Shadow angle, Medium power poles

[Abarel]

is it just me or the medium power pole seems tilted, like about to fall?

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[cardboard]

I have to leave a comment here since this is the only place I've seen anyone complain about this online. This has bugged me forever, to the point where I completely ditch medium poles for Substations as soon as they're available. Not the shadow specifically but just the way the medium pole leans at that weird angle. It's a little thing, but the drop in aesthetics outweighs any benefits for me.

I don't expect the devs to ever "fix" this since it's really not an issue with anyone else I guess. It's nice to know I'm not the only person on earth who's noticed this though.

[T-A-R]

The angled design is based on the original medium pole from factorio 0.4. As described in fff-195 the diagonal pole it was a experiment for see-trough visibility. The new design ended in a blend in between of a vertical and a diagonal pole without the extra support beam. It seem to be a implementation of the feedback they got back then, making it more of a feature then a bug.

[Abarel]

it was a experiment for see-trough visibility.

Thanks, I've found that FFF very interesting. I started to play on March/2019, not sure if it was v0.16 or 0.17, and did read every FFF since then but not all the previous ones. Now I understand it... and I could say I love Factorio, even with that medium pole...

[FuryoftheStars]

Never had an issue with it myself, but I also like some things not being perfectly straight. Gives it more character, I think.

[jamiechi1]

I never liked the medium pole. I usually use a large wooden pole that looks more like the real wooden poles I see locally. I think Klonan made it originally.