Recent reviews by Vikbor5342

When I first started playing Factorio, I was convinced that I had what it takes to be a top-tier factory builder. I watched countless tutorials, read forum posts, and even consulted with other players to get the best tips and tricks.

But despite my efforts, I just couldn't seem to get my factory off the ground. Every time I thought I had figured out the perfect layout or production line, something would go wrong. Machines would jam, belts would clog, and resources would run dry.

To make matters worse, I was completely oblivious to some of the most basic concepts in the game. I didn't know how to balance my production lines, I didn't understand the importance of ratios, and I couldn't even figure out how to set up a simple logistics network.

But perhaps the most cringe-worthy moment of my Factorio career was when I realized that I had accidentally built my entire factory in the wrong direction.

Instead of facing east-west like most of the other players, I had built my factory north-south, with all of my machines and belts running perpendicular to the way they were supposed to. It was a disaster. Nothing worked, nothing connected, and I was constantly having to backtrack and retrace my steps.

It took me weeks to realize what I had done wrong, and even longer to fix it. By the time I finally got my factory running smoothly, I was so far behind the other players that I could never catch up.

But that wasn't the end of my struggles with Factorio. Despite fixing my factory's direction, I still had trouble with basic concepts like power management and pollution control.

One time, I had built a massive array of steam engines to power my factory, but I didn't realize that I needed to feed them with coal to keep them running. So, my entire factory ground to a halt when the power went out.

Another time, I had expanded my factory too quickly and didn't properly account for the pollution it was producing. Soon, I found myself under constant attack from hordes of angry biters, and I had to spend days repairing the damage and fortifying my defenses.

And let's not even get started on my attempts at train logistics. I couldn't figure out how to set up proper signaling, so my trains were constantly crashing into each other and causing massive pile-ups.

Despite all of my failures and embarrassments, I never gave up on Factorio. Every mistake was a learning opportunity, and I always came back to the game eager to try new strategies and designs.

And slowly but surely, I started to improve. My factories became more efficient, my defenses more robust, and my trains finally started running on time.

I remember one particularly disastrous attempt at train logistics that still haunts me to this day. I had finally figured out how to use signals to prevent train collisions, or so I thought. I spent hours meticulously laying down tracks and placing signals, feeling proud of my progress.

But when I sent my first train out on a delivery run, it quickly became clear that I had made a grave mistake. The train stopped dead in its tracks at the first signal, refusing to move despite there being no other trains on the track.

I tried everything I could think of to get the train moving again. I double-checked the signal placement, checked the train's schedule, and even tried manually driving it myself. But nothing worked.

It wasn't until I posted on the Factorio forums and was gently informed by other players that I realized my mistake. I had accidentally placed a signal facing the wrong direction, essentially telling the train to stop at that spot indefinitely.

I was mortified. How could I have made such a basic error? But I learned my lesson and made sure to double and triple-check my signal placement from then on.

And speaking of mistakes, let's not forget the countless times I accidentally deleted important parts of my factory while trying to deconstruct something else. I would frantically try to undo my actions, but it was often too late. Machines would be lost, belts would be destroyed, and my carefully crafted production lines would be thrown into chaos.

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