Search found 9 matches

by SystemParadox
Tue Jan 20, 2026 9:07 pm
Forum: Ideas and Suggestions
Topic: Allow generic trains with "arbitrary item" not restricted to cargo
Replies: 3
Views: 1109

Re: Allow generic trains with "arbitrary item" not restricted to cargo

I would really like something like this.

One of the issues with both the combinator and interrupt-for-each-item approaches that's worth noting is that trains will fill slots for the first listed type (e.g. iron) before any trains start going to the next one (e.g. copper), regardless of distance or ...
by SystemParadox
Mon Jan 19, 2026 10:12 pm
Forum: Ideas and Suggestions
Topic: Parameterized blueprint or selector combinator for train station color
Replies: 3
Views: 1416

Re: Parameterized blueprint or selector combinator for train station color

Ok it does still work, as long as the station in the blueprint doesn't have a colour set. When you initially place a station, its color property is unset and it uses the default colour. You can see this if you copy the blueprint string and paste it into a blueprint-to-JSON tool like https://burnysc2 ...
by SystemParadox
Sun Jan 18, 2026 2:56 pm
Forum: Ideas and Suggestions
Topic: Option for alt-mode to show only constant combinator settings
Replies: 2
Views: 214

Re: Option for alt-mode to show only constant combinator settings

The other option that's worth considering is having a "Show in alt-mode" option on the combinators themselves, so that you can show it when useful and hide the rest. It would need to default to yes for constant combinators, and I could live with it defaulting to yes for everything.
by SystemParadox
Fri Jan 16, 2026 11:07 pm
Forum: Ideas and Suggestions
Topic: Highlight vehicles in search function
Replies: 2
Views: 379

Re: Highlight vehicles in search function

I was about to post this myself - I waste loads of time searching for my tanks which is especially bad when I need one because biters are chewing on things.

The search function on the map/remote view should absolutely include vehicles - this is literally the first thing I tried to use it for.

If ...
by SystemParadox
Fri Jan 16, 2026 10:51 pm
Forum: Ideas and Suggestions
Topic: Option for alt-mode to show only constant combinator settings
Replies: 2
Views: 214

Option for alt-mode to show only constant combinator settings

TL;DR

Make it possible to show constant combinator settings in alt-mode, without showing the settings for other combinators.

What?

Split the interface option for 'Show combinator settings in "Alt-mode"', into 'Show constant combinator settings' and 'Show other combinator settings'.

Why ...
by SystemParadox
Wed Jan 14, 2026 4:36 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Variable music
Replies: 3
Views: 453

Variable music

https://www.factorio.com/blog/post/fff-407 talked about "variable music tracks". There have also been several mentions of this in subsequent patch notes.

My understanding after reading that FFF was that all the music for the new planets would be procedural, but after hundreds of hours playing ...
by SystemParadox
Sun Dec 21, 2025 10:30 pm
Forum: Ideas and Suggestions
Topic: Don't trash shared ingredients on recipe change / Improve 'Set Recipe' throughput
Replies: 36
Views: 11047

Re: Don't trash shared ingredients on recipe change / Improve 'Set Recipe' throughput

Oh please can this be changed. I was just about to make use of "set recipe" for things like logistics chests in my mall and after discovering this behaviour I'm probably just not going to bother. I was really looking forward to the set recipe feature so this is very disappointing.
by SystemParadox
Mon Nov 04, 2024 1:23 am
Forum: Ideas and Suggestions
Topic: Parameterized blueprint or selector combinator for train station color
Replies: 3
Views: 1416

Re: Parameterized blueprint or selector combinator for train station color

I discovered that if the parameterised station name matches an existing station then it will use that colour. So I made a reference area with just stations to set all the colours and then have parameterised blueprints that include the station and whatever else I want.

Go to advanced search