Friday Facts #443 - More Planet Deliveries

[FactorioBot]

Here it is! (beep boop)

https://factorio.com/blog/post/fff-443

[Gergely]

It feels like the previous 10 years were all leading up to this one singular moment: New assembler graphics.

[ssyang]

Like first, read later

[Hagaret]

What about an option to harvest damaged by pollution trees only for agricultural tower?

[radical_larry]

Amazing work, can't wait to play it
But the most important question remains unanswered in the FFF: which color is the new assembler 3?

[JaJe]

Holy moly!
That's great stuff I've seen on this FFF.
I hope to see displays that can output data, some sort of programming inside it?

[Usul]

Ingame cloud animation are very mismatching to depiction of clouds on the background planets.
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[jokoon]

I always thought the assembler is too blocky/square/rectangle/flat.

Also you don't really see the "assembling", it's too closed.

Those new models don't really seem to change that.

[SHADOW13]

Great post, few remarks that could be added extra white you working around this:

- add signals to a pump to read % of in and out pipes connect to it (ie "Flow: 20/100", outputs signal "20"), to allow pipeline fluids monitoring
- the fluids have temperature but I don't think there is anything using that feature? I assuming you are not adding anything new with 2.1 so it will just become something only mods can use?

- any particular reason why you not considering adding option for multiple landing pads (I know there's a mod for it already but could be part of vanilla/space age)

- visible planets in space, not sure if this is a thing already but how about adding support for changing planet texture during the game based on various conditions, ie. the more advanced and bigger your base is, it could start being visible from space (even as a modding option)

[JohnMeister]

Will 2.1 be available next Friday?

[soldans]

Unloading bay is very cool. One idea would be to allow the range to be extended behind promethium science, that would be expensive enough and give another use of promethium science.

[soldans]

Will 2.1 be available next Friday?

Even though not stated explicitly, post says "next week" and I doubt they will release on saturday or sunday.

[JohnMeister]

Will 2.1 be available next Friday?

Even though not stated explicitly, post says "next week" and I doubt they will release on saturday or sunday.

They could also release it sooner.

[Nelyus]

Awesome! Gorgeous! And another mod did ascend to vanilla!

About conditional research: it's great. But the research window is really handy for a lot of reasons, and I would be sad to loose that if/when I want conditional research. Wouldn't it be possible to still be able to add researches to the list from there, at the end, with an empty condition?

I hope to see displays that can output data, some sort of programming inside it?

Displays having a history and a graph like the research graph would be awesome, and help troubleshoot some designs.

[Assembling_machine_2]

The new assembler graphics kinda look like they got smacked with giant hammers and that dented the tops. It's going to take me a bit to get used to

[TamTamTam]

Please, make cargo landing pad something else than passive rpovider chest so we can filter it from requests.

Also, great update, you are one of the best developer team there is.

[soldans]

Will 2.1 be available next Friday?

Even though not stated explicitly, post says "next week" and I doubt they will release on saturday or sunday.

They could also release it sooner.

yes. of course. and it probably will. Kinda strange that they didn't say a day.

[Merssedes]

If I setup multiple labs with different set of conditions or different input values that sill result in different research selected, what research will be considered current?

Setup example (for the case of same/global set of conditions):

Conditions:

if (military SP > 100) do (bullet_damage_infinite)
if (blue SP > 100) do (mining_productivity_infinite)

Now lab 1 has connection vith signals { "military SP": 200 }, lab 2 has connection with signals { "blue SP" : 200 }. (One signal in both cases).

[radical_larry]

Will 2.1 be available next Friday?

You can't release major updates on a Friday. It is not permissible.

[BanditFactory]

Just entirely blown away once again with the upcoming glory we will behold soon. Thank you for this, from the bottom of my heart.