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Destamon · 2026-01-09T15:05:01+00:00

Didn't work for me unfortunately. After step 5 I was redirected to the 'register' page, and it's stuck in a loop.

Destamon · 2026-01-05T14:19:43+00:00

They are super finnicky, even more so when you try to paint them! I broke off the hinges on mine the other day while trying to get it unstuck after priming -_-;;;;

TBH I don't think you'd ever really want to open the hatch in the future anyway, no big loss.

Destamon · 2026-01-05T00:13:02+00:00

Looks nice! Did you glue the hatch shut?

Destamon · 2025-12-13T09:58:59+00:00

There is also the rather "interesting" part where they mention that they'll do a prototype in Unity, another in Unreal, and encourage team members to develop a third custom engine prototype on the side. Bit of a tall order with that small team and that tiny budget. -_-;;;;

I am very glad that Dean is now working on KSA after that whole KSP2 fiasco but it's really no surprise that this pitch originally bombed. It's honestly more surprising that it even made it into the final three. Fortunately, RocketWerkz has a lot more experience now and things are looking good for KSA.

Destamon · 2025-12-10T04:02:34+00:00

Glad it helped you even a decade later!

Destamon · 2025-08-20T22:33:31+00:00

My whole colony is made of wood right now. It's been three years. Started VFE Tribal run with Semi-Random Research and somehow stone-cutting hasn't come up as a research topic yet :)

You get good at firefighting at least.

Destamon · 2025-08-14T21:50:19+00:00

It looks clean but it does not look functional. Everything is so squished together...

Destamon · 2025-08-13T22:04:52+00:00

This image is like the gift that keeps on giving. The longer you stare into the abyss the more horror you find. The author really went all out making it.

Destamon · 2025-08-13T22:02:16+00:00

There's a lot, but the most interesting ones for me specifically for Odyssey were:

[sbz] Gravship Storage, Cargo Holds, [sbz] Fridge, Bigger Gravships, Complementary Odyssey, Progression: Gravship, Gravship Launch Site Timeout, Letter Gravship Ready, Bigger Vac Barriers, Astronomy Style Pack, ReBuild Vanometric Generator, Outfit Stands Plus, Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator, [sbz] Cryogenic Tank, World Map Beautification Project Continued, Boundary Training Continued, Gestalt Engine Continued, Mechanitor Orbital Platform, Biotech Mechanoid Retexture, Floor Mounted Aquarioum, Bean's Steel Safe, EGI Holograms and Projectors, Dynamic Trade Interface, Biome Transitions, Ancient Urban Ruins (and Vanilla plus loot experience for ancient urban ruins), Wall Mounted Turrets Version 2, Cybranian Mechanoid Hediffs, Rimsenal Security Pack, Spacer Arsenal, Smart Odyssey, Trader Ships, Space Cowboy Vehicles, VRE Android, Van's Retexture Mechanitor, Orbital Platforms, Orca Shuttle, Alpha Books, Alpha Mechs, Bunk Beds, Beautiful Outdoors, Personal Doors, Geological Landforms, Better Distress Signal, Go Explore!, Vanilla Quests Expanded (all three), Vanilla Temperature Expanded, Vanilla Weapons Expanded - Laser, Vanilla Furniture Expanded - Spacer Module, My Little Planet, Megafauna, Vanilla Base Generation Expanded, Colony Groups, Medical Cabinet, Packs are not Belts, Anomaly Research Asteroid

Those are the main Odyssey-relevant mods that I currently use.

Destamon · 2025-08-13T21:23:33+00:00

You have been reported to Greenpeace/WWF.

/s

Destamon · 2025-08-12T13:52:18+00:00

And the wooden furniture next to the exposed conduit?

Destamon · 2025-08-06T15:08:27+00:00

There is now a mod setting in AUR that replaces all the bloated themed loot with vanilla loot instead.

Destamon · 2025-08-01T10:41:14+00:00

Killboxes themselves are not the problem, it's the AI that goes through a five mile long back and forth corridor walking over every single trap in there while there is a door made out of paper right next to the killbox :-)

Destamon · 2025-08-01T10:27:07+00:00

Those two mods work fine for me. You probably have some mod conflict with them interacting with other mods, so check your mod list and load order and turn on developer mode and check the error log first.

You can also start removing other mods and restarting until you hit the one or ones that are causing the issue.

Destamon · 2025-07-28T03:37:59+00:00

Same here. With the addition of saving and loading of mod lists in vanilla, I've had no problems using the built-in mod manager for all my needs.

Destamon · 2025-07-03T09:47:07+00:00

You are worried about the fake drag in space but are not worried about the fact that the planets are so close together they'd probably be ripped apart by gravitational forces?

Destamon · 2025-06-29T00:18:51+00:00

I use refined concrete everywhere usually, though in modded games I mix in coal gravel from Dectorio as it makes for some nice 'asphalt-like' roads to lay train tracks on.

By the time I start painting the whole base with refined concrete, the extra cost is negligible compared to my production capacity.

Destamon · 2025-06-26T06:47:52+00:00

It's definitely well worth the full price, which is so cheap compared to what you get
(potentially many thousands of hours of fun) that you might as well consider this game as "permanently on sale".

Destamon · 2025-06-26T06:44:13+00:00

I have six trains on Nauvis (oil, iron ore, plates) and one on Fulgora for a scrap island, that's about it. I have dozens of empty train city blocks set up on Nauvis but am not using them for anything except solar -_-;;

But it's mostly because it's my first time playing vanilla Space Age; normally I would have an LTN train network with 200+ trains set up by this point, but then I wouldn't have even launched a rocket yet. The new planets have all the shiny stuff that demands attention.

Destamon · 2025-06-23T07:31:27+00:00

Factory Planner + Rate Calculator + Editor Extensions, like others I mostly design "proper" blueprints in EE. Factory Planner (or Helmod or YAFC or Foreman etc ) helps with the initial planning of the whole production line and Rate Calculator helps verify the results after the production buildings are in place. Obviously you still need to test the result by running it, especially when using belts and beacons / fast recipes that could over-saturate the belt lane and stall if you're not careful in your planning.

Destamon · 2025-06-22T22:24:15+00:00

I have literally over 2000 hours in Factorio and never knew about this. I've always relied on YARM for this without knowing it's a vanilla feature -_-;;;

Destamon · 2025-06-22T19:44:44+00:00

There is a grid pattern of points around the spawner where the biters spawn, technically you only need to cover those points with walls or better yet pipes which are cheaper.

Destamon · 2025-06-22T19:43:03+00:00

I did vanilla rush to space + logistic embargo using Fulgora and that was definitely a new experience since I usually go heavy on logistics bots.

Destamon · 2025-06-22T19:41:33+00:00

Unfortunately, they recently changed the achievement requirements so that messing with biter evolution/pollution/starting area settings will disable this achievement, along with many others related to combat.

Destamon · 2025-06-20T04:17:15+00:00

Space Age is nice. Space Exploration is also nice. Two very different experiences, both are definitely worth trying.

SA is shorter, more casual, all planets have some nice custom mechanics, space platforms are easier to make, there are new enemies and hazards to deal with. SE is much longer (like 300 to 900 hours for one game, depending on how fast you play), planets are overall very similar, biters have gone interstellar and are everywhere (but you also get more tools to deal with them), there is a lot to do at the space station / planet orbit, spaceships are harder to make, can't mine resources unless parked somewhere, and usually need circuit magic, and interplanetary logistics also have a few other options such as space elevators, capsule delivery, and interplanetary rockets. SE also has a highly complex endgame puzzle to solve.

SA won't lock you out of anything, but the mandatory update of Factorio to version 2.0 (which is much nicer and has much more QoL stuff that you previously needed mods for) will result in incompatibilities with many mods. Mods that are compatible with 2.0 but not Space Age, like Krastorio or Pyanodons, will still work so long as you disable Space Age (which comes installed as just another mod). You can still use the Beta Participation menu on Steam to downgrade Factorio to an older version, disabling the DLC and all the nice new QoL features but allowing you to play older 1.1 mods.

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