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by Wheelzpin
Mon Feb 24, 2014 5:17 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Alien science pack y do we ned them?!
Replies: 18
Views: 6916

Re: Alien science pack y do we ned them?!

We can try to find a biter main town and deliver them shoes. ... they need many shoes ... Shoes would be great! We could start out in the earlier stages of the game by giving them low-tech wooden shoes. That way we'd be sure to hear them coming. Later on, we could manufacture high-end cross trainer...
by Wheelzpin
Sat Feb 22, 2014 5:49 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Alien science pack y do we ned them?!
Replies: 18
Views: 6916

Re: Alien science pack y do we ned them?!

As much as I love the game, I've never been comfortable with having to slaughter the indigenous population to progress. (Hasn't worked out that well in real life.) I realize the biters are there primarily as a resource sink and source for purple science packs, but maybe there could be an alternative...
by Wheelzpin
Wed Jan 15, 2014 10:48 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Steel
Replies: 37
Views: 17383

Re: Steel

Actually, it should be possible to make steel from pure, elemental iron and carbon. You'd probably need to crush both to a fine powder, mix them and then heat them up under an anoxic atmosphere to the point they melt together, after which it should be workable like any other form of molten steel. T...
by Wheelzpin
Wed Jan 15, 2014 4:40 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Steel
Replies: 37
Views: 17383

Re: Steel

That's another thing about this game to love; the intelligence of the folks on the forum is considerably higher than most. My original post was more than a bit confusing (shouldn't post while I'm working). I was indeed talking about the electric furnaces, and although I mentioned steel, it's more co...
by Wheelzpin
Mon Jan 13, 2014 10:19 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Steel
Replies: 37
Views: 17383

Steel

I've been playing Factorio for a few weeks now and I'm loving it. One little thing keeps bugging me, though. It's making steel. 5 iron plates makes one steel plate, according to the recipe, but you can't get steel from iron alone. You need to add carbon (coal or wood). So a better recipe would be 5 ...

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