I use the CUT shortcut as a quick way to get a decon planner onto my cursor, so whatever the solution is shouldn't break under that use (it seems such an obvious shortcut). ...how is ctrl x faster than alt d? 1) I didn't know about ALT+D. 2) ALT requires moving my thumb from the centre of the space...

Maybe by having the bots pausing for some seconds after deconstructing, to see if you paste the items you've just cut? I don't think those extra seconds before they head back to the mall to drop their load if you don't paste the recently removed items will make a significant difference. Or if cut w...

Someone's already done this in full: https://mods.factorio.com/user/heyqule

I'd rather they make this a feature of the current normal rail signal (which can be forced red by the circuit network already). And circuit-controlled. Because then we can do stackers that can safely stack 2 1-4s or a single 1-9 with it. --- I'm pretty sure we can build something complicated and err...

I have a feeling that if this were easy they've already have it in 2.0.

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Do they already have this in 2.0?

Oh gods no. Just get into the speedrunning community if you want something like this. They're not going to bite you. Or Biter Battles. They do exactly what you're talking about. The modifiers you're talking about already exist. Factorio isn't an MMO or a MUD. It's a single-player puzzle game with co...

SteelWolf300 wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 17, 2024 6:11 pm

One shower thought later and it occurred to me that the block indicator (red circle) should probably be reversed between whitelist/blacklist when no item is specified.

Ooh, that's a good point! Empty whitelist is effectively disabled.

no need to change the combinators, they would still use only 2 different colors at a time in input How would you tell a combinator that it's inputs are Teal and Blue instead of Red and Green? Where would you put the extra colours on small power poles? Two colours are plenty. What we really need it ...

Artillery requires expanding your rail network It really doesn't. You can build static artillery and feed them by any logistic method. There's also mods that lets you put combat robots in your artillery shells. Combo that with an early artillery mod and an artillery reskin and you should have what ...

Can the big drill run two fluid inputs?

What about steam family sharing? I mean, family sharing the library with the friend, (so they can play Factorio through Steam) and concurrently playing the drm-free version yourself. This kind of seems like a gray area to me, so I shall ask if this is allowed. [Moderated by Koub : unnecessarily dis...

This is an idea I've had sitting in my head for a while, and I've tried writing it a few times myself but it never quite feels right. The idea is to force "expeditions" to gather ore, that have to be defended and have to pass through areas that cannot be inside the walls. (I know about War...

This would be a localisation nightmare, but also wonderful. I wonder if localisation could add a hidden text field that is searched, but not displayed anywhere. "Logi" returning all the logistics chests would be another use-case. "Chips" for Greed/Red/Blue Circuits, and I'm sure ...

@mmmPI: There was a bit of discussion about why Factorio cannot do proper sound editing here.

Donion wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 04, 2024 8:20 am

Sounds like CyclicSound. Maybe I can just make programmable speaker be able to use them.

Yes! Exactly that!

(With a tiny note about jumping directly from middle sound to middle sound in tone-control mode)

Donion wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 03, 2024 9:49 am

Illiander42 wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 03, 2024 9:46 am

Would you like me to write up a proper feature request in the Suggestions forum?

That would be great.

Detailed feature request in the pile

Have you tried Klonan's Transport Drones?

They might cover what you're after.

In the wiki in the sidebar on the right, the link next to "Prototype type" goes to the old docs, not the new docs.

There's a good reason that most devs who talk about them say to straight pirate rather than give them money. I wish that reason is not that greedy devs don't want their precious game become a second hand product. If it's the fees because of the refund, the story has been discussed but i will say it...

TL;DR Add the following to the programmable speaker: Toggle option to stop sound as soon after the control signal stops as possible. (Ideally within a tick or two) Control signal option for volume. Volume control signal changing effects the currently playing sound, not just future sounds from the s...