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Everything can be automated... except combat
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2016 1:49 am
by Puzzlemaker
I enjoy automating everything, and it seems like everything can be automated, except combat. Even something like long range artillery and some sort of patrol robot that kills anything nearby would be great. Bonus points if you can order the bots around somehow.
It just seems like a glaring problem in the game, especially late game when it just becomes a slog to take out the aliens.
Re: Everything can be automated... except combat
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2016 4:28 am
by Supercheese
There's a Mod for That™
Long-range orbital artillery:
viewtopic.php?f=93&t=17910
Autonomous search-and-destroy combat robots:
viewtopic.php?f=97&t=23543
Re: Everything can be automated... except combat
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2016 4:46 am
by kyranzor
Indeed, please see my mod "Robot Army"
https://mods.factorio.com/mods/kyranzor/robotarmy
Exactly what you want, i'm amazed you didn't come across it earlier! Thanks Supercheese for the linking too <3
Re: Everything can be automated... except combat
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2016 3:12 pm
by Yehn
The problem with mods is they disable achievements...
But anyways, I've taken to just turning the biter base settings on map gen way, way down. I still get thousands of artifacts to do what I want with... but it does away with the 'can't spit without hitting 50 biter bases and 50 more sending reinforcements' slog...