Adds the C5 Galaxy strategic cargo plane to transport large amounts of cargo across long distances. Now with autopilot!
Mods introducing new content into the game.
Version: 1.0.1 Date: 2024-05-16 Bugfixes: - The mod no longer kills all vehicles standing still in water. Sorry!
Version: 1.0.2 Date: 2024-05-16 Bugfixes: - The plane no longer loses its trunk inventory on takeoff and landing. Sorry again!
Version: 1.0.3 Date: 2024-05-21 Changes: - Once the plane is in the air, it is no longer a priority military target.
Version: 1.0.4 Date: 2024-06-11 Changes: - Plane fuel usage when airborne increased to the value of the grounded plane - Slightly reduced acceleration when airborne
Version: 1.0.5 Date: 2024-06-11 Changes: - Changed map icon to a plane Bugfixes: - While airborne, the plane no longer interacts with inserters
Version: 1.0.6 Date: 2024-06-13 Changes: - Backwards speed is now capped
Version: 1.0.7 Date: 2024-06-13 Changes: - Increased backwards speed
Version: 1.1.0 Date: 2024-06-14 Changes: - Increased airborne plane selection priority - Exiting a flying plane no longer kills the plane and player - Biters ignore flying planes - Changed height-per-kmh setting default value Balancing: - Forward speed is now controlled by standard factorio vehicle physics instead of a hard limit - Grounded plane friction is now fully affected by terrain friction - Airborne plane is no longer affected by terrain friction - Backwards speed increased from 25 to 30 km/h - Increased fuel consumption from 8MW to 12MW - Increased weight from 50000 to 60000 - Doubled energy per hit point - Changed resistances
Version: 1.1.1 Date: 2024-06-14 Bugfixes: - Fixed horrible performance of previous release - Takeoff and landing no longer fully heals the plane Changes: - Exiting a flying plane will once again kill the plane and player
Version: 1.1.2 Date: 2024-06-14 Bugfixes: - Biters now really don't target planes with players in them
Version: 2.0.0 Date: 2024-07-19 Major Features: - Added autopilot. Includes path planning between parking spots, ground waypoints, and takeoff & landing points. Minor Features: - Planes now reveal the map around them. Changes: - Reduced plane width from 6 to 5 - Planes can now function without a player inside. - Exiting a flying plane no longer kills the plane and player. - Removed settings since they would mess with the autopilot system. - Reduced research cost Optimizations: - Improved plane tracking (no longer player-based).
Version: 2.0.1 Date: 2024-07-19 Bugfixes: - Fixed pathfinding crash when circles couldn't be smoothly connected with a line
Version: 2.1.0 Date: 2024-07-21 Changes: - Increased taxi speed to 40 km/h (also slightly increased turn radius accordingly) - Mitigated plane oscillation when following straight paths - Path planning lines are now dotted - Fixed naming inconsistencies
Version: 2.1.1 Date: 2024-08-27 Bugfixes: - The path planning tool can no longer select entity ghosts