Space Elevator (BETA)

by Lukah

Adds space elevators to planets for fast, efficient item transfer to space platforms. A late-game alternative to rocket launches. (BETA)

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44 minutes ago
2.0
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Factorio: Space Age Icon Space Age Mod
Planets Transportation Logistics Fluids

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13 hours ago

i like it.when i done se.i will use it.

13 hours ago

Thanks VariousTrick! Let me know if there are any bugs you find, or features you want to see!

10 hours ago

I just installed and tinkering around a little; it's a super cool concept.
While obviously much different than regular functional modding, but custom spritework would be awesome for a concept like this. It'd also allow you to make the construction much larger; the current footing for a space elevator is quite small imo.

Functionality wise, it might be an idea to merge the side chest and tank into the main entity?
I haven't had much time to try the functionality out because I'm not yet at Aquillo in my modded planet playthrough; There are some popular planet mods which might be cool to look into compatibility wise (for example, Muluna and Cerys are moons, maybe it's cheaper to construct there? Marraxis is an ocean planet, is it even possible to build it on there? Can it be built in the Trench (haven't tested) of Marraxis? Wouldn't make much sense if it can be.

I played around a little bit with the construction in editor, and placing the foundation works fine. It does not place the chest and tank until I open the interface however, and when removing the foundation these two are unremovable using editor, which is probably not intended.

4 hours ago

Thanks Casper1123! Because I'm currently using the rocket silo as a base entity, I had many issues merging the fluid tank and the chest into the main entity. For example, inserters IN would work but inserters OUT would not. :( For now they'll need to be separate but as I progress in the mod build/design its likely I'll swap out to another entity that supports having the fluid tank and chest inside the main entity for cleanliness.

Also thanks for spotting that bug with the tank/chest not being deleted when the space elevator is removed - I just released v0.2.5 that fixes that, and also adds a WIP sprite for the item/fluid transmission (its very WIP, likely to improve/change over time). Thanks for playing and your feedback! :D

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