Such elegant builds with clear guidance, could not ask for more. Makes me want to try for a better factory. Your videos are a must see for any keen Satisfactory builder.
Me too, though I build my foundation at the bottom a little different. I don't incase the structure in wall or glass on the outside like you do. I like to see the exterior belting.
I appreciate how your speaking style is calm, easy to follow and free of irrelevant chatter, unlike many RUclipsrs who sound like their bloodstream has been replaced by caffeine and energy drink. Looking forward to putting some of your ideas into (non-modded) practice!
I've built your reinforced iron plate and modular frame factories so far and they are working a treat! Thank you so much for your dedication to the satisfactory community, these videos are an immense help for people just starting out such as myself!
Holy shit, great video - I've watched a lot of Satisfactory How-tos and yours is really nice and clear. Clean builds too and I've been wantning to know how to start this for ages. Thank you!
This is one of the best tutorials I’ve seen! Fantastic job. Please keep it up. I do have a couple requests if you get the time: Manufacturer level builds, showing how you power the machines (in a clean way I’m assuming ;) ) and more use of overflow/manifold system. The exact split way is cool and all, but too much maths for my brain. Thanks again! Wish you best if luck.
Can we talk more about how it is nice to have tutorials by a guy who isn't prepubescent in his voice tone? I actually enjoy listening and the builds are visually lush and mechanically optimum! Thanks for making the mid game a pleasure.
So, as was mentioned in another video of yours, you need to build the sandwich layers before placing your smelters/constructors. You will need to add an extra 8x1 foundation to the bottom of the lowest sandwich foundation and then place your walls. No need to do the middle portion of the 3x5 platform, just the outer edges. Once the walls are placed go through and delete the bottom most foundations and voila...perfect sandwich layer. You can leave a wall off and are able to place it connected to the other wall after deleting the 3rd foundation. You can then place your smelters/constructors. Now that I think about it you may only have to do this for one wall and then connect the rest of the walls off of that one. I found I needed to skip ahead in your video for the placement of the walls then come back to the orientation of the constructors/smelters. Either way, great video. You have yourself a new subscriber.
The issue with that approach is the sandwich layers above the constructors I believe. By building 3 8x4 foundations, the lowest most 8x1 of the sandwich layer is the lowest you can go so you can’t put in a temporary foundation for the walls. You could always build 1 above that of course. There is always wiggle room in the approach and everyone can add in their own style however they choose. This is all of course in the event I’m understanding your method. Regardless, I value the input and appreciate the feedback to help me improve. Thank you.
@@Scalti Oh no, you still build the same amount of 8x4's. Just after building those you add the same that you add in the video, but you also need to have a 3rd added to the bottom. This all would be done before placing constructors so there are no clearance issues.
My favourite part about your guides is that you actually go over the load balancing between the conveyors. Some guides are just "put down splitter here, merger there" and so on, without explaining WHY and what the result will be. Big fan.
Ty excellent tutorial. I was struggling a lot always training to make everything flat It was so confusing. Now everything is more controlled and fluid.
I only just started playing this game but your builds are the best thing ever. Factories SO satisfying. I hope you keep the videos coming. Just a note to add to this build, I found a recipe for cast screws which can replace the 3rd and 4th floor, instead of 7 constructors for rods and 10 for screws you can just use 8 constructors making cast screws. It still uses the 100 ingots you had put aside for that anyway. Thanks again.
Hey Scalti. I built couple of factories with you as a guide. It's amazing how they are simply working, I wouldn't be able to design them the way you do, you style is both pleasing and functional. The tower column in the middle was my favourite way to transfer the resources but I must say that lift holes and the shananingans that goes with that are simply awesome :) Reinforced iron plates are my fav since then :D Keep it up please if you can.
Hey Skalti, I have watched, enjoyed, and gained inspiration to come back to satisfactory just watching your series. Would love to see more complex versions of these covering the spaceship parts. Particularly smart plating, didn’t realize I’d need those bad boys again later in the game lol. Keep up the great work!!!!
You are a huge inspiration for me. Thanks a lot! I am playing without mods at the moment, so what I experienced when building, is that the AWESOME shop must have are walkways (and wall power poles). Building a T-Crossing on each side of a floor makes things so easy and can later be extended to help traversing up and down through the factory. With the wall power poles you can create a little kill switch at the front face or entrance to easily un-/power the machinery. I also like to extend the long side of the factory of about one tile to place pillars between the floors, so they don't just magically fly in mid-air.
This is a really good factory, I use it, with some balcony and hypertube in order to give some dept to the building, thank you for this one ! P.S. : not so easy to build it without fly mod tho
So I had the alternate recipe "forged screws" so I was able to eliminate a layer, and add a bit of efficiency. I added one more forge at the base, and since I was bringing in a MK.3 line from a MK.2 miner on a pure node I was bringing in 240 already. I split the 7th forge so it and another were receiving 20 ore/min. So I took one side of 30/30/20/20 up to the screws and was able to do 400 screws/min. Solved a lot of issues with this build!
Another video watched another building added and I even am able to do some of the belt work myself now :D Smart plating next :D - Yet again amazing work I do hope you do one of these for each build...
I’m about 15 hours into the game and loving it so far. Although it seems a bit like cheating to me to watch these guides they help me learn a lot more about the game and how to stop making sprawling spaghetti like factories 😁
Trying to rebuild this I often lose direction. If you want to do people a favour you could mark the north and south poles with different colors so I build in the right direction. I am doing this without mods and the only point I can use for orientation is the ore input side. So if you fly around your factory fast and I cannot see your input I am often lost. It goes without saying that I enjoy those videos.
Seeing the glass high-rises you pepper the landscape with, I can't help but think back to when I was first starting out in this game; resolutely committed to not consuming this planet the way humankind has the earth. Now, however, I regularly find myself absolutely smitten by your builds, both from a systems engineering standpoint, and as pure objets d'art. They may clash violently with the natural world they inhabit, but they are -- without exception -- stunning. PLEASE. MAKE. MORE.
EFFICIENT!!!. that's how i want my entire Factory to look. A bunch of small buildings, with belts leading to a main storage hub, next to my hub. "If" you make one of these walk-through videos for each item production, that would be appreciated.. Thank you for your Efforts
Hello Scalti, I just finished building the fifth factory from your tutorials (only the Encased Industrial Beams are missing now). Thank you very much for your ideas and explanations!
@@LJT7907 in depth water guide is next and motor is after that. Have the math and general layout complete, just need to build it out and make any needed changes then record.
@@Scalti i think that's where I go wrong every time I play this game I don't do any math or planning before I play. I guess that might be something I need to do sometime! Thanks
First off, I love your build style and these guides are awesome. On tall buildings such as this, can you show how you get your output back to the ground? there's a lot of conveyers in the way on both ends so I'm curious as to how you did it. Thanks!
you can make each factory from scratch and join them into another, for example, a factory of rods next to the screw and from this rotors I would ask for such tips, it will help, thank you for your work, you already have subscriptions
Another really great build! Something did occur to me though - it's not a very "walkable" build, is it :) Definitely loving this approach, but I'd have to figure out how to adapt it to be traversable by foot, and without those silly jump pads... I'm thinking a lot of walkways and stairs, haha
I argue that one doesn’t need to walk around the upper floors really. Given the nature of the build being designed for a specific quantity, the system is a ‘set it and forget it’ build. Even if you pump more iron into it, requiring upgrading the belts, you are limited by the amount of machines. You very well could overclock them but it’s more efficient to build an entire second building next to this one instead. This eliminates the need to navigate the upper area for future belt upgrades and the like. These early game builds are not so much intended to pull from and build more complex components but to provide the engineer the resources to build the bigger factories down the road that produce the more complex components. This factory is fantastic for getting players ready with coal generated power because the generators, water extractors and pumps use rotors to be constructed. When it comes to late game mass production, the superior approach is an array/overflow method that can grow as you upgrade belt capacity. This is at least my approach. There is no right or wrong. Edit: Now if you’re referring to the building phase of the structure, my scaffolding video covers 2 methods of approach. The 8x8 double ramp from the AWESOME Shop and the belt scaffolding with ladders on the side.
I have noticed a mistake(not really a mistake) by balancing the iron rods. You can divide the iron rods instead of iron bars so you dont have to underclock the constructors producing the iron rods. I divided 1 constructor in 3x5 and merged 10 iron rods to one line of 100 iron rods and the other 5 to the other line of 80. So i had 100 iron rods going up the next floor for the production of the 400 screws. And my platform is 3x6 for the production and not 3x5 as it is in your video because i have 12 constructors at one floor. I hope it was understandable And btw i love your building layouts. I also made a building by myself based on your designs with caterium and it is soooo clean.
Greetings Pioneer. Obviously you should do the right Item-order in Bases. So next would be automating the Endgame Tier1 -Smart Plating- "Automated-Compact-Factoryproject" (ACFp). Note: As a short information for your Future Videos, please make sure the Outromusic is regulated a bit better (lower Volume). Hurts my ears when the Music starts, because i turned Vol. up to hear you talking better. Keep up the good work. You do a great Job on this. I´m a Fan now. :)
Missed optimization opportunity: You could have gotten away with 1 less constructor for further reduced power consumption and fewer load balancing headaches. Instead of having 6 constructors in a 5*15+5 array and 7 constructors in a 6*15+10 array, you could have just done 2 sets of 6*15 arrays and split off 10 rods per minute using a similar method used when load balancing the outputs of the ingots. This would create a new conveyor line that would need to be merged with the line going to the 2nd array of constructors, but a little extra belt-work is way less of a headache than trying to match material inputs with machine clock speeds.
You shound not do the 80/100 split right after the smelters but instead take the output from three smelters to six constructors for rods and split the rods in 80 and 100. This would save one constructor and make the build not require underclocking
@@Scalti Hmm, that makes sense, i stumbled on it when i forgot to do my walls first. Placed one foundation like a sandwich layer where my conveyer wall should of been and was able to place the wall. With 3 wall clearance there shouldn't be any issues
maybe they made some changes or patches of the sort idk but I built this exactly as you did correct conveyers in correct places, load balancing, proper distribution. everything and my factory is like half as efficient as advertised primarily because only one side of the factory even receives enough materials. I got one assembler at the top with 500 screws in it stacked up and the one right next to it is out here with 0? and it needs to pile up a bunch before it makes another rotor. I checked the belts and the constructors for any errors, double checked that everything was connected. I couldn't find anything it looks to me like the way this factory is built just does a poor job of getting the recourses to split efficiently not sure what I did wrong I've rewatched at least 5 times. guess I'm just wondering if anyone else is having issues too? or just me... Edit: I should mention that the shortages of materials appear to be specific to the side the assembler is on. For example one side (the side where the ore comes in) Is always low on screws. While the other side is always full on screws but constantly low on rods...
Good job, Very clean looking. First time I'm hearing of that sandwich idea for belt work. Looks handy, I always use the framework foundation look myself. The only downside is please sound level your music better. Your talking all smooth and steady then blaring music.
On the rods, I think I would do four at 100% (15 iron rods each) and then the last two spitting out only 10 iron rods each, just for symmetric way of looking at it and to get the total of 80 rods. o7
Hey Scalti, at 14:20 you discussed the underclocking set up for rods. I was wondering if it would also work if you had both the last two set to 10 rods per minute instead of one at 15 and the other at 5. Thinking just for the sake of symmetrical load balancing.
Everyone that had efficiency problems with the screw constructors connected the wrong rod floor to the screw floor. The their sandwich layers for the screw and assembler floors need the splitter output direction reversed. The video doesn't zoom out to show the orientation of the floors in relation to the miner, and it speeds through the lift connections so it's easy to get the floors turned around and the lift connections mixed up. edit: Nevermind. Even with everything exactly like in the video, the smelters aren't 100% efficient. The 80 ingot line is bottlenecked and the 100 line is starved. edit 2: I removed the balancer on the smelters to make it a line of 120 and 60 and everything perfect now. 100% efficient. Don't understand why, since the math doesn't add up, but it's been working 100% for a few hours now.
Heyo, I just wanted to drop a comment to say I *really* appreciate your videos. They're very clear and concise, and I'm relying on them a lot! Though I had a question: Is it best to have a factory producing (and stockpiling the base materials) of rods/plates/screws and then dedicating future factories for rotors/etc, or is it best to dedicate all ore to factories building parts like this? Either way, I greatly appreciate these videos of yours, and hope you contine in the future!
Stockpile. Always best to have items on hand and ready to use. If you end up allocating resources to other things, your needing them later affects the factory line. You can always overflow buffer too. I’d like it up as it’s hard to explain. Effectively it’ll allow you to store your items and then once full it will send the rest to an item sink. This way your factory never shuts down and you leave resources to gain points from on the table.
Currently doing this on Twitch for a couple reasons. Gives people a chance to engage directly while I play and work out logistics or math and have conversation about why I do something a particular way. Second is time. If I played the game and did a let’s play then I’d spend a lot more time that what I have available to go back and edit all of the gameplay footage together. I’d suggest following me on Twitch to see that other side of my content if curious. I stream at least every Thursday from 8PM-12AM EST (tonight) and potentially on the weekend here and there if time allows.
@@ScaltiBrilliant, I'll be sure to do that. If you don't mind my asking, how do you build these vertical factories of yours without some sort of flying mod? I've tried, but failed miserably...
I only have a mk1 miner and mk2 belts. Also i dont have that type of foundation wall yet. I know you get it from the Awsome Shop but i am not there yet. All resources are needed.
Watching this on repeat while having a spreadsheet by me, trying to determine how I can rig this for the alternate Copper Rotor Recipe. Obviously substitute the Iron Rods with the Copper Sheets, but somehow I am unable to process how it would become efficient.
It’s a hybrid situation. I load balance by floor instead of by machine. This keeps it a little more organized and given it’s likely the player is only up to MK2 belts, overflowing 180 iron ingots doesn’t work well.
At 14:49 how come you go for an underclock of one of them to 5 rather than underclock 2 to 10. I guess it would be the same, it just feels like you're all about symmetry :-)
Really great guide and neat and orderly design. I think even you said it but I am thinking most of your guides are great for early game since they are all pretty low output. I tried this game a failed when it came to scaling up.
The nice thing about this design approach is to scale up means just building a second factory next to or near the original and using the same ore node(s) with increased output as you unlock better miners and faster belts. Additionally it also enables you to know what good base value outputs you can have (e.g. 240 iron ore makes 20 reinforced iron plates). So if you need a particular quantity you have a more immediate idea of resource requirements
The only reason I don’t record them without mods is because the videos would be a fair bit longer than needed. My focus is to show the build and let the audience use what strategy they feel best. I’ve also made a video showing the methods I use in my standard play through without mods as well.
Great video! Quick question though - how long until it becomes 100% efficient? My rod distribution in the sandwich layer is all backed up at the beginning of the conveyers, while the conveyers at the end are barely getting any..
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Such elegant builds with clear guidance, could not ask for more. Makes me want to try for a better factory. Your videos are a must see for any keen Satisfactory builder.
i really like your layouts man. your "sandwich layer" has been an instant inheritence for me xD
Me too, though I build my foundation at the bottom a little different. I don't incase the structure in wall or glass on the outside like you do. I like to see the exterior belting.
I appreciate how your speaking style is calm, easy to follow and free of irrelevant chatter, unlike many RUclipsrs who sound like their bloodstream has been replaced by caffeine and energy drink. Looking forward to putting some of your ideas into (non-modded) practice!
I've built your reinforced iron plate and modular frame factories so far and they are working a treat! Thank you so much for your dedication to the satisfactory community, these videos are an immense help for people just starting out such as myself!
Holy shit, great video - I've watched a lot of Satisfactory How-tos and yours is really nice and clear. Clean builds too and I've been wantning to know how to start this for ages. Thank you!
Much appreciated!
I'm sure I'm not alone in saying I'd love for you to do a video showing your process for hooking up neat power solutions to these builds.
Can do! I’ll incorporate it into the modular frames video
After watching about a dozen of your videos, I think I finally understand the math! Thanks!
My god these are so smooth. The end building reminds me of the glass cube Apple store in the USA
This is one of the best tutorials I’ve seen! Fantastic job. Please keep it up. I do have a couple requests if you get the time: Manufacturer level builds, showing how you power the machines (in a clean way I’m assuming ;) ) and more use of overflow/manifold system. The exact split way is cool and all, but too much maths for my brain. Thanks again! Wish you best if luck.
You are just gaining knowledge. It is not cheating. Keep watching them and you would do many great things in Satisfactory.
@@DangerF1 Pineapple turbo whales have less draft than 100 neutrons..
Can we talk more about how it is nice to have tutorials by a guy who isn't prepubescent in his voice tone? I actually enjoy listening and the builds are visually lush and mechanically optimum! Thanks for making the mid game a pleasure.
So, as was mentioned in another video of yours, you need to build the sandwich layers before placing your smelters/constructors. You will need to add an extra 8x1 foundation to the bottom of the lowest sandwich foundation and then place your walls. No need to do the middle portion of the 3x5 platform, just the outer edges. Once the walls are placed go through and delete the bottom most foundations and voila...perfect sandwich layer. You can leave a wall off and are able to place it connected to the other wall after deleting the 3rd foundation. You can then place your smelters/constructors. Now that I think about it you may only have to do this for one wall and then connect the rest of the walls off of that one.
I found I needed to skip ahead in your video for the placement of the walls then come back to the orientation of the constructors/smelters.
Either way, great video. You have yourself a new subscriber.
The issue with that approach is the sandwich layers above the constructors I believe. By building 3 8x4 foundations, the lowest most 8x1 of the sandwich layer is the lowest you can go so you can’t put in a temporary foundation for the walls. You could always build 1 above that of course. There is always wiggle room in the approach and everyone can add in their own style however they choose. This is all of course in the event I’m understanding your method. Regardless, I value the input and appreciate the feedback to help me improve. Thank you.
@@Scalti Oh no, you still build the same amount of 8x4's. Just after building those you add the same that you add in the video, but you also need to have a 3rd added to the bottom. This all would be done before placing constructors so there are no clearance issues.
My favourite part about your guides is that you actually go over the load balancing between the conveyors. Some guides are just "put down splitter here, merger there" and so on, without explaining WHY and what the result will be. Big fan.
Ty excellent tutorial. I was struggling a lot always training to make everything flat It was so confusing. Now everything is more controlled and fluid.
I only just started playing this game but your builds are the best thing ever. Factories SO satisfying. I hope you keep the videos coming. Just a note to add to this build, I found a recipe for cast screws which can replace the 3rd and 4th floor, instead of 7 constructors for rods and 10 for screws you can just use 8 constructors making cast screws. It still uses the 100 ingots you had put aside for that anyway. Thanks again.
Hey Scalti. I built couple of factories with you as a guide. It's amazing how they are simply working, I wouldn't be able to design them the way you do, you style is both pleasing and functional.
The tower column in the middle was my favourite way to transfer the resources but I must say that lift holes and the shananingans that goes with that are simply awesome :) Reinforced iron plates are my fav since then :D
Keep it up please if you can.
Hey Skalti, I have watched, enjoyed, and gained inspiration to come back to satisfactory just watching your series. Would love to see more complex versions of these covering the spaceship parts. Particularly smart plating, didn’t realize I’d need those bad boys again later in the game lol. Keep up the great work!!!!
You are a huge inspiration for me. Thanks a lot!
I am playing without mods at the moment, so what I experienced when building, is that the AWESOME shop must have are walkways (and wall power poles). Building a T-Crossing on each side of a floor makes things so easy and can later be extended to help traversing up and down through the factory.
With the wall power poles you can create a little kill switch at the front face or entrance to easily un-/power the machinery.
I also like to extend the long side of the factory of about one tile to place pillars between the floors, so they don't just magically fly in mid-air.
This is a really good factory, I use it, with some balcony and hypertube in order to give some dept to the building, thank you for this one !
P.S. : not so easy to build it without fly mod tho
I found unlocking the stairs and using them while building the factory handy. just pick a corner in the outside space area
Awesome video man, can't wait to see more!
So I had the alternate recipe "forged screws" so I was able to eliminate a layer, and add a bit of efficiency. I added one more forge at the base, and since I was bringing in a MK.3 line from a MK.2 miner on a pure node I was bringing in 240 already. I split the 7th forge so it and another were receiving 20 ore/min. So I took one side of 30/30/20/20 up to the screws and was able to do 400 screws/min. Solved a lot of issues with this build!
by far the best tutorial i have come across, thanks and keep em coming
These videos and factories are just so clean. Subbed and excited for more.
Another video watched another building added and I even am able to do some of the belt work myself now :D Smart plating next :D - Yet again amazing work I do hope you do one of these for each build...
I'm so glad I'm doing this after they improved the building mechanics
You make great videos man. I learnt i allot by watching your guides. Keep up the great work!
I’m about 15 hours into the game and loving it so far. Although it seems a bit like cheating to me to watch these guides they help me learn a lot more about the game and how to stop making sprawling spaghetti like factories 😁
I love the way your builds use conveyor lifts, thanks for making these easy to follow :)
You have the best videos. Keep it up! I love watching them and will try one soon
Trying to rebuild this I often lose direction. If you want to do people a favour you could mark the north and south poles with different colors so I build in the right direction. I am doing this without mods and the only point I can use for orientation is the ore input side. So if you fly around your factory fast and I cannot see your input I am often lost. It goes without saying that I enjoy those videos.
ur totorials are really good most other satisfactory totorials are really confusing to follow
Seeing the glass high-rises you pepper the landscape with, I can't help but think back to when I was first starting out in this game; resolutely committed to not consuming this planet the way humankind has the earth. Now, however, I regularly find myself absolutely smitten by your builds, both from a systems engineering standpoint, and as pure objets d'art. They may clash violently with the natural world they inhabit, but they are -- without exception -- stunning.
PLEASE. MAKE. MORE.
Awesome building technique and ideas ... it's really inspiring, please do more! :)
Thanks for the appreciation. I definitely don’t plan on stopping.
Good stuff! I look forward to seeing more!
And more you shall see. Stay tuned.
Man, your layouts are amazing, thank you for the content
EFFICIENT!!!. that's how i want my entire Factory to look. A bunch of small buildings, with belts leading to a main storage hub, next to my hub. "If" you make one of these walk-through videos for each item production, that would be appreciated.. Thank you for your Efforts
What is the main bench you speak of? The hub?
@@garyhamilton2104 yes the hub.. lol
90 degree sexiness.... Words to my belt driven heart...
Hello Scalti, I just finished building the fifth factory from your tutorials (only the Encased Industrial Beams are missing now). Thank you very much for your ideas and explanations!
All you need is a storage loading bin and a truck/train loading station. This is an excellent stop for a network of vehicles
Make steel factory. I'd like to see.
I’d like to see him do a steel factory as well and then also a motor factory all in one building...
@@LJT7907 in depth water guide is next and motor is after that. Have the math and general layout complete, just need to build it out and make any needed changes then record.
@@Scalti i think that's where I go wrong every time I play this game I don't do any math or planning before I play. I guess that might be something I need to do sometime! Thanks
You gained a sub. thanks for this series of videos. it helps a lot
Really clean, great videos. Love the style.
I need MOAR rotors! Thank you for this vid.
Personally I would up it to 20 per minute so you can pipe it directly into a smart plate manufacturing plant with a 20 reinforced plate factory
I have been learning a lot. and having fun doing it
Nice video, can u start a series of videos making other starter lvl factories? Like iron plates, Iron rods, and screws in one?
Already in the works! It ‘should’ be live this weekend.
I Am Scalti I’m glad you’re working on it. Great content btw👍🏽
Great tutorials. Keep it up! Would love to see alternate recipes options as well. Keep it coming!
Definitely on the agenda! I have some great ones planned.
Now that update 5 is out would love to see your past builds upgraded to that I know you have made a few.
First off, I love your build style and these guides are awesome. On tall buildings such as this, can you show how you get your output back to the ground? there's a lot of conveyers in the way on both ends so I'm curious as to how you did it. Thanks!
you can make each factory from scratch and join them into another, for example, a factory of rods next to the screw and from this rotors I would ask for such tips, it will help, thank you for your work, you already have subscriptions
thanks for the layout now i will dive deeper into addiction :D
You should have a LOT more subscribers!
Another really great build! Something did occur to me though - it's not a very "walkable" build, is it :) Definitely loving this approach, but I'd have to figure out how to adapt it to be traversable by foot, and without those silly jump pads... I'm thinking a lot of walkways and stairs, haha
I argue that one doesn’t need to walk around the upper floors really. Given the nature of the build being designed for a specific quantity, the system is a ‘set it and forget it’ build. Even if you pump more iron into it, requiring upgrading the belts, you are limited by the amount of machines. You very well could overclock them but it’s more efficient to build an entire second building next to this one instead. This eliminates the need to navigate the upper area for future belt upgrades and the like.
These early game builds are not so much intended to pull from and build more complex components but to provide the engineer the resources to build the bigger factories down the road that produce the more complex components. This factory is fantastic for getting players ready with coal generated power because the generators, water extractors and pumps use rotors to be constructed. When it comes to late game mass production, the superior approach is an array/overflow method that can grow as you upgrade belt capacity. This is at least my approach. There is no right or wrong.
Edit: Now if you’re referring to the building phase of the structure, my scaffolding video covers 2 methods of approach. The 8x8 double ramp from the AWESOME Shop and the belt scaffolding with ladders on the side.
This is built EXACTLY where my first ever base is haha what a coincidence
What a beauty!
I have noticed a mistake(not really a mistake) by balancing the iron rods.
You can divide the iron rods instead of iron bars so you dont have to underclock the constructors producing the iron rods.
I divided 1 constructor in 3x5 and merged 10 iron rods to one line of 100 iron rods and the other 5 to the other line of 80.
So i had 100 iron rods going up the next floor for the production of the 400 screws.
And my platform is 3x6 for the production and not 3x5 as it is in your video because i have 12 constructors at one floor.
I hope it was understandable
And btw i love your building layouts. I also made a building by myself based on your designs with caterium and it is soooo clean.
Yup. I’ve modified that balance to rods in the motor guide I made
Loved this thanks, would love to see a Motor Factory!
Greetings Pioneer. Obviously you should do the right Item-order in Bases. So next would be automating the Endgame Tier1 -Smart Plating- "Automated-Compact-Factoryproject" (ACFp).
Note: As a short information for your Future Videos, please make sure the Outromusic is regulated a bit better (lower Volume). Hurts my ears when the Music starts, because i turned Vol. up to hear you talking better.
Keep up the good work. You do a great Job on this. I´m a Fan now. :)
Dope factory.
Don't stop making videos please.
Dope camera work!
Your guides are super helpful! Thanks!
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Missed optimization opportunity: You could have gotten away with 1 less constructor for further reduced power consumption and fewer load balancing headaches.
Instead of having 6 constructors in a 5*15+5 array and 7 constructors in a 6*15+10 array, you could have just done 2 sets of 6*15 arrays and split off 10 rods per minute using a similar method used when load balancing the outputs of the ingots. This would create a new conveyor line that would need to be merged with the line going to the 2nd array of constructors, but a little extra belt-work is way less of a headache than trying to match material inputs with machine clock speeds.
good video kind of got understanding how too make it work. wish people would make video with out mods.
You shound not do the 80/100 split right after the smelters but instead take the output from three smelters to six constructors for rods and split the rods in 80 and 100. This would save one constructor and make the build not require underclocking
very nice! helps me a lot
22:00 Word of Advice, Place a 8x1 foundation underneath and then your walls will snap into place
Can’t always do that based on what was built on the floor below unfortunately. That is why I don’t speak about doing it this way.
@@Scalti Hmm, that makes sense, i stumbled on it when i forgot to do my walls first. Placed one foundation like a sandwich layer where my conveyer wall should of been and was able to place the wall. With 3 wall clearance there shouldn't be any issues
Great build. Mine works awesome!
Great job! Thank you!
Man thats a lotta creativity in one video at least is to me as im kinda new into but the games sp addictive haha
EPIC BRO!!
Difficult without a jetpack but not impossible
maybe they made some changes or patches of the sort idk but I built this exactly as you did correct conveyers in correct places, load balancing, proper distribution. everything and my factory is like half as efficient as advertised primarily because only one side of the factory even receives enough materials. I got one assembler at the top with 500 screws in it stacked up and the one right next to it is out here with 0? and it needs to pile up a bunch before it makes another rotor. I checked the belts and the constructors for any errors, double checked that everything was connected. I couldn't find anything it looks to me like the way this factory is built just does a poor job of getting the recourses to split efficiently not sure what I did wrong I've rewatched at least 5 times. guess I'm just wondering if anyone else is having issues too? or just me...
Edit: I should mention that the shortages of materials appear to be specific to the side the assembler is on. For example one side (the side where the ore comes in) Is always low on screws. While the other side is always full on screws but constantly low on rods...
Good job, Very clean looking. First time I'm hearing of that sandwich idea for belt work. Looks handy, I always use the framework foundation look myself. The only downside is please sound level your music better. Your talking all smooth and steady then blaring music.
I have since sorted this out in my more recent videos!
On the rods, I think I would do four at 100% (15 iron rods each) and then the last two spitting out only 10 iron rods each, just for symmetric way of looking at it and to get the total of 80 rods. o7
Hey Scalti, at 14:20 you discussed the underclocking set up for rods. I was wondering if it would also work if you had both the last two set to 10 rods per minute instead of one at 15 and the other at 5. Thinking just for the sake of symmetrical load balancing.
One reason to underclock a machine is because it means the machine will not start and stop repeatedly, meaning a more flat, consistent power usage.
I see someone else has played Rescue Code Pink...... That's your theme song. It's the track when your rideing through the asteroid belt.
Everyone that had efficiency problems with the screw constructors connected the wrong rod floor to the screw floor. The their sandwich layers for the screw and assembler floors need the splitter output direction reversed. The video doesn't zoom out to show the orientation of the floors in relation to the miner, and it speeds through the lift connections so it's easy to get the floors turned around and the lift connections mixed up.
edit: Nevermind. Even with everything exactly like in the video, the smelters aren't 100% efficient. The 80 ingot line is bottlenecked and the 100 line is starved.
edit 2: I removed the balancer on the smelters to make it a line of 120 and 60 and everything perfect now. 100% efficient. Don't understand why, since the math doesn't add up, but it's been working 100% for a few hours now.
Hey there I just traded out Foundation for catwalk crossing for the floors for the belt rooms it gives you way more space just thought i would share
Thanks for the video^^
That’s exactly where my base is! :D
Heyo, I just wanted to drop a comment to say I *really* appreciate your videos. They're very clear and concise, and I'm relying on them a lot! Though I had a question: Is it best to have a factory producing (and stockpiling the base materials) of rods/plates/screws and then dedicating future factories for rotors/etc, or is it best to dedicate all ore to factories building parts like this? Either way, I greatly appreciate these videos of yours, and hope you contine in the future!
Stockpile. Always best to have items on hand and ready to use. If you end up allocating resources to other things, your needing them later affects the factory line.
You can always overflow buffer too. I’d like it up as it’s hard to explain. Effectively it’ll allow you to store your items and then once full it will send the rest to an item sink. This way your factory never shuts down and you leave resources to gain points from on the table.
Awesome tutorials. Keep them up. Modular frame!?!?
Definitely on the agenda.
You'd do really posting a survival playthrough. I'm pretty sure plenty of people would watch that. I for one, definitely would.
Currently doing this on Twitch for a couple reasons. Gives people a chance to engage directly while I play and work out logistics or math and have conversation about why I do something a particular way. Second is time. If I played the game and did a let’s play then I’d spend a lot more time that what I have available to go back and edit all of the gameplay footage together.
I’d suggest following me on Twitch to see that other side of my content if curious. I stream at least every Thursday from 8PM-12AM EST (tonight) and potentially on the weekend here and there if time allows.
@@ScaltiBrilliant, I'll be sure to do that. If you don't mind my asking, how do you build these vertical factories of yours without some sort of flying mod? I've tried, but failed miserably...
Observation towers. Blade runners help too. I’ll be building some stuff tonight so would be a good opportunity to see first hand.
If you don’t mind I’d like to see how you run your power through it. More curious on your placement for the power source
Check out my cabling video.
I only have a mk1 miner and mk2 belts. Also i dont have that type of foundation wall yet. I know you get it from the Awsome Shop but i am not there yet. All resources are needed.
only critique of these guides, is that you will have a hell of a time doing it without the fly mod.
Fair price to pay? The extra effort put in goes a long way I’d say.
SANDWICH EVERYTHING!!! my power has been mad so much nicer with sandwich
Watching this on repeat while having a spreadsheet by me, trying to determine how I can rig this for the alternate Copper Rotor Recipe. Obviously substitute the Iron Rods with the Copper Sheets, but somehow I am unable to process how it would become efficient.
These videos are awesome and depressing at the same time. My builds aren't even close to being this pretty.
Very beautiful designs. Is there a specific reason you go for load balancing instead of overflow?
It’s a hybrid situation. I load balance by floor instead of by machine. This keeps it a little more organized and given it’s likely the player is only up to MK2 belts, overflowing 180 iron ingots doesn’t work well.
At 14:49 how come you go for an underclock of one of them to 5 rather than underclock 2 to 10. I guess it would be the same, it just feels like you're all about symmetry :-)
It's an awesome build, really! But will you do a build with an alternate recipe? Like iron screw casting. The 20 screws per 5 iron bars.
I am doing vanilla recipes first across the board and then doing alternates. This is the current game plan anyway.
@@Scalti Nice. Looking forward to it, cuz I've been having a hard time building mine
can't wait to see how this dude does heavy modular frames haha
Subscribe, stay tuned and find out.
not sure if this is patched now but I don't really have any issues with putting the belts first and then the lifts
Really great guide and neat and orderly design. I think even you said it but I am thinking most of your guides are great for early game since they are all pretty low output. I tried this game a failed when it came to scaling up.
The nice thing about this design approach is to scale up means just building a second factory next to or near the original and using the same ore node(s) with increased output as you unlock better miners and faster belts. Additionally it also enables you to know what good base value outputs you can have (e.g. 240 iron ore makes 20 reinforced iron plates). So if you need a particular quantity you have a more immediate idea of resource requirements
@@Scalti good point. Thank you.
like to see these kind of vids with no mods, done the legit way many are doing to see how it goes
The only reason I don’t record them without mods is because the videos would be a fair bit longer than needed. My focus is to show the build and let the audience use what strategy they feel best. I’ve also made a video showing the methods I use in my standard play through without mods as well.
Great video! Quick question though - how long until it becomes 100% efficient? My rod distribution in the sandwich layer is all backed up at the beginning of the conveyers, while the conveyers at the end are barely getting any..
Hey Scalti, can you update the Build/setup info on this like you did whit Iron Plates.