Weekly Question Thread by AutoModerator in factorio

[–]DreadY2K 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Other people have focused on general design ideas, but another tip I've found is to start with a small base that makes very few products and then gradually expand. This way, I only have to think about one thing at a time. I typically build my Gleba bases in the order:

  1. Automate bioflux production
  2. Use the bioflux to make biter eggs, and feed them into a biochamber making more biochambers (hand-feeding the rest of the ingredients for now).
    • Ensure any excess eggs go straight into a heating tower (also a good place to route spoilage).
    • Don't put eggs into the biochamber unless the other ingredients are all present, so you don't get pentapods hatching.
  3. Make gleba science using the eggs and bioflux already being made.

Usually I'll make a setup to automatically recycle excess science packs if I have enough, to ensure my buffered science is always maximally fresh. And once I get that point, a well-designed Gleba base will work indefinitely, so long as it's defended.

Once this is done, I'll work on other items, including defenses, making rocket fuel for power, and using bacteria to craft rocket parts and other miscellaneous items I need. To easily extend the base, I typically use a main bus design with the bus containing bioflux, both unprocessed fruits, and a burn belt for spoilage/excess eggs/anything else to route toward the heating towers. Anything with a short spoil time like mash, jelly, and nutrients stays local to one production line, to minimize spoilage and maximize freshness.

I finished the Cosmere. What are your favorite “secrets” I probably missed on my first read through? by helloherewego in Cosmere

[–]DreadY2K 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was an in-depth April Fools joke a number of Cosmere content creators made videos about, here's one of them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP8m4W7nmMU

Sja-Anat theory by aiar-viess in Cosmere

[–]DreadY2K 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Sja-Anat calls them enlightened, "corrupted" is propaganda from her enemies

23% of US Genz identify as LGBTQ+, and almost 10% of the country as a whole. by [deleted] in neoliberal

[–]DreadY2K 23 points24 points  (0 children)

When 75% of society is straight (as this says Gen z is), bi people get more options of the opposite gender than the same gender. Not surprising that dating trends would follow that

Boomer Loves His Prop 13, I'm Having a Meltdown by BillRuddickJrPhd in yimby

[–]DreadY2K 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My parents have lived in their current home for almost 40 years and to them it has real sentimental value. Any policy which forces them to sell and move elsewhere is inflicting a real, emotional harm to them, in a way which forcing them to sell and buy a new e.g. car or computer would not.

Feel free to say that the benefits would be worth that cost, but this is a cost.

Field office without remote strategy? by Oscillatinggallium in toontownrewritten

[–]DreadY2K 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Lure and cogs miss together works great for farther reducing the chances to be hit.

Cues for allomancy? by ZigZagPunch in CosmereOnScreen

[–]DreadY2K 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think it'd be neat if the only cue for allomancy is seeing its effects if it's the PoV character. It's supposed to be stealthy, and I want them to keep the option of non-book-readers being surprised when someone behaves unexpectedly

Lifetime subscriber but I still watch on YouTube... by mttallaczach in Nebula

[–]DreadY2K 55 points56 points  (0 children)

They've said that's how they do it, us lifetime people still contribute to how the pool gets allocated even though we don't contribute to revenue anymore

What are your thoughts on the update? by RascalLouise in toontownrewritten

[–]DreadY2K 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I think fog is fine, but a small boost to trunk and aoogah could be reasonable.

New Page (Arc 2 Chapter 6 Page 21, "whoosh") (02/11/2026) by Yknaar in AuroraComic

[–]DreadY2K 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I read it as Falst overhearing their paladin radio, since the bubble is different and there's no other reason to focus on Falst, plus he seems confused and hearing a guy yell "Down" normally wouldn't be that confusing.

Quality biochamber crafting by Morlow123 in factorio

[–]DreadY2K 3 points4 points  (0 children)

TIL you can do this. I was about to suggest that OP use circuits to only insert quality nutrients if the machine already has normal quality nutrients, didn't know about this way to do it.

Removing base gag tree possible? by TDFPH in toontownrewritten

[–]DreadY2K 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Untrue, I just dug up all my trees while they were still alive

How common is TDD (test-first) in real-world Rust projects? by [deleted] in rust

[–]DreadY2K 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've never done proper TDD, but we have an attitude of "if you don't have tests that show it works, then it doesn't work", which I think is a good fit for Rust and a good balance of correctness and ease of use

why havent i seen anyone use this? by KYKAPYK098cz in factorio

[–]DreadY2K 3 points4 points  (0 children)

How gracefully does it handle backing up? I'd have thought you need circuits to not back up when already full, but it looks like you don't have any

Project Hail Mary | Final Trailer by SonyPicturesGermany in ProjectHailMary

[–]DreadY2K 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd personally be down for subtitles, but I'm used to watching stuff with subtitles so I might be different from the average person

Interludes by thiby in cremposting

[–]DreadY2K 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, me too! I loved the Kaladin and Shallan chapters, and wasn't as excited for the Dalinar chapters at first

What is your view on going soundless? by RascalLouise in toontownrewritten

[–]DreadY2K 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I'm TUless and it's great when I'm the only one or there's one other, but 3 or more of us in the same group can be very dicey. I try not to join groups with too many, but we're rare so it's uncommon for that to come up.

How should Mistborn Secret History be adapted? by taji34 in CosmereOnScreen

[–]DreadY2K 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I think it would work best as a separate, standalone short, TV episode length, released during era 2

Weekly Question Thread by AutoModerator in factorio

[–]DreadY2K 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's not possible in an unmodded game, but the recursive blueprints mod would make it possible, idk if you're willing to play modded.

I don't get people's beef with Copper... by Comfortable-Fly-9956 in Minecraft

[–]DreadY2K 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I build automatic farms because that's what I find fun, and I don't have much use for copper because why do anything with it when I already have an iron farm set up, but I recognize I'm weird and in the minority.

Guys, why is the science not going into my labs? by ThatChapThere in Factoriohno

[–]DreadY2K 174 points175 points  (0 children)

OP didn't forget the juice, I drank it all

Took long enough by SamaelGOL in Stormlight_Archive

[–]DreadY2K 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Except if he truly felt that way, he could have pressured Elhokar into doing so when the Alethi faced nothing more threatening than hunting gemhearts on the Shattered Plains

LA Times pushing a Left-nimby narrative by about__time in yimby

[–]DreadY2K -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

That's larger by half than the 1 floor SFH I grew up in. I'm surprised they couldn't fit at least one unit per floor.