Aaaw, I was hoping for Hextorio, Factorio using hexagons instead of squares.
And throw in an additional 12 pentagons in every map and you get a round planet!

Changes Inserters and belt sideloading can now squash item on belt even when the gap isn't big enough. The squashed gap is extended to normal size once the front of the belt starts to move again. This means, that inserter rows and side loading can produce fully compressed belts without the usage of...

I am interested in the technical reasoning behind choosing SDL & OpenGL/DirectX over Vulkan?
Also SDL recently added cross-platform Vulkan graphics support (https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/sdl-2-0-6-released/23109), did that affect your decision?

An alternative could be to 'quantize' the item positions on a belt so no item gets placed 1/3 or .24567 distance from the last item. There is exactly ONE space to hold an item (or a gap to insert an item). The inserter could then hold an item until a free space presents itself on the belt and only t...

This -> Would be better is inserters themselves were able to compress a non-underground belt by moving items forward/bacward a bit instead of making that way of compression impossible at all. I always thought it was super dumb that an inserter could not stuff an extra item in the belt, watching gaps...

I wanted a place where I could wander the isles and not have a million bots flying around: Shopping_Mall.png It has most of the items in the non ammunition Factorio catalogue, I am going to finish my munitions factory next. I think it will have to change when v15 launches, there are some recipe chan...

So two weekends then? jk :lol: For me the infinite map model means that I can never "win" the planet against the biters, only hold them to a draw so I like the idea of a finite play area and planetary domination. Also I have been playing the "Earth" map and when you hit the edges...

Originally I was doing this setup because it can be expanded, just keep throwing in more buildings until it meets requirements: Old Science.png Eventually It does limit on the blue science filter inserter manufacture so I had to make this 115 lab setup (each with 2 x +50% speed modules): Big Science...

The problem is squares. Using hexagons (and 12 pentagons) a "Goldberg polyhedron" can be made to look like a planet. It would be a major change for factorio, so maybe for "Factorio 2"

I usually limit it to about 3000 gears in the chest, it's enough to make a few hundred blue belts and a couple of splitters and undergrounds. The gear factory is still pumping out the gears so it is just a slowdown when it runs low anyway. I was tempted to throw some speed modules in the gear factor...

I like the setup you are using, that system can also be used to make a buffer with balanced input as well:
But as you say, throughput...

This one is running 204 copper furnaces.

I like to run dual wagon, single ended trains for most things. I find they work best when loading ore. Also I perfer loads of smaller trains instead of a few bigger ones so it is not much of an issue when one gets stuck at a depleted ore patch. Here is my unloading setup: TrainUnloader1.png Some fea...

Belts-Factories-Inserters.png This is a nice compact layout, one of the few times I actually use a buffer. The machine uses an insane amount of gears when you need some blue level belts, looks cool watching the two green gear inserters trying to unload the chest as fast as possible. It also needs a...

Wish there was an acheivement for launching 100 rockets from one silo! Had awesome fun making it happen anyway.
Thanks.