That's why I'm for the "retreat when getting too damaged" option. There is still danger to bots and you will still loose some and you have to take care how you design your flame turrets or your logistic networks. But when it happens it slows down the thundering herd of lemmings. Bots will...

quyxkh wrote: ↑

Sat Sep 11, 2021 1:55 pm

It seems we're back at the old split, between those who regard design challenges, any possibility of failure at all, as the point of play, and those who regard them as impediments.

Very much so.

Ok, I agree it is different. But how far is it from what people are asking here? "Make bots not plunge themselfes into fire", "Make bots avoid enemies" What do people want? Bots not dieing like lemmings, as far as I understand. Or not dieing at all, because it messes up the setu...

Really, I don't think any of those solutions would cut it. Do you know that for the arrows to draw, you would need to analyse the whole track network? You could have a track, with one signal on one side of the map and the 2nd, which makes it a two-way section, on the other side of the map. IMO - alt...

Irrehaare wrote: ↑

Sat Sep 11, 2021 1:43 pm

Forget about it. The modding API is not made for this. Track sections might not be accessible at all through the API.

If you are using mods, then you can as well use one, that makes the bots invulnerable.

ssilk wrote: ↑

Fri Sep 10, 2021 5:01 am

I did not know this mod. That is exactly what I meant. I am out of here.

Koub wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 09, 2021 9:39 pm

Some aspects of this game are certainly a nerd snipe.

https://xkcd.com/356/

mrvn wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 09, 2021 5:46 pm

... If it rains again this weekend I will take a look. I'm missing this feature now that it was discussed.

Having a custom GUI where you can put together as many request setups as you want and also switch between them would be awesome.

There is a vanilla way with combinators to prevent builderbots fly into fire. It works under the condition, that flamer fuel storage and the roboport for a section of your defense are separated from the rest of the network. - Have all the repair bots sit in a chest next to the roboport. - Have combi...

Hi Therenas! I am posting here, because it isn't possible to upload anything on the mod portal discussions (afaik) and I think for this I need to send you some files. 1. The error message Factory_Planner.1_1_25.error.on_gui_opened.jpg The current log is also attached. 2. What did I do before this ha...

Having studdied the EnergySource prototype, I also +10 this request. Factorio API does not allow for a solar energy boiler. This is, ... well incomprehsnible to me, as all the mechanics for it are available in the game. I know the Lua prototypes most likely are wrappers for the internal c++ classes ...

+10

Klonan wrote: ↑

Mon Aug 30, 2021 9:51 am

I mean, maybe I would run away too if the highly explosive landmine suddenly armed itself...

I more think like the highly explosive landmine suddenly disappeares.

I think the bitters are scared shitless by the apparent magic and run home to moma for a glass of warm milk to calm down.

ssilk wrote: ↑

Tue Aug 31, 2021 4:22 am

Ah, this ugly “+”. Wrong center, even visible here, too thin, wrong color… I didn’t understand what it wants to tell me…
+1

+1

The cargo waggon is open. Isn't that an indicator for that the train is in a station and alligned correctly?

mrvn wrote: ↑

Mon Aug 30, 2021 8:48 pm

Jez-us! You are asking for true C++ extendability? I would love to see that. This game would go down the same road as Minecraft then. Unstoppable forever!

BicycleEater wrote: ↑

Sat Jul 10, 2021 8:22 pm

To Impatient:
Maybe try turning off overlays and see if that helps.

Thanks for sharing your ideas on that. Turning off all overlays in map mode didn't change anything.

Hey guys! :) What would be the cause when the UPS drops to ~40 on fully zoomed out map view while it is steady at 60 in zoomed in map view and normal world view? Too large map or too many chunks where something happens in or what exactly? Do I need to kill all the biters to up the UPS or am I at the...

In my games I have taxi train stations with several slots for locos. And I have several taxi locos (allthough I mostly would need only one taxi loco), with all the taxi train stations in their schedule . Eg Example schedule in each taxi locomotive: - [TAXI] Mall - [TAXI] Iron smelting - [TAXI] Coppe...