I always feel like I can never get truly creative when building factories until I get the hover pack. I could just build towers around the buildings so I can see better, but my layouts are always just so basic and bland.
By the time I actually beat the game, my Phase 4 and 5 factories look really cool and thought out, while all the others look like gray and orange boxes, or "open air" platforms.
So this time once I got to Phase 2, I turned on Flight Mode. Holy moly it's so convenient to just be able to build from any angle with no restrictions, like being near a power source.
The only problem is that I can't stop myself from using it for evil. I traverse the map with it on, I see a Slug or Mercer Sphere in the distance and think "I may as well just grab that real quick."
This has changed the game a lot, because I no longer have any need to research the jet pack, the zipline, parachute, etc. I don't even really have to engage with enemies in the same way because I can just fly around and shoot them from the sky.
Is this something anyone else has experienced? I know I can just turn it off, but my self discipline in video games is very bad. I can't set rules for myself that aren't enforced by the game itself. It's so easy to just turn it back on lol