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Friday Facts #78 - Focused on 0.12
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2015 8:05 pm
by kovarex
"Finaly. The friday facts are served." Says the head of programming department with a proud expression in his face:
https://www.factorio.com/blog/post/fff-78
Re: Friday Facts #78 Focused on 0.12
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2015 8:28 pm
by fleashosio
The pictures look so good! Glad to hear we're getting close to 0.12!
Also, I think hearing of the Factorio guys playing KSP is probably the best thing ever. Kerbal-rocketry-inspired factories is something I totally support.
Re: Friday Facts #78 Focused on 0.12
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2015 8:43 pm
by _aD
A delicious serving of Facts for Friday's Feast. Made for a great read, thanks for the continued efforts.
Re: Friday Facts #78 Focused on 0.12
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2015 8:54 pm
by darci480
Awsome news!! Keep up the good work
PS: Typo at "(the author of the silo
grpahics)"
Re: Friday Facts #78 Focused on 0.12
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2015 8:55 pm
by kovarex
darci480 wrote:Awsome news!! Keep up the good work
PS: Typo at "(the author of the silo
grpahics)"
Thx, fixed.
Re: Friday Facts #78 Focused on 0.12
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2015 9:20 pm
by Original
|where he still gets to work before launch,
I think you meant lunch.
Re: Friday Facts #78 Focused on 0.12
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2015 9:52 pm
by diego-fm
Where can i buy the material library balls???
i need the 3.2 (shiny, remids me dragon ball z
), 9.1 and 9.5 (i bet they glow in the dark), 7.4 (glass-like? ) and of course 9.6
and if you go kerbal-way then of course 7.6 because explosions!
BTW, the numbers are coordinates, 1.1 is the first row first column and 9.6 the factorio logo.
please make them a thing
Re: Friday Facts #78 Focused on 0.12
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2015 10:51 pm
by Kane
I can't wait. I'm really happy scripts will break meaning mods will break so I have to force my self at least one good vanilla game before adding new content
I hope the new launch platform or the rocket is something really expensive. Not sure how you guys at this moment feel about the cost of RD but to me it should be worth 100 RD's but then again that is me
Re: Friday Facts #78 Focused on 0.12
Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2015 3:27 am
by aRatNamedSammy
KSP?? does it mean i will be able to fly my Special-Jool Rocket in Factorio??
(jk)
.. you guys making me even more impatient about 0.12.. want to see it, want to try it
lol
Re: Friday Facts #78 Focused on 0.12
Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2015 5:03 am
by Xterminator
Man those material ball pictures nearly made me drool. xD Seriously though, I'm getting so excited for 0.12!
Re: Friday Facts #78 Focused on 0.12
Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2015 8:08 am
by Xeteth
Combinator sounds awesome! Will it be able to interact with train signals? I would love something that makes proper junctions viable!
Also getting very pumped for 0.12!
Re: Friday Facts #78 Focused on 0.12
Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2015 8:20 am
by MF-
Will the new command line interface also give us the "--headless" option?
EDIT: Oh yes, the's the great logic update at the end of that 0.11 tunnel. Oh yes.
Re: Friday Facts #78 Focused on 0.12
Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2015 10:49 am
by Gully
Great one. I'm really looking forward to the circuit extension and the endgame-content that was announced a few weeks ago.
Fun Fact: I was travelling by train lately. Whenever arriving at a station, I was always looking for the fast inserters that would grab the passengers and throw them on a conveyor belt
Re: Friday Facts #78 Focused on 0.12
Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2015 11:05 am
by Nova
I bet you had great fun while writing that, did you?
Albert is trying to achieve a standard system for the graphics department in order to keep consistency. When Albert asked himself: "How many times did I create a gear wheel?" He had to answer that it was thousands of times. The logical conclusion is to make a library of the commonly used objects and shapes to be used as a base when creating or adjusting the models. "This not only helps to keep consistency, but saves us a lot of time when designing new objects." says Albert the head of the graphics department in Wube software. "Another logical continuation is to make standard set of materials used for everything" Albert continues his explanation with a content smile on his face.
Re: Friday Facts #78 Focused on 0.12
Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2015 11:08 am
by ssilk
Hm. "Colonist-in-stasis" could be a cool new item.
Re: Friday Facts #78 Focused on 0.12
Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2015 11:12 am
by kovarex
Nova wrote:I bet you had great fun while writing that, did you?
Albert is trying to achieve a standard system for the graphics department in order to keep consistency. When Albert asked himself: "How many times did I create a gear wheel?" He had to answer that it was thousands of times. The logical conclusion is to make a library of the commonly used objects and shapes to be used as a base when creating or adjusting the models. "This not only helps to keep consistency, but saves us a lot of time when designing new objects." says Albert the head of the graphics department in Wube software. "Another logical continuation is to make standard set of materials used for everything" Albert continues his explanation with a content smile on his face.
Yes
I'm not sure if people get these kind of "head of the department" jokes we do
Re: Friday Facts #78 Focused on 0.12
Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2015 3:29 pm
by GewaltSam
Your department heads seem to know what they are doing though. I am astounded every time you get a risky development decision past your board of directors. But I guess the fight is worth it in the end!
Maybe go indie at some point?
Re: Friday Facts #78 Focused on 0.12
Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2015 10:39 am
by Drury
I love the bright red hot material, as well as the weird blue-ish shiny one, also fluorescent green and the bits of metal around a molten core (?). Wonder if any of them are currently used in the game.
What're the bits of fluffy stuff around the stand, though?
Re: Friday Facts #78 Focused on 0.12
Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2015 6:11 pm
by Gryzorz
Thank you so much guys for all the hard work of high quality you put into this game.
You love what you do and it show, and guess what, we love it too <3
Re: Friday Facts #78 Focused on 0.12
Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2015 12:13 pm
by Yaua
I'm so impatient to see 0.12 branch
Keep up the good work ! And great graphical work
Curious to see all the new elements in-game.