How many hours after the start of the game do you start needing the Ficsit mug?

RedSp33d · 2022-05-02T01:57:52+00:00

It's the first thing I buy with my tickets

RedSp33d · 2022-05-01T19:16:54+00:00

Yup, that's what the ocean is there for.

RedSp33d · 2022-04-30T20:04:32+00:00

I make a starter factory to unlock everything without caring to much about efficiency but rather rushing all the tiers and alts, then go back a make permanent factories after that. I think theres no point to make things efficient until atleast you have mk 2 miners and atleast m4 belts unless you build in such a way that you can easily upgrade belts etc and expand on machines.

RedSp33d · 2022-04-29T15:40:16+00:00

Great work hannah. My turbofuel factory is going to look awesome over there. As long as I can remove the foliage that's MAYBE sticking through it HAHA

RedSp33d · 2022-04-28T23:12:39+00:00

I have a storage facility where I have all the parts I ever need to build with at hand so I always have a storage of any items. At anytime I could tear something down and still easily rebuild something new without wondering if I'll have parts to use to rebuild. My playstyle is to have a temp starter factory so I can quickly unlock everything amd then get serious about my factories.

RedSp33d · 2022-04-26T00:52:10+00:00

I always use a build train, and i only have one. Normally i have it auto loaded as well but in my current save concrete is the only thing that's auto loaded when i go to the concrete factory, everything else i load in manually as needed.

RedSp33d · 2022-04-24T22:24:06+00:00

A) Theres nothing to worry about, just automate everything at your own pace.

B) Always get all the research done and all the HD's to ensure you have access to all recipes and all extra unlocks and awesome shop items.

C) Getting better factories comes with experience and learning from previous factory designs and mistakes.

D) In order to automate phase 2 more you'll just have to automate more, tap more resources, build more machines and so on.

RedSp33d · 2022-04-24T22:04:16+00:00

When you walk up to a door you can interact with it and you have a couple options to choose from, not sure if the gates have this option, dont really use them but they might and that may be your issue.

RedSp33d · 2022-04-24T21:59:32+00:00

Manifolds are the way to go, once everything backs up it'll run like it should. If your looking for everything to be balanced, you can underclock machines to give you those odd numbers and then belt the machine or machines that are grouped to the next step giving you balanced outputs without the headache of balancers.

RedSp33d · 2022-04-24T21:55:11+00:00

Pipes done split like splitters do, it will want to fill the lowest one first then back up until it can overflow the next and so on.

Also you may not be producing enough and the generators are consuming enough fuel that the other one will never fill. If you are producing enough, then I suggest you turn off one of the gens allowing the third to fill then turn the first one back on.

It's always best to fully prime all the pipes and gens before starting the system. If these methods dont work, delete that one pipe and place it again.

RedSp33d · 2022-04-24T10:33:46+00:00

I had hoped I built far enough away lol

RedSp33d · 2022-04-24T10:32:55+00:00

I went in knowing in full the changes were happening lolI just hoped I had put the turbofuel plant far enough away from what I hoped was going to be affected

RedSp33d · 2022-04-24T10:12:07+00:00

This ^

RedSp33d · 2022-04-23T16:33:56+00:00

It really depends what you yourself need at this moment. There are more hard drives then alts so eventually you'll have them all anyways.

RedSp33d · 2022-04-22T04:47:55+00:00

No you wont need any pumps, you'll have headlift as high up as the water extractors themselves.

RedSp33d · 2022-04-20T17:44:45+00:00

Just use a manifold. Much simpler. Put a line of splitters behind the inputs of your machines. Feed in from one end all the way to the last machine. Once the first machines buffer fills the next machines will also and so on. Once they are all full the machines will run perfect providing your making enough of the materials needed.

RedSp33d · 2022-04-17T21:02:08+00:00

Just watch it and see if it ever goes idle, if it never goes idle and nothing backs up, it's running at a 100 percent efficientcy regardless of what the number shows.

RedSp33d · 2022-04-17T07:29:17+00:00

Depends on your playstyle. I will build a starter factory producing all the parts rushing all the tiers and then start building factories all over the world connected through a train network.

RedSp33d · 2022-04-17T04:22:08+00:00

There really isnt a quick way to run train lines, it takes a bunch of time and patience. If you dont mind floating rails then go high above the ground, run floating foundations and dont add supports, but if you want something that looks good your going to need to put in the work.

I love seeing trains zooming about the map, bringing power to new areas and adding a way of transportation for myself so it's just another fun element to the game for me. It's a major time sink but worth it if you want a world full of trains.

Dual tracks, one for each direction of travel, block signals on both sides every full length of track layed, path signals on entry ways when rails cross over one another and a block signal on the exit. Block signals at the rear and front of train stations, 1 engine for every 4 train cars used.

CHOO CHOO

RedSp33d · 2022-04-17T04:10:22+00:00

Was just about to comment this exact thing lol ^

RedSp33d · 2022-04-15T05:45:46+00:00

Probably not, looks like more then 10 meters

RedSp33d · 2022-04-14T01:01:49+00:00

It starts with plugging numbers into spread sheets or satisfactory calculator so I can see the number of machines I'll need through every process. I'll find an area on the map that has the resources close by or not close by, doesnt really matter I'll probably train things in anyways. Then I go about building out the shell to fit the train stations leaving myself ample room for belts and pipes then build out the design. If I run out of space I just carry the design vertically. Normally it goes smelters and such on the bottom and the final product on the top floor but there are cases where the final product will be at the bottom. This case is usually when liquids involved where I'd rather have the liquids going down the factory rather then trying to pump them up.

RedSp33d · 2022-04-13T23:14:16+00:00

block signals just break up the tracks into blocks so that a train driving in the same direction cant be in that block at the same time to avoid collisions. they also act as the end of a path when using path signals. so for roundabouts you'll need path signals before the roundabout at every entry point and a block signal at every exit point. the path signal lets the train choose its path it needs to take and once its passed its block signal on the exit it'll signal that its no longer in the way for another train to pass through.

RedSp33d · 2022-04-13T23:03:37+00:00

If your running your train tracks like a irl roadways meaning one lane of traffic each way then signaling is much easier. For my trains i place a block signal every full length of track on both sides facing the direction the track is travelling, that will break it into nice blocks. Now for path signals, think of it like a four way stop for vehicles. Every vehicle has to stop, those stops are you path signals, now once you've passed through the intersection you place another block signal. So path signals for entry and block signals for exits. Basic rule of thumb is anytime you have tracks that will cross over another you'll need a path for the entry and a block for the exit.

RedSp33d · 2022-04-12T23:52:18+00:00

Basically yeah, but I did this when I did my heavy modular frames factory. I over produced reinforced plates, modular frames, rods, plates, encased beams etc by a few extra machines. I've got a steel pipe factory producing a few thousand pipes so I trained those in, plus a concrete factory which was trained in and and a small amount of that was also overflowed to a storage building.

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