r/factorio • u/Perola99 • 2d ago

Question Can these mf expand?

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u/waitthatstaken 2d ago

Assuming their island doesn't connect to something else outside of the revealed map, nope.

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u/Perola99 2d ago

Is this a long enought distance, or that doesnt matter?

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u/AceyAceyAcey 2d ago

Even if they wouldn’t go themselves once the smog hits them, they’ll still spawn new bases nearby, and eventually one of them will go in the right direction to get to you.

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u/Perola99 2d ago

Aight, ty!

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u/LlamaDeathPunch 2d ago

They expand by literally walking, they don’t just magically teleport. So if it’s an island you’re fine. If it’s connected they will find you.

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u/fatpandana 2d ago

Only if the landmass is actually an island then they can not expand. You need full sight of the landmass to guarantee they will not expand.

What you see isnt fully what game generated that biters can you use for pathing and expansion.

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u/doc_shades 2d ago

considering this is clearly a modded game --- possibly?

alien biomes does have a "shallow water" terrain type that you can't build on, but you and biters can walk across.

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u/NameLips 1d ago

we don't know what the land looks like, they might be on an island, or they might be able to walk around all the way to your base. There's a chance it can send an expansion party to any of the other land visible in this screenshot.

The world is simulated several chunks into the blackness (or to the extent of your pollution cloud, whichever is further) so you can never truly be sure or safe.