2 Mods but in the vanilla game. The Space Elevator from Space Exploration (mod) and Trains in Space! (https://mods.factorio.com/mod/space-trains-patch) made me wish we have both in the game
As in, you have a train station where the train goes from the ground to the space platform (with all items in wagon/tank)
Due to this, the space platform and the ground are connected and signal can be send/recived for further circuit condition ajustments
And since I assume the devs will never allow the trains to move around like the mod does (and we can always just install the mod), the trains, despite being there, can't move, can't un/load, essentially just like how the character, spidertrons and more are.
Like this we can actually move items around much easier, much more, much faster. And trains will be connected everywhere. Bypassing the silly kg limit that makes no sense and should have been called something else. Also due to people wining about some balance no one asked for (we want to use stuff we build on one planet on another without the need to be restricted, 300% productivity does not help since, by the time we hit even 300% via research + modules, we already have milions of resources we can easily waste, yet the restrictions still stay).
And of course, this means a new type of cargo bay. And I assume this will be how the devs will somehow make something is meant to be a QoL, a pain or a chore.
Dear devs, how about use prometeus as a material for the elevator? meaning we already finsihed the game, aka no "cheat", and insted make the train elevator a complete QoL, no limitation, no restriciton, absolutly nothing that affects the train and it's cargo. Just simple the maintanace of the elevator will need prometeus (so similar to how it works in SE), research also needs prometeus, and power (something that agian, won't even be an issue by the time we finsih the game). This last part was for any type of stuff that might be considered to be added in the game but was rejected due to being to OP or whatever reason. Aka, post game, let us just have QoL stuff
Elevated tains to space
Moderator: ickputzdirwech
Re: Elevated tains to space
I feel like this would trivialize space logistics even for endgame players. Though a way to transmit signals to and from space platforms would be a godsend for complicated systems. Though i feel the best way to handle that would be with some kind of signal transmitter like from AAI.