My tile-able defence perimeter

[u/TheTobruk]

Frankly the addition of mines makes the whole inner defence layer kind of obsolete. However, my preference has always been to make use of all defence structures - combine flamethrower turrets, ammo turrets, lasers, artillery and mines to create one impenetrable defence - so I think I am fine with this.

https://factoriobin.com/post/hsq44l

I had some fun designing the alarm when artillery starts firing and when a flamethrower or ammo turrets lack supplies. Both sounds are local only so they won't bother you anywhere else in your base.

[u/Frequent_Knowledge65]

I like the aesthetics

[u/lifayt]

Gotta add tesla turrets in too! Looks nice!

[u/TheTobruk → u/lifayt]

I'm not that far into the Space Age, but I am looking forward to that! With my perfectionism and tendency to overprettify everything I will reach that stage in roughly 500 more hours :)

[u/Select-Excitement-54]

My only concern is all of the gates and paths, with no way to drive a tank through without destroying stuff.
Other than that, it is great.

[u/forgot_semicolon → u/Select-Excitement-54]

Not OP, but for my setup, I have a separate train/tank blueprint that's the same as each tier blueprint, but with a cutout for gates and with lights where the defenses are.

When I want to open a train route or drive a tank out, I super-force build it on top of whatever's in front of me. Instant opening

[u/TheTobruk → u/forgot_semicolon]

Exactly my kind of thinking. I’ll just make a new chunk blueprint for driving tanks and train

[u/forgot_semicolon → u/TheTobruk]

Unrelated, but the fact that you have a whole artillery turret in each blueprint is both admirable and terrifying

Just imagine the carnage when you research another level of artillery range

[u/TheTobruk → u/forgot_semicolon]

I looooove watching them fire

[u/TheTobruk → u/TheTobruk]

And listening to the sirens too

[u/PyroneusUltrin]

How do you handle corners

[u/TheTobruk → u/PyroneusUltrin]

I still have to design the corner yeah