About Negative Cache: If item that blocks a path will be destroyed (for example, biter spawner), will information in cache be updated? Because if not, hypothetically effective paths will no be used after changes on the map. UPD: information in negative cache. This is what I'm wondering as well; esp...

I like the idea that a full oil storage tank could explode in proportion to the amount of oil stored within - adds a new idea to having to store oil away from the main base and also heavily defend it (esp if its set rather like radar in that it attracts growth and attacks).

My only problem with the new tech icons is that for research options which have levels (like bullet damage or transport belts etc..) the icon has no difference in appearance barring a tiny number that is very easily missed. A bigger visual change would be greatly appreciated even if its just changin...

The new research icons look great - however the window for research doesn't resize for 1024*768 screens and thus overhangs the edges of the screen. At present its not a total problem as you can move it around, but its rather annoying and untidy. A simple rescaling for smaller screens would easily be...

The problem I see with random research options in a game like Factorio is that the game isn't built around re-playability as a core feature. NOW don't get me wrong I'm not saying you can't replay nor that replaying holds no value; but rather that the game allows itself to expand toward larger and la...

Rana - the flying biters give a reason for a player not to leave a flank on their base undefended. Ergo whilst early game building next to a large body of water might give them one half or even two halves of their base defended from attack the mid to late game those areas would open up as vulnerable...

Aye such ideas would need some balance to ensure that they do not become too powerful. At present I feel that Biters are just not dangerous enough. Once the player has a basic base up and running they really only need a few walls, some automated ammo and energy and turrets and they are pretty safe f...

So at present Biters, once a player has a functional factory up and running with walls, towers and automated ammo production, become rather insignificant. This is further increased if the play builds a roboport and sets it up to auto-repair the surrounding area; thus meaning that the player hasn't e...

To increase the eei I would like to suggest more altererations in the terrain generator, so it can produce a more subtle change of climate (now its feels like either dessert, water or dense vegetation) so it feels more rewarding to "leave the nest" and explore, maybe add some 'real' rocks...

You probably should think about expanding the single player campaign before releasing on steam, i'd hate to see complaints that the game was short The game is as long as you want it to be. Sure it ends with the satellite launch, but its entirely up to you when you build it. You can spend hundreds o...

Shame to hear about the set-backs,but honestly a good move to be the "bad guy" and move things along rather than try too much and end up with a messy release or a forever advancing release date that is never met (sometimes getting something out that is well done on a regular time scale is ...

I think we have to be careful with things like cargo mechs because otherwise we are having all this attention on building a train which is them moved by something else that is huge as well - so somethings got to build the first huge thing to move the other huge thing.

Because of the larger armoured biters turrets are never a wasted investment. The ammo is, but that can be lost quickly by killing more biters, but the turret itself remains valid and indeed is needed in defence otherwise the bigger biters will cause you trouble if you rely upon laser defence alone. ...

I don't think so - I think building belts that have a target like a specific building would add some interesting ideas into the game. If the game had several buildings of this kind it would introduce a neat building mechanic for players wanting to build compact bases as they'd have to really think a...

I agree with the others - have fun and play the game first then come back and look at other factory designs. Work first on getting an idea of the games mechanics - how belts work - how inserters work - how to setup an electric power station - how to setup an oil refinery (that's fiddly - get anythin...

I can see where this idea leads to and I like it. The idea that the player can build most things is good, but yes things like trains and tanks and even some of the larger factory buildings I think should be set so that they have to come from a production building. Of course a building to build a tra...

The problem is, AP Ammo gives 2.5 times as much damage as regular Ammo. That's a huge difference, and is what makes it tempting. Also I don't know of any way to recycle the unused regular Ammo, once I'm able to produce enough AP Ammo. I tend to just burn through it. Let the guns run out. Getting to...

Personally I think that its good the tank can get stalled by too many bugs. It gives you a reason to have some strategy to the attack other than just ploughing through them. The point raised earlier regarding keeping a challenge in the game is critical. It's far too easy to make something like the t...

I wonder if you could tie floors into buildings - so that during the production of a building you could add the required resource type to the buildings list so that when you put it down it auto-generates the floor type around itself? (much like how buildings in Red Alert would have a default "f...

AP bullets you really only need once the biters start to send out the really big bugs - up till that point regular ammo should be fine in the guns. So yes use regular ammo early on when you've not got the production setup ready to provide AP bullets and then switch over once you've got AP production...