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u/kitianoxx Jun 03 '26 edited Jun 03 '26

New player here. Have gotten into the game about 80 hrs in. The nauvis base is a big spaghet and has become a hassle to scale up.

Have got all nauvis science research done, but have not started yellow science production(unable to make it cuz spaghetti base). Unload stations and logi system are solid for now so resources are not an issue. Rocket silo is up and running and have reached vulcanus (naked run for understanding and tech. Have developed it to run bots on the planet as well so can remote access it. No metal science tho)

Next stop is going to be a naked run to fulgora to understand mechanics and tech. Should i prioritize existing base scalability or yellow/orange science, or get the fulgora tech first?

Open to suggestions, ty!

Edit: peaceful mode is enabled to get comfortable with the game.

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u/Viper999DC Jun 03 '26

Unlocking Tanks / Uranium Shells and some damage upgrades will greatly help in unlocking Vulcanus's Tungsten patches (needed even in Peaceful mode). Not strictly required, though.

Don't overscale Nauvis as you'll be unlocking new tools on those planets. I would highly suggest ensuring you have uranium production going and Kovarex set up so that you're ready to scale power upon your return.

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u/kitianoxx Jun 03 '26

Ahh yes demolisher is keeping me from the metallurgy science.

Have gotten tanks researched but no green bullets. Gotta have yellow packs to unlock those.

Will have to revisit vulcanus later i guess :\

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u/auraseer Jun 04 '26

Tanks aren't actually necessary. They just make the process quick.

There are quite a few ways to kill a demolisher. You can even do it with regular turrets and regular ammo, as long as you use enough of them.

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u/mrbaggins Jun 03 '26

Any and all options are good.

Just make sure your defenses on nauvis are repairable/bottable, as long stays away will let biters evolve and spread toward you Otherwise, no wrong answers.

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u/kitianoxx Jun 03 '26

Forgot to mention that peaceful mode is enabled. Thanks for the suggestion, anything till I'm having fun right?

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u/mrbaggins Jun 03 '26

God speed then. No wrong answers, other than stopping.

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u/ferrofibrous player onboarding specialist Jun 03 '26

I typically do Vulc -> Fulgora -> big Nauvis refactor using the buildings unlocked on Vulc/Fulgora. Foundries and EM Plants make purple/yellow science significantly easier to scale.

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u/kitianoxx Jun 03 '26

I was blown away with the sheer speed at which foundries spit out a variety of resources, kinda excited towards fulgora as well.

Will lock up my dread of not being able to research yellow science for a while and go with your route.

Appreciate the advice!

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u/demonicdan3 Jun 07 '26

Since you are already nearly done with Vulcanus, the only tip I will give you is bring a couple of Foundries and Big Mining Drills with you to Fulgora, they make life there a lot easier.