Not sure if that was sarcasm. I had a good run with using wood in my production line when I got bots. Just put down a roboport and a chest, and get construction bots (don't even need that many) to chop down a forest for you. Much farther down the tech tree than oil is, but much cheaper than using oil.

I thought it was ingenious: you have to manually harvest wood from trees until you can set up synthetic wood production. Which really isn't too far up the tech tree anyway.

I don't feel as if there's any changes required.

Thanks for the reply. I've actually just decided to re-do the whole recipe instead of using the smart "if this, then that" method. So its all good, I get what I want :D Features Ti and Al low density structure, satellites requiring the biggest accumulator and solar panels (all mk3 of cours...

Good to hear. Looking forward to it. I'm trying to incorporate the script written above in a mod, but when I place it in a new mod folder in a data.lua file, it doesn't do anything... (has info.json, pops up on mod list, restarted game, etc) Anyone can point me the direction I can get help, or just ...

Not tempted to add a line to your config mod to enable this?

If not, let me know how (which file and where) I can edit the mod with the code above so at least I can do it myself

How is this the best start ever? I don't see any iron or coal. You'd want those nearby to be considered the best start.

/sarcasm

Well, the problems with a belt-based factory is that at a certain point your computer can't handle the calculations and the game slows to a crawl and becomes unplayable. The good news is that the vast majority of people will not build a factory big enough. This thread is regarding a factory that rea...

Would you have any interest in putting an option called something like, "Expensive Space Travel"? Here were a few ideas I was toying with: *) Add Titanium to the recipe for "Low Density Structure" *) "Rocket Control Unit" requires a "Speed 3 Module" *) Satell...

Would love some new tanks, maybe an easier way to switch between explosive and the other type of ammo. Also different cars. You have the basic car, but would like a truck (maybe the same speed as the basic car with larger inventory. Great for setting up outposts/etc), a fast-car (I know there's a mo...

I did think of that.

But then I thought about the headache which is how to ensure all the different mini factories get their needed plates without starving the rest...

I suppose that's logistics for you, and part of the fun of factorio

I've used 32 belt balancer systems, and earlier in the game when I didn't need so many inputs/outputs I just staggered the inputs/outputs 1-3-5-7 etc. Easiest way to fix it, especially if you're expecting to use up all 32 lanes in the future. No need to reinvent the wheel. Don't forget, you only run...

Just trying to build a megabase, and wondering how to optimize it at the end game. Full belt would be quite disastrous CPU wise. Full bot works much better, that much I know. Because megabases tend to be, well, big, I was wondering if I had some belts bringing stuff closer (I'm thinking plates) this...