This isn't just needed for power production. The rounding is bad in general. For example things are listed as 1.8K / min rather than showing the exact amount. This is bad when testing if builds produce as much as they theoretically could. Even small things can make a noticeable difference there.

so I'm not sure why so many people think pushing the limits is the true end-game? Yeah it's a somewhat silly obsession that can distract from the game and from having fun. Performance is important, but people do a lot of premature optimization. They will tell you do not do this and that and worry a...

So it's possible to use nuclear fuel inefficiently With Kovarex enrichment it's really not an issue and you can just let reactors run all the time. A single centrifuge can run around 52 reactors while using a minuscule amount of uranium: https://kirkmcdonald.github.io/calc.html#data=1-0-0&cp=3&...

https://mods.factorio.com/mod/rocket-silo-stats
https://mods.factorio.com/mod/SchallSatelliteController

https://mods.factorio.com/mod/MapView_NoBlackLines

I have no idea why that is a thing in the game. It doesn't serve any purpose and looks terrible

I remember that this caused strange stuff, like that the end of the belt should not be built under an inserter-input, but one tile before, because otherwise the two items on ground could never been picked up by inserters A while ago I watched a YT video where someone showed off his very first base....

Yeah, there are very few instances where a petroleum backup causes issues. Maybe if you need lots of lubricant for express belts, but aren't doing science. Otherwise just have one or two tanks for each product and then control pumps based on the content. Outside of mods there is really little reason...

There is a mod or two used by streamers to have brighter nights. I can't remember what it's called though

The car is pretty squishy, but has enough firepower against small bases. Otherwise what works very well is turret creep. Place down a few turrets and then put ammo into them. They deal with the biters rushing towards you. Then you move forward and place a second row of turrets and get in range of th...

The Shuttle Train mod does something similar: https://mods.factorio.com/mod/ShuttleTrainRefresh

It doesn't search in the train's schedule since you don't need fixed schedules for it, but it brings up a search window when you enter a shuttle train

This mod is great for personal trains:

https://mods.factorio.com/mod/ShuttleTrainRefresh

There is a setting for what to do at the destination, but it has lots of other functions too

As said the best is tank <-> pump. This is a good illustration of the difference: https://factoriocheatsheet.com/assets/images/fluid-transfer-rate-comparison.webm If you need to use pipes use underground pipes. Each underground section counts as a single pipe. Also makes walking around there easier

It's really the same as outpost supply trains in general. You don't constantly send trains around just in case an outpost might be out of repair packs or replacement walls. Instead you only do so when they are actually out of something.

JimBarracus wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 04, 2021 2:01 pm

Well, of course you need to limit the produced amount with wireless inserter logic.

Ok, that would work. It's still not really an intended use of them as that was explicitly one reason buffer chests were introduced for

The only other scenario I can think of is fullfilling your personal logistic requests at the mall. The assemblers at the mall put their output in active provider chests. A cluster of storage chests is in a central place, like by the players train station, where the logistic bots have a shorter path...

dump the items in a random storage chest. That's not exactly what they do. They make sure that the provider chest is always emptied. Rather than staying in the chest. Where the material ends depends on the other chests. If you have requester chests dealing with it then it's not going to storage The...

You won't be seeing much action early on on default settings. The values are pretty generous. Decrease the starting area and/or decrease the "absorption modifier" in the advanced tab if you want more biters. Starting in a desert area also causes pollution to spread farther since grass abso...

hale42 wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 02, 2021 10:14 am

50 trains, 3 stations limit 1 train each.

Nobody ever claimed that train stop limits would solve that specific situation alone. You still need some kind of depot/parking area for all those trains when they can't go anywhere else.

I've buffered military science in a box, but now that you mention it, i should probably do that for all science packs. It depends on your playstyle and goals. If you stick with a relatively low amount of science it helps with costly research projects that take several thousand packs. So it gets you...