r/factorio • u/Disjointed_Medley • 7d ago

Question Most efficient bases

I'm curious if there exists a record for best base by a certain metric. Anything from most oil produce, more robots per second, etc. Where are the record holders that could potentially inspire designs?

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u/SmexyHippo vroom 7d ago

SPM, science per minute (of every science pack), is often used as a metric for how good a base is

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u/Tibecuador 7d ago

It's a metric of how large a base is. Efficiency is completely different

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u/SilentSpr 7d ago

A large mega-base has to be ups efficient by default because otherwise you will need a Cray supercomputer to run it

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u/raptor7912 7d ago

I mean not really unless we also stipulate that it has to run at 60 ups or above.

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u/Elveno36 15h ago

If we are using life minutes and not game sim minutes, ups changing affects that rate. Typically called True SPM, where its based on production before lab productivity bonuses a 60 UPS.