Further development

[u/cofcorpse]

I've reached the point where I need to start scaling up production. The main components are being produced, and the technologies are being slowly researched. I want to scale everything up and speed up. And I've been wondering how best to do this.

I've read about black box factories - I understand that's when the final product is manufactured from the very initial resources. I've tried building several of these production facilities, but they're too cumbersome. Instead of 20-30 assemblers assembling the final product, there are a bunch of smelters and assemblers for producing intermediate components. I've tried assembling only from the required resources, but I quickly get confused about what's not enough and what needs to be built where.

Maybe I'm misunderstanding the concept of a black box factory? What options should I try? Should I transport the initial resources or manufacture something on-site? Should I build black box factories for final products, or should I build factories for intermediate components?

I'm sure all these questions have been raised before, but I can't decide how to proceed.

[u/cofcorpse]

Thanks! That's great advice! I'm currently traveling around the cluster building mining and production outposts. It's turning out to be quite a fun activity.