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another pro tip, packed dirt is your friend.

I have two T480. One slackware, one debian 12. I play on debian 12 without issue. I know this isn't really an answer but because these laptops are so cheap, maybe consider getting a second one with debian and skip all this stuff.

In game settings, put realistic map colors on (i forgot the name), and on the mini map, clay is really easy to see.

I'm at the point where I have more hours in VS that factorio, and i have had factorio since it came out. As much as I don't want to sound like a fan boy... im going to 100% fanboy this and say that this game is a masterpiece. And they are not even finished. Ill prob buy more copies to support hte studio.

Over 300 in, and 100 hours into my 3rd world. I realise that, with or without mods, this game has peak replayability. I play 30 day months so a game lasts long.

I think i need to first learn how to make my hands NOT shake before I can do this... that or put on some goddam armor.

I literally say that when I see that green light.... "NOPES"... then run like hell. Never got to steel yet. But man I have so much iron which is nice.

Interesting, this is because of the jones parts? im not far enough to understand why they are useful yet.

Im trying to visualize this but cannot. So you nerd pole up, but spiders climb, so how do you protect your sides?

So, even with good gear, it takes 2-3 hits to kill 1 spider. And in a nest, somethings I have 7-8 run at me. Killing them is basically waiting for them to re spawn, and even if I rush the rests, it takes too long to break even one. And there are usually 4-6 nests. So how do ya'll deal with these incredibly creep nests? Also... is there a payoff for killing nests?

I gotta say, I play 30 day months and winter is brutal. For traveling long distances, I create huts every few hundred blocks with a fire and some wood. Then I can explore caves/prospect and find loot rooms.

So, Ive been playing this game for a while now. Every time I found iron, it was through cave exploring. One time I found two massive veins right next to each other. When I checked the prospecting reading for the veins I did fine, they were all "poor" or "very poor". Now, in my current game, I haven't found iron in caves, but I also have prospected lot's of the map and haven't seem iron higher than poor. Does more than poor exist or is it like the other smaller ores (like borax) that stay small?

In a sense, yes. but it depends on how you play. I like building mega bases. And so i need lots of flat land.

These images are so nice, i'm embarrassed to open my game lol.

I tried all of them. 50% of my games use VanillaPlus, 50% use Plains and Valleys. Plains and Valleys is great.

There is so much to learn about this game. Thanks @LadyWYT

Never stand still. side to side, up an down, jump attack. All over the place. They never hit me. Although, I am terrified the whole time haha.

I see. Follow up question: when you say travel south, does that mean I go "down"? I always start in warm climates. I guess that means I always start north?

In creative mode, I was shocked to see all these different tree types, purple-something, redwood, ebony. Very cool. But 300 game hours in, i have never seen a single one of these trees. Where are they?

a couple wacks with the curvy sword thingy and they are down. With iron, it's 2 hits. Easy kills.

I am a fan of the terraforming approach. Maybe because I have two massive iron mines around me, I have unlimited iron tools. strategy: shovel + pickaxe = make a 1x2 straight light through the mountain

I seeee... never built the kiln before, i guess I finally have a reason too.

So, I am playing with the update in creative mode and I notice there are new colors for clay items. Red, Tan, black, orange.... etc. When I make some in a fire pit, i get brown. So how do I make the other colors?

NICE! that is a game changer when creating words and having crazy spawn points!

molds are better for lower metals but by the time you get to iron you have no choice but to smith.