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Since nukes are a bit underutilized and can't be launched into space, how about adding support to ICBM nuking? Like how a single fish can be currently inserted into a space-age rocket to trigger special behavior, we could allow inserting a single nuke into a rocket silo to make it an ICBM, akin to an artillery with auto targeting. The player can then launch the rocket (or have it automatically launched) to nuke a far-away nest.

I got you mate
https://mods.factorio.com/mod/ballistic_missile

h.q.droid wrote: Sat Jul 26, 2025 4:16 am Like how a single fish can be currently inserted into a space-age rocket to trigger special behavior

I got curious and so I launched a single fish into a rocket silo and launched the rocket to a stationary platform above Nauvis. I didn't notice anything unexpected. What is this special behavior?

trancexpress wrote: Tue Jul 29, 2025 1:17 pm

h.q.droid wrote: Sat Jul 26, 2025 4:16 am Like how a single fish can be currently inserted into a space-age rocket to trigger special behavior

I got curious and so I launched a single fish into a rocket silo and launched the rocket to a stationary platform above Nauvis. I didn't notice anything unexpected. What is this special behavior?

You need to send the fish to orbit, not to a platform.