Friday Facts #120 - Spidertron

[The Phoenixian]

Don't worry, there are other spiderbots to hope for it to look like.


Like this one!


Oh, whoops, it looks like I took that one...

[wwdragon]

Mmmmm Spidertron.
I hope it has big ass plasma cannon and a gatling lasercannon.

I also hope all vehicles in the future will allow passangers!

[Neotix]

Oh, please God, make the spider like this:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NHRtlXDOqOU
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NHRtlXDOqOU/maxresdefault.jpg

Spider from Wild Wild West was amazing and very suitable for Factiorio. Also my first thought after seeing Spidetron was spider from WWW movie.

[Chaoseed]

Holy crap!

That Spidertron.

[Nugetto]

That Spidertron looks impressive!

[Peter34]

Mostly work in progress updates, here it is: https://www.factorio.com/blog/post/fff-120

When does the SpiderTron thingie become available? Same depth in the tech tree as the Car? Tank? Logo/Con Robots? It'd be a really cool thing to have to be able to get around inside the factory quickly in the early or early-mid game phase.

[Peter34]

The new concrete looks really good, and so seems the spidertron. Obviously, I thought you were gonna add some kind of arachnoid enemies when talking about a surpsire with 8 legs Awesome!

That was my assumption too, when the devs started talking about spiders, that it was some kind of new mobile enemy, in addition to the Biters and Spitters. I also had the impression that these new spider enemies would be able to climb over Walls so that you had to use Turrets to keep them in check.

[nobodx]

Don't worry, there are other spiderbots to hope for it to look like.


Like this one!
/MonkeylordImage/

Oh, whoops, it looks like I took that one...

The Monkeylord isn't a spider though, it's more like a beetle

[Theace98]

I'd like to see a tri-pod like thing, like from war of the worlds. Obviously with 8 legs and laser in the visible spectrum rather than infared. As for the concrete the graphics look much better, the grey cement under the concrete tiles always bugged me.

[TheTomCZ]

That Spidertron vehicle looks awesome! I hope it can interact with factories etc., so I can manage my factory from it, it certainly has enough limbs to do it Or maybe basic version cannot and some upgraded spidertron can?
I WANT IT RIGHT NOW!

[SteelGiant]

Of course this opens the door for a new class of giant spider enemy biters. This would add great variety to the available enemies in the game, as well as interesting new mechanics if they're able to walk over walls and small tracts of water.

I, for one, welcome our new hideous arachnid overlords.

[Kewlhotrod]

that spider is terrifying.

[factoriouzr]

Awesome Spidertron, exactly what I was expecting, a player vehicle when you hinted at it in previous Friday facts.

Looking forward to playing with it

[Pohybel]

The graphics department was not happy enough with the concrete. The concrete tileset is now more consistent with the Factorio style.

Concrete looked destroyed and this is a factorio style ? dingy ? when they will be look like that, immediately or after some time (200 years) ?

This is the very early preview of the first tests of the Spidertron movement mechanics. As you can see it is an alternative vehicle usable by the player. It can overcome small water bodies and obstacles easily. The graphics is obviously just a placeholder, but enough to get the idea.

So legs will not be created with inserters, you know it looks little creepy when he standing and still is moving it looks like breathed "IT'S ALIVE!!!".

[AssaultRaven]

Yeah, I'll mod back the old style if this is how concrete is going to look. Since when is "broken" the Factorio style?

[vaderciya]

I am super excited for the Spidertron!!!! Looks amazing even with placeholder graphics, but one has to wonder, will it have weapon capabilities, and how healthy will it be? I'm always fighting behemoth biters, so strong armor is required. Either way, I totally love this <3

[Phillip_Lynx]

Yeah, I'll mod back the old style if this is how concrete is going to look. Since when is "broken" the Factorio style?

Since the start of developing this awsome game.

All should look shabby or worn but work perfectly.

[vanatteveldt]

I agree. The "vibe" is cyberpunk / early industrial functionalist (think steel mills, pittsburgh mill towns, detroit, chicago), not sleek modernist stainless steel and glass (houston, current pittsburgh downtown). The concrete should be functional where you place it, but a bit ragged on the edges because no one cared enough to build a good casing before pouring it. I agree with the new graphics

[Mendel]

That spider should be made out of 8 fast inserters, 8 electric engines a big hunk of steel and some circuit boards

[Pohybel]

Yeah, I'll mod back the old style if this is how concrete is going to look. Since when is "broken" the Factorio style?

Since the start of developing this awsome game.

All should look shabby or worn but work perfectly.

Where did you get such information ? you are a developer?

I agree. The "vibe" is cyberpunk / early industrial functionalist (think steel mills, pittsburgh mill towns, detroit, chicago), not sleek modernist stainless steel and glass (houston, current pittsburgh downtown). The concrete should be functional where you place it, but a bit ragged on the edges because no one cared enough to build a good casing before pouring it. I agree with the new graphics

Have you ever worked in a factory? At one time i work in elektrolux, I was doing at the belt (il be inserter ) and there was not a gram of dirt, factory has a clean concrete roads (
Blocks are much bigger than the game) they are not destroyed because riding on them carts with supplies for belt ( interesting ) carts have
wheels with solid rubber, so everything must be perfect . And that's happen now in 2015 and the game goes on 2500 wher is logic?

no one cared enough to build a good casing before pouring it

Who no carred ? Assembling machine ? If that happens in your factory you should start thinking about quality control or something
If you want to add better visuals, you should add the dust that causes with time concrete disappearance. and and marks when we walking on it.
and vacuum cleaner .The leaves of the trees carried by the wind, concrete leave in peace