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Tips on energy balance?

Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2016 2:39 pm
by mooklepticon
I just made my first mod, https://mods.factorio.com/mods/mooklepticon/Wood_Gas, but I'm not sold on the energy costs of things.

Any tips on deciding how much energy a recipe costs? How many items to use to convert from a raw energy-producing input to a final energy procuding output (ie: coal to solid fuel or something.)

I just made it stupidly expensive, because what else are you gonna use wood for?

Re: Tips on energy balance?

Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2016 10:46 pm
by aubergine18
Well, there's a hidden cost - the more trees you cut down for wood, the less pollution will be soaked up by the forest, which in turn means more biter attacks.

Re: Tips on energy balance?

Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2016 2:40 pm
by mooklepticon
Ah, good point. Thanks.