@Rseding91 Single-core performance has been optimized to the point where it's almost always waiting for RAM. Adding more threads increases the RAM demand and as I mentioned above: can cause both threads to run slower for having run at the same time due to contention for memory than if they ran in s...

Please don't start this again.

Sure!

But, why the bad feelings? (scratches head)

@Rseding91 Single-core performance has been optimized to the point where it's almost always waiting for RAM. Adding more threads increases the RAM demand and as I mentioned above: can cause both threads to run slower for having run at the same time due to contention for memory than if they ran in se...

Just out of curiosity mostly. I know that there's a push for optimizing single thread work before jumping into the glorious chaos of multi threading, but is there anything else keeping the devs from opening the floodgates? 10% is nice, but 75% (assuming work is easily parallelizeable) sounds better ...

Certainly! If I came across as stern or rebuking in some way, I apologize, it not the intent. Text loses much of what is supposed to be communicated (shrug).

Thanks. I guess I never thought of theory crafting be placed under a support forum >.>

I honestly have no clue how this got into this forum... was it moved here?

Maybe someone who got harassed for being illegitimate might be more sensitive to the word too. Point is, it's possible. The world doesn't need to be black and white, there are many types of people, and many types of games. If a game doesn't suit one person because of mild language content, thas perf...

Eh, some things matter more, depending on the person. Some peeps are ok with Halo, but not Call of Duty, because of what is being killed. A better example would be that I am ok with gore, but not with sex scenes, whereas my wife is ok with the sex scenes, but not the gore.

I'm working towards 80 science packs / sec, and I'm trying to figure out how many rocket silos I'll need. Has anyone timed how long the launch animation is from the time that it starts to the time that the silo can start making rocket parts again?

1-2-1-2, one way.

Keeps speed high, and the distributed engines allow me to do some pretty neat blueprints for furnaces and such.

If something could be taken as an offensive thing, it will be taken as an offensive thing. As others have pointed out, "Bastard" is not that offensive of a word. Historically, there was discrimination based on whether or not you were a legitimate child (this probably still occurs today, bu...

TL;DR Create an entity that can send signals across the map without wires. What ? Create a Radio Signal Tower entity that can transmit the values of one circuit network to another Radio Signal Tower, effectively joining two circuit networks together. Why ? Only two points here: It reduces the setup...

I like the idea, it helps reduce the need for charging stations.

Finding the throughput of intersections is great, but... There's a limit for one track systems. Do we know what the limit is for a single lane of traffic for a 2-4 train? Once we get to 2 lanes and more, what designs work best, and what's the throughput lane. 3 lanes? 4? Is there a soft cap to the e...

Factorio trains are one of the best parts of the game (IMHO). Let modders contribute more! It would be awesome to expose more of the pathing algorithm used by trains. Specifically, I would love to be able to: -Combine two rail dead ends together logically (IE, for pathing algorithms) (including whic...

I took at factorissimo and the author does in fact use the on_tick event. In that case, there's just 1 entity to check against X factories. I may end up with N trains comparing against M tunnels, an operation that could get messy quickly. >.>

My search fu is failing me. I'm trying to find the best way to trigger a function when one entity enters a space. Is the only way to do this through the on_tick event? I'm making a Railroad Tunnel mod, and I need to know when a train gets close to a tunnel. I would prefer not to have to implement my...

After an hour's worth of experimentation, I find no answer. Naturally, I come up with the solution mere seconds after posting. Blueprint string (using wooden boxes) in spoiler. In essence, put belts in front of each inserter, then join the 2 sets of 3 boxes together via splitters. Then join the last...

I've been trying to figure out how to get the same output from all 6 boxes when placing onto a fully condensed blue belt using stack inserters. While it's not completely necessary, my current setup reduces my trian car unload time by 20-30% because the middle two boxes are not unloaded as fast. Has ...