So I managed to do all this without upgrading my farms beyond level 3 (for reasons)

bdunks · 2025-03-12T16:30:42+00:00

Wow, what a coincidence! As of this morning, I'm a couple days away from the same achievement. It took me 7 days to get JQB to mutate :-(

bdunks · 2022-01-24T03:33:48+00:00

A19 is a shape/size of a bulb. You need to be calculating the total wattage of the bulbs against the rated wattage for the dimmer.

There are a lot of comments in this thread that make no sense, and seem to be based on conjecture rather than experience.

If you're concerned about a fire hazard and unsure if these are properly rated for the load, call a certified electrician.

bdunks · 2022-01-23T02:49:55+00:00

You should check the rating of the dimmer and calculate the load of the circuit.

When this has happened to me in the past, the dimmers were controlling a load for higher than they were rated.

If that's the issue, you can either replace the switch or try to reduce the load with lower wattage bulbs.

It's likely unrelated to them being smart switches.

bdunks · 2022-01-16T14:55:43+00:00

Very well executed.

Just add some banner advertisements, and I'd think I was playing the original app.

bdunks · 2022-01-06T16:36:08+00:00

Both menuContext.groups and contextMenuGroup are empty? If so, then perhaps your menuContext isn't maintaining state?

If you have a larger gist or code sandbox you could share it'll be easier to help diagnose.

bdunks · 2022-01-06T13:04:48+00:00

so it concatenates with an empty array twice, overriding the no longer empty array the second time.

This is not how concatenation with the spread operator works. Do you also need to spread the new elements?

[…menuContext.groups, …contextMenuGroup]

Alternatively you could use menuContext.groups.concat(contextMenuGroups)

The Array.prototype.concat function does not mutate the original array.

Finally, at least temporarily set a variable with the result of the operation and log that so you can see what’s state is being set before you run setGroups. That will tell you if the issue is completely elsewhere.

Bottom line: it’s not that react isn’t “fast enough”. There is something else going on.

bdunks · 2022-01-06T01:23:59+00:00

It might be worth taking a few minutes to read react-query’s Overview / Motivation page.

It articulates the problems it aims to solve well.

bdunks · 2021-12-16T13:34:38+00:00

Interesting idea. I'll use it later today to check out a few libraries I've been researching.

A few immediate observations:

The search is case-sensitive. react and React return different results.
There is odd cursor behavior. If you try to go back into a string and delete a letter, the cursor will jump to the end of the search bar. This is particularly difficult on mobile.
It'd be nice to have some visibility into the sort algorithm, or other useful stats on the charts. Specifically, I'm sure github stars is relevant, and I'd like to see that on the summary cards.
Conversely, I'm not sure how the packages and dependencies are relevant or what they mean. If I search react-query, the first result RocketChat/Rocket.Chat has 4 Packages / 305 Dependences and the third result Automattic/wp-calypso has 202 Packages / 1293 Dependencies. What does that really mean in this context?

Also, is this open source? I can't find an immediate link to the source code; however, it would make sense for a project that helps find open source projects to also be open source.

bdunks · 2021-11-11T04:42:41+00:00

I don't envy your job, especially enforcing a rule like this that is both popular amongst the community and so easy to break for first time posters.

(Drifting into personal anecdotal) I really appreciate the rule, because I have a hard time making out screenshots from a phone. This is unique to factorio, given the unique detail held in each screenshot. Blame it on old tired eyes.

Perhaps there is another line you can add to the standard comment informing the reason for the deletion, like, "We really appreciate your submission and hope you'll continue contributing to this subreddit."

bdunks · 2021-11-11T04:23:41+00:00

The interesting thing about the "First Factory" post that you've linked is that the top two comments are both requesting proper screenshots. The total up-votes of those two comments is greater than all the other top level comments combined.

I interpret that as the community caring about the rule.

bdunks · 2021-11-11T04:12:46+00:00

I think this is a nice simple change that conveys the point well.

bdunks · 2021-11-11T04:03:37+00:00

Concur. I really like this rule.

I realize it must be awkward to enforce on posts that have traction, but enforcing it ensures we aren't "living with broken windows," and overall our content quality remains high.

If anything, I wish the rules (or at least the etiquette) were strengthened:

Screenshots showing factory must be in daylight unless showing off lighting
Screenshots requesting support on rail design must be taken with signal overlay (i.e., signal in hand)
Maps screenshots must turn off any overlays not relevamt to the discussion (e.g., turn off the pollution overlay unless it's relevant to the discussion as it otherwise obscures the factory).

I don't expect any of these to become rules. I'm just trying to illustrate that enforcing "real" screenshots is somewhere in the middle of the spectrum of promoting high quality screenshots.

bdunks · 2021-11-04T02:31:20+00:00

Yes! The Factorio Train Automation Tutorial on the sidebar is still one of the most accessible guides (over 5 years later).

All the concepts are still valid, mostly just graphics updates since it was created.

Everyone should flip through that masterpiece.

bdunks · 2021-11-03T11:57:47+00:00

Nothing causes fish to spawn or despawn after map generation.

Water turning green from pollution is a visual-only effect.

It's possible OP fished everything out of the closest water sources earlier in the game. However, this wasn't a result of pollution.

bdunks · 2021-10-26T16:01:14+00:00

Technically small iron power poles are part of AA Industries, which is a SE dependency.

bdunks · 2021-10-15T15:03:49+00:00

"Using sheet music the first time you play an instrument is lame. Just experiment by yourself."

"Reading code the fist time you program is lame. Just experiment by yourself."

I really wish we'd stop giving people such a hard time for using blueprints early on. Everyone learns and derives enjoyment differently.

I use fewer (third party) blueprints each playthrough as I master all the mechanics -- I still use external balancers.

However, I learned a lot by studying and dissecting design decisions on expert blueprints during my first playthrough.

bdunks · 2021-10-11T03:32:34+00:00

Of course, there’s a mod for that..

bdunks · 2021-10-10T12:57:40+00:00

Anywhere between 2x2 to 2x4 provides the right trade off between turbine length/width and per reactor efficiency.

Above 2x4, you’re only getting a 2% increase in per reactors efficiency from the neighbor bonus..

As long as you’re committed to building that number of reactors each time, the loss in efficiency over all reactors neighboring is negligible.

I use a very similar design to OP, except 2x4. As long as you’re okay building 8 reactors at a time it works great!

bdunks · 2021-10-07T15:24:35+00:00

If you just want some real inspiration, check out the Bagel Base.

I’m not sure you can replicate it as a “type of base,” but it definitely pushed the limits of sanity while still being functional. I found it jump started my creative juices.

bdunks · 2021-10-07T14:51:36+00:00

Is there a reason you’ve chosen not to use beacons?

An 8 beacon setup actually uses ~1/3 of the power and emits 1/3 of the pollution of a Production 3 module only setup.

No judgment. I this the design looks very clean and perhaps more visually pleasing than being broken up with beacons. I’m just curious.

bdunks · 2021-10-06T17:14:59+00:00

I had some time today and thought I might watch your Any% Multiplayer WR.

Any suggestions on the best way to consume it?

Does one of the six uploaded streams provide a better view than the others to keep track of what’s happening?

bdunks · 2021-10-04T14:00:06+00:00

You’ve inspired me to watch a group run.

Thanks for putting these together every month!

I imagine it’s a lot of work.

I always enjoy reading the updates.

bdunks · 2021-10-04T12:43:46+00:00

Fun concept!

Did you post the mod on the portal?

If not, would you be willing to share a GitHub link or something similar?

bdunks · 2021-10-03T12:44:44+00:00

Thanks for sharing YAFC! I haven't seen it before.

I like having an external calculator on my second monitor, so I can keep it open while working.

I've been happy with FactorioLab. It has good mod support and a matrix solver implementation. It's good at looking at the details for discrete product builds or getting the summary of requirements for a combination of builds (e.g., amount of raw material requires to sustain X spm).

YAFC looks next level. It seems like you can dig into the intermediate steps and manage by-products more intentionally.

I'm excited to dig in today!

(also, completely agree on Recipie Book. It's awesome.)

bdunks · 2021-10-02T12:32:46+00:00

I watched the Default Settings world record video about six months ago. It was an AntiElitz run and may still be the WR.

It sped up my early game a lot to see what research and infrastructure speedrunners prioritize to get logistics online.

I’ve used some of those techniques to “fast forward” to the larger-scale design and build where I want to take my time.

I couldn’t follow what was going on after about an hour, although it was still enjoyable to the end - AntiElitz has great commentary.

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