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by theolderbeholder
Thu Sep 11, 2025 1:52 pm
Forum: Gameplay Help
Topic: Coal Liquefaction
Replies: 9
Views: 718

Re: Coal Liquefaction

nethus wrote: Thu Sep 11, 2025 8:46 am it's hard to see, and it might be an artefact caused by zooming, but could that be a blue belt in between green belts?
It is. *facepalm
by theolderbeholder
Thu Sep 11, 2025 7:39 am
Forum: Gameplay Help
Topic: Coal Liquefaction
Replies: 9
Views: 718

Re: Coal Liquefaction

Yep, probably the balancer. Which is the design I used for the past eight years :cry:
The depleting mines are just on the fringe of the coal field and don't go into the balancer, but "on top" of another line. There curently are 5 red belts fully compressed (the last mines on each belt don't produce ...
by theolderbeholder
Wed Sep 10, 2025 8:25 am
Forum: Gameplay Help
Topic: Coal Liquefaction
Replies: 9
Views: 718

Re: Coal Liquefaction

Image
Vulcanus, one green belt coming out of a green balancer and is then halved into two red ones, each feeding 15 refineries. As per screenshot, coal is depleted around the eleveth refinery.
by theolderbeholder
Tue Sep 09, 2025 5:59 pm
Forum: Gameplay Help
Topic: Coal Liquefaction
Replies: 9
Views: 718

Coal Liquefaction

Hi,
according to the wiki (or ingame), Coal Liquefaction uses 10 coal and the recipe runs for 5s. So a red belt (30 items/s) should be able to supply 15 refineries. Yet I am unable to run more than 11 Refinieries off a red belt.

Where am I wrong?
by theolderbeholder
Mon Mar 17, 2025 5:43 pm
Forum: Gameplay Help
Topic: Keeping biters at bay
Replies: 11
Views: 2067

Re: Keeping biters at bay

Remember tp leave gaps in the wall so the biters can reach the turrets. This will prevent them from attacking the walls, and slows them down to give the turrets more time to shoot at them.
by theolderbeholder
Thu Jan 23, 2025 1:14 pm
Forum: Show your Creations
Topic: Space Platforms
Replies: 138
Views: 57111

Re: Space Platforms

> Do those artillery cannons work on platforms? Is it manual or auto?

Only when playing the Imperial March at the same time.
SCNR
by theolderbeholder
Sat Dec 28, 2024 5:51 pm
Forum: Balancing
Topic: Ban quality modules from asteroid crushers
Replies: 285
Views: 33938

Re: Ban quality modules from asteroid crushers

If you like the game to be more difficult for you, make it more duifficult FOR YOU. Try to leave everybody else out of your personal preferences, thank you very much.
by theolderbeholder
Wed Oct 30, 2024 10:39 am
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: Space Age in Gog: How to obtain the Steam Key?
Replies: 4
Views: 5263

Re: Space Age in Gog: How to obtain the Steam Key?

Which kind of makes sense from gogs point of view...
by theolderbeholder
Wed Oct 23, 2024 12:28 pm
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: Space Age in Gog: How to obtain the Steam Key?
Replies: 4
Views: 5263

Re: Space Age in Gog: How to obtain the Steam Key?

The serial from gog works on the WUBE website. Alas, the serial is only displayed when visiting GOG.com, not from the client on your PC!
(select game from library on website, more, third option "Serial Keys")
by theolderbeholder
Fri Jan 19, 2024 7:47 pm
Forum: Releases
Topic: Version 1.1.103
Replies: 5
Views: 12322

Re: Version 1.1.103

So... you broke it, we get to keep the pieces?
by theolderbeholder
Tue Feb 02, 2021 7:04 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Poll for strategies to power your equipment grid
Replies: 24
Views: 11419

Re: Poll for strategies to power your equipment grid

5thHorseman wrote: Tue Feb 02, 2021 4:28 am Reasons for my votes, which match for the most part the most popular answers.
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well put sir, well put. You saved me a lot of typing. Thank you.
by theolderbeholder
Fri Dec 18, 2020 8:32 pm
Forum: Balancing
Topic: Inserter power usage (aka don't use fast inserters)
Replies: 16
Views: 12621

Re: Inserter power usage (aka don't use fast inserters)

The advantage of regular inserters is only given as long as they do not need to pick up from red oder blue belts -which only fast inserters can do relieably? Or is this deprecated?
by theolderbeholder
Sun Nov 22, 2020 6:42 pm
Forum: Gameplay Help
Topic: dragon's teeth no longer working
Replies: 21
Views: 11293

Re: dragon's teeth no longer working

fderty wrote: Sun Nov 22, 2020 5:21 pm My point is they are no longer moving around them.
Did you modify the game? I just tested, mine still work as expected.
by theolderbeholder
Fri Nov 20, 2020 8:00 am
Forum: Gameplay Help
Topic: City block train station layout
Replies: 3
Views: 17705

Re: City block train station layout

How about making the city blocks bigger? 6x6, maybe even 8x8 and have room for a little stacker.
by theolderbeholder
Sun Nov 15, 2020 12:57 pm
Forum: Gameplay Help
Topic: Any way to transport raw materials under water?..
Replies: 6
Views: 3561

Re: Any way to transport raw materials under water?..

Conveyor belts work withput electicity (which is rather friendly). Place electric miners on the copper and have them drop onto the belt. Maybe see a beginners video on youtube to get the idea.
by theolderbeholder
Sun Oct 25, 2020 5:29 pm
Forum: Show your Creations
Topic: My First Megabase
Replies: 1
Views: 2719

Re: My First Megabase

The green water looks so peaceful. It probably is, as everthing it is is very, very dead. :lol:
by theolderbeholder
Mon Aug 17, 2020 4:14 pm
Forum: Ideas and Suggestions
Topic: PPC and ARM build?
Replies: 5
Views: 2967

Re: PPC and ARM build?

As someone who administers POWER servers for a living I'd suggest you'd better be have a second look at one of the current P9 workstations and then maybe reconsider. These beasts are very expensive. And loud. Additionally, the VGA adapters available do not really cater gaming.
Even a lowly S912 with ...
by theolderbeholder
Sun Jul 19, 2020 12:05 pm
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: Mouse lag in linux mint
Replies: 5
Views: 3657

Re: Mouse lag in linux mint

Hi,
which version of Mint do you run? And does Logi provide any posh drivers for the mouse?

jftt: Thinkpad T430i, MX Vertical, Mint 20 runs smooth. Slowly, but smooth.
by theolderbeholder
Sun Jun 07, 2020 6:42 pm
Forum: Ideas and Suggestions
Topic: Kill Fish by grenade
Replies: 5
Views: 2039

Re: Kill Fish by grenade

Flamethower works.
by theolderbeholder
Sat May 30, 2020 3:15 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Friday Facts #349 - The 1.0 plan
Replies: 59
Views: 40030

Re: Friday Facts #349 - The 1.0 plan

5thHorseman wrote: Sat May 30, 2020 10:12 am
The main reason to change the release date is the release of Cyberpunk 2077.
...in order to have maximum free time to play it?
Sounds sensible.

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