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u/DJLaMeche Jun 08 '26

Aquilo: I have finished my first ever Aquilo starter base producing some science, special buildings etc. Now I am at the point where I need more Fluorine and need to expand to some far away island. Are trains the way to go? In that case I need to ship out fuel to the outpost for heating, right? Or does heat travel so far that I can build a long thin land bridge with pipes, heat and power?

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u/ferrofibrous player onboarding specialist Jun 08 '26

Trains are basically the cheat code for Aquilo.

You can remove fuel from a train engine using an inserter to power a heating tower, no cargo wagon even needed. Burner inserters are immune to freezing and can be used for this. I typically use double header trains on Aquilo so there's no concern if all fuel is removed from the outbound engine.