Or do you think underground pipes look prettier?

What happened to dirty mining? D: That's the one single feature I've wanted since the first few times I've played Factorio! Same. Problem with devs stating that "mining productivity research seems to be solving the problem" is that despite all the tech you can get, your mining procedures ...

I think there should be a middle ground between having to automate things that you really need and having to automate things that normally have to be produced in relatively small quantities. One solution is to make a major research overhaul in form of being able to make a specialized science pack pr...

I agree. Putting eveything underground isn't aesthetically pleasing either. See pipes.

I'm not sure I'm a fan of science pack requirement changes. Could these changes make the game a bit...easy?

What would be an optimal way to change scrolling speed though?

I found a problem. Namely, the the science pack production has stopped, the production icons for research packs don't show up.

Currently, when you are scrolling your map with arrow keys, it's often too fast, especially when trying to place down blueprints and other ghost buildings. Would be nice to have an option to scroll slower.

It would be nice to see how fast the research has been made over the minutes and hours, just like there are production and electricity graphs. For...umm...research purposes. Maybe, when looking at longer timescales, there would be icons on a graph to show when something was researched. In addition, ...

For an item that's named "Steel plate", it definitely looks more like a bar or a rail.

Is this an artifact of something changed in previous versions?

The "Dirty mining" mechanic could be good way to make it so that in biterless world, the best option wouldn't be to go as far away from the center as possible.

It doesn't really discourage mass hand crafting. Remember: you can only craft one item at a time while all the machines together can craft thousands.

Question: Does it need rough numbers or something else on the side of the graph?

If you look at production graphs, you'll notice that majority of lines in the dynamic graph representing objects tend to be near the bottom and often it's hard to tell them apart. It would be nice to turn on/off a logarithmic graph so it would be easier to see them.

Suggestion: Do not implement the planned changes to the next version. Just get the existing features done.

Currently, the scale of the update is at the level that whatever you do, it will still probably be riddled with bugs.

If there's a difficulty setting for tech then I think you should also include harder difficulties with more complex tech trees. Anyway, I think the main problem and cause of delays is usually classic mistake for developers: trying to take out a bite that's too big and in the end, it will still be re...

But what to do for those who want to complete every research that can be obtained?

Also, can you add an achievement for producing every produceable item in the game?

What about making every item in the game aside from the rawest products so that it could be used as science packs? However, every type of item could only be used to produce a certain science pack. Then, a of system could be made that encourages you to produce as many different kinds of items as poss...

To be honest, I'd like for science packs to use items that are not used elsewhere, at least in large amounts.

Also, does the endgame require to produce all science packs?

For an example, when playing conveyor belts, you only see the number of belts in the stack you're holding and it disregards any other stacks you have. Would it be better to show all the belts so you know when you're running out of conveyor belt?