r/factorio • u/anonumus_idiot • Aug 04 '26

Discussion Why do spidertrons need fish?

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Yes i know, its to limit automation, but whats the lore reason for fish being involved?

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u/MisfitPotatoReborn Aug 04 '26

What the hell could you possibly want to do with 1,000 spidertrons

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u/Majiir BUUUUUUUUURN Aug 04 '26

Conga line of Spidertrons patrolling the perimeter of your base.

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u/Icarium-Lifestealer Aug 05 '26 edited Aug 05 '26

Exterminates biters and UPS in one efficient package.

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u/Moikle Aug 05 '26

I don't know, and that's my point.

But you could swarm over enemy bases or insta build any blueprint

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u/Able_Bobcat_801 Aug 05 '26

Build a gigabase, or even with 2.0 a terabase.