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by TBC_x
Mon Apr 15, 2024 5:00 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Friday Facts #406 - Space Age Music
Replies: 151
Views: 19851

Re: Friday Facts #406 - Space Age Music

What the undisclosed music at around 4:00 sounds like to me: Infernotown.png I have a suggestion, you could have two sets of playlists for each planet. The discovery playlist with one or two tracks that play when the player character lands on the planet to set the mood. But then have the regular fac...
by TBC_x
Sat Mar 02, 2024 12:10 pm
Forum: Ideas and Suggestions
Topic: Better hotkey system
Replies: 0
Views: 162

Better hotkey system

Factorio has a lot of hotkeys and not all hotkeys are useful in every situation. So I usually set up dual-use hotkeys. Especially when I know that the two actions will never happen simultaneously. For example connect rolling stock and jetpack. Another case is simple module inserter where you have to...
by TBC_x
Mon Feb 19, 2024 8:15 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Friday Facts #398 - Fulgora
Replies: 114
Views: 25047

Re: Friday Facts #398 - Fulgora

This gave me an idea. It should be Like Dune II, you can't build large structures over sand or soft terrain. https://www.myabandonware.com/media/screenshots/d/dune-ii-the-building-of-a-dynasty-1e7/dune-ii-the-building-of-a-dynasty_19.gif There are mods for this and it should stay as such, it's a ch...
by TBC_x
Sun Feb 18, 2024 10:48 pm
Forum: Gameplay Help
Topic: how do I set the traffic lights so that this train passes?
Replies: 4
Views: 548

Re: how do I set the traffic lights so that this train passes?

My general guideline is - Put chain signals everywhere for any single-track system. Then you can tinker with regular signals later to figure out how to use them.
by TBC_x
Fri Feb 09, 2024 2:00 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Friday Facts #397 - Factoriopedia
Replies: 119
Views: 17824

Re: Friday Facts #397 - Factoriopedia

So does Factoriopedia support uncommon cases like fuel byproducts? Is there support for scripted actions like performing a ritual that is not a part of recipe system, for example delivering specific items to selected chests to produce an item in a scenario? The Factoriopedia entry (or link) would ha...
by TBC_x
Sun Feb 04, 2024 6:41 pm
Forum: Mechanical Throughput Magic (circuit-free)
Topic: Self-balancing Kovarex setup
Replies: 6
Views: 926

Re: Self-balancing Kovarex setup

A full centrifuge might output up to 6 U-238. 2 for the current cycle and 4 from the following two cycles depending on inserter stack size. I've nailed the deadlocking issue down to insufficient buffering of U-238 on the outer lane. The belt between the splitter and the merge might fill up and block...
by TBC_x
Sun Feb 04, 2024 10:45 am
Forum: Mechanical Throughput Magic (circuit-free)
Topic: Self-balancing Kovarex setup
Replies: 6
Views: 926

Re: Self-balancing Kovarex setup

The beautiful thing is that you can modify it whatever way you want. I didn't even attempt to optimize it yet. I just build it in my base, put in some U-235 and forget about it. I think each centrifuge will feed up to 4 centrifuges down the line, then the following ones will top up to 80. Haven't re...
by TBC_x
Sat Feb 03, 2024 10:13 pm
Forum: Mechanical Throughput Magic (circuit-free)
Topic: Self-balancing Kovarex setup
Replies: 6
Views: 926

Self-balancing Kovarex setup

So I came up with Kovarex setup that uses belt and inserter mechanics to achieve self-balancing. Now deadlock-free! 0eNq9XE1zozgQ/SsU5zhFCwmJ3Pbjsted2dPuVApj2WaDwSsgM6mp/PcV9mTixCjpbso5JcbwWl+vu/Va5nu8rAe7d1XTxzff45XtSlft+6pt4pv498LdRRtnbRO5trzror6N+q31f/bX0adt1Ty8+LZsdzZqh/7pNldttv31P80/zWf/ad921Yg...
by TBC_x
Wed Jan 31, 2024 1:33 am
Forum: Combinator Creations
Topic: Fixed time round robin dispatcher (so you can mix belts without mixing items)
Replies: 0
Views: 385

Fixed time round robin dispatcher (so you can mix belts without mixing items)

I have created a round robin dispatcher that I plan to use in my SE playthrough to split items off the bus and load them on the cargo rocket. It uses a mix of combinators and belts + inserters to implement the logic. As setting up signals for filters in constant combinator GUI is making my blood boi...
by TBC_x
Sun Dec 03, 2023 9:42 am
Forum: News
Topic: Friday Facts #387 - Swimming in lava
Replies: 170
Views: 40526

Re: Friday Facts #387 - Swimming in lava

Will the map generation include special checks to ensure that anything minable that spawns near lava is accessible by the new mining drills? In current Factorio, if you get a small island with some ore on it that a drill won't fit on, you can just use some landfill to expand it enough to fit the dr...
by TBC_x
Fri Nov 24, 2023 3:31 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Friday Facts #386 - Vulcanus
Replies: 124
Views: 25597

Re: Friday Facts #386 - Vulcanus

The pretty new graphics raise a question: will the new planets look nicer than Nauvis? Just because you have more experience and more time to develop? In many games, areas and buildings and features added by expansions are more detailed and more fleshed out than in the original game. I wish you rev...
by TBC_x
Fri Nov 24, 2023 3:27 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Friday Facts #386 - Vulcanus
Replies: 124
Views: 25597

Re: Friday Facts #386 - Vulcanus

I see completely enclosed turret installation, complex terrain - flying enemies confirmed?
by TBC_x
Fri Oct 27, 2023 2:07 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Friday Facts #382 - Logistic groups
Replies: 230
Views: 36385

Re: Friday Facts #382 - Logistic groups

Logistic groups are nice. I was just looking for a mod which does exactly that.
by TBC_x
Mon Sep 11, 2023 7:06 am
Forum: News
Topic: Friday Facts #375 - Quality
Replies: 805
Views: 132364

Re: Friday Facts #375 - Quality

Quality is tiny feature in the scope of the expansion.
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by TBC_x
Sun Sep 10, 2023 5:52 am
Forum: News
Topic: Friday Facts #375 - Quality
Replies: 805
Views: 132364

Re: Friday Facts #375 - Quality

I wonder how many players quit after learning that nuclear processing is yielding shiny rocks at random that are absolutely necessary for optional nuclear power. On a more serious note. I cannot wait to see new designs utilizing new quality machines. I can even see that higher quality low tier machi...

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