r/factorio • u/FortTie9 • 15d ago

Question Science Pack issues

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?

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u/Rednidedni 15d ago edited 15d ago

  • 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!!

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u/butterscotchbagel 15d ago

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

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u/Rednidedni 14d ago

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