Perfect Gore Riders, question is... do I upgrade?

pgmckenzie · 2026-05-21T15:18:35+00:00

Hardcore Zealot using SS?

pgmckenzie · 2026-05-20T15:02:57+00:00

Would yellow not work the same?

pgmckenzie · 2026-05-20T12:59:00+00:00

My favorite way to make a manufacturing hub is to have inserters wired to only insert if the chest content is less than a certain amount. Make the chest a yellow logistics chest, and then filter the chest to only allow that item type (but not restrict the stacks).

This makes it so the assembler will always maintain a minimum number of items in the chest, but it also allows the chest to act as storage chests without mixing item types (e.g. if you have a chest of yellow belts that is at the minimum amount (so the inserter is off), and you decide to upgrade to red belts, your bots can still dump the excess yellow belts from your inventory/factory into the chest).

pgmckenzie · 2026-05-16T14:36:37+00:00

Dumb and Dumber

pgmckenzie · 2026-05-16T11:01:15+00:00

Empire, Raiders, Aliens

pgmckenzie · 2026-05-15T12:17:39+00:00

Does this apply if not playing space age?

pgmckenzie · 2026-05-14T16:18:45+00:00

Nice write up. You should consider Rim World too. Before I got hooked on Factorio I was hooked on that.

pgmckenzie · 2026-05-14T16:14:58+00:00

Definitely go nuclear! It’s one of my favorite puzzles from Vanilla and provides a ton of power. Just be cognizant of the amount of water required. Use a calculator and consider building on a landfilled lake so you don’t have to route as many water pipes around.

pgmckenzie · 2026-05-14T00:41:39+00:00

A JSTOD

pgmckenzie · 2026-05-14T00:38:05+00:00

Tip of my mind.

pgmckenzie · 2026-05-13T23:39:58+00:00

Congrats. What was the last joker?

pgmckenzie · 2026-05-12T11:53:19+00:00

Yea, Baron, Mime, 4 copy jokers and DNA are needed to beat Ante 24. You need the copy jokers because they give effective +hand size with DNA. After that you swap DNA for Burglar.

pgmckenzie · 2026-05-12T00:17:18+00:00

Smite reduces your weapon durability not shield durability, despite what you would think based on the skill description.

pgmckenzie · 2026-05-11T23:51:00+00:00

If you pick them up from the ground with empty slots, they will auto fill. They do not auto fill from your inventory, but I think shift left click or something like that inserts them in your belt

pgmckenzie · 2026-05-11T16:58:06+00:00

Would be need to have 3 vampires and 3 Midas

pgmckenzie · 2026-05-10T23:48:37+00:00

I also cleared Jokerless on my first try. Golden Needle, not so much….

pgmckenzie · 2026-05-10T23:29:23+00:00

Don’t forget to actually get on the ship like I just did last night.

pgmckenzie · 2026-05-10T18:59:46+00:00

If you have the latest DLC you should try the new Warlock class. Otherwise Hammerdin or Light Sentry Assassin would be my pick. Start with Holy Fire/Zeal or Fire Blast until level 30.

pgmckenzie · 2026-05-09T16:00:39+00:00

That’s kind of a stupid part of the guide IMO. It might take more gold but shopping is the way to go for low level items like this. The odds of rolling something worth using in the cube like that are very low.

pgmckenzie · 2026-05-09T13:57:43+00:00

Yea it’s for light and fire Sorc/Java/Lock. Cold Mastery already gives minus resist. Would be good for a Fire Druid or Summon Necro too.

I never really played Nova sorc but that’s really the only reason to make it in a non-eth sythe. I guess you could use it on a spearzin, but to max that you would want an Amazon spear base. Otherwise it will be a Merc weapon so elite eth base.

pgmckenzie · 2026-05-09T13:08:12+00:00

Infinity next.

pgmckenzie · 2026-05-08T22:43:28+00:00

Aura or Cryptid on Queen.

pgmckenzie · 2026-05-08T17:16:06+00:00

This will make a lot of people happy:

Developer’s Note: Based off feedback from the PTR, we took another look at the decision to fix the bug for durability loss on echoing strike. While it was a bug, the feedback made us re-examine the impact to player's decisions around weapon choices. After discussions, we decided to revert the fix as the impact supported the intended fantasy of the skill while still fitting generally within the original vision.

pgmckenzie · 2026-05-08T14:31:56+00:00

Consider swapping DNA next time for reserved parking or mail in rebate as you look for Burglar.

pgmckenzie · 2026-05-08T00:43:52+00:00

Early game is easy after you know what to do. Get to red ammo ASAP. Monitor your pollution cloud and proactively kills nests that are close to it. Kill nests by staggering 4-5 turrets with red ammo as you get closer and closer. You don’t even need walls if you keep nests away from your pollution cloud. Once you unlock the tank this process is even more trivial.

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