OdinYggd wrote:Could you put a constant combinator near it set to change the values of its inputs such that it turns off?

The constant combinator has a builtin on/off function that would make it suitable for this.

They do? I'll do that then thanks

I use lots of power switches, usually connected to the circuit network, to turn parts of my factory on and off as needed. But a lot of the time I want to cut power to an area while I make alterations, and the power switch is circuit-controlled, so can't be switched manually. Usually what I do then i...

A single iron gear assembler can supply six red science assemblers ten, actually I see your point, but after initial science setup, people usually want to mass-produce basic components like iron gears at very high rates. So they would have 10 or 20 iron gear factories taking from a single belt, and...

couple of points I can't think why anyone would want to automatically load/unload cars and tanks Contents sensor for a cargo wagon WOULD be useful, but I think there are ways around it for now. What situation would you want to unload everything but a certain item from a train, except if you have mul...

Problem: belts have a much higher throughput than assemblers need. The game is based around being able to supply many assemblers from a single belt. If you had belts feeding directly into assemblers than the iron plates would stack up in front of the assembler. It would end up with the best situatio...

I would like to help, but I don't really understand what is going on
Can you explain again, but say exactly what is being loaded to and unloaded from the train at each station?

Does the train wait while the barrels are being filled up and then put back on the train, or are they immediately replaced with full ones?

This is good info thanks

I would suggest in addition to this a module for the car that, with a suitable power supply, takes up all the space and grants it invisibility. Maybe have MK2 (noise suppression) which allows you to get close without being noticed, and MK3 (perception filter) that allows you to run over biters or c...

I think what you're looking for is the Marathon Mod: https://mods.factorio.com/mods/Afforess/marathon I have never used it and I don't know by exactly how much it changes the game, but as far as I know it makes science and item recipes much more expensive. I think it wouldn't be difficult to adjust ...

I suspect people who find "no use" for trains have their map generation set to make resource patches very close together

Agreed: The way to improve biters is to improve their AI, not to add more enemies. Example - instead of following the same path each time, they will send small attacks to different areas, probing for weak spots, and when they find one send a large attack. That would definitely keep you on your toes ...

I think either power poles are integrated into all bridges, or none - because otherwise you would end up with too many permutations on the other hand if you had two parralel railway bridges, one in each direction, you wouldn't want both to carry power poles So I'm not sure really Maybe a new kind of...

Yeah I don't think the uranium processing needs to be super complicated, but it shouldn't be too simple either. Most of the proposed processing methods seem too complicated for me, especially when bringing in new items like flourite and yellowcake that are only going to be used as intermediary steps...

Nice! I have altered this to show the exploration grid (29 chunks). But I would like to have both functions - can you add the exploration grid into the mod? Maybe with different colour brackets, or to just be able to switch the mode between showing full coverage and exploration?

Here's what I think about having bridges: With the new landfill, it might be easier to make bridges work. They would be like buildings, but you can walk and drive vehicles over them. But you can't place other buildings on them. That way you use the bridges to travel over water, and landfill if you w...

b) Too many resource patches! I thought i took the setting for scarce resource patches but IF there is one it would be large and plentyful. (look at the (hopefully attched) save game) You should look at RSO mod, it changes the method of resource generation to favour scarce and far away resources. I...

didn't it used to be larger? what's with that

suggestions are here my guy: viewforum.php?f=6

To build on what other people have been saying: The problems with combat in factorio is that 1) There is no automation of offensive combat. The automation of defence is very good in my opinion, although it coud be improved with adding more spice to the relatively simplistic way the biters act. Self-...