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Day 160 of posting screenshots every day, of whatever I've been working on that day, until I run out of content or get bored
(infosec.pub)
We're finally there. The last last last thing to do, for this project. Like, actually. Just 3 unfinished miners, and that's it.
I really like how this walkway aesthetic came out. The new 1.1 build pieces are doing their job.
The slope transitions ended up slightly wonky, with the transition from 1m-thickness to 2m-thickness, then back to 1m. Doubling up on the covering cable looked marginally more acceptable than just leaving part of the foundations exposed.
And that's it! Actually! Project complete!
Wide shot of (mostly) the whole area, cause why not.
Traditional nerd docs.
Do you start a game from scratch or do you unlock evening from the start and just build as nice a factory as you can? I'm currently just starting steel. But it's kinda frustrating to have to wait for resources and unlocks sometimes
I don't play in creative mode, or with any cheats, if that's what you're asking. This save started from scratch and unlocked as I went along. It's my 3rd or 4th one, and is tied for the farthest I've ever progressed.
After going through the early game a few times now, I think my recommendation is a mix between the two: beeline (however much you're comfortable with) to a certain midpoint, where you've got most of the real powerful stuff unlocked, then start being more methodical/thoughtful/permanent. In this playthrough, I started building permanent stuff after unlocking coal power and Mk.3 belts, and I think that was actually early. I think I should have waited for Mk.4 belts. That ensures you have access to all the really important cosmetic buildables, like pillars and beams, as well as some really important functional stuff like smart splitters and trains.
I see. I've made it my objective to get caterium up and running as quickly as possible to unlock smart splitters really early. Then I go looking for scraps at crash sites to unlock more in the MAM. Aiming to get the dimensional depot quickly but low priority on that one.
I host a dedicated server and I play with some advanced server settings, namely instant awesome shop unlocks to get access to cosmetics immediately as they are unlocked and instant alternate recipe unlock so that I don't have to roll the dice on hard drives.