If you cntrl click a power pole it'll switch it off (as such) I feel you've likely done that without realising, replace the pole to force it to reconnect to the power supply.

What version of factorio are you running? This was a common problem a few releases back when they changed game-on to script-on or something.

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Set the biter bases on very large, and starting area very small (map generator screen). You'll get more action sooner.

TimMJN, I fogot to ask what colours would be more suitable for you as a colour blind person, for the parts of the game you are having issue with? I'm genuinely curious, I do know that in the war being colour blind was considered an asset for red / green blindness as seeing through camouflage was eas...

A colour blind mode should be added to graphic options though. Blizzard for example uses one in their interface, so instead of red / blue, you get (I believe) Orange and blue for friend / foe. Someone having colour blindness shouldn't be an issue for the interface, when really all that's needed is a...

Just stamping down a blueprint of Solar Panels/Accumulators down all over the landscape is a boring task, which can be scaled endlessly. Expanding the size of a Steam Power plant requires more thought and it can't be scaled endlessly without running into more trouble that need solving = extending t...

So you've basically got another free energy production system then, once setup needing little maintenance. Like solar then? Yes, and this is the way everything in Factorio is actually. maybe you have to move your mining drills around every once in a while but so what? I've never really put much tho...

So you've basically got another free energy production system then, once setup needing little maintenance. Like solar then?

Is that such a problem though? [...] If people find that to be boring gameplay then... they can just choose not to do it! For Steam Power to be viable you have to do both: One-Time Investment + Continuous Investment. For Solar Power you have to only the first: One-Time Investment And that is exactl...

MalcolmCooks, changing the efficiency of solar panels is a setting too far for vanilla. As you say even if it were there most people wouldn't change it anyway.. However if the devs were to put settings for solar panel efficiency, day / night length, or how fast pollution spreads in to one configurat...

Early on the turret creep is your friend as mentioned :) Get a turret in your hand, and move your cursor about until you find the spot furthest from your player that you can place it (the turret is transparent when unplaceable, and turns green when in a suitable spot). Then you can walk forward drop...

So here's my idea: Add a solar efficiency option to the map gen settings That way people can choose to have solar panels just as efficient as they'd like them to be. It seems like the best solution to please everyone and is another way of changing the game difficulty. This would just lead to confus...

I don't feel solar panel needs to be balanced. The raw cost of solar panels and accumulators is high, and the time needed to clear a large enough area shouldn't be forgotten either. A typical steam setup (1 pump, 14 boilers, 10 engine, 14 inserters, 50 belts and 2 drill) cost: 70 stones 396 Iron Pla...

The problem as such with biters and fighting in its current state is that biters are just too weak. When you have 134 destroyer robots following you even 100% evolved green biters die faster than you can sneeze. The players arsenal of weapons far out matches that of biters.(edit: balance issue here ...

Is it possible to run a command to remove a bar, or even reset all the tool belt research? If possible I'd like to remove a bar, perhaps 2.

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But my comment was more directed towards Ghoulish anyway ^^

I did know this, a great tip for those that didn;t Though it's annoying there is no beep, doink / flash or something to say the logistic state copied from one to another.

Been pondering the OP for a while now, as I'm an avid RTS (read starcraft 2) Fan, so I am most open to the idea of RTS elements in Factorio. However, I do not feel it is the direction Factorio should be taking. You'd be adding in quite alien elements that have nothing to do with what has gotten you ...

I would also be really nice if the toolbelt would auto-refill from the back pack, for incomplete stacks and/or reserved slots That is already the case... What do you mean exactly? I setup my toolbelt to contain the stuff I need with reserved* slots (e.g. 1=belts, 2=splitters, 3=underground belts, e...

I figured there was likely a performance reason behind it, hence the on demand idea, assuming such a feature did not have massive game impact, it would be a tool I would use from time to time (even if the game momentarily lagged).

Would it be possible to have an auto sort feature (like player inventory) Or perhaps a button to auto sort on demand? Great mod by the way, a keeper in my Factory for sure