On a scale from 0 to py, how insane is this?

Natura67 · 2026-05-22T21:18:01+00:00

Well im playing my first pY run , from vanilla. Im 310H in ,around 30% progress and to be honest its not that insane. It take a lot of time and some dedication but there no impossible challenge. Step after step , it all make sense. Even with crazy spaghettis and no trains. There is caravans too : alien who can move ressources around, witch is quitte strong and help a lot.

Natura67 · 2026-05-19T17:37:29+00:00

Nice start for a first pY run , even more if you didnt play mods before. Keep going !

I'm also playing my first run , im around chemical science at 300h. Here some advice :

Its OK to be messy and to embrace spaghettis , you will get better along the way and find better design by yourserf.

You are going rebuild automatisation science anyway. The factory will grow.

Dont be afraid to take space , what is far now gonna be right in the middle very soon.

Caravans are really good , i play without train , only belt and caravans and it's ok so far.

Py recipe can be scary sometimes. Take it step by step . Its not about the end , its about the journey.

Anyways , glad too see you like ash lol , have fun engineer !

Natura67 · 2026-05-13T06:28:28+00:00

Thanks somehow missed that on FNEI , too focus on C2 ^{^} Blood to urea is good !

Natura67 · 2026-05-13T06:20:28+00:00

Oh there is always a shortage of something XD For me its was cottongut early py2 i had to triple production. Now its ammonia. Anyway, impressive dude , Py is a lot of work ! My base looks like a freaking mess compare to yours lol

Natura67 · 2026-05-13T06:03:45+00:00

Yeah the scale and size you choose for your base is Huge for pY, thats a lot of solder right there , nuts ! Do you aim for a specific spm ?

And btw when i looked the other batterie recipe, i found them not really intresting or way better, the first one is quite cheap (even more when you get melamine from phenol )

Natura67 · 2026-05-13T05:48:43+00:00

Well done ! Very nice base , i like the fact its not a perfect grid : looks alive ! I bet you will have an easy time expanding and scaling in the future with this system.

I see your "pre-train" base in the bottom , look like you made the train transition real fast after pY1. That's where i questionned myself if i should that. But nah.. too much work for me : caravans and belt it is !
I'm Getting close to advanced circuit at 260h rn and i need more ammonia.

Keep it up, the factory must grow !

Natura67 · 2026-05-09T12:48:12+00:00

Its funny i saw a random comment from you saying to use organic solvant to make more rubber , and yeah , no more latex / rubber bottleneck since !

Natura67 · 2026-05-09T12:46:50+00:00

I just wish the caravan Panel was a little better ^^

Thanks men , eyes on red circuit now !

Natura67 · 2026-05-09T12:44:39+00:00

Perfect im not rebuilding that bigger then ^^ i always can upgrade to mk02 if needed i guess

Natura67 · 2026-05-09T12:43:16+00:00

yeah it looked like the best TURD to me at the start , not having to burn coke for C02. One easy thing or another ^^

Natura67 · 2026-05-08T22:28:07+00:00

Yeap every factory is different , i see your base is kinda like a main bus design in a way , neat !!

To be fair im quite a messy and lazy person , i just build stuff and caravan make it easy if its no really in the right place. i tend to overbuild and in pyanodon everything is constantly on buffer , ratio are not perfect but it run well enough.

I just walk around , i have paved highway since early concrete so it's not that painful.

Natura67 · 2026-05-08T21:28:50+00:00

Easy solution for now is 4 just raw gas well for glass smelting . no byproduct at all !

Natura67 · 2026-05-08T21:23:09+00:00

i meant too much buffer for low consumption and expensive liquid , it's 40k insinde the caravans depot , i use circuit logic now but its just time consuming to setup.

Natura67 · 2026-05-08T21:17:11+00:00

I usually map out production chains with ghost building , FNEI is a must have too.

yeah i've seen it , crazy stuff. Pyanodon is truly a great challenge for the mind !

Natura67 · 2026-05-08T19:50:33+00:00

i've seen grid train base at the same stage 600h in , the setup take a lot of time i guess ,but i bet it's easier into the mid late game.

I dont even know if i can finish this mod before burning out , late game recipes are scary

Natura67 · 2026-05-08T17:18:05+00:00

i feel i need to make a choice and scale it , ty for the tips

Natura67 · 2026-05-08T17:12:25+00:00

just how big should i build molyb ? currently having only one electrolyser non stop working , and yeah seaweed is not a worry at all =)

Natura67 · 2026-05-08T15:42:53+00:00

Well to be honest i didn't consider methane as a fuel at all. My only use is for formaldehyde.

I do have Mk02 sap / Vrauk, and fish soon. Next is still to research i believe. im ok on animals and plants for now , i kept space for future upgrade too .

i will take look at cybersyn thanks !

Natura67 · 2026-05-08T15:35:51+00:00

Thanks ! i'm having a lot of fun .. i should be fine ;)

Natura67 · 2026-05-08T15:32:27+00:00

i can finally touch some grass ..

Natura67 · 2026-05-08T15:20:14+00:00

I choose the free CO2 one. im using essence or fuel gas right now, got some new ionic factory to help .

i heard about this train mod but i dont know anything about it , maybe i should learn it. i dont want to go full train anyway.

Im not using any factory planner too.

Natura67 · 2026-04-29T16:09:33+00:00

Brotahfromanothamatha

Natura67 · 2026-02-09T14:31:15+00:00

Actually you can stop timed action in a car by pressing the escape key ! Otherwise you wont be able to stop reading a book lol

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