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[LoSboccacc]

you cannot make walls, but enemy will conveniently route around pipes

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don't close completely or they will break in!


edit: fixed image link

[Graknorke]

So, I'm going through the campaign, but there's something I really can't figure out.
How can I get water to drain from the end of a pipe so that the steam engines work?

Looks like I misunderstood how steam engines work. They only do anything when there's electrical demand.

[LoSboccacc]

anyone figured out the logistic network stuff?

the wiki isn't really helpful here.

[ank]

It works just like logistic pipes in minecraft.
Place a provider chest, and put stuff in it.
Place a supplier chest and set it to supply the stuff you need.
Place logistics robots and they'll start moving items between the chests.

Mind you, logistic robots are very slow compared to conveyor belts.

[kovarex]

Mind you, logistic robots are very slow compared to conveyor belts.

Until you research all the upgrades.

[LoSboccacc]

the compactest burner arrangement I'm now using on my central bus design

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I love this game and I sincerely hope they manage to get founded 

[Girlinhat]

Grabbed the demo, love it.  Only issue I found was ammo.  It appears you can't put resources into an assembler via mecha-arm.  My attempts to make an automated defense grid that would grab ore, smelt it, turn it to ammo, and feed it to the turrets... didn't work so well.

Also obligatory "needs multiplayer" of course.

[LoSboccacc]

I did just that and it works, complete with the matrix autoreloader feeling of the huge turret wall

are you sure everything around the assembler is powered up?

[Girlinhat]

Pretty sure!  It just wouldn't grab iron out of the chest.  I shoulda probably changed it around to draw directly from the furnace...  Still pretty decent when I get 2 furnaces going I can just dump metal sheets into the constructor in bulk.

Also, are there any electrical furnaces?  End up consuming TONS of coal.

[LordSlowpoke]

It appears you can't put resources into an assembler via mecha-arm.

Except that you can. Not really much a purpose to do it outside of what you're saying, but have a look at this:

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Admittedly, I'm still a horrible engineer and everything is enjoying RESOURCES OVERLOAD but the design's there and it's operational.

also share your secrets on making ore processing plants i've gotten about as effective as in the pic i've supplied and it's the only semi-decent design for stuff going from ore to end product that doesn't involve one mine/two furnaces/one assembler in something that eats far too much space

fakeedit: i also got ninjad, but that's what you get for firing up the game to screencap things

[Girlinhat]

Maybe you can't insert resources into the middle side, but only insert onto the corners?

[LordSlowpoke]

You might have forgotten to select the recipe. Can only insert materials when a recipe is selected, you know.

[Xinvoker]

Pretty sure!  It just wouldn't grab iron out of the chest.  I shoulda probably changed it around to draw directly from the furnace...  Still pretty decent when I get 2 furnaces going I can just dump metal sheets into the constructor in bulk.

Also, are there any electrical furnaces?  End up consuming TONS of coal.

Yeah you should probably get used to using belts for most things, that way it's scalable, if you get to try the alpha, you'll eventually want dozens of furnaces! No electric ones yet. You can save coal during the day though by using solar panels, only the coal going into boilers of course.

And yeah maybe you forgot the recipe, what you are describing sure is doable.

[LoSboccacc]

Spoiler: !!science!! (click to show/hide)

[ank]

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that you will always need coal for furnaces.
Why? You need coal and ore to make iron IRL, and then more coal again to make steel.

Girlinhat, are you still having trouble? if so, post a picture.