How to get a combine/harvester onto an isolated island early game?

[MeyerX]

I was following along the island challenge, playing a game on an island without customs. Not like Bballjo started his stream but instead using two mods that provide some starter infrastructure. (thanks ddennisshow for the idea)

It went quite well until I wanted to start a farm. I had a ship full of harvesters but could not get them off board at the pioneer pack harbours or even the (expensive) medium fright harbor that I had build already.

Obviously, there is the huge vanilla container terminal. But it it's way too expensive to build early game and would take years to complete.

So I wonder, is there another way to get those machines onto an island from the outside?

[esbenmf]

Mods for smaller harbours?

[MrKrabs]

Hi,

I play on an island as well. No customs whatsoever.
I build the small vehicle storage to get vehicles in.
Here the barkass just brought a few gondolas.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3113899200

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3113899248

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3122475633

That setup should work as well for harvesters.

At any stage you will come to the point where you need a bigger ship to bring in trains.
I was trying quite a bunch of things.
But I ended up with one Ignatov and on big storage to bring in trains.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3115528370

For harvesters I don´t know. First of all you need a ship which can transport it.
Not sure if the barkass or clyde puffer can do it.
Second you need a harbor to accomodate this ship.

I guess you know all this.

Auccess Comrade.

Btw: I heard that the devs are in the process of updating the ships behaviour.
That might cause some issues for the time being.

[MeyerX]

Originally posted by MrKrabs:

Hi,

I build the small vehicle storage to get vehicles in.

A vehicle storage connected to a fright harbour, ok! That was the missing piece.


First time dealing with ships ...

What mod is the harbour in the first image?


thank you

[MrKrabs]

It's the wodden ramp.
It's part of a pack.
I have to check when I'm at the computer.

[Silent_Shadow]

You need either a harbor with its own vehicle storage, like the container harbor, or you need to connect a space for vehicles to a cargo harbor. You can also use cargo helicopters like the Mi-10 cargo or S62 to airlift harvesters to the island provided their cargo pad is connected to a space for vehicles.