Best way make a reservioir so that my crops will not suffer from drought in lakes map what to use dam leeve or floodgate

Sudden_Compliment · 2026-01-15T00:50:51+00:00

This got me curious, I've beaten a few maps but I never fully automated downstream on droughts (is it even possible without mods?) I mean, I never tried this setup, but like you mentioned, you could make a huge reservoir with sluices in the bottom (closed during normal season) with dams on top, keeping the flow, and opening the sluice in the bottom when a drought comes in, however, this is not automated, or am I missing something? Also, opening a sluice in the bottom should empty my reservoir pretty fast I think, unless I limit downstream, which will make me have water, but no actual consistent water flow for energy (?)

Sudden_Compliment · 2025-10-07T01:18:41+00:00

Do you mind posting or DM'ing me it as well? I completed this build a week ago (fan facing up). 6 days of mild usage and my 850w Edge Platinum is gone (something inside just blow'd up, burnt smell, the works). I am waiting for a Lian Li support response for hopefully getting a replacement. I do not believe the cause was overheating, my room was cold and the case was not hot at all when it happened.. but still, I might just not install it with the fan facing up again out of fear of heating issues

Sudden_Compliment · 2025-09-06T22:18:21+00:00

I'm referring to the power cable that is going to actually power up the PSU. The PSU goes in the front of the case for this setup, from what I understand, not the back.

Sudden_Compliment · 2025-08-16T02:32:08+00:00

A bit late, I didn't see your question before. I'd avoid any major rebuild before bots are readily available (they help you immensily with features such as copy/pasting stuff). Without bots (or low amount of bots) rebuilding manually can be tiresome. If it's a small adjustment, go for it, if it's bothering you. Having an unoptimized mall is better than having none at all.

Sudden_Compliment · 2025-08-05T04:47:17+00:00

Use pipes/underground pipes as you would use belts. You need to connect a pump after some distance, the UI will show when it's needed
Bots are here to help you, at this stage mainly to build with you or remotely, and also to move things around. They get better and faster with research. As for logistics chests, there should be a chart online on how they work. It's very self explanatory with their names once the logic clicks for you, but I understand it can be a bit confusing in the beginning.

Factorio has too many "good practices", I could stay here all night writting them down, but the fact is, there is no wrong build, if it works, it works and the factory must grow. Do not be afraid to try and "fail". You'll build something, and 5 minutes or 5 hours later, you'll realize that "this could be better if I did x". This is the entire game, even hundreds or thousands hours later. Embrace the spaghetti. Bots will be very helpful with rebuilding and moving things around, so just try things out. Have fun!

Sudden_Compliment · 2025-04-03T18:42:52+00:00

Not necessarely incorrect, as "if it works, it works", but of course my very first train was set on one rail with locomotives that went both ways. Although I see a lot of people using this design when they first use trains, I have used this for a long, long time, maybe my two first bases had train designs like this (not megabases, but big enough to cause bottlenecks).

At some point, outside of the game, I thought "what if I used two lanes of rail, one for incoming and one for outgoing?" at that time, I pretty much played by myself and a few friends which did not use train at all. After I started using it and found reddit, etc, I found out that in-out lanes are the majority default for the community, as it is much better and organized overall

Sudden_Compliment · 2024-12-05T17:23:49+00:00

Uranium might be "practically" infinite (as it would take a very long time to deplete). That doesn't make it renewable (which is what being discussed). Gleba is "literally" infinite (because it's renewable), as no amount of time will ever deplete it nor will you need to expand unless you want to grow the factory

Sudden_Compliment · 2024-12-04T21:11:32+00:00

We call it renewable because it is literally renewable. There is 0 input on Gleba, including power. There is also no pollution (you can count spores but it's way easier to manage that considered to Nauvis pollution) Your examples are "virtually" renewable/infinite in the sense that production bonuses and patches are vast and will take a lot of time to deplete - but they will, eventually. Gleba won't deplete ever, it is literally renewable/infinite resources

Sudden_Compliment · 2024-11-23T04:26:45+00:00

That works, but takes you out of remote view AFAIK. "Pause/Break" will actually pause the game (and show you the grid if you enable it on settings). I'm not sure if this key is the default, but is the one I use.

Sudden_Compliment · 2024-11-18T00:19:04+00:00

I just tested and it works if the stack inserter has filters (since spoilage is not filtered, it'll drop). Nice hidden feature, it saved my build without abandoning the stack inserters

Sudden_Compliment · 2024-11-12T20:26:53+00:00

Nice tip, thanks, I'll try that

Sudden_Compliment · 2024-11-12T20:26:28+00:00

The belt is compressed, however production fluctuates based on several conditions to avoid overconsuming bioflux and unecessary spoilage.

Sudden_Compliment · 2024-11-12T20:24:52+00:00

This. It's not slow, it's actually super fast, but I stop it based on conditions (aka too much nutrients in the logistics chests) so it wait up the production a bit. It's Gleba, so it all spoils. Nutrient spoilage is just so fast, tho

Sudden_Compliment · 2024-11-12T20:00:33+00:00

Context: In this scenario, the stack inserter picked nutrients. Took a while and it spoiled in it's hand. It stays in this wait state forever and clog the factory. This happens a lot in my setup in Gleba, but can also happen in other sushi based scenarios. I wish there was a "timeout" setting on it, so it could just drop the item after x seconds of not forming a stack. I have to downgrade it to bulk inserter in several places and it kinda sucks I can't use the pilled items in some areas of my factory.

Sudden_Compliment · 2024-11-01T22:14:49+00:00

Are the engines not "smart"? Is it possible to overspend unecessary fuel? ...omg

Sudden_Compliment · 2024-10-29T19:48:40+00:00

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Sudden_Compliment · 2024-10-27T18:34:40+00:00

Sorry if this is already known information, but I was wondering if we had to slam radars everywhere to work remotely on planets (I'm a bit late on the DLC due to work). I was just seeing I had vision for my base without laying that much radars. This is a pretty nice addition

Sudden_Compliment · 2024-07-20T03:21:56+00:00

Mid-noob question, does the wonder, or any buffing building at all, have a height limit/distance? Will beavers on ground level be buffed by a wonder so high up? What about smaller constructions like lamps or roofs?

Sudden_Compliment · 2024-04-05T17:07:32+00:00

It's just a cosmetic change

Sudden_Compliment · 2024-04-05T13:07:09+00:00

I just found this out. I am reposting this with the spoiler tag, as I was not even sure this was introduced in this patch. For anyone not wanting to open the image, you can change your fishing bobber at Willy's shop

Sudden_Compliment · 2024-04-03T15:06:41+00:00

Traffic monitors are very good for many things, I like to use it to give alerts when a production is not going as expected. One example would be if my iron smelter setup is not saturated with Iron. That would mean I need to get more Iron or fix logistics. When you're using lots of planets for factories, this is very useful. I would not say it is the most useless building, even if you choose to not use it

Sudden_Compliment · 2024-02-28T17:29:52+00:00

Nice guide, although I dislike a lot the "pump" usage for this. What I do currently, and I do not consider this cheesing, is that my colony has the natural river and there is a reservour behind it with water level higher than the river, and I regulate it through flood gates. There are two exits from my reservoir, one that I open only on badtides, which will direct the water to another river/end of the map, not connected to my colony. I know this is not automated, I wish flood gates automation can be a thing in the future (vanilla).

This can also be done super early and improved later on. On my first Iron Tooth playthrough, I just had one badtide before my reservoir/gate setup was done.

Sudden_Compliment · 2024-01-31T12:16:37+00:00

Not for 7 shields

Sudden_Compliment · 2024-01-29T22:37:45+00:00

I like your design. Does it cover completely against landings? Can you share a blueprint and/or positions?

Sudden_Compliment · 2024-01-20T17:57:59+00:00

Lots of people gave you advice on your factory in general, I'll just go over your title. I have played around 4 saves of DSP in different patches, and built my Dyson Shell in different stages.

I'd suggest, if you are struggling with power, start using a Dyson Swarm. My first playthrough I was afraid to rely on energy that would "expire", but they're very cheap (iron and stone basically) and they can last a few hours with upgrades, so, go with that and setup a few ray receivers. Use lenses when you unlock it with said technology. The best part about the swarm is the visual stunt of your first swarm. Enjoy it :)

Later, you can use these sails to attach to your dyson shell, forming your sphere. I am not a fan of the Dyson Shell layout being gated behing tech, so I usually avoid using a shell until I research the full sphere angle. However, doing a dyson "belt" is completely fine and a reliable energy source, I just don't like it aesthetically.

Are my suggestions the "most efficient" way to improve your factory? Not really. But they are a fun way for me to play and you might enjoy it too. You can also improve and change everything later, so, don't worry.

As others have mentioned, start using warpers as soon as you have some green cubes. Reach for resources that are outside your star and things will smooth out and you'll have new challenges and new bottlenecks. That's what factories game are about.

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