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by NineNine
Fri May 23, 2025 10:13 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Starting a new game of Space Age - Mod Recommendation
Replies: 9
Views: 14006

Re: Starting a new game of Space Age - Mod Recommendation

The idea of removing spoilage from Gleba, *especially* before even trying it, seems very strange to me. It's like paying Pac-Man without the ghosts, or Space Invaders without the invaders. To each their own, of course, but I don't see the point of playing a game with the challenges removed. If you ...
by NineNine
Mon May 19, 2025 12:22 am
Forum: News
Topic: Factorio: Space Age is here!
Replies: 126
Views: 131055

Re: Factorio: Space Age is here!

It appears you haven't visited the other planets, yet. You have to visit them before you can interact with them.
by NineNine
Sun May 18, 2025 6:48 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Agri science spoilage is not fun, just annoying.
Replies: 32
Views: 7563

Re: Agri science spoilage is not fun, just annoying.



I have to say, the idea of stockpiling science seems really weird to me. Why would you do that?


I DON'T WANT to stockpile science that EXACTLY what I complain about, currently you are FORCED to stockpile science cause a lot of important infinite tech doesn't require ALL sciences, and so you ...
by NineNine
Sun May 18, 2025 6:33 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Agri science spoilage is not fun, just annoying.
Replies: 32
Views: 7563

Re: Agri science spoilage is not fun, just annoying.





yeah but the problem is you are forced to have research that use gleba science, it's mean while you rotate on other infinite search gleba science spoil.


IF you learnt what Gleba wants you to do then it also does not matter at all, because you have a constant and infinite supply of it. This ...
by NineNine
Fri May 16, 2025 12:11 pm
Forum: Gameplay Help
Topic: Is there a way to change a planets seed or how should I play without tungsten?
Replies: 12
Views: 2292

Re: Is there a way to change a planets seed or how should I play without tungsten?

mmmPI wrote: Fri May 16, 2025 12:09 pm
NineNine wrote: Fri May 16, 2025 12:04 pm No need to make it difficult. You can easily kill the worms with
mines.
Tesla towers !
Oh for sure, those are the "best". I was assuming this player might not have those yet.
by NineNine
Fri May 16, 2025 12:06 pm
Forum: Gameplay Help
Topic: How to upcycle?
Replies: 148
Views: 43404

Re: How to upcycle?

Meddleman wrote: Fri May 16, 2025 6:37 am
NineNine wrote: Sun May 11, 2025 12:35 am Here I'm making Legendary cargo bays. You can make almost any other Legendary item this same way.
Not sure why you use Quality modules when assembling guaranteed legendary. There isn't any higher quality level to achieve unless using a mod.
Yup, good point. I missed that!
by NineNine
Fri May 16, 2025 12:04 pm
Forum: Gameplay Help
Topic: Is there a way to change a planets seed or how should I play without tungsten?
Replies: 12
Views: 2292

Re: Is there a way to change a planets seed or how should I play without tungsten?

No need to make it difficult. You can easily kill the worms with
mines.
by NineNine
Fri May 16, 2025 12:28 am
Forum: Gameplay Help
Topic: How to upcycle?
Replies: 148
Views: 43404

Re: How to upcycle?




Efficiency is always all of that combined. You can prioritize one or another, but that won't change the fact that that term has a pretty clear meaning.


Not true. https://www.wordnik.com/words/efficient

That being said, there are many ways to play the game. Play it however you'd like. There ...
by NineNine
Thu May 15, 2025 10:10 pm
Forum: Gameplay Help
Topic: How to upcycle?
Replies: 148
Views: 43404

Re: How to upcycle?




It's IMHO the best way, because it's easy to setup, efficient,


This is why the term "the best" makes no sense used here to me, because it boils down to personnal preference, it's not "the best way" it's the one you do.

If you define efficency with cost in ressources, calcite from asteroid ...
by NineNine
Thu May 15, 2025 7:55 pm
Forum: Gameplay Help
Topic: How to upcycle?
Replies: 148
Views: 43404

Re: How to upcycle?

For me, the best is the simplest. I'll just do a version of the image I posted above for each item I want Legendary, and forget it.

I can't imagine dealing with all of the complexity y'all are describing in dealing with all the different qualities of the different individual components. No, thank ...
by NineNine
Tue May 13, 2025 8:48 pm
Forum: Gameplay Help
Topic: Legendary Mech Armor
Replies: 39
Views: 10250

Re: Legendary Mech Armor



You can also just make regular mech armors, recycle them and re-assemble until you get Legendary. That's how I do it. I think it's a heck of a lot easier than having to deal with making all of the quality individual parts.


yea, I've been doing that, but it takes forever. Especially having to ...
by NineNine
Tue May 13, 2025 7:45 pm
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: How to diagnose desktop crash (Mint)?
Replies: 15
Views: 2626

Re: How to diagnose desktop crash (Mint)?

I was right. It *was* the motherboard!

My original motherboard was a MSI MAG B650 TOMAHAWK WIFI.
I replaced it with a Gigabyte B650 AORUS ELITE AX V2.

Not only did it fix this crazy desktop crash, but it also fixed weirdness that I was having with my NIC, and weirdness that I was having with ...
by NineNine
Tue May 13, 2025 5:00 pm
Forum: Gameplay Help
Topic: Legendary Mech Armor
Replies: 39
Views: 10250

Re: Legendary Mech Armor

You can also just make regular mech armors, recycle them and re-assemble until you get Legendary. That's how I do it. I think it's a heck of a lot easier than having to deal with making all of the quality individual parts.
by NineNine
Tue May 13, 2025 2:01 am
Forum: Gameplay Help
Topic: Rocket Fuel vs Solid Fuel cost analysis
Replies: 5
Views: 4432

Re: Rocket Fuel vs Solid Fuel cost analysis

eugenekay wrote: Mon May 12, 2025 11:00 pm (or distribute Fuel to every stop, which is a Logistical nightmare!).
One blue chest requesting fuel at each train stop.
by NineNine
Mon May 12, 2025 8:20 pm
Forum: Gameplay Help
Topic: Rocket Fuel vs Solid Fuel cost analysis
Replies: 5
Views: 4432

Re: Rocket Fuel vs Solid Fuel cost analysis



From a materials perspective....

From a pollution perspective...

...rocket fuel should not be used for anything beyond rockets


Assuming, of course, you care about materials or pollution. Oil pumps don't ever completely run out. On Nauvis, pollution is largely irrelevant once you have ...
by NineNine
Mon May 12, 2025 12:29 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Agri science spoilage is not fun, just annoying.
Replies: 32
Views: 7563

Re: Agri science spoilage is not fun, just annoying.

I love the spoliage mechanic. It adds a nice new challenge to the game.


Your main issue with agri science is that you don't follow what Gleba wants you to do. It wants you to create a constant flow of production instead of stockpiling anything and people have trouble getting used to it.

I agree ...
by NineNine
Sun May 11, 2025 5:03 am
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: How to diagnose desktop crash (Mint)?
Replies: 15
Views: 2626

Re: How to diagnose desktop crash (Mint)?

Applied the newest kernel (6.8.0-59 as of today), and still got this crash.

I'm calling it. It's got to be the motherboard.

I'll swing by my friendly neighborhood computer store and swap out the motherboard. I'll bet dollars to doughnuts, that'll fix it.
by NineNine
Sun May 11, 2025 12:44 am
Forum: Gameplay Help
Topic: Production Issues Due to Quality Imbalance on Fulgora
Replies: 4
Views: 1189

Re: Production Issues Due to Quality Imbalance on Fulgora

I just use as many input chests as I can (3-4 per assembler/EM), and go back and check them every few playing hours. I'm sure it could be done better with fancy circuit programming, but once you have a few chests as buffers, it happens so rarely that I don't worry about it.
by NineNine
Sun May 11, 2025 12:35 am
Forum: Gameplay Help
Topic: How to upcycle?
Replies: 148
Views: 43404

Re: How to upcycle?

No math needed.
And I think you're making it much too complicated.

***SPOILER AHEAD***

- Whatever item you want to make legendary, make them.
- If any of those are legendary, save them.
- Recycle everything else
- Sort recycled parts by quality, and make more of that item at each quantity.
- If ...
by NineNine
Sun May 11, 2025 12:00 am
Forum: Gameplay Help
Topic: How to upcycle?
Replies: 148
Views: 43404

Re: How to upcycle?

You should just recycle everything that isn't legendary. So whatever items you want should go into your system, and you should only get legendary out. More details (spoilers) below.

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