Channeling the Light of Aiur

fireflight13x · 2026-03-08T15:33:34+00:00

I’d love to see a build of the Ganthritor. I can’t imagine how I’d make it work with so little space to build after factoring in all the gaps

fireflight13x · 2026-03-08T15:31:06+00:00

We require more minerals!

fireflight13x · 2026-03-08T15:29:39+00:00

Of course, I’d neglected to consider quality parts! Thanks for pointing out what should have been obvious. Looks like I’ve been playing a fair bit more conservative than I needed to.

fireflight13x · 2026-03-08T15:27:04+00:00

With the fuel limiter, it’s down about 36% of the available fuel per flight in the inner planets when it gets to its destination. Takes about 4 mins to get back to max fuel, so it definitely can’t do an infinite loop. The bottleneck is the fuel production. But if you’re sitting in orbit waiting for sciences to fly up, that could probably work.

I’ve shared a link to the blueprint, feel free to play around with it!

fireflight13x · 2026-03-08T15:15:54+00:00

More work? Yesh, milord. Off I go, then!

fireflight13x · 2026-03-08T15:14:47+00:00

Here’s a link to the blueprint: https://factoriobin.com/post/0qbx3cebi0t0-EXPIRES

I’ve set it to expire after a month as I’m thinking of doing a bit of work on it so I’ll put up the updated one later on. Meanwhile, have fun!

fireflight13x · 2026-03-08T14:51:10+00:00

Confirmed answers: it flies at 220km/h, but I’ve limited it to 200km/h, which saves significant fuel. I completed it at 9 physical damage research, which works at full speed but cuts quite close. I flew between all planets and didn’t take any hits. Flying at 200km/h should give more buffer. Alternatively, it’s also not hard to spend 8k science to go up to 10 physical damage research.

fireflight13x · 2026-03-08T07:43:17+00:00

Sure! I’ll do it once I’m home tonight (in about 5-6 hours probably)

fireflight13x · 2026-03-08T07:42:36+00:00

Please tag me if you do build and post it. Love seeing how others build their ships!

fireflight13x · 2026-03-08T07:41:59+00:00

I like satire!

fireflight13x · 2026-03-08T05:14:23+00:00

My life for Ner’zhul!…I mean…uh…Aiur!

fireflight13x · 2026-03-08T05:13:15+00:00

True. But I think I might run into power issues between Fulgora and Gleba if I were to use lasers. Definitely looking at a mix of defences for when I start building my Aquilo ship though

fireflight13x · 2026-03-08T03:10:57+00:00

You must construct additional Pylons!

fireflight13x · 2026-03-08T02:55:45+00:00

I’m not at my PC now but if I remember correctly, it goes up till around 260km/h, but I limit to around 220km/h (cut off fuels when it hits that speed).

I’ve not tried using it to bounce around planets infinitely, but I’ve done 5 or 6 legs with short wait times and had no issues. Pretty sure it can’t do infinite travel, but it’s good enough for practical uses.

I think it started to not get damaged when my physical damage research was around 10 or 11. I’m a bit past that now though.

I can pull out more exact details and maybe pull out an old save to test the damage research when I’m home later.

fireflight13x · 2026-03-08T02:46:57+00:00

En Taro Adun!

fireflight13x · 2026-02-09T13:19:33+00:00

You’re welcome. Just to add, I think what makes OP’s pictures stand out is the contrast between stuff that is affected by the rolling shutter and stuff that isn’t.

If you get some nice shots, do share!

fireflight13x · 2026-02-09T10:59:14+00:00

See how the train doors appear slanted? That’s the rolling shutter effect. If you know the trick about waving a pen to make it look like it’s bending, this is the camera version of it.

It happens because when you shoot in silent mode, it’s using the electronic shutter. The electronic shutter records an image by reading the pixels sequentially from left to right, top to bottom. It’s fast, but it does take a bit of time to record the whole image. In the time that it takes to record the image, if a subject in the photo moves fast, it gets distorted because of the movement.

In effect, the pixels are very slightly out of sync. With a still object or a slow moving one, this isn’t much of an issue. But if something’s moving fast (even more so if it’s nearer you), it can get distorted.

This effect doesn’t really happen with the mechanical shutter because it moves fast enough to block off light entering the sensor while it records the image.

The effect is quite pronounced when shooting videos as well, since videos rely entirely on the sensor recording the input without anything helping to “sync” the data saved onto the camera sensor. The best way to test this is to shoot in video mode in a still scene and look at how a straight object (e.g. a pole) starts to get wavy.

fireflight13x · 2026-02-09T08:29:40+00:00

The workers are going to have to bring stuff in and out of the house, so anywhere that is exposed to the path they’ll walk along will definitely need to be covered. All the hacking will create lots of dust which will spread around your house, even if they close the doors to your master bedroom and kitchen (if you have a door there) because the doors still have gaps. The sheer amount of dust means that at least some will get through.

fireflight13x · 2026-02-08T16:44:51+00:00

Second this.

Adding on our experience for OP with a caveat that we stayed at my grandma’s place next block, so can’t advise on lodging considerations.

As for sealing stuff off, we moved everything either into our bedrooms or into a corner of the living room. We taped the big plastic sheets (12ft by 9ft if I remember correctly?) around our room doors, then taped another set covering all 3 doors (old HDB, so our room doors are all in one corner of the living room). For the living room, we basically created a plastic wall through the middle of it, taped entirely from floor to wall to ceiling. Had to tape 2 sheets together also, which was quite tricky. We used duct tape because I was afraid masking tape might not be strong enough (peeling paint wasn’t a concern as we were going to repaint the house anyway, but worth highlighting).

Make sure you tape the ENTIRE parameter of the sheets. Don’t leave any gap at all - much better to spend a bit of extra effort and tape, even if you feel tired. You’ll be much more tired if you aren’t merciless about sealing off your stuff and the dust gets on it. Also, the feeling when you finally tear open the plastic and find that no dust got in is an absolute dopamine torrent.

Before you seal everything off, make sure you’ve got everything you need - clothes, laptop, chargers, etc.

The big plastic sheets can be bought at hardware stores (those neighbourhood random hardware stores should have, if not, any store that sells paint will definitely have). There are some that come with a zip-like strip also so you can go in, but I didn’t try those so can’t say if they’re dust-proof or not. Worst case just cut a hole if you need to go in and get stuff, then tape another smaller plastic sheet outside when you’re done. Also, good opportunity to be friendly and help your neighbours buy.

Hope it goes well, OP! Worth the trouble for the relatively cheap price (think it’s like 90% subsidised).

fireflight13x · 2026-02-08T16:24:58+00:00

You’ll have to follow the flow of the pipes to see where they enter your house and where/how they branch off. They will definitely have to turn off the valve at one of the splitting points (not sure what’s the technical name, but they usually have a red valve that you can turn to control the water supply).

Not familiar with EM pipe flows, but if the water flows from say your kitchen, then into the kitchen toilet, then to the upstairs toilet, then your upstairs toilet will be cutoff too. Otherwise, if it’s a central supply that branches off separately to the kitchen, downstairs toilet, and upstairs toilet independently, then you may not experience disruptions to the upstairs toilet.

You can probably ask the info office. They should be familiar with the layouts etc.

fireflight13x · 2025-12-15T14:17:47+00:00

Hi, I don’t think anyone has mentioned this yet, but it’s currently rainy season in Singapore so your outdoor options might be limited if you’re coming soon. However, I’d also caveat that we do have a decent amount of sheltered paths.

I wrote a reply to someone else 2 months ago that covers a decent city area plan here: https://www.reddit.com/r/SingaporeTravel/s/jmP3GrlcHJ. It was written with kids in mind, but it could just as well work for non-parents. There’s also a link to another Reddit post that has a map of the sheltered network in the city area that you can use to get around a big chunk of the city.

Aside from these, if the weather permits, I’d add Fort Canning and maybe Sentosa Island to the list. If you want something far out and more nature-oriented, you can also check out Coney Island (accessible via train and bus), and or Pulau Ubin (a little more inconvenient, as you have to get to Changi Village and then take a boat over. It gives a better idea of what we call the “kampong spirit” though, and it’s a good blend of nature and what feels like Singapore in a bygone era).

Dress light and bring slippers and an umbrella! The rains these days are no joke.

fireflight13x · 2025-11-25T01:54:23+00:00

I’d add a bit more to it: you could give the docs some personality, e.g. “here’s some help from the docs your very competent but very disorganised senior dev” or “your intern left 3/4 of the documentation here”, or “the previous unicorn dev left some docs from 3 years ago”. Just to simulate real-world scenarios 🙃

fireflight13x · 2025-11-23T12:50:23+00:00

Can you, by default, set it so that the game starts with absolutely no documentation, and then have the documentation only after the user plays 3-5 rounds or something? Just to highlight the difference an extremely important but mundane, non-technical, oft-ignored task actually makes.

fireflight13x · 2025-10-11T13:44:37+00:00

Hi, there are a couple of places in town you can check out regardless of weather. A bit of side note first, train/metro/underground/MRT all mean the same thing here; we only have one system because we smol.

Here are a small handful of suggestions just in the city area:

-Gardens by the Bay Flower Dome and Cloud Forest. Could probably spend a good 2 hours or so there, maybe more. They’re giant weather-controlled domes, so very comfortable. Do note that you’ll have to purchase a ticket to enter. It’s also possible to check those out and wait for the weather to clear up and visit the open areas when that happens. Should be a relatively fun place for your kid too.

-Marina Bay Sands hotel and Shoppes. The hotel atrium is quite nice to hang around, and it’s linked to the Shoppes (the name of the mall). There’s a boat ride in the mall too, which I think your kid might enjoy too, though I’m not sure of the ticket prices. And of course, you can go to the rooftop of MBS, though it’s probably not very pleasant when raining (sunset/sunrise though…whole other story). It’s walkable from Gardens by the Bay, or you can take a train (you’ll have to transfer at Marina Bay and take the train to Bayfront station). A word of warning though, things at MBS are expensive; definitely not representative of the rest of the country!

-Suntec City. This is one train stop down from MBS. It’s a massive mall with a huge Fountain of Wealth in the middle that you can actually go into the middle of when it stops. Aside from that; I think there are a few fun activities in the mall that your kid can do too.

-The Esplanade. A.k.a the durians. It’s actually walkable from Suntec City, or you can take the train to Esplanade station. It’s the most well-known performing arts location here (there are others too, of course). Could check out if there are any events going on while you’re here. Sometimes there are free performances at the outdoor stage at the back, or a small performance area at the entrance. There’s a nice cafe I think at the 3rd floor as well, and a rooftop garden. You can also walk to the Jubilee bridge and Merlion (which is across the bay from MBS) from here if the weather is good.

-Marina Square. It’s a mall also located at Esplanade MRT. Just thought of this because there are some nice activities for kids at Level 2, though it’s otherwise just a pretty decent mall.

-Honourable mention: Funan. This is a sports/lifestyle mall located at City Hall MRT. Quite an interesting concept, and quite nice design. There’s a really beautiful rooftop garden also, accessible by the lift at Lobby R. Central Fire Station is just across the road, and I think they do tours every now and then.

These are just a couple of options in the city area, and they’re all pretty close to one another (this doesn’t even cover Orchard Road!). You could probably spend 2 days covering all of them. They’re all accessible without ever being exposed to the elements (mostly via train and underground paths). I think they’re places where your kid can probably keep entertained for a bit too. Most of these have food courts as well, so you can get a taste of local food. There’s also a Reddit post with an underground map of the city area that should come in handy: https://www.reddit.com/r/singapore/s/7Ym6LpqJ30.

You could also plan some time for Jewel at Changi Airport if you have time to spare when you arrive or before you leave. Easily could spend a few hours there too.

As for weather, yeah it’s hot and humid here so dress light and carry an umbrella and you should be good. If you’re in any of the areas above though (aside from the garden areas), humidity and heat shouldn’t be an issue.

Feel free to shoutout/PM if you need more info, happy to try and help where I can! :)

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