[Suggestion] Land Purchasing

[BaronVonVo]

This mod suggestion is very brief;

What I would like is a way to be required to purchase land "plots" to continue expanding a factory. This would involve buying plots of certain size (10x10 or more?) through some sort of object or money system. As you go further from the center spawn point, the land would increase in cost. To earn funds would be a whole other story; maybe it would cost electricity, a certain amount of items, alien artifacts, etc.

Some foreseeable problems/questions with this mod (and possible solutions);

No ores generating in the center area
- This would be solved through generating a map, but always have ALL resources at spawn point

Would you be able to step in unclaimed land?
- I believe this could be a toggled option. Either make it so you cannot build in unclaimed land, cannot move in unclaimed land, or either. (Possibly make the slow effect magnified to reduce movement or something? And make it so you cannot shoot in unclaimed land?

Biters?
- Biters would be able to spawn/evolve everywhere, but the player would only be able to fight them within the reach of their claimed land.


All of this is in speculation, so if anybody has any suggestions to add, that would be constructive and useful. A mod like this would be useful for the type of player who wants yet another challenge in factorio, and would increase the need for compact factories and adequate defense systems. This would also generate a need to purchase certain territories and to defend them. Thank you for reading and considering this mod suggestion!

-BaronVonVo

PS: General Musing: What if biters could claim back land? What if Biters could buy land?