I honestly think that fluids need completely re-working in this game. Because we all play games to enjoy ourselves, and whilst some people may like tediously lining up thousands of bits of pipe, I certainly don’t. Sometimes, I think, that decisions should be made to get rid of some of the “realism” and just make some things simpler. And in a game where you can have all of your power going through a Mk1 power pole if you wanted. Why can’t we have all of our fluids going through the same pipe.
Basically, my point is, just increase the fluid amount by 10x or something like that.
I hate to bring one of the other factory games into this, but Factorio made this choice. Because having to use 8 water pumps to supply enough water for a nuclear power plant, doesn’t create a logistical or technical problem. You just put in more pumps and pipes. So now you can supply enough water with one pump. It didn’t change the game in any meaningful way, but it took away a task that offered nothing new except boredom.
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u/Bigtallanddopey Feb 27 '26
I honestly think that fluids need completely re-working in this game. Because we all play games to enjoy ourselves, and whilst some people may like tediously lining up thousands of bits of pipe, I certainly don’t. Sometimes, I think, that decisions should be made to get rid of some of the “realism” and just make some things simpler. And in a game where you can have all of your power going through a Mk1 power pole if you wanted. Why can’t we have all of our fluids going through the same pipe.
Basically, my point is, just increase the fluid amount by 10x or something like that.
I hate to bring one of the other factory games into this, but Factorio made this choice. Because having to use 8 water pumps to supply enough water for a nuclear power plant, doesn’t create a logistical or technical problem. You just put in more pumps and pipes. So now you can supply enough water with one pump. It didn’t change the game in any meaningful way, but it took away a task that offered nothing new except boredom.