The reason isn't to make steam into power but to use the steam in the coal liquification process without having to burn any of the coal. This would increase productivity + I do a better job at getting electricity than in getting burnable fuel.(Mostly because almost all of my power plants are solar p...

TL;DR I want an electric mining drill that mines the place-able version of the ores that it mines. What ? Place-able versions are not a substitute for the normal versions of the ore. When it mines uranium it shouldn't consume sulfuric acid. Since the place-able version is not a substitute for the n...

TL;DR Inserters are the only way to automate factories. What ? Inserters are the only way to automate factories because the only other way to move items is using conveyor belts. Conveyor belts can't move items into and out of assembly machines. Removing inserters would make it impossible to automat...

Thank you. I have rewritten my original post using the template. I tried to remove the replies that I made to my original post, but didn't see any way to do that. Please just refer to my new post that uses the template.

TL;DR I would like a boiler that is powered by electricity. What ? I would like to have available a boiler that uses electricity instead of burnable fuel. Why ? WHY do you think it increases the value of Factorio as a game? It would allow you to use electricity to make steam for the coal liquificat...

TL;DR I would like you to add an electric mining drill that is like the original but the ores it mines are the buildable versions of those ores. What ? I am interested in an electric mining drill that is like the original but the ores it mines are the buildable versions of those ores. I also don't ...

TL;DR I would like to have oil fields to deplete entirely over time. What ? WHAT do you suggest? What is your idea that should be changed? Explain in detail your idea. Instead of writing dozens of lines for several minutes, give us an I would like oil fields to eventually not provide any more oil, ...

TL;DR I would like to be able to manually move pollution into trees. What ? I would like to be able to move pollution manually into trees, because I set the pollution spread percent to 0 and I would like to get rid of the pollution in sandbox mode only. Why ? This would let you get more power in sa...

TL;DR I would like to be able to place signs anywhere in Factorio. What ? I would like signs so I can label which liquids go in which pipes while I am constructing something so I don't forget things like where the crude oil or water goes. Why ? WHY do you think it increases the value of Factorio as...