satisfactory

[hallow crow]

thanks for this

[ornate saffron]

Lol.

Its a good tool.

[tawdry charm]

How do i balance oil into 8 refineries?

[reef basin]

that's the neat thing, you don't

you just connect them together

[hushed sable]

I have 2 biomass burners running to generate electricity, but instead of whole 40, I use only 35, would the fuel usage be same as that of 40 or would the fuel be used slower compared to the max usage of 40?

[ornate saffron]

You just manifold them. I try to keep it as simple as possible feeding inputs from the same height of the inputs or from above

[tawdry charm]

Like there are no load balancers or manifolds? fluid just balances itself out?

Oh thats easy then

[reef basin]

well, you manifold it

[tawdry charm]

like just connect them

[reef basin]

it balances itself out in similar way as solids with manifolds

you cannot balance fluids normally anyway

[ornate saffron]

Liquids flow where gravity takes then

[tawdry charm]

Would the oil spread normaly like this? https://discordapp.com/channels/370472939054956546/553550313533997057/1489276471771009216

[timber shoal]

im kinda curious, how many of yall have 100% completed Satisfactory? (as in, getting all achievements)

[rigid surge]

steam says 5.4% of people have completed phase 5

[timber shoal]

yeah but thats not 100% accurate cause some people have satisfactory in their libraries but haven't played it

also only 2.1% have purchased the nut

[fossil oyster]

Me. And then some.

[elfin smelt]

40.9% completed phase 1

[ornate saffron]

I have

[elfin smelt]

which Is i believe is a good point to consider that these 40.9% are the ones that actually played and not just experimented with it

[ornate saffron]

Maybe. I can't tell with such poor angles and such. Try to figure out. If you have persistent issues make a post in #1038092680493801533

[elfin smelt]

which brings this 5.4% closer to about 13.2% (people who complete phase 1 that also completed phase 5)

[orchid zinc]

I have some production chains originating from 180 iron constructing rotors, reinforced iron plates, smart plating and modular frames but i notice i have a lot of excess materials not being used: 80 screws, 28 rods and 10 iron plates which ideally i would reroute to maybe build some more reinforced iron plates but im not sure how to. Using satisfactory modeler.

[ocean leaf]

Unlike other power generators, the fuel consumption of Biomass Burners scales to demand, so if you use less power, you need less fuel.

[knotty bear]

I've heard that the tutorial and phase 3 are both basically filters to ensure that people can handle 4 and 5. This true?

I'm curious off of steam achivements what % of people completed each phase and then went on to complete phase 5

[orchid zinc]

Probably correlates the further down you go 😄

[elfin smelt]

I mean each phase is longer than the last by design

[reef basin]

steam achievements is very small percentage of actual people

but yeah, phases get harder, you can stop at any point if you don't find the game fun anymore

[elfin smelt]

I said that because it would be natural to expect each phase gets less % clearance not only because people drop it, but because people are still playing and taking their time on each phase

even if you rush it the game still has seveal dozen hours to complete

[knotty bear]

I'm cooked man I've spent close to 150 hours on phase 3, phase 2 was pretty quick and phase 1 was just an overnight wait for plates. I have 200 total hours of playtime.

[elfin smelt]

unless you are speedrunning

that's perfectly normal lol

[knotty bear]

Right, also 1.2 might bring some more people in.

[elfin smelt]

there are people with 200 hours still on phase 2

[viral egret]

hey that's me hi !!!

[shell quarry]

I’m at 20 hours a d stuck on oil….

[ornate saffron]

Thats normal. Im at 250 and I havent made a single part for phase 4. Ive got 1000+ hours under my belt as a player

[elfin smelt]

specially for a first time player, I'd say 200 hours in phase 3 is a very quick playthrough

[shell quarry]

I have a total of 27 hours

[knotty bear]

I had a friend who had nearly gotten to phase 3 on his save file so we divided labor occasionally or just had one of us say, wire things up while the other just built the machines.

[ornate saffron]

Sounds like you sped paste coal. Its a very important lesson preparing you for fuel. The struggles you get there help

[knotty bear]

With phase 3 I'm done with the thing you need 1000 of, about to start ACU, and don't have the motor looking thing you need 500 of.

[shell quarry]

I have 36 coal plants all running 100% of two nodes

[ornate saffron]

Modular engines.

[knotty bear]

That's the one

[fluid sapphire]

Ya'll totally normal, I am just starting to produce the elevator parts for phase 4 at 1200 hours

[abstract heron]

i ahve umm 19,055 hrs on record

[knotty bear]

do you eat or sleep or work or anything

Is the game open 24/7?

[abstract heron]

i do things but i won't say

[shell quarry]

Teach me 😭😭😭

[ornate saffron]

Niether is really complex.

For the modular engines you could just use the production line of smart plates you already have and just add motors and rubber.

Personally I make it its own independent facility. But thats my choice

[ornate saffron]

He also joined at or before steam release

[abstract heron]

on steam release day

[knotty bear]

I'm going with utilizing the desert area up in the top right to make a factory for the elevator parts for this phase other than whatever you needed 1000 of.

[abstract heron]

I still remember snutt and jace are still Community mangers

back in the day

[shell quarry]

I’m also on Xbox so some things are still buggy

[ornate saffron]

We mostly have the same bugs on pc. Although there is some exceptions. You have a smaller Uobject limit

[knotty bear]

What is the object limit?

[abstract heron]

2.1 million

[mortal ginkgo]

2,162,688

[ornate saffron]

For pc

[abstract heron]

i had to up mine due to large factory

[ornate saffron]

Console is (from what I understand) half that

[knotty bear]

How large is your factory and how good is your pc?

[abstract heron]

amd i7k 7800x3d ryzen 32gb of ram and 5080ti and ik its not tech chanel @knotty bear

[shell quarry]

Yall have any good designs for an oil factory?

[abstract heron]

i did 3450 oil into 9200 Fuel in Spire coast and just left it open

[knotty bear]

I just got a r5 3600, 40gb ram and a 2060 my game would probably not enjoy your factory.

[abstract heron]

yes i am hoping 1.2 brings my world a bit of good with memory thats why i want devs and mikael to do a memory update

[ornate saffron]

I suggest going to you tube and search satisfactory tour for inspiration.

The math is simple. You can just punch in what you want into satisfactory tools

[abstract heron]

and yes i use mods in my world

[obsidian turret]

did u guys know that when u step on SAM it will circle around u on the ground

[tropic lion]

Lf 2 or 3 people that are new and want to play long term?

[ornate saffron]

!lfg

[raven axle]

Hello there totally awesome user! You can checkout https://discordapp.com/channels/370472939054956546/1201555265942724758 and check the pins on how to find folks to play with. <3

[spiral summit]

i just leave it out in the open like irl

[tropic lion]

What’s up

[obsidian turret]

srry but i play mostly solo

[ornate saffron]

Use #1201555265942724758

[abstract heron]

also my current world is atm 5.232hr in it

[fossil oyster]

Same on object limit, had to raise it

[abstract heron]

your world is that many hrs

[ornate saffron]

I've raised the Uobject limit in the past. But I have not needed to since I reinstalled

[floral sparrow]

I accidentally built a big factory floor in the flight path of a manta 🥲

[rigid surge]

Use scim to move your factory over a little

[rough shore]

Cant u eliminate the manta

[ornate saffron]

No. He friend. He likes head pats

[rough shore]

No he is just a waste of space and oxygen

[placid stirrup]

Colonialist brainrot

[fickle locust]

How dare you be mean to the manta

[placid stirrup]

@zenith pecan I see your perspective, and in response all I can say is
✅

[zenith pecan]

🤷‍♂️

[mortal ginkgo]

Condemn him to 2x resource multiplier + All Impure Nodes + Random Nodes + 100x Phase Items Run in 1.2!

[rough shore]

Nuh uh

[worn oar]

No man, literally a layer of foundations in line with the waterfall to maximize available area. Will have to go up another level though

[valid glacier]

how long does it take to get to phase 4 ? (playtime hours)

[green fiber]

hundred avg id say

[valid glacier]

oh god

[floral sparrow]

In my experience they fly by

[craggy falcon]

does bought HDs counts twords achivement ??

[floral sparrow]

Not at phase 4 yet but I don't feel like I'm ever just waiting around. Always something to do

[craggy falcon]

oh dtey do nm

[vital grove]

could disabled parking patterns be added to the game for car parks?

[stark ridge]

When I copy a building I am not sure what logic it uses for the orientation of the building. But I find it quite annoying that every time I do copy a building it is flipped or something. Am I doing it wrong or how does it work? Is there a setting that would "keep" the orientation of copied object?

[feral jay]

I think there's a new option for that in 1.2, but don't quote me on that

@stark ridge: https://www.reddit.com/r/SatisfactoryGame/comments/1rwap22/patch_notes_v1200_experimental_build_480321/

We’ve done a full pass of the Options menu and all settings and creating consistency with the terminology and values

Hologram rotation mode

Found in Options > Controls, with this option you can change what the default rotation is when holograms are created by the buildgun, you can choose between:

Static

Spawn Facing Player

Always Face Player

As well as control what is the relative rotation to the player, between:

Relative Rotation to Player

    Parallel

    Perpendicular

[latent prawn]

if not exploiting bugs and doing stuff the proper way, you can get there if you move speed-running fast in about 20 hrs. most people will hit it in the 50-80 hr range

[placid stirrup]

Seems high for the average player who isn't as concerned with organization and neatness during the first run

[feral jay]

I'm waiting for mods to work on 1.2 before I update, I love my QoL mods too much

[green fiber]

the average player will lag behind in production id say

so 100h ish for (getting to) Tier 9 is pretty lax.
100 - 200 h could be it

ah wait

i keep mixing it up.... finishing Tier 9 is equivalent to finishing phase 5

[feral jay]

I probably average about 500 hours to reach tier 9 but I'm a pretty slow and methodical player

[green fiber]

so Phase 4 is "getting to Tier 7 - 8"

[latent prawn]

everything takes some time, and if you cut corners, the game is long enough that those shortcuts cost you in the longer run

[green fiber]

so yeah 100 to 200 h to get to T7 / 8 seems about right

[sacred lava]

Hey what’s up! Just bought satisfactory
It’s pretty cool I’m on hub 6

[latent prawn]

on 100x elevator cost, i'm waithing on tier 2 to finish at 90 hrs

[sacred lava]

But uh… where is the portable miner??? I can find it in the bench

[zenith pecan]

equipment workshop.

[stone scarab]

You only get it once you finish the space elevator completely

[green fiber]

portable miner is in a different kind of workbench

not in the same type you find at the hub

[sacred lava]

Ooooh
See I just thought it was the same thing as the hub one

This games kinda fun I see it

[stone scarab]

Paid no attention to my troll : (

[stone perch]

I have question if i play 1.2 experimental satisfactory and when 1.2 full come out does my save works there also ?

[stone scarab]

I’m pretty sure yea

[stone perch]

i am just thinking if this dosent work , i am kinda wasting time 😄

[sacred lava]

When you craft a lot of somthing the craft panel starts glowing, is tha just detail or does it like over heat

[stone scarab]

Its practice for the future

[stone scarab]

It’s a detail

[green fiber]

if it overheats it blows up and kills you so dont handcraft too much

[stone scarab]

Lies

[mortal ginkgo]

you go jail

[green fiber]

Nothing but da truth

[stone scarab]

Lie and lie

[zenith pecan]

Imagine the fun and radiological clean up if the reactors could melt down.

[green fiber]

If you handcraft too much you go to jail for your crimes

[stone scarab]

It’s not a crime

[sacred lava]

When do I get to the point where I make a tornado conveyer belt

[green fiber]

once you get conveyors of course

[stone scarab]

When you lose all of your sanity

[green fiber]

some people never had any sanity so all it took was unlocking belts.
Josh knew best

[zenith pecan]

What's sanity again?

[stone scarab]

[sacred lava]

When do I get to launch doggod full of nuclear waste into a pipe basket hoop

[stone scarab]

You can launch doggos soon but not full of nuclear waste until much later

[green fiber]

well you can just wait for doggos to bring you the waste...

[sacred lava]

One of thoose fattys with skinny legs is just stuck in my base

[green fiber]

thats the inspector

[stone scarab]

Feed it a berry, drop it on the ground and it will eat it

[green fiber]

hes here to inspect your factory

[sacred lava]

I have lik 3 stuff down it’s a camp at best

[stone scarab]

Cadet, lock in and play the game instead of yapping.

[sacred lava]

I’m
Figuring out stuff while taking

[stone scarab]

You can figure stuff out a bit faster if you just play the game

[green fiber]

especially if you build machines to craft for you

[sacred lava]

I HAVE AUTO INGOTS OH YEA

[zealous coral]

bro doesnt know what hes signed up for😭

[ornate saffron]

bro's cooking, let'em cook

[sacred lava]

Ok so I have auto lime stone and iron

But every copper is SO FARR

[ornate saffron]

naw, you got this homes, 1km tis but a hop

[sacred lava]

Ok I’m hopping off for a little bit this game is fun

[feral vector]

which part of the blueprint designer is the front? I swear all my blueprints are backwards, I want the inputs to be facing me when I place them down lol

[frosty sedge]

Idk what direction there facing and idk if this help but u can rotate the blueprints to face u

[feral vector]

yeah I can just spin them, but is there a "default" facing direction?

I guess I can just test it lol

[frosty sedge]

Probably is a default but what help would it be

[abstract heron]

No patch notes today me sad

[feral vector]

I always go to place a blueprint and I gotta spin it to figure out which is the input, if I make them so the input is always facing me by default it will feel better. not a huge deal at all but it annoys me

[weak bloom]

Direction of the console I assume?

[abstract heron]

<@&370483737957236737> is there a patch notes today?

[leaden turret]

I was just about to ping them, lol

[abstract heron]

I BEATED U

Mikael did promise a patch today

Or this week

[valid glacier]

i planned on making a modular engine factory, i have everything planned out, the amount of coal, copper, iron, and crude oil i need. But the coal, iron, and copper nodes are all quite far away from the factory, so do i just make a long belt highway to the factory or do i use trains to transport them?

[abstract heron]

What do u decide and if u can do it

[fluid sapphire]

how far

[valid glacier]

i havent figured that out yet

[fickle locust]

This sounds like a use case for trains

[feral vector]

you might want to build somewhere that has those things closer?

[fickle locust]

If it's far enough that you're asking then it's far enough for trains

[feral vector]

like if three things are far away, build near those three and bring in the oil products?

[fickle locust]

But also yes coal/copper/iron spots exist and it seems easier to site there and bring the oil products to you

[feral vector]

ok I'm glad someone else said it I don't trust my judgement XD

can you delete blueprints in-game?

[valid glacier]

ok i will do that, but i will need to use pumps quite often dont i? or do i make a long pipe highway?

[fickle locust]

You mostly need rubber, right? Make the rubber where the oil is, then use a train to bring it to the factory

[valid glacier]

ok thats a really good idea thank you

[feral vector]

usually you use oil where it is, refine it into stuff, ship the stuff

[valid glacier]

ok thank you guys

[abstract heron]

Maybe they on holiday mode

[feral vector]

yeah I've been building blueprints backwards this whole time lmao, you want the "front" of the blueprint facing the console / storage container

[feral vector]

yeah this isn't correct at all, it just saves the orientation relative to the world? if I'm looking west then one version of the blueprint is "bacwards" and if I'm looking east it's the other one that's facing the wrong way lol

[fluid sapphire]

the game seems to remember the last orientation for the hologram for a given blueprint

[green fiber]

thats why the blueprint shows a little arrow when building i think?
and that arrow is the side that was facing the blueprint designer "console"

[feral vector]

oh okay that would make even more sense?

[feral vector]

hmm I'll check I didn't remember there was an arrow

[fluid sapphire]

equip the blueprint, turn it, equip it again, note that its now the same direction as when you last equipped it

[green fiber]

i think all buildables do that

thats why you get weird results when you place mergers on the ground and then stack them for example

[fluid sapphire]

probably, havent paid that much attention to it, but it makes sense

[green fiber]

else it would be a pain building a row of splitters or mergers or constructors and constantly gaving to rotate them again

[fluid sapphire]

true dat

[feral vector]

arrow points to the console yeah

[supple canopy]

I thought that was fixed? didn't have any issue splitters and mergers alternating orientation when stacking them

[supple canopy]

yes in my experience the hologram's arrow will always be towards the blueprint designer console

[green fiber]

i never understood the order of what orientation they start in or save in

especially when building stacks

[supple canopy]

at least when building on foundations, they've been stacking with the same orientation as the first for a long time. Idk if it's different if building off the ground. As for getting in build mode I guess the first time in a session the output will always face away from you, then save the last orientation? Not sure

[storm zephyr]

is putting radar towers across the whole map a waste of resources

[fluid sapphire]

resources are cheapo

[storm zephyr]

id only nede like 5 but i dont actually have heavy modular frames or computers unlocked yet im just using the ones i got from random crash sites

[fluid sapphire]

dont do that until you have production for those then?

once you do, they basically cost nothing, right

some people like the towers, some just use SCIM

[normal orbit]

just cost some power in upkeep

[feral vector]

should I learn to connect conveyor lifts directly to stuff? I seem to have them not connect sometimes and it's a hassle lol I just build the floor holes a little bit away from the splitter or whatever and use a short belt

[fluid sapphire]

experiment with the spacing a bit and remember it

[green fiber]

you know they'll probably connect if you hear a little high pitched blip when their connector faces stuff

[feral vector]

is there a way to tell if it's working without trying to use it?

[green fiber]

thats the sound for stuff "snapping" to other stuff

[normal orbit]

just pay attention to the direction when making them on floorholes. the distance is pretty tolerant

[feral vector]

hmm never noticed that

[fluid sapphire]

also when you\re building a lift, if you aim up and down, when you get closer to the splitter/merger, you will notice it suddenly sort of snap right to it and skip some of the height as you aim

that will also tell you you got it right

[feral vector]

yeah I'm usually doing it on flat stuff for now

good to know though

[normal orbit]

Also, not always, but quite often, lift turns blue when it connects even if it clips

[feral vector]

huh? turns blue?

[normal orbit]

(unless you recolored)

maybe i recolored it blue, can't recall. the color for no clipping

[leaden turret]

<@&370483737957236737> too busy drinking påskmust 😛

[storm zephyr]

would this be good spacing for radar towers #screenshots message

[feral vector]

oh like the normal hologram color instead of red

[normal orbit]

instead of yellow

[feral vector]

right, yellow is for clipping, I knew that

[normal orbit]

#design-and-architecture message like 4th pic there. it clips heavily into the splitter, but cause it connect, it shows blue

[storm zephyr]

should i invest in trains if i have tiny factory segments in the middle of nowhere on the map far from my base

or should i just keep stuff going into storage containers so ic an take it in bulk when i need it

[normal orbit]

up to you, but having a trainline setup makes future expansion easier

[storm zephyr]

i already kinda have powerlines spanning the whole map

[jagged depot]

Choice between Iron Alloy Ingot and Heavy Oil Residue as alt recipes. Which should I choose?

[normal orbit]

the latter

[worn oar]

I think I should have chosen something else for my first big project besides a 16.38GW compacted coal plant. This is taking ages.

[normal orbit]

that is a lot of coal gens

[supple canopy]

know that when you nudge the lift won't snap to anything. Also when in the S shape (input and output facing each other), they will snap to conveyor poles / machines' input/output that are 4m appart (or exactly half a foundation)

[storm zephyr]

how are you setting it up? i cant really find out how to set up water pipelines without making it look like some evil ass tentacle monster

[fluid sapphire]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yM6mXkIWzk0

[worn oar]

How to send pictures?

[storm zephyr]

(see #screenshots message)

[granite jackal]

@void gorge in LFG group, add 2 tag options. Stable & Experimental
Thank you.

[fluid sapphire]

#screenshots

[worn oar]

#screenshots message

Water extractors are overclocked for my sanity, then the pipes are stacked and shoved along the wall and branch off into rows of 9 pipes per line. Then they're fed into the ceiling through floor holes and pressurized with pumps.

There is a small amount of pipe clipping, very small, but for the most part I tried to avoid clipping anything.

[granite jackal]

Yeah, coal is your first fuel. Then comes crude oil which can turn in 4 different fuels. I'd say about 8-16-32 coal plants is good enough for whatever you'd wanna do until you build it bigger with crude. Take it in incremental steps. Each new fuel a little bigger than the last.

[worn oar]

The facility is only halfway done unfortunately, it's already taken almost 9 hours to get it halfway

[leaden turret]

biomass is first fuel

[supple canopy]

leaves is first fuel

[leaden turret]

which goes into a...

[storm zephyr]

thanks cause i was also trying to make a somewhat big coal power plant (4gw) and i was clueless

[ornate saffron]

ya, most ppl wait til oil for big projects. they scale into other fuels

[supple canopy]

TRUCK

[granite jackal]

Technically yeah, but in an automation game, coal is the first automated fuel.

[worn oar]

I have oil, but I made the most minimal possible setup for it. The last two phase 3 parts are not made yet

[normal orbit]

biomass is mostly used a collective name for biological fuels. leaves, wood, mushrooms and animals

[granite jackal]

Oil is super simple. Make fuel, dump into fuel gens. Sink the resin or turn into plastic/rubber.

[blissful violet]

the small black 4leg animals (idk their name) r bc april fools? I started playing again recently and i thought it was a baby animal update or smth

[leaden turret]

[ornate saffron]

Coal doesn't scale into anything that's all. you may want that coal for other purposes later. BUT a playthrough is the sum of your choices. each one building on the previous. It is what makes the game fun

[worn oar]

I did it the opposite way. Plastic and rubber, half each, then extra into coke.

[granite jackal]

Doggo sized beans?

[worn oar]

IDK man this 16.38GW compacted coal plant will be pretty beefy when I'm done with it. I might even skip fuel and go straight to turbofuel or nuclear.

[blissful violet]

Space Giraffe-Tick-Penguin-Whale Thing
thats their official name

[ornate saffron]

emote says they are "steve"

[leaden turret]

previous CMs say Tim

[granite jackal]

Too complicated. This way is simpler. You can send the resin into plants making plastic and rubber and later to making fabric. You can also change recipe to make more or less of each depending on what you want, and sink all or excess resin. No need of making any heavy oil residue either. Super easy.

[leaden turret]

gamers say "oi you [redacted] stuck in the factory"

[ornate saffron]

So im , hearing Steve, AKA tim, AKA bean, AKA you grandma's favorite play pal

[granite jackal]

Pro's* say

[worn oar]

I say tazer fodder, if you're in the way of my build that's your problem not mine

[leaden turret]

prose says nothing, written word has no lips 🥁

[granite jackal]

Actually we don't say anything but ignore or kill it.

[blissful violet]

the black animals whose backs bounce

[granite jackal]

Then kill ourselves waiting for it's dead body to despawn.

[proven trellis]

what if a pioneer takes their helmet off

[granite jackal]

They die.

[ornate saffron]

[worn oar]

What if we kissed under the turbofuel plant?

[proven trellis]

neurotoxin or deathstar

[proven trellis]

what

[granite jackal]

Nobody knows. The ones that tried it were never heard from again.

[leaden turret]

July 14th, 2020
Trolling: Face Reveal
https://clips.twitch.tv/EnjoyableStrangePenguinRitzMitz

[feral jay]

hehehe I've surpassed 1m stockpiled liquid biofuel

[storm zephyr]

what if instead of 32 coal power plants i had 33 and they were all underclocked to 96.969697%

[snow rune]

what item gives the most points in the S.I.N.K.

[storm zephyr]

why did bro say sink like that

[snow rune]

JUST GIVE ME THE ANSWER

[feral jay]

Warp drives: https://satisfactory.wiki.gg/wiki/AWESOME_Sink#Points_generated_per_item

[snow rune]

why is GLaDOS a emoji? GREAT REFERENCE

[granite jackal]

Ballistic Warp Drive

[snow rune]

thanks

[fluid sapphire]

the most complex item in the game

[feral jay]

They produce about 3x the points the next highest scoring item does

[worn oar]

Particle collider

[granite jackal]

https://tenor.com/view/shocked-jaw-drop-what-whut-eyeglass-gif-17744915

[proven trellis]

atom annihilation

[granite jackal]

Nobody here playing?

[normal orbit]

there is that fanmade poster of pioneer becky with her helmet off :p

[proven trellis]

war
war never changes

[granite jackal]

Cuz it's A.W.E.S.O.M.E

[ornate saffron]

naw, we just stand around at the water cooler at work and chat here

[fluid sapphire]

playing what

[granite jackal]

Whutever game server ya on right on

[worn oar]

Believe it or not, straight to jail

[granite jackal]

Ohhh

[fluid sapphire]

server?

[granite jackal]

Yes the se.... Don't feed the troll!

[storm zephyr]

whats the limit on mk2 pipelines

[feral jay]

600m³/min

[ornate saffron]

600 flow a minute

[fluid sapphire]

genuinely dont understand the question

[ornate saffron]

says it in discription if you forget

[granite jackal]

I wanna join with someone

[red sun]

I may be mistaken here, guys

But I think, maybe, possibly

That this person is a fan of Portal

[granite jackal]

[red sun]

Only an inkling, though. I might be wrong

[storm zephyr]

this coal powerplant has proven to be quite a dent in my pocket

hypertube cannons >>>>> any other form of travel

[proven trellis]

now that i think about it

[granite jackal]

Super late game counts?

[proven trellis]

ficsit is really simmilar to the combine (other then the zillions of soldiers andmiliatry equipment)

[granite jackal]

[storm zephyr]

yeah

is there a way to make myself fall faster

[granite jackal]

Then yeah, portals

[storm zephyr]

portals are for losers

[granite jackal]

Hello loser

[storm zephyr]

you needa actually have portals placed down where you wanna go to access them

[granite jackal]

Still the fastest way to travel.

[storm zephyr]

i said best not fastest

[granite jackal]

Then hypertube cannons

From one side of the map to the other in seconds, without having explored there previously.

[storm zephyr]

the true pioneer spirit

[granite jackal]

Yeah go look em up

[ornate saffron]

Im at the end of phase 4. I still use ziplines

[storm zephyr]

ziplines are cool too

[warped barn]

Hello!

I’m really struggling with building bases, and I’d like to ask if there’s any kind of “mod” or solution that could guide me step by step through creating a nice base?

[storm zephyr]

unfortunately teleporters/trains/trucks/whatever arent as cool as launching yourself into space at mach fuck and landing at your destination like a meteor

[fluid path]

hi there, what is the best way to get a lot of tickets?

[warped barn]

DNS Kapszulák szerintem a leggyorsabb megoldások

[modest narwhal]

how can i find my saved game file fast?

[ornate saffron]

Phase parts generally give you lots of points

[storm zephyr]

i use ai limiters

[true mulch]

#faq

[fluid path]

egy idő után már túl kevés

[meager jacinth]

whats the recommend amount or parts per min for smart plating and verstile framework for phase 3?

[modest narwhal]

sziaaaaa

[warped barn]

gyere pm segítek

[ornate saffron]

English only server

[warped barn]

this is why i said, come to private messages and i can help you

just in our language

[true mulch]

that depends on how fast you progress though the game, I'd say in the ballpark of 5-30/min

[meager jacinth]

ig enough to where im not waiting on materials in the future

[fluid sapphire]

even a small production will give you enough over time

[ornate saffron]

Future proofing is exhausting. Just build more if you need more i say ^-^

[leaden turret]

destroy reality, don't need as much proofing if there's no future 🥁

[timber shoal]

Am I not able to play satisfactory in offline mode?

[fluid sapphire]

should be able to?

[timber shoal]

Yeah I am, it just took a moment

[ornate saffron]

In steam I have no issues. But I did start the game in single player mode

[winter thunder]

Can a mk 1 miner support 2 smelters?

[normal orbit]

yes, can support a lot more depending on the belt :p

and node purity

[winter thunder]

Time to destroy my factory for more efficiency 🥀

[winter thunder]

Ah

I only use normal or pure tbh

[normal orbit]

normal is 60/min at 100%, so a t1 belt is fine to feed two smelters

a pure would be 120/min and would need a t2 belt to feed four smelters

[winter thunder]

I see

[clear raft]

hi

[warped barn]

Hello!

I’m really struggling with building bases, and I’d like to ask if there’s any kind of “mod” or solution that could guide me step by step through creating a nice base?

[leaden turret]

#design-and-architecture ? 🤷‍♂️

[warped barn]

what should i do there? like just watch some tips from other builds?

[leaden turret]

people awake in that channel are more likely to be tuned into where to find tutorials on building pretty

[normal orbit]

could start by scrolling and check what people made and get inspiration

usually you can see people explaining how they've done something too

[clear raft]

you are a chatgpt

[warped barn]

I just, cant do anything great

[warped barn]

Kinda i used that for, cause my main language are hungary

and my english is not the best 😄

[clear raft]

my main language is chilean

[ornate saffron]

Most of it is interacting with the game.

After a while I was able to look at people's builds and pick out what pieces they used. Then I experimented to replicate how they did it

[meager jacinth]

its easier to build everything at once then rebuilding everything tho

[wispy mulch]

Mid build of my first molded beam/pipe setup and found the fine concrete recipe. My life just became so much easier 😅

[ornate saffron]

I generally dont rebuild. I just build more elsewhere. The map is huge

[fickle locust]

It is a critical recipe for that kind of setup, I remember my joy when I first put it to use

[wide raptor]

anyone know when 1.2 will be expermental?

[meager jacinth]

hmm that works ig

[neat plank]

Holy crap the Rocky Desert Cave is cool.

[leaden turret]

two weeks ago

[wide raptor]

is it the current expermental?

[wispy mulch]

I also got solid steel, stitched plates and steel plates. 360 iron is getting me 45 beams, 60 pipes, 30 modular frames, 10 versatile framework, 5 automated wiring and 10 encased beams per minute

[leaden turret]

yup

[ornate saffron]

The big one is cool. I built a phase 5 factory in there once.

[ornate saffron]

Backup your save and blueprints

[meager jacinth]

also is it normal to need 2 coal depots during stage 3

[wide raptor]

always

[neat plank]

Yeah, I was trying to find SAM and it felt a bit cheaty but I vaguely recall someone saying there was a cave and spent ages vibing the area. The true irony is I've been to the crater lakes multiple times and literally walked past one.

[wispy mulch]

Depends on your numbers. I'm going for efficiency so I'm running 4 pure coal nodes right now

[neat plank]

Like literally deciding where to build next and my current plan is "Build Highway East to West of Rocky Desert.

[ornate saffron]

I really don't know what normal is.

The gameplay is diffrent for everyone as we make decisions as we play. Each decisions factors into your future choices

[neat plank]

Like just want a nice raised road to walk on.

[fickle locust]

That's a really excellent factory, all the stuff you need

[meager jacinth]

are u using trains or just conveyer belts

[meager jacinth]

hmm ic

[ornate saffron]

Three asphalt foundations flanked by two cement half foundations is a nice road

[vestal ice]

How do i make 100% efficient Factorys because some Machines dont get enough items

[ornate saffron]

Planning and math.

This can be made easier using a calculator like satisfactory tools

[vestal ice]

im currently using the website but im to dumb for it

[neat plank]

Yeah, gonna tinker with aesthetics. Like I need to build a Steel Factory, and another Power Plant, but want like some roads.

[wispy mulch]

Tractors. 1.2 all random all pure. I have 5 coal in grass fields

[ornate saffron]

It tells you how much ore you need and the amount of machines. If it has a decimal lets say 3.40 that means three machines at 100% and one machine clocked at 40%

If you have yet to unlock overclocking you can do so in the MaM. It is the pioneers greatest tool

[ornate saffron]

I did a full road build in U8 i think. It was fun

[wispy mulch]

Nice little time sink too! Now to make it look pretty

[vestal ice]

and with overclocking everything will work easier=

[wispy mulch]

The new vehicle routing in 1.2 is so much better. I honestly think they're far superior to trains now

[fickle locust]

I'm super excited to work with it

[ornate saffron]

It is likely part of a greater train update. That may remove signals. As trucks dont need signals

[meager jacinth]

dang thats kinda insane

[fickle locust]

I tried to use vehicles in my most recent playthrough but they were just so finicky, so I'm looking forward to another playthrough with vehicles that do work well

[wispy mulch]

Yeah I hope so. Train signals are whack in satisfactory honestly

[ornate saffron]

I like signals. I dont like the bugs

[idle plaza]

when is the next satisfactory sale on steam??????

[wispy mulch]

My only advice is to make sure you space out your truck stations 🫡

[ornate saffron]

Its on sale right now on humble bundle. So likely steam too

[ornate saffron]

Nope just humble. But they sells steam keys

[idle plaza]

its still 3

45 dolars

[ornate saffron]

30% off on humble bundle

[tawdry charm]

satisfactory doesnt get cheaper that -30%, also next sale is summer sale (in about 80 days)

[idle plaza]

thats unfortunate

[tawdry charm]

its around 27 euros

still worth every penny

[idle plaza]

yeah but i only have money on steam

[storm zephyr]

what should i start with first, plastic rubber or fuel?

[normal orbit]

do em all at once :)

[ornate saffron]

All three. Make fuel during the process you get poly byproduct. Use the poly to make plubber

[storm zephyr]

is plubber an alt cause i dont think i have it

[normal orbit]

plubber is plastic+rubber

[ornate saffron]

Short for rubber and plastic

[storm zephyr]

I see

what should i use the heavy oil for?

[normal orbit]

fuel

then burn it for powah

[ornate saffron]

Read your recipes ^-^ many options. More will become available as you get hard drives

[storm zephyr]

so how do the hard drive alt recipes work

like when do i unlock the ones for rubber/plastic/fuel

[ornate saffron]

There is a pool of choices. You get two random recipes from the pool to choose from when you scan a hard drive.

Everytime you unlock new tech more are added to the pool.

There is enough hard drives in the game to learn everything

[vapid jasper]

if my inventories full and i delete stuff i built where does it go

[storm zephyr]

dismantle crate

[ornate saffron]

Your butt

[fluid sapphire]

it gets teleported into a warehouse in my world, i stockpile it

[vapid jasper]

wheres that

[vapid jasper]

give it back

[storm zephyr]

under your feet when you delete itp robably

or if there was already one close enough it'll pop up on the compass

[wild hollow]

I just spray painted my trains with Swatch 2 and now I can see the trains through terrain lol

[minor cedar]

hey guys i just unlocked nuclear power but is it worth the hassle in phase 4, i already have 24gw of power rn

[ornate saffron]

Nuclear can be fun but is not required to complete the game

[placid stirrup]

You have to set up power regardless, 4 and 5 have huge energy drains that require a robust grid. Either nuclear or oil at scale are efficient, everyone has their preference.

The only caveat with nuclear is you don't unlock waste processing immediately, but you can store uranium waste until you do (or just irradiate the planet with 500 ISCs)

[storm zephyr]

ir emember seeing someone make a super duper long belt tower that goes into the sky with nuclear waste

it mightve been lets game it out

[fickle locust]

That is LGIO and his nuclear waste tornado

[storm zephyr]

LGIO was the reason i bought this game (good decision)

[vestal ice]

will the overclocking fix my imbalance in machines like that their not getting iron enough?

[fickle locust]

Overclocking (or underlocking) changes the amount of material produced by miners, or the amount consumed by production buildings

[storm zephyr]

are your conveyors good enough

[placid stirrup]

If you aren't feeding enough iron ore into the first processing step, then yes, overclocking a miner will produce more at the cost of power.

[storm zephyr]

ALWAYS keep conveyor speed in mind

[fickle locust]

So if you have not enough iron, you need to overclock your miner to produce more. Overclocking the smelters will cause them to spend more power and in the end you'll produce the same ingots/minute

[vestal ice]

the game is way to complex for me

i dont know how to continue making more complex factories

[fickle locust]

The way you learn is by doing it

[placid stirrup]

Good thing there are production planners and calculators pinned in #math-and-meta 🙂

[fluid sapphire]

use something like https://www.satisfactorytools.com/1.0/production

[storm zephyr]

is diluted packaged fuel a good alt

[fluid sapphire]

yeah

[vestal ice]

all these website not even helping me

[tall lantern]

more fuel, for more complexity, space, power

[fluid sapphire]

pays for itself in power

[tall lantern]

break it down into smaller sections

[leaden turret]

@void gorge just wrapping up processing the live stream, do you happen to remember what question it was you went "ahahaha, no. are these all from Marv?" to?

[storm zephyr]

have you built the space elevator yet

[leaden turret]

-# reverse voltron breakdancing sequence

[idle geode]

cam someoen come call and help me rq with the water system

its not working

[tall lantern]

calls are unlikely, consider a #1038092680493801533 post

[idle geode]

no its like the whole water pipeline

i need a call and i stream its not gonna work otherwise with just simple picture

[storm zephyr]

consider adding random pumps

[tall lantern]

then post a bigger screenshot

or, y'know, more than one

[idle geode]

bro there would be like 40 screenshts

[fluid sapphire]

the hell you cooking 😄

[idle geode]

i dont understand thoi do i have to put them like where the water in the pipeline is or where there is no water

[tall lantern]

• remove buffers
• remove valves
• check your math
• loop your manifolds
• full pipes are happy pipes

[placid stirrup]

The kitchen, all the way to the ground by the sound of it

[storm zephyr]

if therse like a vertical/upward angled section put it at the bottom

[fluid sapphire]

uh, dont do that

[storm zephyr]

wha

[fluid sapphire]

random pumps? whatever for

[idle geode]

what

[tall lantern]

put pumps when you need more head lift

[idle geode]

insane can you come call

i stream my game and you tell me whats wrong

[vestal ice]

yes

[normal orbit]

if you wanna fix that, go into dismantle mode and hover over the train and it should clear the highlight

[fluid sapphire]

make a post with images and a description of the problem

in #1038092680493801533

[idle geode]

its too long for it

[fluid sapphire]

what are you building

[storm zephyr]

it cannot be THIS bad dude

[idle geode]

a full pipeline back home

yes it is ive been trying for hours npw

[fluid sapphire]

what makes it so "long"

[idle geode]

the piepline

and the distance of our base and water

[fluid sapphire]

seriously doubt the problem is so complex you cant summarize it in a few paragraphs

[storm zephyr]

thats what im saying

[idle geode]

well the water doesnt go somewhere and sometimes it goers

understand?

and no amtter the amount of pumps its the same

[fluid sapphire]

pumps only provide headlift

[tall lantern]

well you should try doing things to make the water go somewhere all the time

if you want to be vague we can too 😛

[fluid sapphire]

there is no telling from this what the system you have is like, and i just dont believe you cant summarize it

put in the legwork by way of making a post, doing a write up and i can basically guarantee you it will be solved

[normal orbit]

kinda sounds like you're trying to put more flow into a single pipe than what it can handle

[fluid sapphire]

we dont know, do we? nothing to go on

[storm zephyr]

so wait should i put pumps on the bottom or top of the area where i need headlift

[normal orbit]

educated guess since its pretty much what most people mess up with

[storm zephyr]

its the bottom right?

[nocturne crane]

hey, i have almost finished making a 2k/min rocket fuel powerplant, but i want to make something like a "control room", and emergency fuel buffers which can be enabled from the control room, but i don't know how to do it. could yall give some advice about this?

[storm zephyr]

my guess was that if its a "really long pipeline" then he might have some spots where he needs headlift but apparently thats not the issue

[tall lantern]

a lil below the max head lift you'd have without that pump

[storm zephyr]

so bottom?

[normal orbit]

#satisfactory-experimental message btw good read for some info

[tall lantern]

well, neither

[fluid sapphire]

what are the buffers for

[storm zephyr]

#screenshots message

[tall lantern]

something like that yeah, first one needs to be within about 10m vertically of the extractor output, second would need to be within about 20m vertically of the first pump, etc

[placid stirrup]

The only real way to have fuel on-demand like that is to fill a couple up with your fuel of choice and then isolate them from other systems.
Then, in an emergency scenario you hook them back up to your system for startup. Priority power switches are also great to prevent/restart your grid

[fluid sapphire]

better to design the system so it doesnt need this kind of emergency supply

[nocturne crane]

buffers for rocket fuel, in case for some reason the rocket fuel production stops and internal buffers get emptied i would need to have some emergency fuel to turn the grid back online

[normal orbit]

the game doesnt really have this functionality

[fluid sapphire]

a powerplant should be self-sufficient

build it so it doesnt stop

[storm zephyr]

well there are valves and power switches but you cant really fit all those in one place they kinda have to be where the power is

[nocturne crane]

in that case is there any reason to ever use buffers?

[placid stirrup]

Pobody's nerfect

[normal orbit]

they also can't be automatic, so you'd have to go there and manually toggle things on or off

[placid stirrup]

Before and after loading/unloading onto a train

[tall lantern]

for aesthetics and for train platforms

[normal orbit]

only to buffer input/output of train stations

[tall lantern]

and said aesthetics would be running the pipe clipping through, not actually connecting

[fluid sapphire]

you are probably better off building power storage instead, if you need to kickstart the system

same result, less hoops to jump through

[placid stirrup]

I've not done the math, but I'd guess the buffer solution is a smaller footprint so at least there's that

But yes, there are several solutions in the event of an outage

[fluid sapphire]

if the map was small maybe i would say thats a good argument

map is huge, space is cheap

[storm zephyr]

there's also the sky

[leaden turret]

can build up

is not factorio

[placid stirrup]

And everyone has a preference on how they want to do things 🙂

[storm zephyr]

i have my space elevator/hub/storage containers on an island in the sky and all my factories on the ground

[normal orbit]

can also build down, lots of space under the map :p

[fluid sapphire]

thats what i am talking about, if you consider all the vertical space, there is a ludicrous amount of space, the footprint of any given solution is laughably small relative to the size of the map

[leaden turret]

-# and some people are wrong

[placid stirrup]

I'm here to provide suggestions, not tell someone how to play the game

[storm zephyr]

is there any way to get down there without dying to the border though

[nocturne crane]

i am thinking about making an uranium powerplant later, and i am not sure i can build it so it can run all the time without any issues, mainly because it requires a lot of stuff from a lot of different places

[leaden turret]

down, not south

[storm zephyr]

yes i am also talking about under the map

every time i try to go down i end up dying to the ficsit property thing

[normal orbit]

many, can make a train track blueprint, nudge into ground and and drive thru the ground. can also use hyperloops, or use many of the broken seams in caves which lets you go down :p

[placid stirrup]

That's one of the biggest challenges with nuclear, you definitely want to have everything supplied correctly though

[placid stirrup]

Careful, you might summon our resident tunnel rat

[fluid sapphire]

if you\re going the buffer route, you will probably have to some math to figure out how many cycles of production you need for the system to become self sufficient - i think at that point its just much, much easier to build power storage instead

[storm zephyr]

i mean i have a bunch of batteries under my base but thats it

i didnt knopw i could actually safely go down there

[fluid sapphire]

besides, you will still need to power the system in the first place

power storage will handle both for you, without the need of buffers

[nocturne crane]

yes, but some emergency facilities for uranium waste processing would be useful imo

[storm zephyr]

how much power does fuel make and how much fuel does it take

[jovial night]

i wish there was a middle finger emote

it would be so funny to flip off spiders

[storm zephyr]

idk what the fuel powerplant thing is called

[storm zephyr]

whats a spider? do you mean cats

[nocturne crane]

fuel-powered generator?

[storm zephyr]

Yeah how much fuel does it take and how much power does it make

[distant pilot]

One unit of fuel is 750MJ, which means one fuel generator consumes 20/min to make 250MW

[storm zephyr]

oh damn

[nocturne crane]

i don't remember, but i remember 1200turbofuel/min is 40GW, and 2000 rocket fuel/min is 120GW

[storm zephyr]

so 320/min would net me like

[distant pilot]

8GW

[storm zephyr]

4gw

[distant pilot]

oh wait, do you have diluted fuel?

[storm zephyr]

no why

[distant pilot]

I was thinking of that recipe instead

[storm zephyr]

I mean I have the alt but I'm not using it rn

should I use it

[distant pilot]

Lets you make one heavy oil and two water into two fuel

[nocturne crane]

diluted fuel is very worth it imo

[normal orbit]

it makes a lot more fuel when paired with heavy oil residue

[distant pilot]

It’s up there with solid steel as one of the best alt recipes in the game

[tall lantern]

you mean cast screw

[storm zephyr]

what's the solid steel alt

[distant pilot]

2 iron ingot and 2 coal into 3 steel ingot

[storm zephyr]

Steel screws are better than cast imo

[normal orbit]

uses iron ingots instead of ore to make 50% more steel

[distant pilot]

So 50% more steel at the expense of smelting iron into ingots first and nothing else

[distant pilot]

Real

Not just for resource efficiency but for the number of machines needed

But if you’re still in phase 1 or early phase 2 cast screws are really nice to get

[tall lantern]

more space, power, energy, complexity (not necessarily much, but nonzero). But for recipes like this that just flat give you more output for the same input, people tend to ignore those tradeoffs

[distant pilot]

Wine the complexity in question is a mere 4 smelters for ever 3 foundries then its worth it

[tall lantern]

welcome to the world of subjectivity

[wary talon]

is there a way to put finishes automatically?

[tall lantern]

not to say I disagree, but again, people always neglect that there are tradeoffs

[distant pilot]

If you right click a finish it’ll give a drop down menu of what types of buildings to apply it to automatically

But they’re broad categories, so you can’t do it for just constructors and not assemblers or smelters for example

[tall lantern]

it's more obvious with, say, the recycled plubber chain. Yes it's a dramatic increase in output per input, but it's also a hefty increase in factory size, power draw, complexity of setup

[distant pilot]

I guess the benefits are just that blinding

[wary talon]

well, what category are those for example?

[distant pilot]

In the case of HOR to dilute fuel to recycled rubber/plastic that’s 4x as much plastic and rubber per crude oil, and you can effectively ship them around as one material in the form of the fuel itself

[distant pilot]

It’s like the same categories as the default swatches

[wary talon]

oh nvm, it doesnt change automatically, just everything i put after will be painted

[distant pilot]

machines, foundations, project assembly, pipes, and a couple others

[wary talon]

thank you :)

[nocturne crane]

is it possible to see the average flow rate of a pipe segment but not in the moment but from like a minute?

[fluid sapphire]

nope

[placid stirrup]

You can package the fluid, put it on a conveyor with a rate tracker, then do a ton of math to figure out the average

Though once you understand the essentials of pipes in the game, there doesn't feel a need to do that

[nocturne crane]

i think i understand some of it, but a lot of it i dont

[placid stirrup]

Pretty much just this
#satisfactory message

I'd only add "shortest runs are best" as an essential

[unkempt blade]

• "remove any pipe manifolds and replace them with a cartifold to simplify your pipe network"

[winged root]

I hate the spiders so much, they are a pain to kill

[jovial night]

bomb them

or shoot them from far away and run

[unkempt blade]

just turn them into cats, problem solved

[jovial night]

if its the little ones a single nobelisk or 2 hits from a basher kills them easily

if its the big ones... pray

[winged root]

It’s like 15 of the big ones

[jovial night]

run

[winged root]

With a few Mountain Dew green

[jovial night]

come back with nukes

[winged root]

But im getting the dang sloop

[jovial night]

spam inhalers

[unkempt blade]

just grab it and jetpack away

[storm zephyr]

nobelisks

[winged root]

Trying to, they are mixed with LeBron’s DNA so have a km verticle😂

All I gotta say is they really should make the red forest a starting location.

[jovial night]

they take like 4 direct hit nobelisk

[storm zephyr]

i think its like 2-3 bombs to kill them

[storm zephyr]

what nobelisks are you using 😭

[jovial night]

basic ones

[winged root]

Poor person ones

[storm zephyr]

just use cluster

[jovial night]

i mean i personally have 0 issue taking out the big ones, but I also have over a thousand hours in this game and its my like 4th playthrough

[storm zephyr]

shatter rebar also works somewhat well

[jovial night]

honestly normal rebar is better

[unkempt blade]

just lure them near a ledge and boop them off the with boombox

[jovial night]

love doing that

[storm zephyr]

i dont really use the rebar gun as a ranged weapon, i mostly just throw bombs at stuff but if theres something near me ill shoot it in the face with shatter rebar and thats usually plenty to kill it or get it to run away a bit

[limpid cedar]

Hey everyone, first time here, i just thought of an idea but idk where to post it.
I think it would be nice to have some sort of "laser beam" that we can use as a guide.

The idea is to be able to build aligned in an easy way, you placed in a foundation and it makes a straight beam (can be within a range) so you know if you are aligned or not. what do you think?

[storm zephyr]

im ada's most valuable pioneer 🥹

[dense violet]

Trains. And never for gasses

[winged root]

Can’t you ctrl to lock the building flush with the one next to it or am I not understanding it right

[storm zephyr]

whats nitrogen even for cause theres a huge deposit of it nearby with like 8 pure nodes

[limpid cedar]

Yes but that is for short distances sadly

[dense violet]

Any means of logistics can be made to give you you’re throughput

Trains are just fancy manifolds

[dense violet]

Later tier things

[storm zephyr]

is flexible framework a good alt

[wicked kite]

anyone wanna play

[abstract heron]

<@&370483737957236737> are we getting a patch today for EXP

[leaden turret]

!qa

dammit, forgot again

[abstract heron]

What’s a qasite

[storm zephyr]

#1201555265942724758

[raven axle]

Satisfactory Questions

You can send Questions, Feedback, Suggestions, and Bug Reports
https://questions.satisfactorygame.com
<3 @leaden turret

[storm zephyr]

plenty of people wanna play

[abstract heron]

It’s also Easter weekend so people have time off

[storm zephyr]

and spring break for many

[abstract heron]

Really now

[storm zephyr]

its my spring break rn

[keen glen]

me too

[eager palm]

Spring break got me wanting to drop out of college and play Satisfactory until I get evicted, fr

[abstract heron]

You don’t want to know my hrs total in game

[cunning siren]

Time to check out this random node gen stuff

[eager palm]

I’m just cresting 2500 myself

[storm zephyr]

5gw power grid with 1.8gw demand

[cunning siren]

I think I'm on playthrough 9 or 10? I forget

[placid stirrup]

Congrats on getting through the tutorial! /s

[cunning siren]

TBH the game is not that deep 🤷 and yet is still very fun

[storm zephyr]

this is the first playthrough where ive gotten past phase 2

[placid stirrup]

not me on my 4th playthrough and I haven't beaten the game yet

[storm zephyr]

im on my like 30th

[cunning siren]

I beat the game ~9 or 10 times is what I mean

[eager palm]

I haven’t beaten the game yet. (Except when the item duping cart bug existed because I wanted to watch the rocket launch)

I think I’ve spent 500 hours alone making blueprints

[placid stirrup]

There's a very relevant xkcd for this phenomenon

[cunning siren]

Yea, my BP's are super simple on average

This compact slug and DNA sloopage thing is probably most "complex" #screenshots message

[dense badge]

Pov: me playing at planet settler (roblox copy of satisfactory) on phone and satisfactory on computer...

[storm zephyr]

how does the game decide where dismantle crates are placed?

can i theoretically just have a big warehouse where all the dismantle crates go

[surreal ingot]

lego brick :D
#screenshots message

[normal orbit]

pretty unlikely, today is usually half a workday (day before holiday) and easter weekend is four days, so back to work on tuesday

[storm zephyr]

is electrode circuit board a good alt

i dont have regular circuit board recipe yet so idk

[surreal ingot]

i used it because i had some oil and it can be used easily

its just oil product

[storm zephyr]

would it be a good idea to have a huge warehouse somewhere near my HUB and send a bunch of my stuff there

[ornate saffron]

ya, like most recipes its another tool in your box. If you have excess oil to put towards it and the normal resources are far its good

[normal orbit]

not really needed anymore, but if you wanna make it, go for it

[leaden turret]

yes https://communityhighlights.satisfactory.video/meta-search/?q=warehouse+NOT+interior

[storm zephyr]

why not needed?

[normal orbit]

dont wanna spoil, but you could check out the mam

[storm zephyr]

are you talking about dimensional depots

[normal orbit]

yep

[storm zephyr]

those are too expensive imo

at least right now

i dont have manufacturers so i cant automate the SAM things entirely

[normal orbit]

just a sphere and some iron and wire

[tall lantern]

then you're also probably early enough not to really need a central warehouse

[storm zephyr]

i meant the fluctuators

[tall lantern]

manual crafting them isn't ideal sure, but also not particularly time-consuming

[normal orbit]

yea, iron pipes and wire and some sam :p

[tall lantern]

not like you'll be building dozens of depots at this stage

[normal orbit]

easy enough to dink up

[vital grove]

FUCKING MANTA RAY

bro needs to learn to fly over things istfg

[tranquil bolt]

Im on 1.2 and when im trying to dismantle something im just getting a green circle with an “!” In it? Whats up with this

[storm zephyr]

you're pinging

it happens when you alt click\

[tranquil bolt]

Ah. That fixed it thank you

[storm zephyr]

mercer spheres are also an issue of their own

[normal orbit]

how so?

[storm zephyr]

i just cant seem to find enough of them

[normal orbit]

make the object scanner

[storm zephyr]

I have the scanner and the radar towers

[normal orbit]

theres like 300 to find, 100 for research, leaves 200 to make depots (and shitters) with

[valid glacier]

god. ive been building a modular engine factory for the past 3 hours, and i need to transport 366 items per minute to feed 12.2 smelters. BUT I ONLY HAVE MK 3 BELTS... is there another way to do that or do i just have to get MK 4 belts?

[tall lantern]

...use two belts

[south sinew]

use two belts?

[valid glacier]

im stupid

[vital grove]

lord almight i hate pcc,s

[jovial night]

fics as a tag is funny

Ficsit is definetly not the fist thing i think of when i see it

[keen vault]

lwk how do i escape the hell known as phase 4

[tall lantern]

same way you got into it

[normal orbit]

automate :p

[spare prism]

hi

[keen vault]

if i didnt even automate production of phase 3 space elevator oh im cooked

[tall junco]

I made this mistake and i paid the price in phase 4

[storm zephyr]

how many items can a train hold

[mild finch]

am i in delirium or did 1.2 improve graphics significantly?

[worn oar]

16.38GW compacted coal plant done after only 13.5 hours. I have a lot of respect for people who make big builds now, it's insane the amount of work that goes into it.

[keen vault]

rephrase this to "got cooked bc i was lazy"

bc thats what all of us who did this

[tall junco]

lol only slightly cooked, i didnt realise that u needed phase 3 parts for phase 4 items so i just did it all in bins

[storm zephyr]

should i take this as a warnin

[keen vault]

yes yes yes

[tall junco]

bro PLEASE automate phase 3 parts

[storm zephyr]

holy SHIT train stations are huge

[keen vault]

i aint using them yet

[mild finch]

throwback to spending that much time deciding what recipes i wanted to use and making the blueprints for them, for my turbofuel plant lol

[storm zephyr]

coated iron plate or tempered copepr ingot?

[worn oar]

Neither? Unless you already have petroleum coke lying around

[storm zephyr]

well i gotta pick one or the other so is either more useful

[worn oar]

Neither

[unkempt blade]

flip a coin the way nature intended

[storm zephyr]

can someone show me what all the buyable foundation materials look like side by side to help me decide what i wanna buy?

[unkempt blade]

go make an AGS save

[cunning siren]

If you already re-rolled then just leave it and don't pick either

[jovial night]

is pure caterium ingot worth it?

[worn oar]

Armadyl godsword save

[jovial night]

its slower and i have to deal with more power for 33% less material cost i guess

i dont feel like i ever run out of caterium though

[cunning siren]

Yea, caterium is often very plentiful

[round tendon]

every single machine in any BP i placed in the last hour is now invis, 1.2 server. any fixes?

[floral sparrow]

Is there any reason to include a final merger/splitter at the end of a manifold since it has a single output?

[unkempt blade]

you need night vision goggles I think

[normal orbit]

aside symmetrial look, no reason no

[floral sparrow]

Thank you

[storm zephyr]

glass roof, coated concrete and grip steel floors, FICSIT walls

[abstract heron]

Guess there is no patch today

[jovial night]

@surreal ingot what are you making in the lego factory

plastic?

[surreal ingot]

aluminum

[storm zephyr]

im gonna make a GIANT warehouse in the middle of dune desert

[surreal ingot]

lots of it

[jovial night]

oh nice

[storm zephyr]

actually is there a better place to put it

abyss cliffs also looks tempting...

the ocean does too

[surreal ingot]

6480 aluminmum ingots per minute

[rigid surge]

middle of the map 😄

[jovial night]

thats nuts

is that every bauxite vein?

[surreal ingot]

no, most of them tho

[jovial night]

well that means the factory can still grow

[surreal ingot]

i have 4 impure, 3 normal, and 2 pure left

[jovial night]

oh so essentially all of it

[surreal ingot]

im using 4 pure, 3 normal, and one impure

[storm zephyr]

should i make premade train stations and stuff in the blueprint designer or do i just wing it

[gray gate]

Okay so this is going to sound really stupid, how do I get out of the tractor?

I got in and I can't figure out how to get out, it's not in the keybinds or anything

[valid glacier]

how can i split 366 iron ingots per min from 12.2 smelters into one 72 per minute belt and one 294 per minute belt

[surreal ingot]

ahould be same input to enter

[normal orbit]

not sure you can fit much train station in a blueprint designer

[surreal ingot]

and exit

[gray gate]

I was being stupid, it was 'E'

[surreal ingot]

two manifolds. one outputs 72 and one ouputs 294

underclock extra

[valid glacier]

okay

[surreal ingot]

so one has 3 smelters outputing 72 and one has 10 outputing 294

i think

[valid glacier]

thank you SO MUCH

i would not have been able to figure that out myself

[wanton epoch]

anyone else been experiencing the bug that doesn't let you use shortcuts and you have to leave and rejoin to be able to use them again?

[surreal ingot]

try hitting different menu buttons

[jovial night]

yeah but its rare

i barely see it happen

[surreal ingot]

like the map, inventory, build meny

[wanton epoch]

just happened to me 3 times in like 40 minutes

[jovial night]

wierd

[normal orbit]

have not had it on experimental, so might be fixed come 1.2

[dense violet]

are you alt tabbing out?

[jovial night]

#screenshots message

hmm

[normal orbit]

thats new O.o

[jovial night]

tried quitting to menu didnt fix it

tried re building it 3 times didnt work

wierd lol

i am using the infinite height lift bug

[dense violet]

maybe just use floor holes like normal

[jovial night]

but it looks better as one lift :(

[dense violet]

'man, why does this buggy thing I'm doing bugging out! how weird'

[jovial night]

well its worked fine for like 3 years

[cunning siren]

How you do dat?

[vapid jasper]

is there like tubes or something i can use to transport items long distances?

[tall lantern]

belts, vehicles

[jovial night]

trains

[dense violet]

belts and pipes

[jovial night]

pipes??

[tall lantern]

(pipes for fluids rather than items mind)

[dense violet]

fluids are also items

[limpid cedar]

Trains + Belts/pipes, can use trucks as well but I`m not a big fan of those

[jovial night]

for fluids honestly just use trucks

[tall lantern]

and of course there's the option to just not move items

[cunning siren]

I have yet to mess with random nodes yet, how "random" is it? Seems like it would make the game easier in some cases if it were truly random

[tall lantern]

common newbie plan is to try and bring everything to one central location, but that's not so important since 1.0

[reef basin]

or trains

[tall lantern]

or just vehicles

[reef basin]

that wasn't important even pre-1.0

[limpid cedar]

Cannot count how many times i tried it before deciding it was not a good idea haha

[vapid jasper]

how do i get coal to all my factories then if my coal node is 700m+ away

[cunning siren]

If on experimental branch do random, that will probably fix your "problem" 😆

[tall lantern]

why do you need to get it to all your factories

[dense violet]

belts are fine

[reef basin]

belts
or build at coal

[limpid cedar]

Ship it by train 🙂

[vapid jasper]

i dont have trains lol

[dense violet]

find coal and iron together, make stuff there

[tall lantern]

your existing factories shouldn't need coal if you already built them pre-coal

[limpid cedar]

Then make specialized factories o.o, on my first runs i still was factorio-minded and tried to make everything with a bus

[vapid jasper]

but then what about the stuff on the rest of the map

[tall lantern]

so if you're deciding "where should I put new stuff", aim to put it near the resources it needs

[dense violet]

make factories tehre

[vapid jasper]

then ill have to keep adding leaves or something to my storage container so itll become biomass

[dense violet]

make coal power

[tall lantern]

good news, coal power

[dense violet]

no leaves

[vapid jasper]

bad news coal is 700m+ away from here

[tall lantern]

fully self-sufficient once set up

[tall lantern]

welcome to one of many lessons the tiers teach you: you have to expand sooner or later

[vapid jasper]

so back to my first thing i mentioned here lol, how to get coal 700 meters and not look like an eyesore

[tall lantern]

not like power's hard to move, just run a cable

[dense violet]

what does that have to do with coal power ?

[limpid cedar]

You shouldn`t be needing too much coal anyway, 1 location for power (temporary since later you get fuel) 1 for steel and one for powder and stuff

Also 700m I would call it very close

[dense violet]

you're very early in the tutorial, everything will be an eyesore.

[west jackal]

1 coal is not NEAR enough for power? tf

[tall lantern]

build your coal power at the coal and water, run cables back, sorted

[dense violet]

deal with it and accept your fate

[cunning siren]

Sounds like you chose Grassy Fields?

[west jackal]

this ^^

[tall lantern]

and yeah 700m is not much in the scheme of things, though yes, first intro to "get spreading"

[vapid jasper]

before i waste time doing this, i will not be building one big factory? everything is its own factory? i should not waste time trying to get everything to one area?

[tall lantern]

you are unlikely to want one central factory, no

[dense violet]

buddy, tiers 1-9 are basically a tutorial, just learn from them

[vapid jasper]

yeah, i only just unlocked phases

[limpid cedar]

One way to adress the game is to think about like every factory is a game inside your bigger game

[vapid jasper]

i have all tiers but phase 1 is still locked

[tall lantern]

how exactly you spread out (or not) is down to you, but yeah, don't think you have to put everything in one place

[limpid cedar]

so you first make a mini mall (can use a bus here), then you chooose a suitable location for specialized factories

[tall lantern]

if you haven't finished phase 1 yet you can't do anything useful with coal

[dense violet]

phase 1 is just tier 1 and 2, there's 5 phases and 9 tiers
you're very early in the tutorial

[limpid cedar]

can speed run it up onto trains and then you spend half of your remaining life making a train network

[cunning siren]

Ooof, yea that is one of the starts where stuff is far away on average. It's for teh noobs and I'm not really sure why that is 😆

[vapid jasper]

if i were to choose a new map how far back would it put me? i dont really like my location. or would finding a new spot on this map be better?

[cunning siren]

Maybe cuz it's flat?

[vapid jasper]

its not even all that flat

[tall lantern]

your spot's fine, the map's intentionally designed to spread resources away from the starts

[dense violet]

it's the same map , dif locations.
get foundations and it's all flat

[tall lantern]

though if it's not flat enough, consider foundations

[limpid cedar]

I`d say try Dune desert or rocky desert, to me is the easiest 2 for starters

[dense violet]

and the grassy fields is probably the flattest

[west jackal]

its easy for biomass early on. there are no parts on the map that are better or worse than others (other than the dune desert being the best)

[tall lantern]

you typo'd northern forest

[west jackal]

nono, dune desert is best

[vapid jasper]

idk i feel like im in a horrible spot

[limpid cedar]

Dune desert ftw!

[tall lantern]

nah, for a first time grassy fields is pretty solid

[cunning siren]

I do like Dune Desert, massive area of mixed bio is pretty nice for starts

[dense violet]

grassy fields is excellent for starters, lots of wide open spaces and resources everywhere

you feel like you're in a bad spot because you can't easily do what you want to do
you need to create solutions for the situation you're in

[tall lantern]

doesn't overwhelm you with high-purity nodes you don't know enough about to fully utilise, reasonably flat, teaches you expansion early

don't throw your hands up and panic, have a think for solutions

[vapid jasper]

i mean theres not many ores near by, everything is far from my current setup

[tall lantern]

correct, by design

won't change if you move elsewhere

[limpid cedar]

In conclusion, don`t think about it too much until you get trains and oil, up until that, just speed run it

[dense violet]

that's how the game is, it teaches you to spread out and connect things up

if you haven't finished phase 1 you're in the pre tutorial

[reef basin]

yes, the resources being far is one of many ways the game tries to tell you "go expand, build at multiple places, don't put everything to one place"

[dense violet]

if this is such a huge problem for you now , you're going to HATE the rest of the game

[vapid jasper]

i dont even know how to craft the 50 things i need to unlock phase 1

[dim cradle]

After trying a start in Dune Desert after having not played for a long time, I do think it ends up being one of the easiest. Lazy access to a boatload of iron mainly, but some other things very close by if you set up near the waterfalls.

[tall lantern]

look at the milestones you unlocked

[storm zephyr]

should i make a big warehouse that uses trucks instead of conveyors for aura

[dense violet]

build the 2 parts the 50 smart plates needs

[tall lantern]

or search in the Codex

[limpid cedar]

Smart plates? you can make it just by a single iron node

Another advice: GO DRIVE HUNTING EARLY

[vapid jasper]

its not that its a problem, something just tells me to centralize items and keep everything in one area and all the ores being far makes that not work

[limpid cedar]

Alt recipes are god given

[dense violet]

build long belts then and cause problems for yourself

[vapid jasper]

but the ugly and i have autism and i wont like it

[hollow holly]

You could bring the ore to you?

[cunning siren]

IMO Don't listen to what we enjoy or believe to be the "meta" do what you enjoy 🤷

[tall lantern]

learning through experience is fine, try it and see how it goes

[dense violet]

pick the option you dislike least then
but this is the core of the game.
designing and problem solving

[hollow holly]

Dont worry everyone first builds are ugly

[dim cradle]

You can do whatever you want. I opted to transport everything I wanted back to main base. Mainly by train, but early on by very long belts. Build how you want to. Long belts can be a bit tedious though.

[storm zephyr]

im making a huge warehouse (walmart) in the giant hole rn

[tall lantern]

not much point talking about trains to someone still in phase 1

[dim cradle]

but early on by very long belts

[limpid cedar]

Do this:
Play first time just to get familiar with items and production chains, then start a new game
Second one go just building whatever you need to advance (do not care about the design at this point)
Third game, you think about pretty logistics, and then you start beautifying

[dense violet]

may want to play something else then, it's going to be that way for a while

you get more options to build as you progress through the tiers
trying to build everything in one spot when you have zero experience?
will be a nightmare to look at

[limpid cedar]

I dare to say nobody played perfect on the first run

[dense violet]

super ugly

[limpid cedar]

Then you get the nuclear mess, if you find the game hard now

[valid glacier]

how can i setup 20 constructors without using allot of space?

[limpid cedar]

nuclear will drive u nuts

[dim cradle]

I mean, you can make it look pretty, it'll just take a lot of work. Prepare to mass produce and stockpile belts early lol.

[dense violet]

multiple floors

[limpid cedar]

Go vertical 😄

4x4 blueprint with constructors stacked, need more constructors? make a new floor

[vapid jasper]

maybe i need to play sober

[winged root]

do you guys use tractors or are they more of a Feng shui type of thing

[dim cradle]

Early blueprints kind of suck, I wouldn't get too invested beyond making basic manifolding

[limpid cedar]

I do use them but is very niche, mostly for those thing "too close for trains and too long for belts"

[valid glacier]

so how would i setup the manifolds?

[tall lantern]

lifts?

[limpid cedar]

Conveyor lifts o.o

[winged root]

makes sense (I just like my pasta)

[limpid cedar]

Dont manifold vertically tho

[dim cradle]

I did make stackable manifold setups, but it's kind of a pain...

They auto link.

[storm zephyr]

wdo i put the freight platform before or after the train station

[limpid cedar]

An easy strategy is make 4x4 or 5x5 boxes with stacked machines, then outside of that box you set up lifters

[dim cradle]

Also made stackable refinery manifolds, that was a waste of time...

Ugliest garbage ever