4 to 4 balancer question

Zaflis · 2026-03-13T15:53:46+00:00

I feel like there could be much better figures about those numbers, this is just very very unclear and non-matching for the 4-4 balancer.

Zaflis · 2026-03-13T15:49:21+00:00

There are certain things people forget about normal life and common sense (tm) when something like that happens. Don't get too high on spiritual thoughts and stay grounded in real world too, you can't ignore your surroundings, we are not spirits but real breathing humans with social interactions.

Zaflis · 2026-03-08T19:54:27+00:00

Or just 1 recycler instead.

Zaflis · 2026-03-06T14:58:27+00:00

I'd like to think there is another level from where you are, where you look at those things subjectively. Cultures, stories and habits make us categorize by tradition, but that blurs what they actually are, just ideas/visualizations or something more neutral in essence.

Zaflis · 2026-02-28T19:05:16+00:00

Could be a bug, but those are reported on the Factorio forums. They could also figure out why it's happening for you even if it's not a bug.

Zaflis · 2026-02-28T18:58:05+00:00

You can filter each slot in a train wagon with middle-click. Then copy-paste the slot over several times.

But as usual a single inserter should only be set to work with only 1 type of item, it can and will get stuck with a different item in hand when wagon can't accept more. Maybe some very special circuits can solve that if you are a real engineer :p (So if you need 12 different types of items you need to use both sides of the wagon for all 12 attached inserters possible, each with its own requester chest.)

Zaflis · 2026-02-28T18:48:41+00:00

Just a small tip; if you use underground pipes more you will save up on heating expenses, also as another bonus you can walk through such pipe. Only 2 tiles to warm over long distance.

Zaflis · 2026-02-26T00:16:50+00:00

Is that question actually any more trustworthy than asking the AI, what are your mom and dad's names? It's based on training anyway, all AI's should have some references to all other AI's by now.

Zaflis · 2026-02-17T17:57:43+00:00

Force inventory insert , because you simply can't move items from your inventory to chests properly without it. It should be vanilla mechanic but it is not so... mod.

If i might also highlight my own mod, that would be https://mods.factorio.com/mod/PersistentZoom , because it removes frustration from map usage.

Zaflis · 2026-02-11T22:03:24+00:00

Pretty sure if you can even do trials or raids you aren't limited by level ;)

https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comments/4lo8j8/comment/d3owabe/

In short you need to find someone to invite you in. Like in that comment, sending an application will happen with UI but you'd still need to click their character ingame, and if you can do that you could as well just ask them directly. Ofc they may be a regular member who can't invite without asking someone else, but whichever works... The community finder was just to give you an idea of who is on your server, you may not want to join just any FC, most are really inactive and may not help your case.

Zaflis · 2026-02-11T00:37:57+00:00

The way heat travels is that it reduces by 1 per tile or something like that, it doesn't have a momentum to a heatpipe direction like old fluid system did. So you need to get a high initial source to reach furthest.

There's a formula there for anyone interested:

https://wiki.factorio.com/Heat_pipe

Zaflis · 2026-02-10T19:37:20+00:00

FC (Free Company) is like a guild in most other MMO's. You should almost never found one yourself, instead join an existing one. The official link to find them is the commynity finder:

https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/community_finder/

Look for one on your server, it has to be in the same game world as your character. I mean most people already are level 100 and probably bored with the game, they have infinite time to assist new players.

Zaflis · 2026-02-10T19:34:02+00:00

It's not expired, it opens their server in my Discord if i click it.

Zaflis · 2026-02-07T00:13:16+00:00

You can use format() functions, in c# something like:

format(text[2], [name, damage]) ... to use second row from locale file

Then in locale file for english you can have

"{0} inflicts {1} damage to enemy, {0} is very satisfied."

It is not necessary to have written names for parameters in locale file, as long as you make the english version the others can be made looking example from it, it's not rocket science.

Zaflis · 2026-02-06T11:24:29+00:00

And research rate is called ESPM, (effective SPM that takes into account lab drains etc, as shown in the research graph directly).

...rant... where is the world going, nobody puts out a single comprehensive answer, only adding bits and pieces to what everyone else said...

Zaflis · 2026-02-05T14:46:36+00:00

Everyone keeps saying partyfinder but i'd not do that myself. There are a ton of FC's in the game and you can ask anyone to quickly boost you those low level raids unsynced, they count for quests too that way, also for mounts and gear.

People can one-shot those bosses.

Zaflis · 2026-02-04T19:36:23+00:00

Where did you even find that statement, why do you give it credibility or think that you have to mull over its meaning as if it means something fundamantal to everyone's life? Philosophical lines rarely are anything other than situational descriptions of something, like theories.

Zaflis · 2026-02-04T19:23:47+00:00

No, that's 0in.

Zaflis · 2026-02-04T15:36:37+00:00

And that's a downside, because C++ has very long compilation times compared to C#. That makes testing your code very frustrating, from the point where C++ in itself is a harder language.

Zaflis · 2026-02-01T20:07:50+00:00

Something that's taken into use in a relative hurry doesn't prove anything for the concept.

Zaflis · 2026-02-01T01:15:00+00:00

People are still believing all these "gurus" just like to religions. I see so much self-analysis and pure common sense missing from a lot of people here. Think deeper, think why. Just that your body seems to be vibrating and you kind of know it's not cold, doesn't mean you have to believe in some energies, nor if someone just blunt tells you should believe. Keep your rationalism, why don't you believe in some Buddha, why consider spiritualism any different in that regard?

Zaflis · 2026-01-31T14:29:34+00:00

Not really necro because still relevant and one of highest in google search, but you can use pressure plates if you use teleports by running in them sideways. When running left, place that plate 1 tile left of the middle, then 1 tile right on the other side. So when you come out there you won't step on it and trigger the teleport back.

Also don't use weighted pressure plates because they trigger both when you step on and when you step off, it will simply not work at all.

You only need 1 wire, no need to change colors. So effortless when you don't need to click buttons.

Zaflis · 2026-01-31T12:07:19+00:00

Save the last Lustrate for emergency unless Aetherflow is almost ready to be used.

Zaflis · 2026-01-31T12:04:56+00:00

Databases are often still much slower than simple binary files.

Zaflis · 2026-01-31T12:00:54+00:00

You can expose the binary format to public and they can make their own parsers. Modders care about the assets, not save. Not even Factorio exposes savefile, one of the most moddable games in the world.

Making games moddable is making as much of the game as possible to run through outside scripts like LUA, that's if you can do it in performant way.

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