Who else doesn't make buildings?

[Kalvix]

I'm just curious as I see other people having these cool buildings they put their stuff in over multiple floors, but honestly I REALLY don't like buildings. Theres something about the idea of putting a machine that spews out smoke in a building that I really don't see as practical.

Does anybody else do this? or am I the only person who just covered the land in 1 giant floor and spreads out? Obviously with about 8 metres of gap below it for pipes and belts to go around to help make things not look messy.

[Grandaddypurple]

I do both, recently I took a liking for outdoor factories.
During the tutorial ADA states the importance of verticality, but really this is targeted at new players to show them how versatile building can be when their factories start bumping into cliff sides when they need to build reinforced plates and modular frames.
There is PLENTY of horizontal space in this map
Actually my current project will be an indoor factory with terraces for refineries lol

[Electricbluebee]

I do open air factories. I like the look of industry stretching out.

[Jack-o-Lantern]

me
I prefer all on open space so i can get in, get out from anywhere
All I do is floors if I build multilevel

[TH3R4BB!T]

I only boxed what I thought was 'finished and need no expanding', also boxing helps performance a lot. But in 1.0 I started boxing and gave up, I got what I wanted 'the golden nut statue' that is now sitting on the freighters head..... only one achievement is bugged, maybe it is solvable to do a replay. It is stuck on 41/42 milestones...... while all is done

[Namaride]

Before i start a new project i tell my self start with a nice building and go on from there.
In the end its always a concrete box filled with machines... wish i was more creative.

[Ratan Kabidge]

I agree with the OP, buildings are not the norm for me either. I do have things across the map depending on the resources, other than that I generally run two levels, one for machines and one for transport. Personally, I have adopted the strategy of starting with a ramp above all the landscape with a ring around the outer edge, which also adds the benefit of transport simplification. Somehow I find jumping on a train or hypertube to get a "tour" of the game and the mess I have made of it in the process a nice side effect as well.

[M.Red]

i tend to have small "packs" connected to each other. or use frame builds where i can see stuff working

[Paragon]

Very rarely do I make buildings...I like the open industrial look.

[Kackstift]

i create the factory and build afterwards the building around it. i use at maximum 3 floors with belt floors between it so the building dont get to high. i always try to make them look like modern art with alot of curves.
and i try to place them near nice looking places..

[Phoenix Cat]

I prefer open. Just easier to get to everything IMO. I have tried to build vertical, but just didn't like having to climb up and down to get to everything.

[Crunchy[Daz]]

Buildings for things i'm done with, open air for future expansion.

[kLuns]

you can clip the smokestack into a ventilation shaft or open air if you like.
Constructors and assemblers don't smoke.

[Twelvefield]

Spaghetti everywhere. We aren't graded on looks. I don't even bother with coupons.

[perspektive361]

Originally posted by Electricbluebee:

I do open air factories. I like the look of industry stretching out.

This.

[Nightskies]

I'm a filthy hybrid that does multi-level platforms with no walls.