power generation in early game? [NECRO]

[Thop]

THIS POST IS FROM 2021, PLEASE DON'T ANSWER IT LOL

I just completed the tutorial, but I'm frustrated with the fact I have to go grab leaves every few minutes. The two phases I have to research don't show anything to remedy the situation, and I don't see a way to automate gathering fuel like in factorio. Am I stupid, or is this automation game really limiting me by not allowing me to automate my most needed resource?

The chainsaw and biofuel seem like it's only a bandaid for this problem. Would developing that be a very noticable increase in time before I have to go gather leaves/wood?

[grapplehoeker]

The chainsaw will be very useful for obtaining plenty of biomass and so too would be researching Solid Biofuel.
https://satisfactory.fandom.com/wiki/Solid_Biofuel
You will have to explore and locate a coal deposit to advance to Coal power if you want to leave biomass generators behind ;)

[Deadly Peanut]

many players simply rush coal power, but i don't mind biomass power.

i have a nice coal plant but i maintain a separate biomass grid that handles one side of the map, 5 BM gens all running on solid BF. the more BM gens, the slower they burn through fuel.

i find that when i clear an area to set up a satellite production facility, i produce a ton of biomass and i hate to waste it, so i process and store it and use it in the secondary power grid.

[Maehlice]

Kill a few animals and research making Biomass from Carapaces and Organs. One stack of Alien Organs will make an entire storage container of Solid Biofuel.

[Mister Fabulous]

Biomass produces more power than the leaves/wood it takes to make each unit. Solid biofuel produces more power than the biomass it takes to make it as well. Solid biofuel from whatever you're making it from produces more than the power needed to automate its production.

As was mentioned with the organs and carapaces (M.A.M. research), 1 carapace makes 100 biomass and 1 organ makes 200. That's a massive return.

Coal power is the first step in automated power. Until then, you should be burning biomass, not leaves/wood, until you get the chainsaw, then making solid biofuel. You need to collect leaves/wood by hand until then. The chainsaw makes this process faster and you can cut down trees which give wood which make much more biomass.

[Deadly Peanut]

also, at least in the grassy fields starting area where i am, it's hard to see anything unless you clear out all the underbrush with your chainsaw.... resulting in a ton of wood/leaves and stuff

[Mipes The Slump God]

Should I buy this game

[Huren Ogeko]

the first thing I do is unlock chainsaw and and biomass fuel. then I setup constructors to automate making the stuff and storing in containers to keep feeding the beast. After that I just push towards coal and eventually your headaches will go away. once I have stable coal I can take my time and do whatever I want using my old biomass as a sort of backup power because I am too lazy to use the new batteries have the time.