Nuclear, Fusion & Heating · Factorio

All 12 science packs (7 base + 5 Space Age), live machine counts per module setup

Since 2.0.7 beacons scale with √n: total effect, marginal gain, and how far the old linear model overshoots

Throughput matrix for 4 belt tiers × 4 stack levels, plus backpressure diagnosis when ratios look right but the line jams

Output distribution across five tiers, 25% recycler return, and crafts needed per legendary

Foundation weight → thrusters → speed → asteroid pressure, with hard layout constraints like the southern thruster edge

Allocates in fixed priority (heavy → lubricant/solid fuel → light → gas) and reports real gas output and shortfall

Recursively expands any product: machines per stage and total demand folded back to raw ore

Cycle time, loading bottleneck and trains needed — the limit is almost always inserters, not capacity

Evolution = time + pollution + nest kills, with a contribution breakdown and the current biter tier