Friday Facts #165 - Death by a thousand cuts

[Deadly-Bagel]

A mod enabling achievements wouldn't hurt at this point. If you want to cheat to get achievements there are countless ways to do so.
For example, build a base with creative mode, remove it, reap all achievements.

You still have to come up with a setup for doing this with adequate supply and logistics to deal with the throughput, it's not like you could make a recipe where 1 iron plate makes 1,000 green circuits, and there aren't any mods on the mod portal for attaining achievements (which would be really tacky and annoying).

[matjojo]

A mod enabling achievements wouldn't hurt at this point. If you want to cheat to get achievements there are countless ways to do so.
For example, build a base with creative mode, remove it, reap all achievements.

You still have to come up with a setup for doing this with adequate supply and logistics to deal with the throughput, it's not like you could make a recipe where 1 iron plate makes 1,000 green circuits, and there aren't any mods on the mod portal for attaining achievements (which would be really tacky and annoying).

you can though, although it won't report it on steam ofc

[vanatteveldt]

I always imagined trains to have proportions similar to steam engines and boxcars. Seeing them this flattened feels a bit weird.

Reminds me of the Glasgow subway (which is quite cute )

glasgow subway

[tk0421]

just to clarify, its great that the developers are concerned about 3rd parties ability to make better mods. but personally a big part of my decision about what game i might play at any time has to do with what achievements i have and what is left to do, its just what makes gameplay fun for me.

it has nothing to do with "cheating achieves" or "fairness" or however you want to put it. my achievements have no bearing or affect on your achievements, and visa versa. its just about information and goals.

there are a lot of mods i like, some game changing, some not. but since the patch that added the steam achieves i havnt used any for that simple reason. and i really miss a couple and wish i could still play with them.

[Driewolf]

Is the fluid car pictured going to be included i 0.16? Is it even real? there's not existing mod with that art style

[Deadly-Bagel]

Read through the FFFs, there were graphics on the new tanker and how it would be unloaded.

https://www.factorio.com/blog/post/fff-157 - unloading
https://www.factorio.com/blog/post/fff-159 - graphics

[Driewolf]

Read through the FFFs, there were graphics on the new tanker and how it would be unloaded.

Thanks very much for the links! I'm relatively new tothe forum and didn't think to look backwards

[Andrzejef]

Not a problem, and welcome to this lovely station
Now that you're brought up to speed, pick a wagon and hop on the hype train - train, mind you - for a hell of a ride

Unless you're not a Factorio Railway enthusiast. Hype car, then? Or maybe a hype tank? Or hype biter, if you like it extreme

[Optera]

Not a problem, and welcome to this lovely station
Now that you're brought up to speed, pick a wagon and hop on the hype train - train, mind you - for a hell of a ride

Unless you're not a Factorio Railway enthusiast. Hype car, then? Or maybe a hype tank? Or hype biter, if you like it extreme

Ridable biters would be one heck of a mechanic.
Tame your own behemoth and ride into battle.

[Andrzejef]

You know - I posted this as a joke, but now that I seriously think of it, biter pens are not a bad idea. Really, it's quite the opposite.
After all, haven't man tamed wild animals, to do his biding (limited as it may be)?

[Matthias_Wlkp]

Yes, lets turn Factorio into farming simulator by implementing Biter herding and Nest growing. Making robots act like sheep dogs will create full Factorio Farmer experience.

[Deadly-Bagel]

Mod request: Farmtario

[Wackerstamfer]

Mod request: Farmtario

Farmtorio ofcourse

[Deadly-Bagel]

Hmm what I meant to write but a bit fizzled out atm ^^

[DeathMers]

I think it would be very interesting if they implement something like age of empires 2 wololo conversion on creatures, so you can use some of them as inventory extension, base protectors , attack prediction (you know, hive mind and psychological shit), weapon testing and development....

[Andrzejef]

I think it would be very interesting if they implement something like age of empires 2 wololo conversion on creatures, so you can use some of them as inventory extension, base protectors , attack prediction (you know, hive mind and psychological shit), weapon testing and development....

But we already DO test our weapons (and sometimes vechicles) on animals (tho I prefer the term "hostile fauna")
And - mind you - we also save on field testing, as we're doing both at the same time

Also, being serious, didn't we tame wild animals in past? Used them for our own needs, e.g. as a mean of town protection? Are biters really "that" different?

[MalcolmCooks]

That's a really nice looking train. Trains are my favourite part about Factorio, imo all the other things in the game are just to give trains something useful to do Are the new models going to fix the horizontal/vertical size difference?

[steinio]

Are the new models going to fix the horizontal/vertical size difference?

That's already fixed.
Example: https://www.factorio.com/blog/post/fff-144

[MalcolmCooks]

Are the new models going to fix the horizontal/vertical size difference?

That's already fixed.
Example: https://www.factorio.com/blog/post/fff-144

wow I'm really behind on what's been going on. I haven't played in only a few months but a lot has changed!

[Deadly-Bagel]

Yeah but 0.15 is gearing up to be a bigger overhaul than 0.13