Hazard concrete

2017-09-16T10:46:51Z

LegionMammal978: A bit more info

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'''Hazard concrete''' is identical to [[concrete]] except for its striped texture. Rotating the tile changes the direction of the stripes.

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Beacon

2017-07-02T11:54:26Z

LegionMammal978: /* Limitations */ experimentally found another exception

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[[File:factorio-beacon.png|thumb|right|Beacon and 12 [[Electric furnace]]s affected by it.]]

A ''beacon'' is a device that transmits [[module]] effects to nearby machines, in a 9x9 square. The effects are transmitted at only half efficiency. However, a beacon allows transmitting the effect of a module to multiple machines and the effect of all beacons around is added together (the effect stacks on a single machine). Additionally, beacons can add qualities beyond the normal effective module cap of an item (module slots), such as boosting a [[Pumpjack]]'s output at peak oil to .25 oil per cycle where, alone, it could only reach .2 yield.

== Usage ==

Beacons are '''''best''''' in these scenarios:

* There are a lot of compatible machines in a dense area

This allows the beacon's effect to reach multiple machines, allowing the player to save materials from crafting modules.

* There is one machine that must have an extreme speed of operation

Mining drills are the best example of this. When an ore patch is small but rich, more speed per drill is necessary to meet demand, since adding more drills isn't possible. So, multiple speed module beacons around a mining drill (with modules in the drill itself) can be used to increase the speed of the singular drill several times, to make up for the low quantity of drills.

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Beacons should '''''not''''' be used in these scenarios:

* The machine(s) being boosted operate infrequently

This leads to power waste as beacons will always consume power, even when the machines they're boosting are halted. This however can be circumvented with some planning, and using a [[Power switch]].

* Attempting to boost non-module-compatible machines

Only machines that have module slots will be affected by a beacon.

== Limitations ==

* Only buildings with module slots can benefit from beacon effects (i.e. [[laser turret]] doesn't benefit). The only exceptions to this rule are [[Assembling machine 1]]s, [[Burner mining drill]]s (both of which don't accept modules but ''are'' affected by beacons), and beacons themselves which ''don't'' benefit from the modules inserted in themselves (or other beacons), so their energy cost can't be reduced.

* Currently, only [[Module#Speed_Module|speed]] and [[Module#Effectivity_Module|efficiency]] modules can be used in beacons, and [[Module#Productivity Module|productivity]] modules cannot.

* A beacon's effect transmitted is only half of the effect of the modules within. So, two of the same module = one module's worth transmitted. This limitation can be overcome with more beacons with overlapping areas.

* The beacon itself is 3x3 tiles, making it difficult to fit between buildings sometimes. It may be necessary to place the beacon first and design the system around it.

== History ==

{{history|0.13.0|
* Renamed from Basic beacon to Beacon.}}

{{history|0.12.17|
* Update icon}}

{{history|0.12.0|
* Inserters can now extract from Beacons.}}

{{history|0.10.1|
* New beacon graphics.}}

{{history|0.9.0|
* Area of effect can now be seen on hover.}}

{{history|0.7.5|
* Deactivated beacons will not give bonuses.}}

{{history|0.7.3|
* Restricted use of productivity modules in beacons.}}

{{history|0.6.0|
* Introduced}}

==See also==
*[[Crafting network]]
*[[Electric network]]
*[[Module|Modules]]

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