I like this idea, especially the parts where factories would receive bonuses in certain areas. Mostly though, I would like to see some mid to end game ores that only occur in specific biomes. Imagine needed magmite from a lava biome, where cooler towers are required to keep the area from overheating...

Trains aren't autopathed, every peice of rail is user decided, sure you can choose to go point to point with the blueprint planning it but that will screw up other things, And the train's routes are set by the user, sure multiple stations can share names but the pathfinding between stations has it'...

Auto pathing is OP and ruins the why's of the way factorio is currently designed If I understand correctly, are you then not arguing that trains ruin factorio? I have never used logistic robots because I think that sort of auto-pilot does ruin the experience. For example, creating a factory that on...

Related : https://forums.factorio.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=23797 Related only kinda'sorta. Its not so much the net result that I am interested in, but rather the unique problem and inherrent solutions the carts would provide. I dig balancing and creating efficient logistics systems. The cart/roa...

Ha, I just though it would be supercool if items and buildings deteriorate over time, but only visually... That does sound neat. That may be alot of work for the art team though, basically doubling/tripling et... I was thinking only some materials would deteriorate over time though. Basically a mec...

TL;DR Belts are fun. Rails are way cool. But there is nothing between... Enter the minicart! What's a minicart ? A minicart is a small vehicle that would serve a unique role in the distribution of goods through a factory. Currently we have belts, rails, and logistics robots to deliver goods, but we...

Hello, Right to the point: I think it would be cool if there were a number of materials or intermediates that had a limited lifespan. You would have to produce them and then utilize them within their lifespan or they would go to waste. This would make simply handling and creating this type of object...