Alternative fuels for chainsaw

[tdb]

Since the game UI can now support selecting fuels for the jetpack, would it be possible to get this for the chainsaw as well? That would be one less stack of items I have to carry around in my inventory.

[RogueSeraph257]

No kidding. Who ever thought a chainsaw would use a solid instead of something like biofuel.

[Wolfie_]

Rocket fuel in a chainsaw anyone? Muhahahaha.

[apdsmith]

... or you could run the jetpack off solid biofuel...?

ducks rotten fruit

More seriously, yes, seems weird that the jetpack is multi-fuel but the chainsaw isn't...

[kLuns]

Batteries :)

[Wolfgang]

Originally posted by Wolfie_:

Rocket fuel in a chainsaw anyone? Muhahahaha.

Turbofuel in chainsaw: You just cut every tree in a 5km radius.

[Spocks Toupee]

Originally posted by tdb:

Since the game UI can now support selecting fuels for the jetpack, would it be possible to get this for the chainsaw as well? That would be one less stack of items I have to carry around in my inventory.

The problem is, is you don't get liquid fuel until you get to the Oil Tier, by then the need for a chainsaw (To collect a lot of Leaves and Wood to make biomass and Solid Biomass) is long gone. (Except for clearing areas at that point) It's why you get the chainsaw along with the ability to make Solid Biomass, but yea, it's strange that a chainsaw runs on Solid BIomass

[tdb]

Originally posted by Spocks Toupee:

The problem is, is you don't get liquid fuel until you get to the Oil Tier

That's why I'm not asking to make the chainsaw use liquid fuels exclusively. Solid biofuel should still remain an option.

Originally posted by Spocks Toupee:

Except for clearing areas at that point

I do occasionally want to remove trees from the way of my factory even after I already have better methods of generating power. So I have to lug around a stack of solid biomass which serves no other purpose than to fuel my chainsaw. It would be much more convenient if the chainsaw could use the same packaged turbofuel which I carry for my jetpack.

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Originally posted by Spocks Toupee:

Originally posted by tdb:

Since the game UI can now support selecting fuels for the jetpack, would it be possible to get this for the chainsaw as well? That would be one less stack of items I have to carry around in my inventory.

The problem is, is you don't get liquid fuel until you get to the Oil Tier, by then the need for a chainsaw (To collect a lot of Leaves and Wood to make biomass and Solid Biomass) is long gone. (Except for clearing areas at that point) It's why you get the chainsaw along with the ability to make Solid Biomass, but yea, it's strange that a chainsaw runs on Solid BIomass

That is his point.
The Chainsaw is pretty much useless later, but if you need it, because some Tree is right where you want to build you either have to always carry an extra Stack of useless item with you or you have to grab leaves and stuff and craft it then and there.

You pretty much always will carry normal Fuel for your Jetpack, so why not make it that the Chainsaw takes Fuel too? Of course you wont be able in the beginning to use it with fuel but later you dont want to use it with the biomass stuff.

[Spocks Toupee]

Originally posted by tdb:

Originally posted by Spocks Toupee:

The problem is, is you don't get liquid fuel until you get to the Oil Tier

That's why I'm not asking to make the chainsaw use liquid fuels exclusively. Solid biofuel should still remain an option.

Good point. I missed the "Selecting Fuels" part for some reason.

[luntacarsus]

At that point in the game, you should be clearing trees with explosives. Because boom.

[kLuns]

Originally posted by luntacarsus:

At that point in the game, you should be clearing trees with explosives. Because boom.

Explosives don't provide loot from what you remove.
The loot has use as feed for jetpackfuel, color cartridge and extra coupons.
You blow it al away.

[luntacarsus]

But Boom.

[Mihle]

Explosives is slower at clearing vegetation than chainsaw.

[20 Chicken McNuggets box]

Originally posted by Mihle:

Explosives is slower at clearing vegetation than chainsaw.

Counterpoint : cluster explosives, makes the whole area vaporize !

[Deathbringer556]

What if we had a vehicle that could harvest foliage or a drone building that could clear an area around it similar to the way the radar tower revealed the map area over time in previous versions? That would satisfy the quicker or more convenient way of clearing vegetation while also yielding resources (Ficsit does not waste).