Not sure exactly what the question is but I’m fairly sure the answer is yes. 😀 Anyone can start a Lemmy/Mastodon instance and anyone can create new software that federates with it.

Mostly just defending against expansion in this position so this number of turrets is probably overkill.

I’m sure this design is a long way from optimal. My logic at the time I built it was something along the lines of:

• just want to squash as many turrets as possible into the space available
• requestor chests are expensive, bots can be slow and get shot down, and I was worried that chaining the turrets might lead to ammo shortages. You might have noticed that the belt is being fed by bots in this case via a single chest.

This has given me some ideas for experimenting with different layouts, thanks

Good idea, would help keep them away from that bit of wall

Very true. There’s a popular mod for it, and yes it’s kind of overpowered: https://mods.factorio.com/mod/Waterfill_v17 Although of course there are other mods that make the biters swim if you’re into that

This was satisfying to watch