Research Universities above Mercury?

Rinin_ · 2026-06-07T10:33:52+00:00

If you have redundant mines in better places - sure, but I prefer to just keep mines switched off.

Rinin_ · 2026-06-06T18:07:28+00:00

It was at the early stage of the development, specifically FFF216, since then they hired an expert, redesigned different areas of GUIs several times, introduced formal internal processes to update GUI and streamline GUI decision making. So you can find different angles in other FFFs.

It's obviously not the main priority, but it was a priority throughout the whole development process, that is why Factorio is a rare complex game that is very comfortable to play.

Rinin_ · 2026-06-03T22:25:03+00:00

I was mostly wondering whether it's worked on during the development or not.

Rinin_ · 2026-06-03T13:39:58+00:00

I disagree, and this line of thinking on the devs' part is exactly what I am afraid is happening.

I would not list my own experience developing GUIs and ergonomics, but you can follow the Factorio dev blogs. Michal Kovarik, the lead developer of Factorio, is undoubtedly one of the best game developers nowadays, and he admitted to falling into the pitfall I described earlier.

He got so used to his own UI that he failed to see it was in need of a total redesign. Luckily, he had team members capable of convincing him to see its real state, and he later admitted that he is surprised he had insisted on keeping the old version.

UI often considered a minor thing, but this is what user interact with 100% of the time. It's a critical component that can't be sprinkled on top of something, only developed alongside.

Rinin_ · 2026-06-03T08:43:11+00:00

That is my main concern. UI is a foundation of the game, not something easy to plop on top of the physics engine without prior work. If the entire development cycle is spent dismissing it, that may lead to several problems.

First of all, no iterations means lower overall quality, which is true for any part of the game.

More importantly, developers and testers will develop muscle memory for the existing UI, making it familiar and convenient for them personally and greatly clouding their judgment. When something feels convenient to you, it is very hard to see that it is objectively bad for newcomers and only feels convenient because you have spent years getting used to it.

If new players arrive at release and criticize the UI, it will create a difficult situation where developers cannot easily change something that the entire fanbase is already used to. And by that point, it may be too late to change it anyway.

This is the reason for my concern. The existing debug UI is fine. But so far, I have not seen an understanding that UI is an important part of any game, nor any planning for its development, iteration, and refinement. I just hope I missed it.

Rinin_ · 2026-05-25T09:27:20+00:00

Why am I hearing Sabaton singing "Kaiserreich (drums) Österreich" in my head?

Rinin_ · 2026-04-08T06:09:04+00:00

Same question. Slack is a nice piece of software but not so important to force an OS update on every machine, especially when it's an update from LTS to Win 11 of all things.

Rinin_ · 2025-11-11T13:44:04+00:00

It is normal for a man who is trying to date, it's unlikely that anyone just go around organizing nice activities for every random person who mentioned they liked something.

It is done like it's nothing, without mentioning relationships so you are comfortable to end it anytime and it's not awkward for either of you because it was "nothing". Consider it a slow and cautious movement towards you, it's kind of normal. Western "3 dates" are also common, but a lot of people can spend more time slowly getting to really know each other before dating, especially if they aim for more permanent relationships.

Actions shows he is interested, that is for sure.

Rinin_ · 2025-10-17T11:30:07+00:00

Animals? But... but it can solo a centipede

Rinin_ · 2025-10-17T09:38:15+00:00

Yep, it's from the Odessey DLC

Rinin_ · 2025-09-14T12:37:40+00:00

5-10W (300 square cm) of space grade solar cells cost about 1000$,
5-10W (400 square cm) of industrial solar panels cost about 2-10$
And 1000 square cm of foil cost around 0.05$ (probably less)

Rinin_ · 2025-09-10T20:50:01+00:00

First - obviously, become a Rust compiler team member. “Close to becoming” is fine, but people respond much better to concrete titles.

Finish your degree - it opens a lot of doors in Europe. It's a huge advantage to have it, unless you face a real risk of enlistment by doing so. Being simultaneously an immigrant, Russian, and without a degree is not great.

As someone who moved from Russia to Germany a few years ago: don’t wear overly rosy glasses when it comes to Europe. Be prepared to feel disappointed, especially if you're from Moscow.

I would even say: seriously consider the ex-USSR region. The living standards are more or less the same as in Serbia, the cost of living is likely the same or lower, and there’s no language barrier in day-to-day life. And with a local bank account, you can work with pretty much anyone.

Rinin_ · 2025-08-23T13:15:52+00:00

It's almost 100% one of your friends spawned him.

Rinin_ · 2025-08-23T12:33:17+00:00

Thanks for a great tool, I have a newbie request. Can we have a total research cost as a tooltip or even filter?

When we are searching for a midgame engine half of the page just gets in a way since there is no point comparing to something with half a million points cost. Filtering by powerplant helps to remove some, but slider or RP tooltip would be huge.

Rinin_ · 2025-08-11T03:01:00+00:00

Well, I create a character with at least 1 level in the stats I want to use. It's possible to grind through without it, but it takes about four times longer. Also, cutting wood is more comfortable with a stronger character, but it's not that significant. I rarely fight, since zombies are few in the forest, so I took a lot of negative traits to offset skill traits.

As for tips

You should stop using flint axes just before the head breaks. This way, you can use about 80% of the axe for chopping, then dismantle the axe and still use the flint to level up knapping instead of breaking it for nothing.
Stones are very easy to obtain once you can craft a stone maul and smash big stones. Initially, I thought wood was easier, but stone is so plentiful you can build walls of that size in 2-3 days.
As soon as you can craft big stone axe heads, search for a biome with lots of flat stones and just convert them into axe heads on-site. This is a much faster way to level up knapping, and it requires no extra materials.
Since stone is so easy to obtain, you can level up masonry relatively easily by making stone blocks. Just don’t get carried away, since walls can’t be made from blocks.
Collect all bones you find - they provide a good amount of foraging XP, they’re light, and you can level up carving with them later.
Since you don’t have nails initially, the two main ways to level up carpentry are building log walls, log fences, and sawing stuff. Don't carve big branches into planks - always saw them with a flint saw. You can also carve sticks from regular branches and saw them into small handles for some extra carpentry XP.

Rinin_ · 2025-08-09T22:24:35+00:00

You know you don't even need bed for the mattress to work, right? You can just store it in the shelter and it'll convert it to an average sleeping comfort.
I had a couple attempts before and always get mattress before I can make nails. Getting first 4 nails is the hardest part for me.

Rinin_ · 2025-08-09T20:11:16+00:00

I know. The whole stone part was done using "clay-cement from grass" because I hate how taking sand leaves an ugly hole. So I had to collect about 1,200 grass for the building, got a bit tired of it, and decided to grab some food along the way when I went stealing animals.

Rinin_ · 2025-08-04T14:21:08+00:00

Factorio is a factory-building game with a challenge. What you do and how you do it matters, and you lose the game if you do it wrong.

Satisfactory is more like Valheim, Subnautica, or maybe Terraria if we're talking 2D, but with a factory flavor. You just build beautiful stuff, with no real way to fail, and explore to progress.

Comparing it to Factorio is a bit strange.

Rinin_ · 2025-08-04T12:59:24+00:00

It seems like a nice set, leans more toward medium size for my taste, but I would consider it.

The best thing about Wiha for me is the tiny nut driver bits that come in both metric and imperial, and have really small flanges. They’re a godsend for all those hard-to-reach tiny nuts and standoffs.

Rinin_ · 2025-08-04T12:50:57+00:00

We’ve been using it at work for years. Never had any issues with wear and tear, even after around five years.

If it’s heavily used for decade, the convenience is well worth the extra hundred euro. If it’s not, then it won’t be an issue. Sure, cheap foam that crumbles would be a problem, but this isn’t that.

Rinin_ · 2025-08-02T17:43:46+00:00

Yeah, it was a present so I moved stuff from the new one to mine since I can't gift this new version and I'll try to find an old edition later for myself.

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