Best Alternate Recipes thank you

[Tommy]

At first, I thought it would be Cast Screws, because everything and it's mother needs ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ screws in early game.
Then, after finishing Phase 2, we unlocked Iron Pipe. That, along with Steel Rotor, Encased Pipe, and other steel alternates, makes it a godsend for the factories not near coal.
Any other recipes y'all have found that have been near game-changers?

[Dirtyshadow]

The God teir is the synergy you get stacking alternates.

Steel Rotor + Stator = Motors
(mistaking said copper Rotor before oops)

Iron Wire + Stitched Iron Plates

Recycle Plastic + Recycle Rubber

Diluted Blended Fuel + Heavy Oil Residue (for Fuel Power Plants)

Sloppy Alumina + Pure Aluminium Ingot (the essential recipe - less steps)

[Tommy]

Originally posted by Dirtyshadow:

The God teir is the synergy you get stacking alternates.

Copper Rotor + Stator = Motors

Iron Wire + Stitched Iron Plates

Recycle Plastic + Recycle Rubber

Diluted Blended Fuel + Heavy Oil Residue (for Fuel Power Plants)

Sloppy Alumina + Pure Aluminium Ingot (the essential recipe - less steps)

We mixed Steel Rotor with Iron Pipe to cut Motors down to 4 steps (Iron ore -> ingot -> pipe, copper ore -> ingot -> wire, pipe and wire into Stator and Steel Rotor assemblers into Motor assembler)

[Dirtyshadow]

Your right Steel Rotor, got the wrong name. (Edited my previous comment)

[Nu_Gundam]

https://www.reddit.com/r/SatisfactoryGame/comments/1fekus9/alternate_recipe_ranking_10_optimizing_for/?

You can plug in your alternate recipes in here to see actual dramatic changes in the amount of resources required when you make big production chains.

https://www.satisfactorytools.com/1.0/production

[Tommy]

Originally posted by Nu_Gundam:

https://www.reddit.com/r/SatisfactoryGame/comments/1fekus9/alternate_recipe_ranking_10_optimizing_for/?

You can plug in your alternate recipes in here to see actual dramatic changes in the amount of resources required when you make big production chains.

https://www.satisfactorytools.com/1.0/production

I don't really care about the numbers as much, in this case. I'm more going for opinions on great uses people have found for the alternates. for instance, Iron Pipe and Steel Rotors for Motors

[Nu_Gundam]

Yeah, there are some recipes that are ranked lower but are far easier for humans to understand and use, but once again, within large production chains, the higher ranked stuff really saves you a lot of power, resource nodes, and total number of machines.

As you mentioned, Iron Pipe sounds great, but in terms of the actual ranking, it's a D (and this does indeed end up becoming more apparent when you're getting into Tier 8-9 and starting to use up all available resource nodes).

In your case, you should just grab whatever makes sense to you.

Edit:
The previous link I posted is actually ranked based on saving you time/effort.

https://www.reddit.com/r/SatisfactoryGame/comments/1ff515j/alternate_recipe_ranking_10_optimizing_for/?

Iron Pipe is listed as B in this ranking, which is based purely on efficient resource usage instead without regards to how much more complex the factory layout becomes.