Friday Facts #428 - Reactor & Logistics circuit control
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Re: Friday Facts #428 - Reactor & Logistics circuit control
Thank you for such a great event. From now on after every FFF you should all imagine the applause of the crowd. It's deserved.
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Re: Friday Facts #428 - Reactor & Logistics circuit control
Nice logistics changes :)
Still awaiting the announcement, that the rocket silo gets the same treatment of logistics circuit love~
Still awaiting the announcement, that the rocket silo gets the same treatment of logistics circuit love~
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I thought that adding missing logistic requests would be as simple as adding negative amount of the missing items to the currently existing logistic system report
Missing construction material is now, while you have mentioned it and improved everything else around it, a significant drawback. We get a flashing icon on our screens yet bots can't automatically fix it. Bummer.
The release is getting ready and you keep ton of expansion info unrevealed. Please share more
Missing construction material is now, while you have mentioned it and improved everything else around it, a significant drawback. We get a flashing icon on our screens yet bots can't automatically fix it. Bummer.
The release is getting ready and you keep ton of expansion info unrevealed. Please share more
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Re: Friday Facts #428 - Reactor & Logistics circuit control
Really curious how the "finish the space expansion" achievement is gonna be timed.Some of the teams finished in the 50 hours we played
(I am certain Spoonless will only refer to launching the first Rocket)
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Re: Friday Facts #428 - Reactor & Logistics circuit control
All in all a set of very awesome changes, as always
The reactor thing is nice, although I am not sure if the thermal mass of reactors, pipes and heatexchangers is enough to make sure nothing is wasted, but we will see, the last sentence was quite interessting
The reactor thing is nice, although I am not sure if the thermal mass of reactors, pipes and heatexchangers is enough to make sure nothing is wasted, but we will see, the last sentence was quite interessting
We already know this one is going to be cold, so is there something going on like in the Arctic Biome in Anno 1800?Anyway... reading the heat and contents from the reactors may prove to be quite useful when you get to the final planet.
That's quite sad, but I am sure there is a way to engineer around this in the game, any ideas?Importantly (or unfortunately), it does not include items needed to build ghosts (construction requests). This is mostly a technical restraint on our behalf, as logistic networks do not track ghosts in a way that would make it performant to include.
Re: Friday Facts #428 - Reactor & Logistics circuit control
Roboport and reactor stats always was an oversight, it took far too long for such a simple thing!
Now... how about a signal for if a gun is out of ammo ?
Now... how about a signal for if a gun is out of ammo ?
Re: Friday Facts #428 - Reactor & Logistics circuit control
FrostPunktorio confirmedAnyway... reading the heat and contents from the reactors may prove to be quite useful when you get to the final planet.
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Re: Friday Facts #428 - Reactor & Logistics circuit control
Reading temperature feels easy, true.
What is this little R / G at the decider combinator interface?
What is this little R / G at the decider combinator interface?
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Re: Friday Facts #428 - Reactor & Logistics circuit control
Red and Green, so you can choose the signal input.burninghey wrote: βFri Sep 13, 2024 11:38 amReading temperature feels easy, true.
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Oh please, try again!Importantly (or unfortunately), it does not include items needed to build ghosts (construction requests).
There is a mod for this, but i was hoping you may include it in the game.
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Re: Friday Facts #428 - Reactor & Logistics circuit control
Oh well, why not using the red/green wire icon insteadTerrahertz wrote: βFri Sep 13, 2024 11:39 amRed and Green, so you can choose the signal input.burninghey wrote: βFri Sep 13, 2024 11:38 amReading temperature feels easy, true.
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Thb that are some small but kinda game changing things at least for me, I can spend hours on end figuring out those small details. (Edit: How certain things work, mostly circuitry, and how to monitor and control whats going on in the factory, things like always having the right amount of bots in the system.) Rn this FFF feels most impactful since the reveal of the planets or combinator overhaul.
Also what did I miss? What is the request group in the requester chest?
Also what did I miss? What is the request group in the requester chest?
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Re: Friday Facts #428 - Reactor & Logistics circuit control
They might get a bit tiny ey?burninghey wrote: βFri Sep 13, 2024 11:46 amOh well, why not using the red/green wire icon insteadTerrahertz wrote: βFri Sep 13, 2024 11:39 amRed and Green, so you can choose the signal input.burninghey wrote: βFri Sep 13, 2024 11:38 amReading temperature feels easy, true.
What is this little R / G at the decider combinator interface?
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Also see https://factorio.com/blog/post/fff-384.burninghey wrote: βFri Sep 13, 2024 11:38 amWhat is this little R / G at the decider combinator interface?
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Re: Friday Facts #428 - Reactor & Logistics circuit control
The 'group' is... well, a group. It was announced relatively early on, when they talked circuits 2.0. It's essentially a preset list of requests. Instead of having to either A: Make a blueprint of just that one requester chest or B: Keep track of the location for copy/pasting, you can now just make a group, and then add the chest to that group. Requester chest group settings are automatically updated as well if you change the group, so you can bulk update a bunch of chests.BrainlessTeddy wrote: βFri Sep 13, 2024 11:46 amThb that are some small but kinda game changing things at least for me, I can spend hours on end figuring out those small details. (Edit: How certain things work, mostly circuitry, and how to monitor and control whats going on in the factory, things like always having the right amount of bots in the system.) Rn this FFF feels most impactful since the reveal of the planets or combinator overhaul.
Also what did I miss? What is the request group in the requester chest?
As for the new features... I agree with the others. I understand it's a technical limitation right now. But it'd be GREAT to be able to read construction requirements.
Re: Friday Facts #428 - Reactor & Logistics circuit control
Because there are people who are red-green colorblind.burninghey wrote: βFri Sep 13, 2024 11:46 amOh well, why not using the red/green wire icon instead
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See https://factorio.com/blog/post/fff-382.BrainlessTeddy wrote: βFri Sep 13, 2024 11:46 amAlso what did I miss? What is the request group in the requester chest?
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Re: Friday Facts #428 - Reactor & Logistics circuit control
Already a thing: https://factorio.com/blog/post/fff-410 Just hook up a programmable speaker to your turret and have it send an alert if ammo < desired.
Re: Friday Facts #428 - Reactor & Logistics circuit control
Nice changes.
However I still find the UI of the combinators confusing. I can't remember what those checkboxes mean and they are not immediately obvious. Also color coding would help a lot. White text on bright green is barely visible. Those checkboxes suggest impossible states, I think you should have used radio buttons or other kinds of toggles. 4 checkboxs for inputs only suggest 2^4 possible states, which is not even possible. I think the combinators would be much easier to learn and use if they were single channel. Current multi channel is just a bit too coofusing.
Another highly reuqested feature I see missing is outputting another constant than than "1" from the combinator, which is a shame.
I still wonder why was combinator designed like that with both green and red channels, when in reality they are two entities in one, cross connected with wires to sum their output in the end?
However I still find the UI of the combinators confusing. I can't remember what those checkboxes mean and they are not immediately obvious. Also color coding would help a lot. White text on bright green is barely visible. Those checkboxes suggest impossible states, I think you should have used radio buttons or other kinds of toggles. 4 checkboxs for inputs only suggest 2^4 possible states, which is not even possible. I think the combinators would be much easier to learn and use if they were single channel. Current multi channel is just a bit too coofusing.
Another highly reuqested feature I see missing is outputting another constant than than "1" from the combinator, which is a shame.
I still wonder why was combinator designed like that with both green and red channels, when in reality they are two entities in one, cross connected with wires to sum their output in the end?
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