Challenge: Inhospitable Landing

[AlyxDeLunar]

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)...

Eh, I can make this work

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.

[XyLe]

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

[jockeril]

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...

[AlyxDeLunar]

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!

North Outpost, biters love saying hi

South Outpost

[logris]

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

[Ohz]

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 !

[Xterminator]

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.

[jockeril]

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

[Xterminator]

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.

[AlyxDeLunar]

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

Map String

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