Second: raw speed modules/MK3 Beacons, i like them a lot, but OP module combined with OP Beacon... OP^2, kind of madness. Greater reach + more distribution efficiency + more slots = too much. Now it's too easy to obtain, for example- 400 prod. speed furnace in reasonable build. [Possible solution]:...

This FFF had me shaking my head and definitely increasing my blood pressure. :x The logic here seems so flawed I don't even know where to begin. I guess to give more constructive criticism rather than rant I'll say this. If you think belts aren't good enough compared to bots, then buff the belts (m...

A way to fix this is some way to predict or affect the aliens' path ai. My suggestion is a structure or tower that attracts all aliens in a wide area and forces them to destroy that structure before any other that isn't attacking. To balance this, the tower would also cause affected aliens to becom...

I'd say most was already answered, but tress in the ore fields? That's what grenades are for. You only need to level them up like once and you can 1 shot the trees.

Thanks for the replies so far guys! Sounds like anyone who's played with several people so far just kind of do their thing and hope the others follow suit. We're planning on doing a lan party with 10 or so players all at the same location, so thankfully I don't have to worry about random griefers. I...

Hi everyone, I'm cruising through some of the threads and documentation for Factorio, but I'm not seeing strategies for multiple players. I'm curious if anyone has done a write up or possibly has ideas or insight into how they handle it. What I'm looking for specifically is how do servers that have ...

Not exactly sure what's going on with this map. We've played on it for a while, then all of the sudden the game starts to desync players. My friend loaded in and as soon as I joined the map, he got desynced out. After he got back in the map ran for about a minute or so then both of us were dropped f...

I agree with galibert that one of the useful features of the concrete is making the grid more visible so placement is easier. IMO concrete is not meant to be pretty but utilitarian in nature. It exists to provide a solid foundation to whatever sits on top of it, and is bland and smooth so it is not ...

I definitely like the changes coming to the train network. I'm sure you guys will be able to figure out a way to make it much easier for the end user, so we can build train networks much faster. There were a few comments on how the search function might work for finding stations. Someone suggested o...

Of the XKCD posts I would have picked this one first:

https://xkcd.com/303/

I've played over 100 hours and have done 7 runs so far, but I still don't (fully) understand the following: Logistics robots I also never use any logistics robots. I've used them exactly once to try, but they are VERY slow. Simply putting down a belt+inserter is many factors faster. I simply don't ...

After 350 hours into the game according to steam, I've still never: 1. Used the circuit network. 2. Figured out how fluid works 3. Done any complex train setups that use rail signals. I think the rail signals are probably intuitive enough that if I wanted to set that up, I could probably figure it o...

There is an error in that test. That test was made to find the throughput of the pumps, so what was important was in and out of a pump. You cant use the same test scenario here unless you actually increase the pipe distance for a reasonable amount. As I said on previous posts, if we are talking abo...

This change takes away from the game, makes it less enjoyable. Forces a particular play style for longer, rather than giving choice. This is the price you have to pay for having progression in any game, otherwise why have a tech tree at all? If the game does not impose a path of progression then yo...

Yes, the logistics chests that are currently locked off are not that much of a leap in technology from the Passive Provider and Storage Chests we got unlocked with the bots, which makes the current requirements seem very artificial. The Requester and Active Provider Chests are really just taking th...

I'm surprised I don't see more people questioning this one. I posted in the FFF about this but I see it brought up here as well. On my map I researched everything I need to do robotics, and can build every item that I would need. I did all of that with Science pack 1 and Science pack 2. But Just to ...

I will say that if you play with Bob's mods, you'll have already been used to the increase in belt length. You can go even further with the higher belts in his mod, and it's never quite enough. Yes it makes it easier now to skip over 1 item, but what about 2? Or 3? There are many times where it come...

I don't know if anyone has asked this yet or not, but I'm having a hard time understanding why the logistics system research requires 5 different types of science packs to unlock it. All of the items required to use it only require the first 2 science packs. It seems a bit overkill to require 3 new ...

Have you guys given any thought about how the autosave works? In later gameplay it can take 15-20 seconds to save and if you autosave like every 2 minutes (since you are hunting biters) it get a little bit tedious. Shouldn't it be possible to just make a copy of the game state and saving that state...

I can't see retroactively disabling the keys, because whomever bought the key would be the person hurt by that, not the streamer. That person might still be a loyal customer and thought they were getting a legitimate key because they were getting it from a well recognized source. Stede has the best ...