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Friday Facts #388 - Smaller things for 2.0

Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2023 12:00 pm
by FactorioBot

Re: Friday Facts #388 - Smaller things for 2.0

Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2023 12:06 pm
by Qon
I've always wanted an always running background Factorio world, now it will be possible :D

Re: Friday Facts #388 - Smaller things for 2.0

Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2023 12:07 pm
by astroshak
Nice!

Re: Friday Facts #388 - Smaller things for 2.0

Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2023 12:12 pm
by Ghoulish
So many neat changes, keep on polishing!

Re: Friday Facts #388 - Smaller things for 2.0

Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2023 12:12 pm
by studix2002
Train stop names ticked by default would be a nice change as well…the whole point of a blueprint is to save and stamp else where on the map or save for a different map keeping the stop names…please put train stop names on by default

Re: Friday Facts #388 - Smaller things for 2.0

Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2023 12:16 pm
by DDRJake
Often times you want to set some constant number, like "I want 7.5 stacks here", and doing the calculation MANUALLY is of course unacceptable.
It is your first time playing Factorio, you have just unlocked a new item, let's say cliff explosives. You want to create five stacks of them to play around with. How many cliff explosives is that?

Re: Friday Facts #388 - Smaller things for 2.0

Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2023 12:17 pm
by IForgotMyName
It's interesting to know about the new lamp color system: how is the color adjusted and has the ability to create massive lamp circuits been compromised for the sake of increased color customization?

Re: Friday Facts #388 - Smaller things for 2.0

Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2023 12:19 pm
by sorahn
studix2002 wrote: Fri Dec 08, 2023 12:12 pm Train stop names ticked by default would be a nice change as well…the whole point of a blueprint is to save and stamp else where on the map or save for a different map keeping the stop names…please put train stop names on by default
The train stop name being ticked by default happens if you don't hold shift while copying. Copy -> drop on your inventory, then right click the blue print to edit it. The train stop name will be checked by default.

If you hold shift to edit the blueprint as you create it, it's unchecked.

Re: Friday Facts #388 - Smaller things for 2.0

Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2023 12:20 pm
by IForgotMyName
We have already been shown so many changes in Factorio 2.0 that I doubt the compatibility of the new version with saves 1.1 and other older ones

Re: Friday Facts #388 - Smaller things for 2.0

Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2023 12:21 pm
by tsjost
Awesome being able to move tags around easily! https://cdn.factorio.com/assets/blog-sy ... diting.mp4
But the code should probably take into account the offset between the cursor and the middle of the icon, to avoid the snap-to-center teleportation, which would make small adjustments easier and less annoying.

Re: Friday Facts #388 - Smaller things for 2.0

Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2023 12:21 pm
by aka13
The e-mail link is broken, leads to wrong fff, 387 instead of 388.

Re: Friday Facts #388 - Smaller things for 2.0

Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2023 12:22 pm
by madpav3l
Looking at the last screen another QOL improvement for Deconstruction Planner would be to allow a free shape to be dragged, similar to Autocad where when selecting you can click and select a rectangular area or click and hold the button to draw a free shape with your mouse for selection.
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Re: Friday Facts #388 - Smaller things for 2.0

Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2023 12:25 pm
by picklock
This are nice quality of life features.

Re: Friday Facts #388 - Smaller things for 2.0

Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2023 12:26 pm
by vinzenz
aka13 wrote: Fri Dec 08, 2023 12:21 pm The e-mail link is broken, leads to wrong fff, 387 instead of 388.
Yep you're part of todays lucky 5000 which got the wrong link.

Re: Friday Facts #388 - Smaller things for 2.0

Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2023 12:31 pm
by cybersteel8
Often times you want to set some constant number, like "I want 7.5 stacks here",
Can I actually do this? Instead of just doing math (10*100), or typing 10k, can I do like "10s" and get 10 stacks? S for Stacks?

Re: Friday Facts #388 - Smaller things for 2.0

Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2023 12:32 pm
by Dimava
No, you can't make Disco Lamps

Lamps don't have "color from RGB values"

Modding it in would be pretty simple though

Re: Friday Facts #388 - Smaller things for 2.0

Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2023 12:36 pm
by GregoriusT
I feel like cliff removal should be super force building only, and no longer in regular force building. It is quite annoying to have to unmark cliffs from decon when building defenses that incorporate cliffs. Not to mention you need to be mindful enough to disable your roboport or remove Cliff Explosives from your Inventory BEFORE building, or the Cliffs are gone forever.

Re: Friday Facts #388 - Smaller things for 2.0

Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2023 12:37 pm
by SuperSandro2000
For map colors it would awesome if https://mods.factorio.com/mod/Enhanced_Map_Colors would be copied to the game itself.

Re: Friday Facts #388 - Smaller things for 2.0

Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2023 12:41 pm
by Draxinusom
Qon wrote: Fri Dec 08, 2023 12:06 pm I've always wanted an always running background Factorio world, now it will be possible :D
I'd like to request a "factorio as screensaver" mode, please :D

Re: Friday Facts #388 - Smaller things for 2.0

Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2023 12:42 pm
by Dimava
Can you Allow directory slash in save name when saving? (I've made a feature request for that)

Or will there be a proper save directory support in 2.0? (like a create directory button)