V453000, Earendel

Hello,
Today we're going to take a look at a feature some of us have dreamt of changing for years now - the beacon transmission.

The main purpose of beacons is to allow massively increasing your production in the late game while being more than just a module or a faster machine. To make use of beacons you need to adjust your building layout for them.

Beacons succeed in this role, but...

The Problem

We aren't so sure the resulting layouts are all that interesting - something both us and a lot of players have said many times before.

The...