I used to ditch gun turrets ASAP, but now they get put down in pairs with lasers. They help provide extra damage with no power cost, act as a backup if the power does go out (which inevitably happens miles away, when it does) and running ammo isn't a big deal, as I always run supply trains anyway.

Congrats to the newly-formed families and to the success of the Steam launch. Three cheers, twice over!

nobodx wrote:Btw, did you know, that Robots replace exploded mines ? When i found this out, my view on mines went from "meh" to "omg, i need more"

We're gonna need a dedicated mine supply train. With ten wagons. I'll get crafting...

nobodx wrote:unfortunatly, behemoth-biter just walk through it and chew on my walls =/

Landmines have an area of effect which damages walls (and you!). I put three (four?) express belts between the walls and the land mines. This helps stop the walls taking a hit from the mine explosion.

You'll be glad to hear this is currently being worked on. It'll be a great addition.

nobodx wrote:Surrounded my entire base with a double wall-line, with a closed line of laser turrets behind.
Supported by a huge minefield maintained by a fleet of build-drones.

MINEFIELDS!


<3

daniel34 wrote:You do know you can change the author of a post? Fixed it for you ;)

Can you change this one to make it sound like it's mngrif calling Malachite a pitiful excuse for an engineer? 'cause I wouldn't want to get in hot heavy water being the author of such slander.

When you place a lab and there are no other labs present, it pops up the research screen for you.

I would, but I practise defense-in-depth, and cannot reveal my defenses, for fear of giving the biters precious intel.

Congrats on the milestone! The FAQ seems well-thought out and the trains UI has clearly been made by people who love trains.

May I be the first to say, in this thread: CHOO CHOO!

The game isn't released yet because it's not ready. The graphics, the mechanics, the bugs. The end game. It's not finished yet. The trailers, the marketing materials, the price, the GUI, it's not ready. These things change when the game is released. I cannot fathom why people have such a hissy fit a...

The player can always choose not to by-pass the many strategies available that aren't turret creeping. No need to force them to take the challenging route.

Kitefr wrote:This fire reminds me of Total Annihilation :D

D-Gun time!

Wube - Where Even the Meetings Sound Interesting (TM)

"I won't run across the tracks this time", or: "I'll build another signal there".

My trains are red.

Zeblote wrote:

TuckJohn wrote:Not everyone will put 500 hours into this game.

Amen, buddy. Some of us are serious players.

It's very refreshing for a game developer to have simple, clear and fair terms for the transaction, when the game is under development. The same goes for them sticking to those terms. It's also good that areas they're not certain about - because the game is being developed - they state this outright...

Thanks for the prompt replies. At the moment the FFF states: "One option would be that the game would be available via Steam or via our webpage but not both. Hopefully that won't be necessary=)." If it is meant that Steam keys might only be available by Steam, this is an important differen...

In contrast to all of the replies to FFF I've made: if the game goes Steam-only, that'll be the day I can no longer update Factorio again, and will be stuck on the previous version. It would have been a good run.

A fabulous FFF, really interesting to read about the new idea and the why/how of it all. Sounds like a logical maturation of the networks and how they fit the game mechanics.