The space elevator is in closed testing (on discord) at the moment. I've been avoiding making too much noise about that because while the bugs are easy to find it doesn't help having lots of people testing, it just takes longer to read through all the same feedback. The problems and process is quite interesting though, so is ...
2021-10-07 11:24:32 +0000 UTC View Post
The space elevator is big, really big. It's about 26 tiles wide, which means a lot of pixels to fill. It is also highly detailed, and detail work takes a long time.
A task like this, working at the highest quality, could take a long time even working full time, so there's no way I can do that. What I can do is shi...
2021-08-14 23:46:56 +0000 UTC View Post
The space elevator has been quite difficult to design. This is the progress so far. There are still things that I'm not quite happy with yet, but the things I want to try will be faster to do in 3d than 2d.
There are some more structural parts to add, then electronics boxes, lots of pipes, and then a whole load of...
2021-05-07 20:56:09 +0000 UTC View PostSo as mentioned in the latest FFF, I'm Wube's new concept artist: https://factorio.com/blog/post/fff-365
So what does this mean for my mods and other works?
Two main things have changed.
First.
Over th...
2021-02-07 00:35:39 +0000 UTC View Post
I've resisted adding new larger containers for a while because there are some standalone mods that already provide these tools to you. The problem is that I find they don't match the style of the rest of the game.
I'm not really sure why, but a little while ago I just felt inspired to make a set of larger containers tha...
2020-11-17 23:34:30 +0000 UTC View Post
For a long time I've intended to add some "flying craft" to the list of vehicles I've made.
I'm avoiding saying aircraft because it's essentially an atmospheric capable thrustercraft / spaceship, and I'm avoiding saying spaceship because if you don't have Space Exploration installed it would be limited...
2020-10-06 00:31:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Some times it is hard to focus on what I'm supposed to be doing so I start working on some side content early, just because I feel like doing that sort of activity.
This is a half-done missile turret.
You may notice that this post does not have the "Space Exploration" tag, and that is no accident. The missile tu...
I started working on bits for the resource update about a year ago. I knew from the start it would need to be kept separate from the other continuous Space Exploration updates because of the way it would change the universe resource balance. I was expecting it would take about 6 months, but it ended up taking a year.&nb...
2020-06-01 13:40:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Audio work is one of those things that I only seem to do once a year, maybe less. I usually end up forgetting how to use whatever program I used the last time and have to learn as I go each time. Fortunately I've always managed to make what I want relatively quickly because the program I use most (Audacity) is quite int...
2020-02-06 12:58:24 +0000 UTC View Post
This is a control interface addon for a secret part of the Space Exploration end game content. It may not look like much right now but it is quite significant. If everything goes to plan then this untextured model represents the last of the 3D modelling required for the end-game puzzle content. There's still a lot...
2020-01-06 04:45:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Another update for the surface exploration part of Space Exploration.
2019-11-20 13:19:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Here are the planned resources for the Space Exploration resource update.
Vulcanite: Mainly found on volcanic planets, used in advanced material refining, alternate rocket fuel, and improved incendiaries.
Cryonite: Mainly found on ice planets, can be used for cheap thermofluid, co...
2019-11-11 23:27:51 +0000 UTC View Post
The exploration and investigation side of the Space Exploration mod calls for two types of cartouche. Each will encapsulate a set of glyphs with special meaning. There will be many pairs of these scattered across planets and moons, some will need to be explored, investigated and understood as part of a grand puzzle to u...
2019-10-11 01:09:27 +0000 UTC View Post
A top secret teaser image for what will be the Space Exploration end game. This is a test render for the ring (WIP), but it probably won't be in this state when you find it.
2019-07-23 00:26:08 +0000 UTC View Post
In Factorio you can't jump. Most of what you'd want to jump over is quite large like a building, or a water crossing. Jumping that far wouldn't be that realistic anyway, but what if you had a grappling gun?
Jump over buildings, cross short sections of water, catch yourself if you fall off a space station, and more...
2019-05-04 11:39:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Closed testing of my new mod Space Exploration starts this weekend. Apply in my discord channel: https://discord.gg/ymjUVMv
There are a limited number of testing slots available, priority goes to Patreon supporters.
2019-04-04 17:14:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Another machine for the Space Exploration Mod.
2019-03-26 22:28:47 +0000 UTC View PostI just released the Paths & Waypoints update that I've been working on for the last few months.
Check it out here:
https://mods.factorio.com/mod/aai-programmable-vehicles
2018-09-15 16:35:34 +0000 UTC View Post
I needed something for the Patreon background and this was around the right size. So if anyone is wondering what it is, it's a robot dinosaur in the shape of a Spinosaurus. It was created as part of a creature creations challenge on CGHub (when it existed) where we had to create some kind of robotic dinosaurs.
2018-02-15 01:54:10 +0000 UTC View Post
