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    Factorio Friday Facts #316 - Map editor Lua snippets & Non-colliding Biters

    October 12, 2019

    Factorio Friday Facts #316 - Map editor Lua snippets & Non-colliding Biters

    Friday Facts #316 - Map editor Lua snippets & Non-colliding Biters

    Posted: 11 Oct 2019 08:30 AM PDT

    Please tell me this a joke

    Posted: 12 Oct 2019 04:29 AM PDT

    Thought of some enemies that could spice up gameplay. Hope you guys like it! Not the best art, but I did what I could with ms paint.

    Posted: 11 Oct 2019 10:35 PM PDT

    Devs - Save My Stupid Brain By Changing An Icon

    Posted: 11 Oct 2019 02:43 PM PDT

    Devs - Save My Stupid Brain By Changing An Icon

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    https://i.redd.it/4p517paadzr31.jpg

    As we can see above, the icon for the "Fluids" tab looks exactly like the Erlenmeyer flasks icons for science. This, however, is a clever ruse - a trap if you will - for when you click that icon, you cannot find any science to select. I continuously subliminally click that icon when trying to find the science flasks, causing me seconds - seconds - of pain and confusion. I am sure I am not the only one. Please, kind developers, change the icon for the fluids tab. May I suggest the 'tear drop' you use for oil, water, etc maybe with the sulfuric acid or steam icon behind it to better represent fluids?

    Thank you for your time.

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    Boy, do I love Flamethrowers

    Posted: 11 Oct 2019 07:55 PM PDT

    I was reading the game's EULA and stumbled upon this. Who do I blame for my addiction now?

    Posted: 12 Oct 2019 07:21 AM PDT

    People that buy the soundtrack just to support the devs are the real mvps

    Posted: 12 Oct 2019 05:57 AM PDT

    I'm giving away a free copy of Factorio.

    Posted: 11 Oct 2019 06:10 PM PDT

    Been playing a pirated copy of Factorio for a while? Want to play but can't afford it? Got a friend that you really want to play with, but they can't afford it and you can't afford to give them a copy? Well, here's your chance to win a free copy.

    Here's how this will work:

    • To enter, comment below. Let's make this fun: tell me what you love about the game (or if you've never played, tell me why you want to play).
    • One entry per Reddit username. Multiple comments by the same username will be treated as one entry.
    • Entries must be received within 24 hours of this post. Entries that come in after 24 hours will be ignored.
    • After the close of the contest, I'll choose one winner at random.
    • I have purchased a copy of the game through Humble Bundle. The winner will receive a link to Humble Bundle via DM. (Humble Bundle will, in turn, give you a Steam gift code that will allow you to redeem a copy of the game for free.)

    Good luck everyone!

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    A New Brood of Biters.

    Posted: 12 Oct 2019 03:55 AM PDT

    Early nuclear fuel saver

    Posted: 12 Oct 2019 12:39 AM PDT

    Just want to share a little positivity and encouragement.

    Posted: 11 Oct 2019 05:48 PM PDT

    TL;DR - There's no wrong way to eat a Reese's. Er, play factorio.

    I'm pretty much a casual lurker here, but I do really enjoy the game. I've seen some posts and comments of people saying they are or feel stupid playing because they can't do something as well as some of the really cool and clever stuff they see on here. I'd just like to take a second to address these people and this community about it. This community, from what I've seen, is a really understanding and kind place, especially when compared to many other game forums. So if you have a question, never feel scared to sound dumb because we all were in your shoes at one point or another (I seem to be a permanent resident). Also, remember that it's just a game, don't get worked up over not being as awesome as someone who has 10 - 100 times as many hours in the game. The devs have built in so much flexibility that there are a vast multitude of ways to achieve everything in the game, so if you didn't do it the same exact way as some of the veterans on here, don't beat yourself up. Just have fun with it. There isn't a wrong way to play the game, so just play and learn and have fun! Become one with the spaghetti and you'll have a blast building troubleshooting skills and a factory at the same time! Just wanted to vent some encouragement, that's all 😁

    submitted by /u/jarredpickles87
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    Why is the copper so unbalanced in this setup?

    Posted: 12 Oct 2019 03:02 AM PDT

    So here's the setup, two red lanes of copper and iron go in, and the bottom copper lane gets starved while the top doesn't. I see no hiccups in the delivery, at the beginning both belts are full and the whole setup is symmetric. Iron is plentiful.

    Edit: solved, iron pickup was badly managed.

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    Do you ever wish you could go back in time

    Posted: 12 Oct 2019 01:05 AM PDT

    And play factorio for the first time without the knowledge you have now, just to discover the joy of automation again?

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    Inktober Day 11: Snow

    Posted: 11 Oct 2019 03:03 PM PDT

    Factorio is just one more turn, without the turn....

    Posted: 11 Oct 2019 10:24 AM PDT

    Factorio is simply magic. Personally, after 2500+ hours, I can't tell friends what it is that keeps me playing this game over and over and over... I go to play other games (Anno, Minecraft, HOMM to name a few), but my mind is always working on ways to improve my factory in Factorio. It keeps me from playing other games I used to really enjoy. And it's a little sad, because I actually like thinking about these problems and solving them.

    Ars Technica did an article recently on the Civilization franchise, and one section really emphasized the truth behind Factorio. To quote the interview:

    "Just one more turn...

    As with so many other sea changes, the magnitude of the switch wasn't really obvious at the time. But Meier and the rest of the developers realized they had accidentally bottled lightning when early testers kept reporting that they were losing track of time while playing—they got the "I looked up and it was 3am" story from so many testers that the development team put a concerted effort into trying to figure out exactly what they'd managed to create.

    The crux of the "just one more turn" phenomena, according to Meier, came down to how the game allowed players to structure their own expectations. Whether it's in real-time or chopped up in turns, a game like Civ gives players short-, medium-, and long-term goals to head toward, and there's rarely a moment where you've achieved all of those goals at once. But by quantizing gameplay into distinct turns, Civ provides the illusion that the player isn't that far away from nailing down all the loose ends standing between them and victory. Turns become distinct steps on the road to victory—and once you're into the mid-game of Civ, that victory doesn't seem that many turns away.

    "You're almost not playing in the moment," Meier told us. "You're playing in the future—and that future is just one more turn ahead."

    Somehow, somehow... Wube found a way to make this formula work in a real time game. People joke about Factorio being Cracktorio, but it is true. Time passes like nothing when playing this game.

    Link to article if interested:

    https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/09/video-ars-talks-civilization-with-the-man-himself-sid-meier/

    submitted by /u/Omarflyjoemacky
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    So...beginners. I have just discovered fish. Use them.

    Posted: 11 Oct 2019 11:23 AM PDT

    If you right click on the shadows in the water you will pick up 5 fish. While you are holding a fish if you left click you will eat the fish and regain a ton of health. With a stack of fish you are absurdly difficult to kill and it makes wiping out bug nests so much easier.

    Does better tech help too? Yes. Are there tons of amazing and deadly tools you can use later in the game to kill bugs? Yes. But for people like me who sometimes wander in over their head regardless of their weapons, fish are a revelation to me.

    submitted by /u/josephdevon
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    Talk about an unattractive starting base, lol.

    Posted: 12 Oct 2019 04:39 AM PDT

    I think factorio is missing a Friend list system

    Posted: 12 Oct 2019 03:53 AM PDT

    Could you guys give me a progression guide?

    Posted: 12 Oct 2019 01:03 AM PDT

    I've attempted new bases quite a few times, but lack the ability to figure out what I should do next. So if one of you could post some general progression guidelines that would be greatly appreciated :)

    submitted by /u/TheRealHazmatHarry
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    It was a flawless idea in my head, but not in practice

    Posted: 11 Oct 2019 05:56 PM PDT

    Deathworld Server: Day 6 Finale

    Posted: 12 Oct 2019 08:27 AM PDT

    Smelter 2.0 or "I Heard You Like Them Tall"

    Posted: 12 Oct 2019 08:22 AM PDT

    Smelter 2.0 or "I Heard You Like Them Tall"

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    https://i.redd.it/x4ixui90m4s31.png

    Some of the more eagle-eyed listeners of my last post noticed a very short to-do list;

    1. Coal Depot

    2. Make Pretty

    Well the coal depot was easy. Got the base running at a solid 18K for hours, no jams. The base was initially built as an exercise of function. Now the form.

    https://imgur.com/gallery/3mG62PE

    submitted by /u/Majere119
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    IR base - Electricity just started

    Posted: 12 Oct 2019 12:28 AM PDT

    IR base - Electricity just started

    Here an overview over my IR base before electricity. Motor production perfect tilable, rest can be improved.

    Now will have to convert all for electricity and give more space to my bus to avoid spaghetti.

    Let me know what you think of it.

    https://i.redd.it/jkciml3yb2s31.png

    submitted by /u/Gothicsins
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