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* Take 10 Magnetic Coils from the approriate Assembler. | * Take 10 Magnetic Coils from the approriate Assembler. | ||
* With those and 10 of the remaining Circuit Boards, Research [[Electromagnetic Matrix_(Tech)|Electromagnetic Matrix]] | * With those and 10 of the remaining Circuit Boards, Research [[Electromagnetic Matrix_(Tech)|Electromagnetic Matrix]] | ||
* With the last 4 circuit boards, take some Iron Ingots and Gears from appropriate sources, and make another Assembler. | * With the last 4 circuit boards, take some Iron Ingots and Gears from appropriate sources, and make another Assembler and 2 Sorters. | ||
* Place | * Place the Assembler on the Copper Ingot line, on the side facing where the Iron Ingot line comes out. | ||
* Set | * Set the Assembler to making Circuit Boards. | ||
* Extend the Iron Ingot belt until it reaches the Circuit Board Assembler. | |||
* Set up Sorters to take FROM the Ingot Belts TO the Circuit Board Assembler. | |||
The only things at this point that we are not automating, that we'll need more and more of, are Sorters, and maybe Tesla Towers. This guide will hand-craft Sorters as-needed, but leave it as exercise to the reader if they wish to automate these and Tesla Towers as well. However, do read ahead first, as we have to be careful with some of our space to make the Research work. | |||
Our first Research type is with [[Electromagnetic Matrix]] a.k.a. "Blue Jello". MOST technologies and upgrades ultimately use Blue Matrices in their consumption, so you'll become intimately familiar with setting up your own production pipelines for them. Our setup is one of many many different ways to approach this. | |||
Upon finishing the Electromagnetic Matrix research, you were given one [[Matrix Lab]]. Unfortunately, we need 2 right now, and these truly are not worth automating the construction of. | |||
* Open up your Crafting panel and make 1 more Matrix Lab. It is an exercise for the reader to determine what they need. | |||
* Place one matrix lab such that it is adjacent to both the Magnetic Coil and the Circuit Board Assemblers. | |||
* Place the other matrix lab adjacent to the first one. | |||
** You may need to move the Tesla Coil to make this possible. | |||
* Add Wind Turbines or Tesla Towers as needed to give everything power again. | |||
* You probably will not be able to have a direct connection between each of the assemblers and the first Lab. Set up Conveyor belts to carry either Circuit Boards or Magnetic Coils as needed, to one side of the first Matrix Lab. | |||
* Set up Sorters to feed Circuit Boards and Magnetic Coils TO the first Matrix Lab. | |||
* Set up a Sorter to Direct-feed FROM the first Matrix Lab TO the second one. | |||
* Click on the first Matrix Lab, and then click on the Blue Matrix Cube. | |||
** This Matrix Lab is now '''producing''' Electromagnetic Matrices | |||
* Click on the second Matrix Lab and then click on the Beaker icon. | |||
** This Matrix Lab is now '''researching''' technologies. | |||
** The second lab requires the Matrices to be able to do its research. We already set up a sorter to feed those in automatically! | |||
* Open the Technology Tree and switch to Upgrades screen | |||
* At the very top left, select and Activate research of [[Universe_Exploration_(Upgrade)|Universe Exploration Lv1]] | |||
{{Note| Universe Exploration Level 1 allows you to see all Ore Deposits and other veins on the entire planet upon which you are standing. Be sure to go into the UI Settings and enable it (top middle option). You can hit 'M' to view the whole planet and look around for ore deposits without having to move your mecha!}} | |||
{{Note Box| Turn OFF "Use Inventory Item" at this point. You should try to use Matrix Labs for all research from this point forward. However, there are some Upgrades remaining that cannot be researched by the Labs - they can only use Matrices for research, so the Upgrades that do not use Matrices you will still have to do by hand. To re-enable "Use Inventory Item", go into the Technology or Upgrade Tree, start researching an item, and there will be an option in the top left of the Technology screen.}} | |||
Congratulations! You've automated the first types of research! As technologies finish researching, you unlock and can research more and more technologies, unlocking new and exciting things. | |||
==Where To Go Next== | |||
At this stage, the choice is yours on what you want to do next. This guide has given you the foundation for automating just about everything in the game. Here are some suggestions for what to look into next: | |||
* Build some [[Storage Mk.I]] and use Conveyors and Sorters from each of the assemblers to output to the Storages, for easy grab-and-go building | |||
* Add more Assemblers to automate other components or buildings | |||
* Add more miners and Smelters to keep up with your factory's growing demands | |||
* Finish off all of the Upgrades that must be done by hand (See the note box at the end of the Automating Upgrades section) | |||
* Start planning world conquest | |||
* Tear down the factory again and lay it out the way YOU want, not the way this stupid guide writer did... | |||
* Set up a Miner on a Coal deposit to provide a much better fuel source for your mecha | |||
** Research [[Smelting Purification_(Tech)|Smelting Purification]] to get access to [[Energetic Graphite]] for a more compact fuel source | |||
** Research [[Thermal Power_(Tech)|Thermal Power]] to be able to use [[Thermal Power Station]] to burn fuels for factory power | |||
OR | |||
* Start working your way up the Technology tree towards building a [[Dyson Sphere]]!!! | |||