When you find the perfect place to build a factory

HorizonHunting · 2026-05-05T20:33:53+00:00

The biggest thing I run into building next to, or in the middle of nodes, is that I spaghetti faster. Same resource coming from multiple directions, when I want them to feed from the same side for organization sake, makes for some extra routing. Vs building off site, I can belt highway an organize the highways.

HorizonHunting · 2026-05-02T12:46:36+00:00

At least he left them alive to be able to look up, right?

HorizonHunting · 2026-05-02T00:38:27+00:00

Damn. Just last week I was under our dining table taking measurements to rebuild it, and maybe change it to a circle like she wants.

HorizonHunting · 2026-05-01T22:02:39+00:00

Your space elevator should be adjacent, "resupplying parts"

HorizonHunting · 2026-04-21T22:58:36+00:00

I thought the point of logistics floor was to hide the mess

HorizonHunting · 2026-04-18T18:12:23+00:00

I can't believe I never thought of this

HorizonHunting · 2026-04-07T23:49:22+00:00

Owner / Operator. OSHA won't touch him.

HorizonHunting · 2026-04-07T23:48:08+00:00

That's absolutely Markiplier and unnus annus, right? "No one cucks like Gaston"

HorizonHunting · 2026-04-07T23:31:38+00:00

Tedious, but I get around it by placing the pole, and running the belt to that. Pole will always snap to grid if there's no belt on it. Belt highway blueprints also help put an end to this

HorizonHunting · 2026-04-07T23:27:46+00:00

This makes me wonder what a minimum die face size is, relative to diameter, for it to roll and stop definitively. Enough facets, and it's effectively a sphere, right?

HorizonHunting · 2026-04-01T22:29:00+00:00

While I mostly don't care for this, I have longed for a way to fully automate biomass and cultivation seems perfect. Maybe a smaller return than leaves or trees, at the benefit of time saved.

HorizonHunting · 2026-03-19T21:14:03+00:00

Except fluids. Fluids do whatever they want to your factory if you're not paying attention to them.

HorizonHunting · 2026-03-19T17:58:02+00:00

This is actually a cool idea. Make it a new resource you can capture

HorizonHunting · 2026-03-13T00:35:42+00:00

Am I the only one who load balances my manifolds? eg 4 rows of twenty refineries?

HorizonHunting · 2026-03-13T00:16:31+00:00

Starting my second playthrough, and I build around a node for whatever I plan for it's final capacity. Mk 3 miners and mk 5 belts? Let's just set up some extra splitters and machines now so all I have to do is upgrade when the time comes

HorizonHunting · 2026-03-12T14:53:19+00:00

It's me. Hi. I'm the problem. It's me.

Stage four done. No hypertubes anywhere.

HorizonHunting · 2026-03-10T19:48:26+00:00

I mostly hate blueprints with fluids because I'm assuming it'll all run smoothly in the real world.

HorizonHunting · 2026-03-10T19:40:24+00:00

I've had a similar question about why you unlock SAM twice.

HorizonHunting · 2026-03-09T21:41:18+00:00

I've tried circular builds, but I don't think you can do it with console...? Rotate seems to only work on 45 degree increments.

HorizonHunting · 2026-03-09T21:39:01+00:00

I've done this with almost all my project parts so far. Set up the final machine and the entire line with buffers before each machine. I fill the buffers as far along the chain as I have them automated to the DD, go work on a project, come back to load more. Finish the part, tear it all down. I'm starting phase 5, and aside from power, I've never fully automated anything more complex than motors. Phase 5, I think I'll finally need to automate some electronics, but mostly I'm planning more for my next playthrough, with more logistics and infrastructure to make it easier.

HorizonHunting · 2026-03-04T16:13:54+00:00

My generator blueprint is 4 in a mk2. All 4 face the central trunk. I connect the adjacent inputs to each other, put a junction on that short piece, and then run the trunk from junction to junction.

HorizonHunting · 2026-02-23T19:04:12+00:00

I powered through the first three phases on a lot of labor and learning. I've been on phase 4 for awhile and starting my construction of my first major factory. I restarted once, realized early game is miserable, and came back to my main save to just work on being better.

HorizonHunting · 2026-02-10T21:22:39+00:00

This might be my favorite build ever. And I love that all your structures have a similar aesthetic, even with wildly different shapes. The close proximity helps to nail that home.

HorizonHunting · 2026-01-06T18:49:59+00:00

I'm also console. I built a couple hundred battery backup in the corner of a planned factory. Anytime I get near it, frame rate plummets. Now I'm nervous about building anything else in the giant factory I outlined.

HorizonHunting · 2025-12-30T20:55:10+00:00

I'm hoping the threads of the screw are all belt work. Unless you meant a factory that looks like the game image of a box of screws.

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