Starter Base-In-A-Box - Modular!

Anonymous

FIXED: Advanced assemblers didn't have access to steel. New version fixes this. This is a collection of blueprints you can use to build a complete starter base that fits into a 2x2 chunk square. It provides Red/Green/Military science, and a substantial mall. This base is not intended for late-game - it's meant to pave the way toward blue science and bootstrap a larger base. Raw ores are fed into the middle of one side of the base. For the basic mall and red/green science, only iron/copper/coal are needed. When adding military science, stone must be added. The 2nd lane of Iron is only needed when building the final mall section. The complete base can eat nearly two full belts of iron. One belt of copper/stone/coal are more than sufficient. Science facilities are prioritized, so loot the mall at will - it won't ever slow your research. There are a few vacant spots for assemblers in the full mall. I use them for modded items. I figure I'll leave these open, since specifics of malling vary between players. Use them for whatever you like! Ratios on the science are very tight. The green science has a long warm-up time while it buffers gears/inserters, but once it does, all 6 machines will run without stopping. You can accelerate this by dropping some gears/inserters on the relevant belts.