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So, you’ve landed on the alien planet ofFactorio.
Where do you get started?
Here’s how to set up and use a main bus base design in Factorio.
Also, you’ll find some more advanced setups for late-game factories that can complete these ratios perfectly.
Let’s dive in.
Each pink square on the map representsan oil tile, meaning you could put pumpjacks on it.
This will be done by usingoil refineries.
Enable Alt-modeto seewhich port in the refinery takes inthe oil.
Always try toproduce more oil than you’re convertinginto petroleum.
Petroleum gas can be transformed into plastic and sulfur from here, to be used in future recipes.
Here’s how to set up an efficient, beginner-friendly Smelter array in Factorio.
This setup is more complicated, but will createmore materials for the same amount of oil provided.
Thankfully, there is an optimal solution, but it requires a very specific setup.
Now you have both light and heavy oil to use as you just.
This setup will stop working from time to time.
In chemical plants, researching advanced oil processing also unlocks the option ofcracking down oils into petroleumwith water.
These can be flipped, allowing the products to all be shipped inthree lanes of pipes.
If this sounds intimidating to build, don’t worry!
