Gleba has killed the game for me.

[mmmPI]

I understand that people want to help, but I know how futile it is to make demand-based production in Factorio.

Just to make , you don't want any help ? it's not a way you have to try and request some that i'd be misinterpreting ? Because when you say it's too much circuit jank that sound like you may need a more detailled explanation, there are also different way to do, but if you don't want any help, it would be futile to link those.

[Hurkyl]

I don't like that the correct solution is to overproduce and void extras, not when it creates pollution that permanently contributes to evolution.

If I were doing this over I would have to spend many weeks deciding that evolving the enemies is fun,

I don't understand the fixation on the evolution factor. It's such a minor thing*, and seems completely irrelevant to your description of dissatisfaction with the game.

But anyways, for variety I'll point out there is a third option to "run full throttle and void excess" and "minimize excess" -- there is also "reroute to other production lines". E.g. sending bioflux to make ores when you don't want to make science, or sending excess yumako to quality plastic production.

*: AFAICT the only gameplay impact evolution has with any real significance is to dynamically calibrate the enemy progress so that the game mostly avoids both of the the following problems:

• People who don't rush to be productive get overwhelmed by higher tier enemies
• People who do rush to be productive are always facing utterly trivial enemies

[mmmPI]

But anyways, for variety I'll point out there is a third option to "run full throttle and void excess" and "minimize excess" -- there is also "reroute to other production lines". E.g. sending bioflux to make ores when you don't want to make science, or sending excess yumako to quality plastic production.

You can also do quality as a reroute destination, Gleba is very versatile