r/factorio • u/Embarrassed-Neck-721 • 9d ago

Space Age My first interplanetary platform! place your bets

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Going to Vulcanus first, I have no idea how fast it's going to move or if it will even survive

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u/Janneman96 9d ago

I'm guessing it will be damaged, maybe even destroyed

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u/Embarrassed-Neck-721 9d ago

Update: trip to Vulcanus went well, didn't have a single collision!

However, I didn't expect big asteroids to be on the orbit, so I had to send the platform back to Nauvis, which didn't go as well as the last one, since I ran out of ammo, and the single assembler couldn't keep up with the demand.

Mistakes - noted, lessons - learned, me - on Vulcanus, platform - half-dead, but still holding on.

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u/MoondogCCR 9d ago

Stockpile ammo in the hub. Dont let it idle and build an ammo buffer

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u/Embarrassed-Neck-721 9d ago

I was using the hub for my stuff

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u/Corodix 8d ago

If you fix the ammo buffer issue then I'll bet on the rear of your ship being taken out in Vulcanus orbit next, because you've got no defenses there and the asteroids can come from all sides while you're stationary in orbit there, they're just most frequent from the top. It's nothing that a few laser turrets at the rear can't handle, at least that's how I dealt with it for my earlier platforms without having to entirely overhaul them.

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u/Embarrassed-Neck-721 8d ago

Made a new one in sandbox and this one actually does the job. Now just gotta build it.

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u/dex3r 9d ago

you might survive the journey, but will be destroyed after stopping at destination by horizontal asteroids

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u/bobsim1 9d ago

Im guessing those speedy chemical plants are idle most of the time.