https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2102.04871/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMThttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43332202urn:hackerpapers:mention:2102.04871:43332202Tue, 11 Mar 2025 13:24:30 GMT<p>I definitely agree that planning is essential to perform well in Factorio - my hope is that we can create agents in FLE that can better front-load the planning part, as well as create utility functions for future use - such that as the agent progresses, it can do more and more in each program / step. For example, it could create a function called &#x27;resolve_resource_dependencies&#x27;, which would enable it to backfill missing resources in order to proceed. LLMs tend to build themselves into corners here quite often. Basically, if they break the topology (e.g enclose their factory in pipes) they…</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2102.04871/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>cs.AIhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26126293urn:hackerpapers:submission:2102.04871:26126293Sat, 13 Feb 2021 20:04:14 GMT<p>The Factory Must Grow: Automation in Factorio</p><p></p><p>1 point; 0 discussion replies on HN. <a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2102.04871/">Paper and source history</a>. A submission is not an endorsement.</p>cs.AI