Order Your Base with the MAIN BUS - Factorio 0.18 Tutorial/Guide/How-to 

my base is all robot's and the tps is go low im so sad

What do you mean by "high compression" items"? Or the term "compression" in general? Thanks.

@@monstersaint some items like iron sticks are produced and consumed in bigger numbers but still take the same space on belts as other low volume items . So instead of adding a bus line for it, it's sometimes better to just produce those type of items on site.

no bus blueprint?

Just start playing and also get some blueprint strings especially his base in a book on Factorio prints dot org I think. I didn’t know much how to play but playing the game and building these blueprints helped me figure out how these factories work and I built my own speed and productivity 3 module setup myself with the correct ratios. Also try and use the creative mod in another save and try to just automate all science to get an idea on how you want to build a base.

Same I build stuff and hope it runs while I'm off doing other things I hope run

Just started playing I'm at 11hrs of playtime and ngl thought i was kicking ass, watched some of these videos and realized I have no idea what I am doing

@rogerwilco99 the Dunning Kreuger phenomenon, i believe. But be that as it may, I have to say I don't see what there is to "get" about Factorio. Everything logically follows on from previous technology. All the buildings clearly display the required materials. Material costs make sense (ie you don't need wood for concrete walls or anything) and the way the game starts is pretty clever at teaching you the fundamentals of gathering materials. It took me a little while to figure out logistics bots, I suppose, but its not a _complicated_ game, it's just a _complex_ game. I think a lot of people dismiss it as too confusing because of how chaotic and intricate it looks, but if they played Factorio they'd discover its a bit like your work flow at your job: it takes time to work out how you want it to go, there's the occasional unexpected situation, but after a few years you have a system that is tailored and efficient for you, and nobody really knows how it works aside from you, but you would say your work day is "pretty straightforward" because you've build it all up over time, with everything having a purpose. So it is with Factorio. You have 100s of building and arms and you're producing all sorts of stuff, but you remember putting most of them there, and what they were supposed to do.

The more knowledge you gain on a subject, the more you realize how little you know.

That is far to big numbers for my brain to handle at my level of skill

Not all heros wear capes

and still look at most main bus factories, and you see none of the belts fully saturated. And people running 8 belts down the whole factory while they tap a full belt of iron right at the start to make green circuits....

No stone?

Thank you, I always come back to this video because I’m completely uncapable of remembering this.

lmao I agree

*OR Scratch that!* you can simply install the *Belt Layer* mod and forget all about what a main Bus is and create your sphagetti mess underground inside the belt layer where you don't have to look at it just like me and plop smelting crafting and production modules of ur base EVERYWHERE and ANYWHERE you desire literally doesnt matter in any non sensical order and connect them underground as for belt balancing and throughput problem you can simply again install 2 more mods called Belt Balancer mod which simply gives u this neat block which fixes your belt item transfer (items dont get dilluted on belt lanes) and the Deadlock Crating mod which puts stacks of items inside a single item form called a create boxes and u can uncrate them at the designated location for item consumption ,crafting,production needs on any part of ur base that its needed...

@@AyVaZzZ4o0 Nice! You save me from create a new world xD

Im usually to sleep deprived and hungry while playing this game to make something other than spaghetti

Loud laughter from me in real life. Factorio newbie here. This hits home.

Mine looks like a war zone. And I don't even play with biters...

My last base (returned after a break) looked like I asked a blind preschooler to organize things.

Honestly I respect spaghetti more than main bus bases, it's extremely easy to get to late game with a main bus.

Haha so as mine :)

Spaghetti looks cooler and more interesting imo. Especially a high density spaghetti megabase.

Ignoring?

@@mateovazquez6685 It's a bad joke, meaning; "Even though I acknowledge the quality of the information, I will still do my own thing"

At least you're being honest.

@@skashed I've found that joke a good one :) I've catched myself a few times ignoring some good advice while playing some game (probably Satisfactory) :)

For me, it’s more about forgetting than it is ignoring.

it's already in the description

@@mxdanger oh cool and lmao didn't know other people still watched this

Thank you

**Jonesy's Guide to Railways:** The best way to avoid collisions and maximize throughput using railways is to use multiple parallel tracks. If you limit it to two, which is very sensible, then you want one rail for each direction. I recommend using your locale's preferred driver side. If you only drive on the right hand side, then place your trains with that same orientation. So now we get to signals. Signals must be places with the same orientation you've decided on for your trains, but signals have to be placed on each individual tracks, so what then? Easy, just place them on only the right hand or left hand side of each track. So, always inbetween tracks for left hand driving and always on the outside for right hand driving. Why use Rail Signals? Rail signals separate tracks into segments. If a train is in a segment, then other trains will stop at the signal where the segment starts, and they will wait. Where to use Rail Signals? Rail signals should separate train stops, they should break up large stretches of rail, and they should be used to make intersections and loops their own segment. This does not remove all threat of crash. This will at most reduce crashes to a near 1% chance for each train currently moving in the same nearby system of tracks. Meaning more trains equals more chance of crashing. Advanced use of rails and Signals. I mentioned loops and intersections. but how do we make them? First of all, with the exception of T-Intersections you generally want the rails to go straight as they normally would. In intersections they cross right over each other as if they don't exist. Next, you simply step back a bit and add a new segment of rail connecting right side to right and left side to left at 90 degree angles. Spacing might take a couple tries but don't sweat it. In Loops You have just the left and right rail, a good distance away from any intersections unless you're feeling particularly adventurous. I cannot stress enough how dangerous it can be for trains to be turning around in the middle of a busy intersection. The first step is to pick which side you want your loop facing, it really doesn't matter which. Then, you want your loop to branch off from the track on the far side. Now just slap down four consecutive right turns. Cool, you have a loop, but only one side can use it and that's dreadfully inefficient isn't it? No worries,just connect the other side outward to the loop at 45 degree angles. The trains will never cross over to the wrong side of the tracks as long as they're only connected to one opposite side of the loop, each. Stations best practices. A station is best placed on a third or other disconnected track with it's own signals separating it from the main tracks. The be clear, the station should not be a part of the segment it is directly connected to, and also it should not be on the main tracks. Rail Chain Signals. As a general rule, don't use Rail Chain Signals. If you really want to use Rail Chain Signals, you should also try to understand Signal Blocks as a prerequisite. The basic mechanic of a Rail Chain Signal is to: never allow a train to enter a segment unless all exits are also clear to use. What does this mean, practically speaking? It can stop long trains from clogging intersections too close to each other. It can tell a train to wait at an intersection and give other non-chain tracks priority, which also helps decrease chances of a wreck. Yaay~! Why avoid using Rail Chain Signals? As I said before, if every exit isn't clear, the chain signal will never allow anything through. This can send your entire factory into an impasse that needs manual remediation. For those of us who build our stations directly off the main track or even those of us who build stations directly on the tracks, Rail Chain Signals will stop trains from even driving past in some cases. It can be a huge headache. If you place these then just make sure to place them before intersection segments and never after segments. Finally, Train Automation. Stations must be placed with the same orientation as signals. By clicking on a train, you can add things to it's schedule. Selecting a stop for the train to go to and setting the train to automatic instead of manual will immediately send it to that stop, where it will wait until its condition for that stop on the schedule is fulfilled. E.G. Inventory Full (of iron). Then, it will head to the next stop on the schedule, without stopping unless the signals warn it of a potential collision. Disclaimer: The above information might not be consistent across all versions.

@@JonesCrimson Wow, great comment! You could post this to the factorio subreddit, it's really good.

​@@JonesCrimson Generally good advice, except for the paragraph about Rail Chain Signals. Specifically, they don't require all exits to be clear, only the exit the train approaching the signal wants to exit through. Also, unless you are placing signals incorrectly, a base with only Rail Signals will require more manual interventions than a base with Rail Chain Signals. Rail Signals have just 2 states: green (let trains through) and red (don't let trains through). Rail Chain Signals have 3: green (all exits are clear, let ALL trains through), red (no exit is clear, let NO trains through), and blue (some exits are clear while others aren't, let SOME trains through). Trains approaching a blue Rail Chain Signal will stop or continue based on the closest Rail Signal they are heading towards. In general, Rail Signals are for preventing crashes, Rail Chain Signals are for preventing deadlocks. Deadlocks are when 2+ trains are stuck and are preventing each other from ever getting unstuck. Rail Chain Signals prevent this by only letting one train enter an intersection at a time, thus you cannot have two trains blocking each other. Perhaps the simplest example of deadlock is a roundabout with two entry/exits points A and B. Train X enters the roundabout from A and wants to exit through B. While Train X is in the roundabout, Train Y enters from B and wants to exit through A. Train X then gets blocked waiting for Train Y's tail end to stop blocking exit B, but Train Y also cannot exit the roundabout because Train X's tail end is still blocking A. This will never resolve itself and requires manual intervention. Example image here: i.redd.it/z9v975oxq3dz.jpg With Rail Chain Signals at the entry points of the roundabout, Train Y would have waited outside the roundabout until Train X was out of the way entirely. A simple rule of thumb is anytime you have a segment of track smaller than your largest train, you should have a Rail Chain Signal in front of it to ensure every train that enters that block can exit. If no train ever stops with their back end blocking an intersection deadlock should (barring any weird edge cases) be impossible.

10 months late but just making sure you know he made a city block tutorial. 👍

@@americankid7782 you da real mvp

I have a feeling my favourite part of the process is finding ways to make things work without tearing it all up and replacing it. It's like a puzzle game for me and I end up with ultra dense areas where every available square is being used for something, but good luck figuring out what 😅

there is a lot of technology that comes after the launching of your first rocket you may want to research, since launching your first rocket unlocks space research

I have like 10 saves with minimum 20 hours and I go squirrell brained.. never launched a rocket 😅

And that's completely valid. One of the many nice things about games like Factorio, wide range of buildstyles and decision making is viable in different ways.

wouldn't say this is meant to turn into a megabase. if anything you will have scalability issues with the bus method compared to using trains or logistics for more flexible material transfer for a megabase the bus itself creates a bottleneck. the bus is simply a good way to finish the base game and it is a canonical organization idea

Just means you found a way to be efficient is all. :)

You are genius to figure it out all by yourself! Just because it is a well known thing, doesn't mean the person who figured it out aren't a genius

Same. That's why between each production units, I give some wide separation so I can inject things as necessary. Even things such as Green Circuits.

yeah way too many things were left unexplained

Me building 200 assembly machines all feeding off 2 yellow iron plate belts

Thanks! Came back to the video for this.

Ironic

Newbie here. Can confirm.

if you want to see the natural transition from the Jump Start base to a Bus Base, then I would recommend checking out one of my Lets Plays like "Lets Start Automating" or the latest one "Base in a Book"

@@Nilaus Thanks, just started watching the series!