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Thruster suit question [Factorio Space Exploration] (feddit.de)

submitted 2 years ago by sexy_peach@feddit.de to c/automation_games@feddit.de

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I just unlocked the thruster suit. Is it meant only for space or is it better than the power armor in general?

The only things I saw are that it has worse acid and explosion resistance, but it has 8x8 instead of 7x7 grid.

So I would probably want to wear this all the time for the bigger grid. Is that stupid, am I missing something?

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[–] sexy_peach@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago

If anyone cares, I chose to go with the thruster suit and the 8x8 grid makes a big difference, also I don't need jetpack in the grid, the suit has the jetpack by default. Worth the somewhat lower protection imo.

[–] pungunner@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago

If I remember correctly the power armor get's better quickly while you need to wait a long time for a thruster suit upgrade.

At least I remember that my furthest (sadly abandoned) SE run had me carrying both suits and changing when in space. There are also modules to reduce your need for oxygen and improve your thruster speed. But things like lasers, shields etc are useless in space...

[–] nottheengineer@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

Yes, the thruster suit is better than the power armor when you first unlock it. But you'll eventually get better power armor again so swapping starts to make sense later.