Factory

[Boopzone]

I've just recently acquired the factory, and honestly find it a bit confusing. Does the comprehensive cutter/grinder not work in the factory? It seems I'm still having to make bars before being able to turn them into anything else. Sorry if this is a noob question and if I've completely missed something here lol. Any help i'd appreciate, thanks.

[Flo]

The factory IS a comprehensive grinder/cutter/everything.
You need to put ALL your items in the factory's storage box. It only picks materials from here.
Each furnace you install adds "furnace slots", like 10 slots. A comprehensive grinder will add 4 slots of grinder and 6 slots of furnace, as it is both.
Starting a craft takes up slots, depending on the item. For exemple, copper bars will take 1 furnace slot, concrete will take 4 blender slots. Meaning the more furnaces you install, the more things you can smelt at once.
You can also craft things faster : instead of making one queue of 8 steel plates, you can make 8 queues of 1 steel plate. It will take more slots, but you will receive 8 steel plates in the time it takes to make only one.

Adding machines basically only gives you more slots, letting you craft more things at once.
I wouldn't put comprehensive stations inside the factory, as its mix of different slots are a bit confusing. Personally, at factory lvl1, I have 4 furnaces, 4 grinders, 4 cutters, 4 skewers, 1 electric furnace and 3 blenders.

[Troll [Berserk]]

My first thought was: cool, now I have a factory, with 10 slots, so it would automatic use all possible slots, but no, this has to be managed by me, man that should be optimized...
But at least I don't have to place 10 furnaces in my garden anymore...

[𝕰𝖙𝖊𝖗𝖓𝖆]

Let me tell you how I did. Simple. Buy the books in the Research Center,the red books, and upgrade your factory. The more machine of the same style the better. Don't over work the factory by trying to build too many things at the same time. Yes! Is a factory but the more work the more time = slow to finish what you need.

[Troll [Berserk]]

Yeah, understood. But what I wanted to mention is, that I have 4 furnaces, means 40 Melting-slots. If I now go and want to make let's say 40 Carbonsteelbars...the factory is using 1 slot for melting....would be cooler if the factory would automatic use all "empty" slots for doing these carbonsteelbars as long as I don't have any other orders...
Actually I have to go and say: okay 40x times yes, make 1 carbonsteelbar....yes again...yes again...idea of factory is nice, but sometimes not thought to an end...anyway, I have work to do, this factory won't optimize on it's own ;-)

[𝕰𝖙𝖊𝖗𝖓𝖆]

Originally posted by Troll Berserk:

Yeah, understood. But what I wanted to mention is, that I have 4 furnaces, means 40 Melting-slots. If I now go and want to make let's say 40 Carbonsteelbars...the factory is using 1 slot for melting....would be cooler if the factory would automatic use all "empty" slots for doing these carbonsteelbars as long as I don't have any other orders...
Actually I have to go and say: okay 40x times yes, make 1 carbonsteelbar....yes again...yes again...idea of factory is nice, but sometimes not thought to an end...anyway, I have work to do, this factory won't optimize on it's own ;-)

I understand you, this factory seen to confused a lot of people. Very good luck and be patience you will get it to work better in not time.

[milkygirl]

Originally posted by Troll Berserk:

Yeah, understood. But what I wanted to mention is, that I have 4 furnaces, means 40 Melting-slots. If I now go and want to make let's say 40 Carbonsteelbars...the factory is using 1 slot for melting....would be cooler if the factory would automatic use all "empty" slots for doing these carbonsteelbars as long as I don't have any other orders...
Actually I have to go and say: okay 40x times yes, make 1 carbonsteelbar....yes again...yes again...idea of factory is nice, but sometimes not thought to an end...anyway, I have work to do, this factory won't optimize on it's own ;-)

To use more slots, click the "multiple" button next to the one you're already clicking. The first pop up will ask how many items you would like in one slot. The second is how many slots you want being used at once. So for your 40 carbon steel bars, you could enter 4 in the first box (putting 4 bars in each slot), then 10 in the second box (use 10 slots).

Hopefully that makes sense!

[Troll [Berserk]]

Okay, THIS was really helpful, thanks a lot! Sometimes it seems I need pictured manual for anything...