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by syneris
Wed Feb 19, 2014 6:54 am
Forum: Not a bug
Topic: [0.9.0] Rocket upgrades need alien packs from start
Replies: 1
Views: 2741

Re: [0.9.0] Rocket upgrades need alien packs from start

Rocket upgrades have used alien packs but not blues for many many versions. This is not a bug, but perhaps a balancing issue. If blue packs get moved to somewhere more relevant now, it could make more sense to not require them. I personally like being able to give my blue factories a chance to rest/...
by syneris
Wed Feb 19, 2014 6:46 am
Forum: Resolved Problems and Bugs
Topic: [0.9.0] Inserter - Chem Lab jamming.
Replies: 2
Views: 927

Re: [0.9.0] Inserter - Chem Lab jamming.

I had the same issue with sulfur. I'd find that I ran out of sulfuric acid, but the sulfur plant doing nothing because it was had a full stack. Can't tell if it is an input or output problem.
by syneris
Wed Feb 19, 2014 3:43 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Feedback 0.9
Replies: 58
Views: 20958

Re: Feedback 0.9

I like the faucet idea, though the term valve is more fitting. Using liquid versions of inserters would be much better than fixed input/outputs. Maybe even have multiple tier or even allow the player to adjust how much liquid can pass. There could also be an electronic version that can connect with ...
by syneris
Tue Feb 18, 2014 11:04 pm
Forum: Balancing
Topic: [0.9] Grenade is still made of coal and bad
Replies: 14
Views: 19072

Re: [0.9] Grenade is still made of coal and bad

I checked to make sure and the damage on grenades says 25 explosion. You say it is always cheaper, safer, and more reliable to use bullets, but grenades are a lot faster, AoE, and do explosive instead of physical. Your movement isn't hindered as much by tossing a grenade either, unlike the crawl you...
by syneris
Tue Feb 18, 2014 2:04 am
Forum: Balancing
Topic: [0.9] Grenade is still made of coal and bad
Replies: 14
Views: 19072

Re: [0.9] Grenade is still made of coal and bad

I actually used grenades this version and found them rather useful. I thought they did kill small biters with a single blast, but maybe I was wrong. What's stopping you from shooting and throwing grenades? I see them as a good early game weapon.
by syneris
Tue Feb 18, 2014 1:48 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Feedback 0.9
Replies: 58
Views: 20958

Re: Feedback 0.9

Green sci-packs suddenly got their production chain become a MUCH greater nuisance. Inserters already were a pain in the backside when crafting blues in 0.8.8, and now they are required for greens too. Greens aren't as bad as it seems. Calbes > Circuits > Inserters < Gears > Belts. Put resources on...
by syneris
Mon Feb 17, 2014 5:02 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Feedback 0.9
Replies: 58
Views: 20958

Re: Feedback 0.9

Hm. I had a long pipe of petrolium gas, at the end there was a T-piece. Left goes to sulfur, right to rubber. The left got much more than the right, even that the pipe to the left was longer. That's the same problem I'm having here: https://forums.factorio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=2367 Th...
by syneris
Mon Feb 17, 2014 4:51 pm
Forum: Gameplay Help
Topic: Splitting liquids?
Replies: 4
Views: 4865

Re: Splitting liquids?

Adding a pump towards the other plant doesn't seem like it'd be a solution. Instead of the sulfur not getting petro, the plastics wouldn't get any. I'm using storage tanks, but they don't seem to be working like you describe. There isn't anything in the tanks as it is all being used by a single plan...
by syneris
Mon Feb 17, 2014 3:47 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Feedback 0.9
Replies: 58
Views: 20958

Re: Feedback 0.9

Before logistic bots: Setting up for blues was a nightmare. Advanced circuits needing copper cables, circuits, and plastic didn't give me much freedom. Getting smart inserters, batteries, steel, and advanced circuits to blue assemblies was another headache. I rebuilt my entire layout from scratch tw...
by syneris
Mon Feb 17, 2014 2:56 am
Forum: Gameplay Help
Topic: Splitting liquids?
Replies: 4
Views: 4865

Splitting liquids?

Is there a way to somewhat evenly distribute liquids? Plastics keep hogging all the petro gas I need for sulfur. I'm also running multiple plants turning light oil in to solid fuel, but it all rushes to a single chemical plant.
by syneris
Sun Feb 16, 2014 4:18 pm
Forum: Balancing
Topic: Is copper junk now?
Replies: 6
Views: 9106

Re: Is copper junk now?

According to my production stats, i'm consuming 2:1 iron to copper. I'm bottle-necked with just one advanced circuit machine, so the ratio might get a little better when I adjust my layout for more room (and logistic bots now that I managed a slow blue pack production). During red and green stages, ...
by syneris
Sun Feb 16, 2014 3:25 am
Forum: Gameplay Help
Topic: Oil <> Train
Replies: 22
Views: 9953

Re: Oil <> Train

Barrels hold 10 units of crude oil and stack up to 8. You get the barrel back when you empty it at the destination chemical plant, so efficiency isn't that bad. It is a fairly fast process and can be expanded easily with additional chemical plants.
by syneris
Sun Feb 16, 2014 3:19 am
Forum: Gameplay Help
Topic: Smart network - how?
Replies: 7
Views: 5254

Re: Smart network - how?

Labs will only stock two times the packs needed for the current research. You should only have unbalanced labs if your production is lower than the demand or your throughput is too slow. A double belt layout using both sides of each belt should be sufficient to supply a moderate amount of labs with ...
by syneris
Sun Feb 16, 2014 3:09 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Can I use oil to produce energy?
Replies: 28
Views: 19479

Re: Can I use oil to produce energy?

Is there any way of getting rid of all the solid fuel I am accumulating? I am running a few refineries to produce petroleum gas for plastics, but the heavy oil is only useful for lubricant, and light oil doesn't seem to be used for anything other than fuel. An option to just burn/dump it would be n...
by syneris
Sat Feb 15, 2014 8:03 am
Forum: Releases
Topic: Version 0.9.0
Replies: 62
Views: 45407

Re: Version 0.9.0

3LollipopZ wrote:The severe lack of coal is doing it for me :)
Looks like coal is only a mid-tier fuel source now. Excess oil should provide plenty of fuel with each block providing over 3 times that of coal.
by syneris
Sat Feb 15, 2014 4:50 am
Forum: Gameplay Help
Topic: What to do with light oil?
Replies: 11
Views: 7957

Re: What to do with light oil?

Completely random, barely-related and off-topic question: what happens if you pipe oil through a boiler into a steam engine? I actually came here to also ask what to do about the massive amount of light oil backing up production of the others. I did try running crude oil to a steam engine as the to...
by syneris
Sat Feb 15, 2014 1:20 am
Forum: Gameplay Help
Topic: The new hope part 3. No computers in sight.
Replies: 9
Views: 10748

Re: The new hope part 3. No computers in sight.

kovarex wrote:Hello, you need to open the wreckage in the top part (You are supposed to open it in the start).
Thanks. I had looted it with control+click to loot all instead of right-clicking to open the wreckage.
by syneris
Fri Feb 14, 2014 1:01 pm
Forum: Gameplay Help
Topic: The new hope part 3. No computers in sight.
Replies: 9
Views: 10748

Re: The new hope part 3. No computers in sight.

I killed everything and picked up the computer. Nothing happened and the mission won't complete or progress.
by syneris
Wed Feb 12, 2014 11:20 pm
Forum: Show your Creations
Topic: Rocket defense best time thread
Replies: 7
Views: 10264

Re: Rocket defense best time thread

I did it in 8 hours on default settings: https://forums.factorio.com/forum/vie ... f=8&t=1663
I might do another run when 0.9 is released with its upcoming changes.
by syneris
Tue Feb 11, 2014 8:08 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Luckily, I don't have a girlfriend
Replies: 12
Views: 7674

Re: Luckily, I don't have a girlfriend

So factorio will be my box of chocolates? Perhaps the devs love us all.

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