I have a bunch of questions.

[jacobellinger]

1. is there a way to automatically feed crafters? like lets say I want to make glass, I need two ingredients but the way I've been doing it is manually picking up the items into my inventory and then putting them in the crafter. what's a good way (If any) to automate this?
2. if I grow pumpkins and use the seeds after harvest for my own food and scrap the initial set of pumpkins will I get back full resources?
3. are thrusters worth it?
4. do mods of the same kind stack?
5. are there any ways to switch on turrets remotely?
6. are there any ways to put signs up or something? I have a lot of chest for spacific things and it's kinda pain when I forget what chest contains what.

Thanks guys/gals in advance.

[CleverRuse]

1. Yes, Just load up an auto storage, conveyer it to a Work bench and set the item you want to make. You can get more complex with it but I'm not that smart.
2. Seed drops from full plants are random, its not a guarantee. So no you likely will not get back full resources.
3. Thrusters are worth it, its fun to play with. It is optional though so don't sweat it.
4. They stack but not in the same slot. You want 8 jetpack 2's? No problem.
5. Not that I'm aware of. Press F1 in game and make a suggestion!
6. Also not yet but renaming chests is a suggestion on the Discord Server for this. (Ya' never know!)

Join us on discord!

[jacobellinger]

Originally posted by CleverRuse:

1. Yes, Just load up an auto storage, conveyer it to a Work bench and set the item you want to make. You can get more complex with it but I'm not that smart.
2. Seed drops from full plants are random, its not a guarantee. So no you likely will not get back full resources.
3. Thrusters are worth it, its fun to play with. It is optional though so don't sweat it.
4. They stack but not in the same slot. You want 8 jetpack 2's? No problem.
5. Not that I'm aware of. Press F1 in game and make a suggestion!
6. Also not yet but renaming chests is a suggestion on the Discord Server for this. (Ya' never know!)

Join us on discord!

ty. now fallowup question then. if i decide to autimate feeding them as you suggest then how do I stop it from using all of the materials? like why cant i que up a number like I can for building blocks and ammo? surely there is a way?

[Parcival]

I think the way to do it just now would be use a splitter to filter say 1 in 3 of the cubit and then route the surplus back to the chest. Saying that it sounds clunky but can't think of another way in game just now.

It's a bit like the machines in Satifactory - providing there is enough power and resource they will endlessly produce the recipe selected

[pH_101]

Originally posted by jacobellinger:

Originally posted by CleverRuse:

1. Yes, Just load up an auto storage, conveyer it to a Work bench and set the item you want to make. You can get more complex with it but I'm not that smart.
2. Seed drops from full plants are random, its not a guarantee. So no you likely will not get back full resources.
3. Thrusters are worth it, its fun to play with. It is optional though so don't sweat it.
4. They stack but not in the same slot. You want 8 jetpack 2's? No problem.
5. Not that I'm aware of. Press F1 in game and make a suggestion!
6. Also not yet but renaming chests is a suggestion on the Discord Server for this. (Ya' never know!)

Join us on discord!

ty. now fallowup question then. if i decide to autimate feeding them as you suggest then how do I stop it from using all of the materials? like why cant i que up a number like I can for building blocks and ammo? surely there is a way?

Apart from what parcival says, the other reason is - this game isn't finished and I'm actively talking to players like you to get suggestions on all aspects to improve, including automation. Actually someone already suggested an idea similar to this, or inserters. It's likely automation will improve during early access. As we near the end of week 1 I have done 4 hotfixes to address balance and bugs, but over time you can expect themed content or feature updates, automation very likely being a target.

[jacobellinger]

Originally posted by pH_101:

Originally posted by jacobellinger:

ty. now fallowup question then. if i decide to autimate feeding them as you suggest then how do I stop it from using all of the materials? like why cant i que up a number like I can for building blocks and ammo? surely there is a way?

Apart from what parcival says, the other reason is - this game isn't finished and I'm actively talking to players like you to get suggestions on all aspects to improve, including automation. Actually someone already suggested an idea similar to this, or inserters. It's likely automation will improve during early access. As we near the end of week 1 I have done 4 hotfixes to address balance and bugs, but over time you can expect themed content or feature updates, automation very likely being a target.

yeah it's a fun game still very much enjoying it. you are kinda weird (in a good way) in that most devs hardly check their own forums or if they do they don't often respond but I see you all over the place lol. right now I'm just treating the game like a way to relax after work with some chill and mine. cheers mate.

[twostacks217]

Originally posted by pH_101:

Originally posted by jacobellinger:

ty. now fallowup question then. if i decide to autimate feeding them as you suggest then how do I stop it from using all of the materials? like why cant i que up a number like I can for building blocks and ammo? surely there is a way?

Apart from what parcival says, the other reason is - this game isn't finished and I'm actively talking to players like you to get suggestions on all aspects to improve, including automation. Actually someone already suggested an idea similar to this, or inserters. It's likely automation will improve during early access. As we near the end of week 1 I have done 4 hotfixes to address balance and bugs, but over time you can expect themed content or feature updates, automation very likely being a target.

I don't understand how to use the auto storage I saw in a video that I could put conveyors from the atomizers to all of the different Auto storages and put a resource in each auto storage unit and that when I would atomize things all the individuals resources would go into the individual auto storage units but whenever I try it and I hit start process all the materials just start going from one auto storage to the next and then piling on the floor at the end (I have the receiving end of the auto storages facing the conveyors and the orange out feed facing the next auto storage) how do I get it to where the conveyor puts each resource in its individual storage is there any type of guide that is in game that I can access that will explain how certain features work or better explain automation processes thank you I'm enjoying your game

I would include a screenshot but I don't know how on Steam but I have recently reached out to you on the F1 feedback subject line hot bar fix if you need screenshots

[satans_favourite]

@twostacks the trick is to use the convayor belt that split the resources. once built you can select it, and you get a option to select exactly what resources it has to move to the other belt, the rest will keep moving on the belt it is already on.
imagine this setup: 1 atomiser. behind it 1 convayor splitter set to iron and carbon and right behind that 1 furnace set to making steel.

as for making screenshots: f12 is the default key to make a steam screenshot.

[pH_101]

@twostacks, Yes, just use the T spliiter conveyors to filter any item left or right along a stream. For example, build and then press use on the t splitter, and put a carbon cubit in it. This will now split carbon to the left along a new stream or into autostorage or wherever you take it.

If an autostorage is full it will spit out its input as overflow, forward.

If you are stuck, all the items explain how to use them in the tool tip.

A lot of points in the start of this thread from last year have long since been addressed across many updates but especially the automation update, for example you can now set a build limit on machines by using a slider), so i'll lock this necropost.

https://steamcommunity.com/games/1759350/announcements/detail/4173223997921851070

If you still have problems you can make a new thread. I saw you added me a a friend on steam - that's not the way we offer support, but feel free to join discord for more direct support! Cheers.

ps. as OP also had some Suggestions I'm moving this to the suggestions forum