them to a minimum when ...

TL;DR
I want biters to drown themselves in case they can't pathfind through water and eventually create a biter-corpse landfill that they can cross.


What ?
Factorio's water gives the player the biggest exploit against the game's only dynamic threat - biters. By carefully planning where to ...

It may sound rude, but the original always looked kinda dumb to me. So this is really awesome, it does look very authentic now. Would be interesting to see the animations at max speed

Can it be solved by just reducing the collision hitbox of trees? I know a lot of people use mods for that already.

That may come bundled with other issues , though. :-)

Hmmm, would it be too hard to separate those hitboxes? Is it hardcoded in? I don't like squeak through (because imo you ...

Oxyd wrote: Fri Oct 18, 2019 12:04 pm
Also, the biggest hurdle for the base pathfinder now is something very relatable to everyone: Trees.

Can it be solved by just reducing the collision hitbox of trees? I know a lot of people use mods for that already.

I know this was posted almost a month ago, but I took a break from factorio and wanted to check out what the team is up to now. So here's what I think:

>Inserters should not chase items
Yes, totally agree, do it.

>Blueprint import/export should be a modded feature
I think it should be up to the ...