would it be possible to have a setting or even just an alternate vehicle version of the Tarantulator that sports a massive laser, flame thrower and rockets?

Hey, sorry for the extremely late reply — unfortunately I wasn’t notified that there were new messages.

Regarding your question: in principle, yes, that would be possible. However, I’ve actually designed the Assault Spidertron specifically for that kind of setup — featuring Cannons, MGs, flamethrowers, and/or rockets.

You can find it here: Assault Spidertron V2 on the Factorio mod portal
https://mods.factorio.com/mod/assault_spidertron_V2

i was more looking at the mega Laser part of the request the other parts of the load out were just to fill slots

Got it — a BMLC (BigMotherFu..ingLaserCannon) 😄 Understood, and it seems doable in principle.

I'll take a closer look once I've cleared up some of the remaining issues. If implemented, it would most likely be as an optional loadout — I’d prefer not to clutter the grid with 10 different unit variants.

Thanks for the input, it's been duly noted and appreciated!

thank you its a pleasure to give my input and i shall Greatly enjoy the BMLC