Do you know if the task scheduler is ran once for each network, in which case having a separate network for the main base would indeed help and have the big expansion projects in a separate network for example? As far as I am aware, it is run once per tick. In my opinion there are two advantages of...

So I'm wondering if the bot scheduler is limited to run only a certain number of tests per tick, and if that is the cause of the long delay before starting the project .. And how to migitate this problem in a future game? It is limited to only attempt to dispatch a few bots per tick. (I think it is...

So a setup like this would balance out? http://factorio.schnobs.de/spool_balance.jpg Yes although it needs faster inserters. (A lvl 2 assemblers making copper wire makes 3 copper wire per second. At starting tech a yellow inserter moves 0.83 items per second. A blue inserter move 2.31 items per sec...

I'm totally clueless as to how I should integrate the refinery. My general preference is to build it near the factory, as it is easier to pipe/rail crude oil to the refinery, than to pipe/rail/belt refinery outputs long distances to where they are consumed. Pick a clear space where it isn't going t...

Try passing the settings to the server with --server-settings "path-to-settings-file"

OS (and version)?
Game version?
Does it happen every time?
Does it still happen if you use a web browser to download from mods.factorio.com?
If it happens every time, both in game and when using a web browser, then my first guess is a poor internet connection to wherever mods.factorio.com is hosted.

Back a couple of years ago there were multiple complaint from new players who jumped into random multiplayer servers to have a look around, and were bombarded with achievements, and felt they shouldn't get all these endgame achievements for just logging in. So the devs introduced the 50% rule. Maybe...

Game version? Log file? Also post the save, so the devs can see exactly what is wrong. If this is about the circuit network not being able to switch on your backup generators when your factory has no power, then this would be not a bug. The circuit network need power to run. So if you want to use ci...

I do get your points.

I also make frequent use of copy/paste because it preserves rotation/recipes etc, even when I'm building within reach.

But for placing individual signals, the preserve rotation bit isn't desirable, so there I just use normal ghost placement.

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Mon Dec 28, 2020 3:30 am

Copied ghosts (which I was doing, via cut/paste) don't auto rotate when placed.

Personally I use shift click to place ghosts, rather than use the copy/paste tool to build things like signals, if they are outside my reach.

The two in the left look like they are rotated, ie not properly facing/connected to the rail line.

So which signal is blinking?

Hmmm, yeah, I'm starting to think this might be a bug. Just trying now in editor, it seems to work fairly flawlessly. Wheras in my world (started in 1.0.0), the lights are constantly blinking in very bizarre circumstances. Like, for example, placing two signals on the same length of track, with no ...

I'm just looking for rules / code that says "make signal blink" because it can't divide a block. I can only think of 2 circumstances where signals blink. The signal isn't properly connected to a rail line. Typically only happens when you deconstruct or move rails (or ghosts). If you remov...

Have you thought about writing a bot to do that for you? Building a factory is basically just executing a very elaborate script of instructions, which would be both trivial to code and trivial for a machine to execute flawlessly. ... If you manage to do that (or find someone to do it) you could ope...

If you want to be sure your train will fully refuel, just use faster inserters (and/or more inserters, and/or a fuel with a smaller stack size). eg 3 stack inserters grabbing from chests can fully refuel a locomotive with rocket fuel in just 1 swing.

I would have thought that the obvious fix was rendering the mining progress bar behind chat/tips & tricks. (Chat is semi-transparent, so in that case the progress bar will be visible anyway).

Also, you only need connect one tank to one pump to one fluid wagon. Using pipes will slow down the filling process. Multiple pumps are unnecessary as one pump will fill a tanker in 2 seconds. ackshually according to https://wiki.factorio.com/Fluid_wagon 3 pumps is faster (it is also the max amount...

Safest method is to place the rocket silo(s) last or have all the circuit materials close-by. If you want safety, why use a complicated circuit? Just use a stack inserter to unload the silo into a chest, than wire the chest to the satellite inserter with a condition like, "space science flask ...