Goal: Use 100% of Big Caves Resources + Keep Object Count < 1000

Goal: Use 100% of Big Caves Resources + Keep Object Count < 1000

All resources mined, sorted, smelted, polished, and packaged at the nodes.

Resources Packages are sent on to 1 of 6 main Conveyor Lines, all of which are Color Coded (50% Iron Red, Copper Orange, Gold Yellow, Gems Green, Coal Black, 50% Iron (for Steel) Pink).

The Coal Line splits into 2 lines, routing 50% to the Steel Smelter (along with the Pink line of Iron) and 50% to the Shaker. Any gems made from the Shaker are polished, packaged, and join the Gem Green line (which is then sent directly to the Selling Bin). The Steel Ingot Output here becomes the 7th line (White).

The Iron, Copper, Gold, and Steel Lines are then centralized and unpackaged (and Bulk Sorted to expunge any incorrect resources from entering the wrong line- expunged resources being sent to their own packager and Selling Bin immediately) right before being sent into 1 of the 4 Condensed Modular Machines (lower left picture) that Inputs Ingots and Outputs Pipes, Casings, Threaded Rods, and Wire Coils. Each Module processes fast enough to never back up, even using all the Ingots of a type on the entire map. These Outputs are sent into a Packager right by the Selling Bin, and sold for an extra profit.

It took 100+ hours of playtime to debug Package Routes on Conveyors to avoid Spillage and Cross-Contamination (being as Box Physics are much more volatile than Ores/Ingots/Gems). And the Object Count now never raises above 900.

Profit Maximized, Lag Minimized, Mission Accomplished.

u/meticulous_gamer — 12 days ago

Protip: Put Blast Furnaces right next to Miners. You'll condense the ores into bars, and the reduced clogging is enough to be able to route and centralize the entire map's resources.

Obviously there is an exception for Steel, but that's still possible with a little wiggling.

Once the resources are centralized, Bulk Sort them straight into Polishers, then off to your favorite machines! Not having a billion tiny ores going all over the place is wonderful. Condense at the source, Combine, Sort, Produce, Sell. It's super effective and saves so much time by never hitting the resource caps!

Anywho, just a suggestion. Play as you see fit. Cheers!

u/meticulous_gamer — 16 days ago

The Final Quest Begins... wish me luck!

I'll need ample amounts of it to wait the amount of hours it takes to get this. XD

u/meticulous_gamer — 16 days ago

Been trying to make a compact end-game setup...

Managed to get the final 4 products produced in a 5x6 grid of 2x2 foundations. I tried to do with without verticality, but the threaded rods necessitate at least a few conveyors a level up. Still, I think it looks... okay. Produces Pipes, Casings, Casing Scrap, Threaded Rods, and Coiled Rods. I have one of these 5x6 rooms for each of the 4 resources, and it seems to be acceptable in terms of progress and profit. If anyone has any advice or comments, I'm all ears! <3

u/meticulous_gamer — 17 days ago

In the past 20 years, has anyone ever made the perfect Kluke's Ring? The official best is 2 ATK points from being perfect.. surely someone figured out the best one by now, yes?

The current "best" ring:

  1. Black Zircon
  2. Leafy Ruby
  3. Turquoise of Love
  4. Mad Amethyst
  5. Ocean Topaz
  6. Forest Sapphire
  7. Silent Peridot
  8. Princess Garnet
  9. Red Oynx
  10. Spiritual Moon

Result :
+8 Attack Power <-- The only stat not maxed. Sadface.
+10 Defense Power
+150 Magic Attack
+10 Magic Defense
+10 HP
+10 MP

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u/meticulous_gamer — 1 month ago

Advice for those of you terraforming moons:

Take it slow, and don't just bring items to max out your Ti instantly. The beauty of the moons (and planets) is watching them change. Explore before you start Terraforming them. You have stuff you need, so put it in a chest, and wait. Take in the scenery, learn the lore, and see the planet at each stage of development. You will get far more satisfaction than just Whoop-Whoop-TiComplete ing the place, because once it's done, you can't reset it. And you may wish you went slower. Grant your future wish now, and savor the beauty. You'll thank yourself later.

<3

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u/meticulous_gamer — 1 month ago

I stopped playing right when the Dark Fog was introduced years ago.

I played for a very short while to see them in action before shelving the game.

The itch is back though. I'll be loading it up soon.

I'd like to ask: What are the important changes I should know about over the last... *checks* oof, 3 years since Dark Fog came about?

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u/meticulous_gamer — 2 months ago
▲ 18 r/FlashTV

Enter Flashtime question...

Barry tells Jesse to go to Earth 3 to get Jay.

Very shortly after, Barry asks Cisco to open a breach to another Earth to move the bomb.

There is not enough time for a portal to form to move the bomb.

...but there was enough time for Jesse to open one to go to Earth 3?

Can someone explain the discrepancy here?

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u/meticulous_gamer — 2 months ago

Ever since I hit 1k, I've noticed that my Star looks different from other 1k-ers. Is this just a visual difference, or is it a signifier of something else? (Mine = Left, Others' = Right)

u/meticulous_gamer — 2 months ago
▲ 10 r/FlashTV

End of Season 1 Questions...

1 - When Barry went back, but didn't save his mum, and came back, why was Thawn so absolutely pissed at Barry for not doing so? I'm not understanding what Thawn thought was going to happen, other than.. messing up his own past if Nora lived?

2 - Why did the team let Thawn out of the cage in the first place when Barry went back? Why not just keep him locked up and do the hydrogen partical time travel without risking letting a murderer go? I mean, Barry punched him preventing his return to the future anyway, so Barry knows it's better to not let Thawn get what he wants. I'm confused why they were going to let him go at all.

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u/meticulous_gamer — 2 months ago

Tomorrow, I ascend to the Star Throne.

It's been many, many years. Tomorrow, my journey finally comes to its end. Level 1000.

And finally, after all of those thousands of levels of tutorial, I'll be able, at long last...

...to play the game.

u/meticulous_gamer — 2 months ago
▲ 485 r/factorio

My reforestation efforts after genocidal levels of pollution:

The planet looks happy now, doesn't it?

I just wish I could throw a (medium) pizza party for the planet to boost morale even more among the locals.

u/meticulous_gamer — 4 months ago
🔥 Hot ▲ 6.2k r/skyrim

I killed Ulfric to end the Civil War, stole his soul, bound it to a fishing hat, gave him underwater breathing, and dropped him into the waters of the Riften Fishery. May he forever swim with the fishes.

u/meticulous_gamer — 4 months ago

The janitor who cleans the tracks is doing his job. All future trollies will be halted if he can't finished his job. Do you flip the switch?

u/meticulous_gamer — 5 months ago