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Luna Wildpawe Jan 7, 2024 @ 4:20pm
Monorail track placement help?
Can anyone tell me if there is a good way to run rail lines diagonally? I tried laying tracks between factories but it's such a pain because you have to zigzag them. Am I missing something or have I been spoiled by Satisfactory?
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Fenix Jan 7, 2024 @ 4:33pm 
The game is grid based, making Diagonal anything near impossible
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Luna Wildpawe Jan 7, 2024 @ 4:50pm 
Originally posted by Fenix:
The game is grid based, making Diagonal anything near impossible

Yeah and that makes pathing for rails really annoying. Do you have any tips for making it less of a hassle?
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Fenix Jan 7, 2024 @ 5:03pm 
stick to 90 degree turns is all you can do... build N to S or E to W in mostly straight line when possible
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Luna Wildpawe Jan 7, 2024 @ 5:08pm 
Originally posted by Fenix:
stick to 90 degree turns is all you can do... build N to S or E to W in mostly straight line when possible

Well that sucks. There goes my plan to use the rivers as pathways for rails. Oh well.
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VladK02 Jan 7, 2024 @ 7:30pm 
Originally posted by Luna Wildpawe:
Originally posted by Fenix:
stick to 90 degree turns is all you can do... build N to S or E to W in mostly straight line when possible

Well that sucks. There goes my plan to use the rivers as pathways for rails. Oh well.

rivers are poor monorail placements anyways. Irregular pathways and not enough vertical clearance.

Dig dedicated tunnels 5x9 for monorails.

It only takes like 6-10 minutes to tunnel from Lima to Victor to X-Ray (through hydro plant and elevator caves). Map is not really that big.

You theoretically CAN use rivers as monorail tracks, but you would have to place foundation pillars into the riverbed, gotta keep rails high, otherwise irregular heighs will more then likely prevent you from rail-surfing. And you will still need to dig ceilings out.
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NoiD™ Feb 2, 2024 @ 7:25pm 
Weren't the monorail poles once height adjustable? I forgot how to adjust them. Please help.
Last edited by NoiD™; Feb 2, 2024 @ 7:26pm
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NoiD™ Feb 2, 2024 @ 7:34pm 
Never mind, they don't appear to be. Plus the pole placement distance makes it kinda useless when far off the ground. I'll just run conveyor belts and bag the monorail...
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Jay Ren Feb 3, 2024 @ 12:30pm 
With the high reach upgrades you can go mostly diagonal with very little zig zagging. Still sucks to dig the diagonal tunnel.

Rivers kinda suck, but so long as you place poles right on hight difference lips they're generally workable.
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