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[Mac]

https://imgur.com/7hNGeDV

This is my second attempt, its self sustaining, i don't need to look after it, its only purpose is to get me from point a to point b.

My first attempt was using laser turrets, it was roughly the same size as this, and i had no idea what i was doing as i didn't watch any videos etc, i just took a guess asteroids would fly at my ship .... right lol After watching my ship explode haha i soldiered on and started to build a new ship, the one above.

I took a little of the iron i was making down to the first planet i landed on, Gleba, but apart from that, lesson learned indeed - lasers suck for space travel xD

[BACKSTABUU]

https://imgur.com/a/3UhbC2f I tried to make it as compact as possible, ended up being a bit of spaghetti mess. Currently running out of power in Fulgora, so will probably have to either add more panels or upgrade the current ones.

I think I did a good job making sure there's no backup with the loop running in the middle, the inserters read the content of the loop and dump the excess when necessary.

[Quillithe]

One thing I'm noticing is a lot of people using electric furnaces.

Why are none of you using foundries? They're a lot more space efficient, aren't they? You have the calcite.

And the power would be an issue, so just drop them to -80% power usage.

I guess maybe it's not worth it but nobody stopped me

[Nico]

Originally posted by Quillithe:

One thing I'm noticing is a lot of people using electric furnaces.

Why are none of you using foundries? They're a lot more space efficient, aren't they? You have the calcite.

And the power would be an issue, so just drop them to -80% power usage.

I guess maybe it's not worth it but nobody stopped me

The reason is pretty simple: We don't all have Calcite, as well as foundries. Even with Foundries it would require importing it from Vulcanus, or well ... going to Gleba. These designs here aren't all from players who already were to Aquilo. It's from players who have at least left Nauvis already. Not everyone has all researches unlocked already.

[Kaysoky]

Originally posted by Quillithe:

One thing I'm noticing is a lot of people using electric furnaces.

Why are none of you using foundries? They're a lot more space efficient, aren't they? You have the calcite.

And the power would be an issue, so just drop them to -80% power usage.

I guess maybe it's not worth it but nobody stopped me

Balancing Calcite production with Foundries means adding additional lines to melt ice, and that means more pipes and complicates the overall design of things.

A Foundry is twice as fast with +50% productivity (and the recipe is 2x the output, so 6x the effect) but takes up 5x5 instead of 3x3. And you need at least 2 of them. You'd also need 2 Crushers and a Chemical Plant. That's 2*25 + 2*6 + 9 = 71 space, not counting belts/inserters. If you roughly add space for belts/inserters (by increasing the dimension of a Furnace to 5x7, a Crusher to 4x3, and Chemical plant to 5x3), that's 2*35 + 2*12 + 15 = 109 space.

To get the same output with Electric Furnaces, you'd need 6 of them. That's 6*9 + 6 = 60 space, not counting belts/inserters. Of course, with more Furnaces, that means more belts. So doing the same rough space estimate (Furnace = 3x5), you'd get 6*15 + 12 = 102 space.

Furnaces are still roughly more space efficient... before counting modules...

[Quillithe]

Originally posted by Kaysoky:

Originally posted by Quillithe:

One thing I'm noticing is a lot of people using electric furnaces.

Why are none of you using foundries? They're a lot more space efficient, aren't they? You have the calcite.

And the power would be an issue, so just drop them to -80% power usage.

I guess maybe it's not worth it but nobody stopped me

Balancing Calcite production with Foundries means adding additional lines to melt ice, and that means more pipes and complicates the overall design of things.

A Foundry is twice as fast with +50% productivity (and the recipe is 2x the output, so 6x the effect) but takes up 5x5 instead of 3x3. And you need at least 2 of them. You'd also need 2 Crushers and a Chemical Plant. That's 2*25 + 2*6 + 9 = 71 space, not counting belts/inserters. If you roughly add space for belts/inserters (by increasing the dimension of a Furnace to 5x7, a Crusher to 4x3, and Chemical plant to 5x3), that's 2*35 + 2*12 + 15 = 109 space.

To get the same output with Electric Furnaces, you'd need 6 of them. That's 6*9 + 6 = 60 space, not counting belts/inserters. Of course, with more Furnaces, that means more belts. So doing the same rough space estimate (Furnace = 3x5), you'd get 6*15 + 12 = 102 space.

Furnaces are still roughly more space efficient... before counting modules...

Wait why additional lines to melt ice? Furnaces really don't use much calcite, and none of this uses water so I'm not sure why you're counting a whole 2 crushers and a chemical plant!

At most just add a single crusher which will make plenty of calcite.

I guess one distinction is if you're making red ammo. A foundry will make steel a lot easier.

I suppose unless you're insisting on a perfectly balanced ship, but I just dump all sorts of excess out the back.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3363100273

Yes obviously the shape is impractical but I was kinda wondering how small a bridge I could manage between the two halves. One half is left empty for missiles, though I might need more power and just make a new, more practical ship.

The throttle control is pretty nice from a tip I saw on reddit - I have pumps limit the flow to tanks they measure so my engines burn at high efficiency.

I guess I could add more fuel production too, but it's kinda in progress - I'm always distracted by a new plan. And realistically I don't think I can fit enough fuel production for 10 epic engines at full power on here.

Also I'm generally pretty minimal on circuiting - I have the fuel tank throttle, some checks for how many asteroids are on the belt for reprocessing and dumping.

And perhaps the funniest, an ammo sensor setup so my turrets will ONLY load red ammo unless it drops low, and then they'll switch to yellow on the split belt.

[dragonsphotoworks]

I made a large ship with focus on final planet. So made it larger then would of so has upgrade room. It has pretty decent ammo production. Fuel production could be higher but Ice rocks not as plentiful. And its slow at 39Km/S max speed atm lol Will drop as more gets built on it. 250 solid collectors wide lol
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3362655278
That is 10 clicks out on map zoom. "Once switches to 2nd map style i zoomed out 10 times"

EDIT - Used mods
1. storage on ship mod
2. Loaders instead of inserters for some sections.

[Kaysoky]

Sheesh, some of these shared designs are absolutely enormous :D

Largest ships I built are these, just for getting to Aquilo:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3360989291

And then for finishing the game (and about 1/40th of the way to the Shattered Planet):
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3361868446

[BACKSTABUU]

Originally posted by Quillithe:

One thing I'm noticing is a lot of people using electric furnaces.

Why are none of you using foundries? They're a lot more space efficient, aren't they? You have the calcite.

And the power would be an issue, so just drop them to -80% power usage.

I guess maybe it's not worth it but nobody stopped me

Fulgora was my first stop after Nauvis, so no foundry

[Yader]

Originally posted by dragonsphotoworks:

I made a large ship with focus on final planet. So made it larger then would of so has upgrade room. It has pretty decent ammo production. Fuel production could be higher but Ice rocks not as plentiful. And its slow at 39Km/S max speed atm lol Will drop as more gets built on it. 250 solid collectors wide lol
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3362655278
That is 10 clicks out on map zoom. "Once switches to 2nd map style i zoomed out 10 times"

EDIT - Used mods
1. storage on ship mod
2. Loaders instead of inserters for some sections.

ain't no way that chonker is a "first ship v1" lmao. good one.

here's mine
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3363139753

[dragonsphotoworks]

Originally posted by Kaysoky:

Sheesh, some of these shared designs are absolutely enormous :D

Largest ships I built are these, just for getting to Aquilo:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3360989291

And then for finishing the game (and about 1/40th of the way to the Shattered Planet):
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3361868446

I built mine extra large since dont know what I will need to craft along the way. So built platform to hold ton of space for expansions. This way almost no matter what i need... I have room onboard :-)

Some one also mentioned turrets... I have over 2,000 turrets onboard lol or so id need to count.

[dragonsphotoworks]

Originally posted by Yader:

Originally posted by dragonsphotoworks:

I made a large ship with focus on final planet. So made it larger then would of so has upgrade room. It has pretty decent ammo production. Fuel production could be higher but Ice rocks not as plentiful. And its slow at 39Km/S max speed atm lol Will drop as more gets built on it. 250 solid collectors wide lol
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3362655278
That is 10 clicks out on map zoom. "Once switches to 2nd map style i zoomed out 10 times"

EDIT - Used mods
1. storage on ship mod
2. Loaders instead of inserters for some sections.

ain't no way that chonker is a "first ship v1" lmao. good one.

here's mine
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3363139753

Actually it is first one I built myself. Though your correct it is like the 2nd or 3rd time i expanded it in size. I just never renamed it. Id have to go back and look over the changes to figure which Version it would be. But really only change would be size of ship and amount of thruster bays. Otherwise every version is exactly the same :-)

EDIT - Thinking on it I have redone the ammo lines and resources lines from collectors 3 times to get them as they are. And turrets ive done.. twice i think. So imma say v1 M4 :-)

[Kaysoky]

Originally posted by dragonsphotoworks:

I built mine extra large since dont know what I will need to craft along the way. So built platform to hold ton of space for expansions. This way almost no matter what i need... I have room onboard :-)

Some one also mentioned turrets... I have over 2,000 turrets onboard lol or so id need to count.

I focused on making smaller ships, which really helps for Gleba. I currently have 5 ships just for shipping to and from Gleba (dropping by Volcanus too). And if there were all that large... it would take forever to build them all :D

i.e. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3357594088

[dragonsphotoworks]

Originally posted by Kaysoky:

Originally posted by dragonsphotoworks:

I built mine extra large since dont know what I will need to craft along the way. So built platform to hold ton of space for expansions. This way almost no matter what i need... I have room onboard :-)

Some one also mentioned turrets... I have over 2,000 turrets onboard lol or so id need to count.

I focused on making smaller ships, which really helps for Gleba. I currently have 5 ships just for shipping to and from Gleba (dropping by Volcanus too). And if there were all that large... it would take forever to build them all :D

Oh my auto haulers will be a ton smaller. This is mothership. Or exploration ship if will. Its meant to build everything and stay alive for long periods of time above planets.

[Jaregon]

first design I came too. realizing after a few back and forths. it goes way too fast for it's own good. normally eating all its ammo in 1-2 trips before it needs to sit and re-fill itself.

*Next setup i'm planning to cut back on the thrusters a bit, and try to setup more ammo crafting and furnaces.*

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3363173292

[dragonsphotoworks]

Originally posted by Jaregon:

first design I came too. realizing after a few back and forths. it goes way too fast for it's own good. normally eating all its ammo in 1-2 trips before it needs to sit and re-fill itself.

*Next setup i'm planning to cut back on the thrusters a bit, and try to setup more ammo crafting and furnaces.*

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3363173292

Use pumps between thrusters and tanks. And use them to limit speed. Otherwise ya going to fast will at times be bad thing.