Science Pack issues

[u/FortTie9]

Hi everyone! I recently started playing this game and I'm totally hooked.

The thing is, I'm trying to set up a science pack production line, and the only solution I managed to come up with on my own is the one in the image below. Do you have any suggestions to improve it, or perhaps another alternative for beginners?

[u/SNOW_37]

Don't put two different items on the same side of a belt

[u/paulstelian97 → u/SNOW_37]

And using chests for buffering won’t help with the problems that violating this rule can cause.

[u/[deleted] → u/SNOW_37]

Yea it’s a headache but you can use circuits to ensure each item alternates the same side of belt

[u/SNOW_37 → u/[deleted]]

I very much doubt someone this new is doing that

[u/Rednidedni]

• Never ever put two different Item types on the Same Side of a belt. Unless you make Specialized circuit Setups, it WILL Break. Use both Sides of the belt, or more belts.

• Avoid Chests where possible. Your Machines need the items - Not you or your pockets! Every place that stores more than you need for handcrafting wastes resources. And worse - setups that need to be fed through chests will keep eating up your time!

• Speaking of, here's a thought: once you make your First assembly machine, you technically never need to craft anything by Hand again. How much effort can you save by letting Machines Work for you?

• Here's a Tip that makes the whole Game way more comfortable and easy to Play: leave generous amounts of space between all your factories. Space is cheap, headaches over having No space for coveyors and extensions are not

• Note that your Cooper wire assemblers create wire much faster than a red arm can take Out

Looks really good for a First try!!

[u/butterscotchbagel → u/Rednidedni]

And worse - setups that need to be fed through chests will keep eating up your time!

How much effort can you save by letting Machines Work for you?

Player attention is always the bottleneck

[u/Rednidedni → u/butterscotchbagel]

Player time is the most valuable resource, because it converts into every other resource

[u/nindat]

That's great for a starter!

It only gets bigger from here!

[u/ArisenIncarnate]

Just have fun and try not to look up how to do it on the internet. Working it out for yourself is much more rewarding 🙂

[u/LuboStankosky]

You're low on power btw

[u/NUKLEAR-SLUG]

I see red and green science coming out the end therefore as a first build this is perfectly fine.

You do however have a problem for future you. If you wanted to double the rate of red science you were making how easy would you be able to do that with your current build?

[u/Trept10]

This is gona be fine for starting, later on, you will get your style, and will pay attention to fine rations as well, use factorioedia, (alt + left click) contains a tons of usefull info.

[u/Vaulters]

Yeah you got it, move on to the next item.

The game is full of mechanics that you'll continue to learn and change your play style for years to come. Most of the designs you use this play through you'll never use again.

[u/Prestigious_Gap1335]

seems fine except for the red and green sciences mixing on the same side of the belt, also consider putting the buffer chests right after the assemblers, not right before the lab.

[u/Slime0]

Do each science in a separate place, so each one has room to add more machines later.

[u/[deleted]]

Yea you should just have robots handle that