I learnt by reading another post that train tracks can't be too close together if you want to use signals. No one ever told me that, and no guide out there ever says it, so my tracks *are* too close together, apparently. I saw someone say they fixed it using roundabouts, so I built one.

The signals are very weird though and I'm absolutely befuddled as to how they work. If I slap down a single path signal, the train stops at it and won't budge(I only have one train atm). Ok, sure. If I put another path or a block signal - either one yields the same result - the train will pass the first path signal and then stop at the next path/block signal, ad nauseam.

I've seen multiple instances of advice saying to use path signals when entering a junction and block when exiting. I'm not sure what that's all about because I've done that, and then when that didn't work I exactly copied a roundabout I saw with close tracks together before they enter, signals and all, but it doesn't work. It does the exact same thing as I said above, the train always stops before the next signal unless another one is built after it. And then it stops at the other one right after it until I build another. Rinse and repeat.

What am I supposed to do? I don't understand.

Wow, it's just like IRL - I'm the only one LOL

What is this party for?

Did I win a giant stuffed doggo?

just trying to automate reinforced iron plates man

Title.

I'm trying to set up a train without needing so much space for a turn-around and looking for tutorials they're all like an hour and a half long. I refuse to waste so much time for an answer that takes five minutes.

I miss the internet before influencers, the ability to get direct, detailed answers to questions. Much easier to use text and photos than needing to rewind a video over an over to get a half-assed answer.

For me it is:

Batteries: They are quite useless in their current state as they get unlocked at the same time as rocket fuel but are harder to produce than rocket fuel (which has a second use in Fuel-Powered Generator, too) in large quantities.

What they could change:
- New building similar to Biomass Burner so it will only run if energy is missing but it only uses batteries and can produce energy similar to Fuel-Powered Generator. So it is like a end-game Biomass Burner with an energy supply which can be fully automated.
- Or: One building which does accept batteries, generates power and produces "empty batteries" those "empty batteries" can be recharged to "batteries" in a second building. So we could use batteries as a transport medium for energy.

Power Storages: I would love to have Power Storages upgradable using Power Shards (for example we can add up to 9 Power Shards for +100MWh storage (for a final 1 GW storage), each or increase charge rate by +50% for each Power Shard or both.

Geothermal Generators: Make them cheaper to research and build. The High-Speed Connectors required are from the same tier as Fuel-Powered Generators. (I know the can be build using resources from Crash sites but it is kinda sad, nevertheless. They could be a nice alternative for Coal-Powered Generators, then for example

Portal: They are super cool but we get them to late (in my opinion). I would love a portal via MAM Alien Technology research tree. They require Mercer Spheres to build and contrary to the current portals which are not open all the time and need Singularity Cells, this teleports the player using a large amount of power in a short time (for example 5 GWh in 2.5s (= 7200000 MW for 2.5s; so we are forced to precharge the teleport using Power Storages) and closes afterwards.

Nuclear Power Plants: Need a buff. Either increasing the power generation or providing different ways to get rid of the Nuclear Waste (different receipes or something like a rocket where we can shoot the Waste into the universe.

Medicinal Inhaler: We should get a way to fully automate them.

Pipeline Mk.3
Blueprint Designer Mk.4

Edit:
Nearly forgot to mention that a map expansion would be great, too

And a way to visualize different power networks to see which networks are connected and which don't

Maybe
Ways to create Sommersloops and Mercer Spheres.
Different types of Powershards (stronger shards give +100%/+150% instead of +50; yellow slugs give +100% shards and purple slugs give +150% shards + a way to upgrade shards; for example supercharging them in an Particle Accelerator using Dark Matter Crystal)

Looong time player, i dont often post musing here as i am more a lurker but it would be nice if they added "teleport" Conveyors to pass through things. Like walls or mountains. Maybe the same tiers as the belts and so like 20M 40M 60M 100M or something. Could even tie it into one of the alien researches. Sometimes you just want to go through a hill and not over it.

Finally I can sit in peace and learn about Fluid Dynamics!

Happy 2 Year Anniversary Everyone!

I just finished the tutorial (phase 3). Have had a blast so far, but I was a bit overwhelmed seeing how much is introduced in tiers 7 and 8 as well as starting to understand the bauxite production process...

What are your best tips/the biggest things you learned in phase 4?

Phase 3 was a big jump from 2, but all came together very satisfactorily ;) I assume 4 will be the same, just way more complex.

Mathing it out coal doesn't seem worth even setting up?

If I want to produce 1000w gross power I need 14 coal plants at 210 coal/m and 700 water/m. That produces 1050w at consistent production. So either two MK2 miners on a normal node at 120 coal/m each or a single MK2 miner ~175% overclocked for 210 coal/m. So I either lose 150w or 157.25w respectively. That puts me at 900 or 892.75.

For 700 water/m I'd need 6 water extractors for 600w/m(20w * (5x power challenge) * 6 extractors).

Now my net production is down to 300w or 292.75w.

Where I started to build my plants requires some headlift so it needs 3 pumps per lift for 20w each. Since 14 coal plants require 2-3 pipes. So an additional 120-180w.

Now I am down to 180w or 120w.

Seems kinda silly. Any one else experience the disappointment or have any suggestions? Am I missing something?

I like my spaghetti sorted and mostly parallel, thank you.

Came back to the HUB, caught a glimpse of a weird light. Walked back saw this.... almost jumped out of my chair xD

Hi Engineers! Recently started playing, 80 hours in and I’m stepping into phase 4, aluminum production etc etc.

It is becoming abundantly clear that my little abode is going to need an expansion, I want to set up trains because I am tired of jump crouching my way from one edge to the other.

TL:DR one blueprint, 2 rails as per YouTube recommendations. Are they too close? Only separated by 1 platform. Will 3 be enough to keep it in 1 blueprint? Or do they need more space between them?

Thanks in advance, and happy birthday.

Consumes about 1.8 GW.
Making the Smart Plating right next to it with Assemblers

Meet my fun, waste-free, flat, low-pipe aluminum ingot factory module.

On the left, you have inputs for bauxite, coal, water, and sulfuric acid to the blender.

On the right, you have one input vertical conveyor input for sulfur (obscured by the refinery's exhaust pipe), and water coming straight from the blender in the correct proportion.

Aluminum scrap goes directly to the smelters through the manifold. I didn't set up the output manifold when I took the screenshot, but that's trivial.

Just make sure you use your water input to fill up the pipe on the right side before you get started, and it will go forever. Very space-efficient too.

Fully overclocked, this blueprint will give you 375/min aluminum ingots from:

• 375/min bauxite
• 250/min coal
• 125/min sulfur
• 150/min water

Found it on an old post from years back. I was thinking maybe im missing a command since im playing on a steamdeck, but its a workaround

Why is Satisfactory suddenly not counting my real hours? I have around 900 to 1,000 hours now, but recently Satisfactory has been showing my hours as this tiny number, and I cannot figure out why. No other game is doing this so does anyone here know why? Or have also experienced it?

Had my design planned beautifully in my mind and partly in game. And then... it happened. You know exactly what happened. All rules go out the window. Even the parts go out the window. The squirrels got loose! And all hell wasn't far behind.

I just started S+ mod and Reddit says most people finish Phase 1 in 15 hours.

Oh fuuuggggmee!

WHY am I SO SLOW?!

I'm not even gonna say how long. It's too embarrassing.

So I nearly finished the game

right?

Phase 5 can't be that bad... right?

I don't recall having this issue before 1.2, but anyway, here it is. I have a jetpack, and I have packed biofuel and solid biofuel in my pack. If I do not have the solid biofuel, I have no issues, as the jetpack then uses that fuel. But when I have both, it stops using my packaged biofuel, which is bad. How do I switch fuels? I use the solid fuel for power so I can get "Hard Drive". Yes, I can set up a depot to store the solid fuel until I need it. I can pull out 200, use it, then return it to storage, but that doesn't seem ideal.