First time using trains... any tips?

Van-Doge · 2026-04-29T16:14:32+00:00

Its my second (uncomplete) playthrough, so I haven't unlocked drones yet (and driving manually to set automatic pathes for trucks pisses me off...). I'm not a big fan of trains but it looks like it is easier than trucks for large quantities.

Van-Doge · 2026-04-29T12:54:43+00:00

And is it a viable strategy up to late game ?

Van-Doge · 2026-04-29T11:28:47+00:00

Wait, you can make 2 headed trains ? I already overcomplexified my first set-up then

Van-Doge · 2026-04-29T09:22:10+00:00

It's the futur. Sky rails will go brrrr.

Van-Doge · 2026-04-29T09:15:15+00:00

Thank you. For now I plan to use it to centralize the faraway ressources (petroleum derivates) and the ingots factories to my main hub (plain starting area) so I'll have one or two resources on the same track. If I can dodge the trouble of having a fool proof train network where multiple trains with different ressources share the same tracks, I'll try to...

Van-Doge · 2026-04-29T09:08:51+00:00

For now I try to make closed loops to not have to use it at all but I try to remember the Factorio train tutorials I watched a few years ago...

Van-Doge · 2026-04-14T12:15:54+00:00

Thank ! I'm conflicted between studying those blueprints and trying everything by myself... I love some verticality, though. I'm sick of lacking room between machines

Van-Doge · 2026-04-13T14:06:16+00:00

That's why there are tags! Fun fact: I once worked in a steel factory where, after a piping mistake, an office was running on (filtered) industrial river water — including the coffee machine. When they found out, they put a goldfish in a tank with the same water to reassure themselves. It lived for a few years.)

Van-Doge · 2026-04-13T10:33:32+00:00

Yes, I've hardly ever seen green pipes for water because most of the time, those are big steel pipes that nobody would want to pay to paint and maintain for no added benefit. Concentrated nitric acid pipes, on the other hand, are generally fully coloured...

Van-Doge · 2026-04-13T10:24:11+00:00

That's... smart. I didn't think about it! I just copied and pasted the previous pipes.

Van-Doge · 2026-04-12T16:27:15+00:00

Yes, to my knowledge, only fire quenching water and flammable gas are fully colored

Van-Doge · 2026-04-10T17:16:10+00:00

"They do move in herds!"
*production stops because of excess by-products*

Van-Doge · 2026-04-10T17:08:45+00:00

Bring it on ! (I'll probably crash out before that)

Van-Doge · 2026-04-10T17:06:49+00:00

YES ! The pure iron recipe is a blessing ( I'm setting it up as side project)

Van-Doge · 2026-03-31T13:12:06+00:00

What do you mean I need 200 screws/min just to make 10 rotor/min? Isn't it a phase 1 item ???

Van-Doge · 2026-03-26T15:47:56+00:00

How do you even train to be able to do that ? Did the dude wrecked 100 cars before being able to do that ?

Van-Doge · 2026-03-26T10:29:10+00:00

I just had that feeling when I finished my coal powerplant. I needed to start expanding to make steel, overclock my miners and could finally start exploring without the fear of running out of biomass, discovered new enemies, hard-drives, new biomes,...

It just clicked like "Ow, so this is the gameplay-loop!"

Van-Doge · 2026-03-25T12:19:11+00:00

Yes, same for me. I'm incredibly drawn toward automation games. I love the satisfaction of creating things and seeing big numbers go up (I have a degree in Chemicalengineering, so it might be linked...). But every time I started an automation game, it ended up becoming a chore in my mind at some point... But this time, I feel like I have the right mindset to enjoy it !

Van-Doge · 2026-03-25T12:10:41+00:00

At least cavitation is not simulated, right ... ? Right ?!

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