God mode / Cheats / Invincible?

[Azuwi]

I think I started my map with too high difficulty and the aliens have swarmed everywhere, I just wanna go inside and remove one or two nests so I can focus more on building without getting attacked nonstop. And I really don't wanna start over (12 hours in) the game, is there a way to do this without disabling achievements? Like go into the enemy base but they can't damage me or I can't take damage on my character? Ammo I can craft myself. No need to be infinite. Or just "Nuke" them, or remove their nest with some command.?

If I can't do this without disabling achievements, then I'm all ears for helping me grow better and annhilate them from earth the "standard" way, but I get rekt in like 3 seconds as soon I get close to their nest.

Gear:
Modular Armor
Submachine gun
Piercing rounds magazine (red bullets) (damage 8+1,6)
both Weapon speed and weapon damage 2 have been researched.

I last about 3 seconds if I go inside nest radius if the nest is at the edge of my screen, if i go fully inside I'm gonna die in 0,1 sec lol.

I think they have 4-5 units;
The standard spawnlings
Some upgraded stronger and bigger version spawnlings
Some acid spitter worms (mobile)
Some acid spitter worms that are not mobile (stuck in ground)
and one building structure:
The hive

And my map is mostly red... (monsters) FYI.

[Azuwi]

can you edit save game files to alter game settings u picked when u started game? if i could change the spawn nests settings it might get easier. (i put max on both)

[Fel]

There is a mod that allows you to change the map settings but it does not affect terrain that was already generated so it won't remove existing nests.

[KatherineOfSky]

Originally posted by Rayden☆✪:

Note: Would it be possible to download a save and run it and get all achievements from it?

No, you will not get all achievements. What is the purpose of getting achievements if you haven't earned them? That's called cheating.

[Azuwi]

Originally posted by KatherineOfSky:

Originally posted by Rayden☆✪:

Note: Would it be possible to download a save and run it and get all achievements from it?

No, you will not get all achievements. What is the purpose of getting achievements if you haven't earned them? That's called cheating.

That depends on your terms of cheating. Cheating using console commands? Or like say if you technically crash the game without save and you download that game from a friend would that be cheating?

If you download a movie from the web, and you already own the DVD, it's not piracy either. You own the rights to use this movie when you buy it for personal use, and download in intension of watching it is a personal use.

If you have played through most of the game, but don't wanna do it again, is that cheating?

[KatherineOfSky]

Originally posted by Rayden☆✪:

Originally posted by KatherineOfSky:

No, you will not get all achievements. What is the purpose of getting achievements if you haven't earned them? That's called cheating.

That depends on your terms of cheating. Cheating using console commands? Or like say if you technically crash the game without save and you download that game from a friend would that be cheating?

If you have played through most of the game, but don't wanna do it again, is that cheating?

A crash is not cheating: that is a technical fault with something you are using: either the game itself, your computer drivers, or a mod. (Reload the autosave).

If you have played through most of the game and have used mods, that's considered cheating.

If you have played through most of the game and haven't reached the goal... then you haven't reached the goal. Just look at a game like World of Warcraft or similar: if you do 4 areas of a dungeon, but don't beat the boss, you don't get the prize. You haven't achieved it.

If you are thinking of Factorio like one of the typical AAA titles that is played through once, then you are mistaken in the how the game is meant to be played. There are a few meta achievements that are typically unlocked after building multiple factories because the production amounts are very high. There are also a few different achievements that are difficult (but not impossible) to get in a single run.

I would suggest you look at achievements as enjoyment factors: build different factories to try and achieve the goals.

Copying and pasting someone else's work is NOT an achievedment/i].

[Azuwi]

well like some other guy posted here, he wanted to try my savegame. I figured out how to post save games now, so are you still interested? and katherine; everyone is entitled to play the game as one chooses. that's why there is a cheat console ingame and mods for this game. If cheating was forbidden there wouldn't be mods or a command console programmed into the game.

[Azuwi]

Originally posted by dragonsphotoworks:

I use 20 personal lasers and couple shields. but i have a mod makes each take one spot....

But i have done same thing as you. i had 500 shield power and 8 personnal lasers i believe it was. And took out nests of litterly 30+ nests :-) It can be done just takes work.

Now since havent used methods offered. I have one more idea.
1. Get a artillery cannon. "i forget what mods you use." Either train version or stationary.
2. PLace your turrets. double row thick. Place walls around them.
3. place artillery cannon in middle behind your lasers.

Now what will happen is cannon will only attack nests. So it will kill the spawners which will lower number of bugs. They will run at your cannon. Walls should slow them down so lasers can kill them. you will need to have repair packs on you. And help your turrets. But this way will work. Artillery has looong range.

You can also make a fort for this outside their range. Use tank trap trick "single wall pieces set up in a grid so bugs walk between them and should slow them. but not cause to attack walls often" then double wall around your turrets. ild do.. 2 deep and 20 wide "yup thats 40 of them" every... 4 lasers place a flame thrower turret. and make sure wall their oil tank inside wall with them.

Once artillery can hit anything. pick it all back up. Oil is the hard part. So use assemblers to unbarrel oil. so can pick up the barrels.

Also just for my curiousity could you upload your game save? I wanna try this myself using your settings/mods.

I have had maps where was solid red around me at high evolution and succeded. So i am positive you will suceed also. :-) And im kinda still a newbie myself hehe

EDIT- forgot to mention to blue print Fort/defense so your bots can place and pick it up fast. And remember to arm cannon last. or it will draw bugs before ready.

EDIT 2- And DONT take this as condinsending. Im litte lired and my type format isnt always coming across as i intend. Im intending supportive and jovial.

still interesting in my save?

[dragonsphotoworks]

Yes i am. And cheating is in eye of beholder honestly. I use a starter mod. it effects what i start with. I also use the crashed ship mod. So to me i see it as i was on a colonizing ship that crashed. And i recovered some of the gear :-) Is it technically cheating.... well yes. But do i see it as cheating? Not really i see it as creating game I enjoy. And since i never do MP it effects no one. If i did do MP i would turn my mods off :-)

I create a story in my mind of what happened and why im trying to reach the starts.

I was on colony ship headed to new planet. But on way it hit meteror and crashed on a unknown planet. And i am trying to reach my wife. I have played many vanilla starts to game. And getting to red belts again bores me a bit. So i speed it up a bit.



But anyway Im not into achievements, so for me i dont mind losing them. Others achievements mean a lot so they would mind. But link me your save. Im interested in seeinf if i can clear the bugs :-)

[Azuwi]

https://mega.nz/file/inA2HC6I#PLpxEcVBPn_4Ycw8mptAa3KUvzB2AHD3SgUEBArxzFU

hope this works?

[Fel]

It kind of does, for anyone that wants the link just click the quote button and copy it from there.

[Azuwi]

Originally posted by Fel:

It kind of does, for anyone that wants the link just click the quote button and copy it from there.

yes or add me and ill send it to you in pvt :)

[KatherineOfSky]

Originally posted by Rayden☆✪:

and katherine; everyone is entitled to play the game as one chooses. that's why there is a cheat console ingame and mods for this game. If cheating was forbidden there wouldn't be mods or a command console programmed into the game.

Of course you can cheat... but there's no accomplishment in that. If you have the character and moral values of a cheater then that's something you have to live with.

[Azuwi]

Originally posted by KatherineOfSky:

Originally posted by Rayden☆✪:

and katherine; everyone is entitled to play the game as one chooses. that's why there is a cheat console ingame and mods for this game. If cheating was forbidden there wouldn't be mods or a command console programmed into the game.

Of course you can cheat... but there's no accomplishment in that. If you have the character and moral values of a cheater then that's something you have to live with.

What I do is my own business, and no I am not a cheater. I don't fancy cheats. Can you leave this thread please? I feel your extremely aggressive personality and towards me. Don't reply on here anymore.

[dragonsphotoworks]

What i need is a consol command to delete all items on the ground. Picture 70+ hives all fighting each other "I have factions mod" and dropping alien artifacts..... First time using the mods and might of been bad idea lmao One field i found had over 30,000 alien artifacts on the ground. That is a bit too high a income of them to me lol

And i havent even explore other continent but radar shows about same amount of hives if not more.... might be time to restart again. lol i get 40-50 hours in and find out new things or tricks and end up restarting so can apply them. 1,000s of hours logged and have not launched one rocket yet lol Can deff say ive gotten my moneys worth out of this game.

Balancing mods so far is hardest thing for me :-) Adding content with out god mode'ing is fine line lol My current dilima with alien artifacts for example. I find a mod that sounds interesting i tend to try it out. then when start a new game i remove half of them... and add more same time.

Like the cargo ship mod. Didnt NEED it but was too cool not to try. Now im having fun making viable ports. I dont go for achievements much. My fun is making factories period. Then trying to get most out of them. And then finding new way and starting all over lol

P.S. Sadly i havent had time to try your save yet sorry. Earlier discovered my blunder with factions plus alien artifacts. So been trying to fix this mess i am in lol

[Azuwi]

Originally posted by dragonsphotoworks:

What i need is a consol command to delete all items on the ground. Picture 70+ hives all fighting each other "I have factions mod" and dropping alien artifacts..... First time using the mods and might of been bad idea lmao One field i found had over 30,000 alien artifacts on the ground. That is a bit too high a income of them to me lol

And i havent even explore other continent but radar shows about same amount of hives if not more.... might be time to restart again. lol i get 40-50 hours in and find out new things or tricks and end up restarting so can apply them. 1,000s of hours logged and have not launched one rocket yet lol Can deff say ive gotten my moneys worth out of this game.

Balancing mods so far is hardest thing for me :-) Adding content with out god mode'ing is fine line lol My current dilima with alien artifacts for example. I find a mod that sounds interesting i tend to try it out. then when start a new game i remove half of them... and add more same time.

Like the cargo ship mod. Didnt NEED it but was too cool not to try. Now im having fun making viable ports. I dont go for achievements much. My fun is making factories period. Then trying to get most out of them. And then finding new way and starting all over lol

P.S. Sadly i havent had time to try your save yet sorry. Earlier discovered my blunder with factions plus alien artifacts. So been trying to fix this mess i am in lol

its fine no problem btw i play without mods so i strongly suggest you play my save without mods too so it dont mess up anything in my save or map or maybe adds like 30,000 alien artifacts like you said lol or was u talking about my map then or yours?