If abstraction as proposed were viable, the result would be a gateway to parallel processing. Which isn't happening. Not for a long time.

So then we're left with abstraction resulting in a simplification...

How does a cache uses "as much if not more processing"? You could argue it uses more ram. But how does it uses more processing? Why do you think we have cached shaders, cached web pages both on servers and clients? And how does a limit would use more processing than not limiting it? Regar...

Because you can infer the result and you can cache this inferential information. And no, you don't have to account for literally everything in the game. You can limit the cases. I am repeating myself here, read the thread. Check out your terms: infer, cache, limit. These all take as much if not mor...

I just can't think of a way where this helps UPC. To me this sort of ask will hurt UPC and require more processing power. Instead of processing hundreds of entities like inserters, items, belts, assemblers, you process one thing. How so? Are you telling the devs to make assemblers that only make Ad...

I'm trying to derive some value out of this. While I don't think abstraction in-of-itself is a good idea, The thought of combining large parts of the factory has some appeal.

I just can't think of a way where this helps UPC. To me this sort of ask will hurt UPC and require more processing power.

Yes. This is why I don't use the tank anymore to plow through larger nests.

I can get my conbots to make complain-y noises if I give them too much work to do or not have space in my inventory or am running too fast for them to recharge and park. I think it's kinda cute.

StephenLynx wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 07, 2020 1:08 am

Only calculate what's coming in the area and how much it should come out.

Maybe you should re-read your own original post. Are you really calling this not a change and not a simplification?

Abstraction. I guess this popped up on the Programmer's word of the day calendar...
What's next? machine learning?

Do you really mean you want them to abstract the game more? No Thanks. There's a cadre of players that will rebel if the game is made any simpler.

Zardu wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 06, 2020 10:51 pm

So yeah

Ah no.

You can't dictate fun.

The visualization is dependent on Signal placement, if you placed a Signal already on the Track the train can only in one way. If you place two Signals next to each other at the start of your station you can switch previews of the wagons by switching the side of the old signal. rails2.jpg This is n...

I don't really get why people are choosing a wait condition when they complain about it... or feel the need to identify that you are adding a "temporary" stop on the train's schedule and to be able to define default conditions. After have been annoyed myself with missing my train because o...

happy to see a search added

I'm on board with this idea! My tea and hot dogs are too sooty with coal, and nuked hot dogs aren't my thing.

I can see it now, they implement the hovercraft per this request. It's fast and hovers over water even! but the steering is worse than an automobile and takes longer to stop than a tank. Oh yeah, and if you get out over water you die.

Where 100 turns to 99.9 and you cannot obtain the last 1% ... Yea, I'm nitpicking details. I want my 1%! Systems that have a possibility of not being full at all times in all places; behave in this way. You may be falling prey to the Observer effect . Fluid actively moving in and out of a pipe will...

The new Offshore pump looks great. Much better than that old turbocharger look.

darklich14 wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 28, 2020 2:52 pm

How are we supposed to build designs based on the premise of saturated belts if we cannot saturate belts?

every system has its limitations. Have you tried side-loading more than once? inserters to fill the gaps?

- or make pumpjacks slot like chemical plants
- or make pumpjacks slot like assembling machines
(resisting the urge to call out a different oil-related complaint involving these connections)