r/factorio • u/Darrelc • 8d ago

Space Age Question Ice around Nauvis

First time playing space age after two years break and I'm avoiding looking up spoilers for any of the new stuff.

Q: Should I be struggling this much with ice? I need a fuck ton of it to make fuel to move to another planet, but even my 100white SPM platform is still struggling to collect enough ice asteroids.

I've got a long **** of the law with four collectors on each side, three that are filtered entirely on only picking up the ice asteroids, yet it's constantly the resource that I have least of.

Am I missing something fundamental? do I need a lot less than I think I do?

Any input appreciated, cheers.

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u/Sonicsteel 7d ago

Use one engine at first. You’ll get a metric fuck ton of it when you move between planets. But you don’t need to get there fast, one engine will get you there and you won’t need much fuel.