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I love Factorio, but I always love building with a purpose. I've played with mods and tried various ways to make the game a bit more difficult, but it still feels a little lacking...
And then one day...."Look at all this empty space around my starting area!" I exclaimed to myself. Pah, who needs that space? So I played with that setting "Starting Area" (Also of note, I have mods like DyTech and DynamicExpansion to add some flair/strength to the biters).

Fun fact, no starting area really means no starting area. After 5 failed map attempts (where I spawned directly next to biter nests)... I have one accessible iron patch, a coal patch just outside a biter nest, and if I skirt through the trees between the nest's juuuuust right, I can get water! Pfft, it's almost too easy.

hehe, let me join your game in mp and we're gonna reck those biters faces ezpz

So you'v found your challenge...

let us know about your progress, I'd like to see screen shots and know how many times you've restored from a save...

Haha, well I think I'm on take 3 now. Most of my deaths have been getting ambushed while travelling to the water. It's full of trees and I keep getting stuck. Curses!
By necessity, I have two separate bases right now, but travelling between them sure is fun!

Any chance you could post the map exchange string. I'm interested in having a go at this map myself.
Thanks

I would love to join the game too, I love when the challenge is so high that each player have a specific mission like one building while the other one defending !

Wow this seems really interesting and fun to try out! I'm also interested in getting the map exchange string, seems like it could make for a decent Let's Play as well which I might try.
Definitely keep the updates on your progress coming.

Xterminator wrote:Wow this seems really interesting and fun to try out! I'm also interested in getting the map exchange string, seems like it could make for a decent Let's Play as well which I might try.
Definitely keep the updates on your progress coming.

Like you don't already have a goal in a series that you don't update consistently ... I'd watch that

jockeril wrote:

Xterminator wrote:Wow this seems really interesting and fun to try out! I'm also interested in getting the map exchange string, seems like it could make for a decent Let's Play as well which I might try.
Definitely keep the updates on your progress coming.

Like you don't already have a goal in a series that you don't update consistently ... I'd watch that

Ajaja fair point sir. :p I will continue videos on Total Depletion soon, just been busy and kind of not sure what to do. But currently doing a lot of the boring work off-camera so things can be interesting when I start up again.

Well I certainly do like to drop off the face of the Earth. Here is the string if anyone still wants it.