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We were watching you build and thought "hell no", sorry!
We were watching you build and thought "hell no", sorry!
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Read more External link →Can underground belts and pipes go though the lava?
Since we've implemented the possibility to prevent it with space tiles, no, UG stuff can't go through lava! :)
Hello there,
I know a lot of you have been eagerly awaiting some solid information on the new planets, if so this blog is for you. Get comfy because it's a long one.
As you already know, there are 4 new planets in the expansion. We will take an in-depth look at each planet's terrain, challenges, processes, technologies, and new gear, but not all at once. In some cases the planet content will be split into multiple parts. To kick things off I'll cover the terrain and natural aspects of the planet that is closest to being finished.
I'll need to be in games master mode for this:
Allow me to introduce this toasty volcanic wonderland, conveniently sandwiched between idyllic Nauvis and the sizzling sun. Vulcanus is closer to the sun than most would dare to venture but trust me, it's a splendid place to start your interplanetary travels.
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we've already shown the space platform processing cycle in FFF-380. Let's talk a little bit more about the machine
which makes it all possible - the asteroid collector.
When I was working on the early space platform concepts trying to figure out how movable ships would look, we knew that we wanted some way of getting parts of asteroids onto the ship but hadn't decided how that would be done. At this early stage all of the new structures had very simple placeholder graphics.
Although we start with grey boxes, it's b...
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Read more External link →Posted by kovarex, Klonan on 2023-11-10
we are going to focus on the general improvements of the way circuit network is used in the game.
I wasn't using it often
Inquiring minds want to know... which dev is "I"?
In the intro it is kovarex, some parts are me
I love this. But I am afraid that the information overflow will make it harder for beginners if they need to have every option visible from the start. How can they know what is useful information?
Can it be hidden until you trigger it by researching the circuit technology? That way beginners can get used to the objects that is relevant at the beginning of the game, then when they are ready they can research the technology and they only get the information when they can start using it.
The circuit connection window is not shown normally when a wire is not connected, and furthermore before wires are unlocked, the little slot button to open them doesn't exist
Hello,
we are going to focus on the general improvements of the way circuit network is used in the game.
I wasn't using it often, because all the problems combined made it too big of a hassle most of the time, which was an indication of problems.
So we improved each part of the process of using it a little, from UI, to feedback of what is going on, to stronger/more accessible combinator functionality.
I can say that it worked, at least for me. Once these changes were available, I used the circuit network way more in my latest playthrough, and it felt good, so lets hope it won't be just me :)
We learned over the years that it is always better to use disabled/enabled state on control elements which can be turned on or off, compared to making them just disappear.
Circuit control GUI was one of the last places in the game where we didn't apply it properly:
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Ah right, so it only places the undergrounds if the total width of the thing you're placing is short enough for a single connection to cover it?
yes
What else could happen ?
Same thing if for some reason your logistic network is out of undies.
Yes, it is skipped and the preview also doesn't show it, to indicate it is too far.
Question: when super force building upgrade of an entity (eg. blue belt over red belt), do we get them marked for upgrade or marked for deconstruction and ghosted new ones?
If not, can we? That would be a great upgrade to the feature
They are marked for upgrade if possible.
With the "plowing" through belts, it is done through deconstruction, to not mix possibly difffernet belt contents.