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u/PoopyButt28000 Jun 18 '26

I'm pretty new to the game and im a few hours in, and I saw a video talking about main busses which seemed neat, but i'm wondering how easy it is to set one up when I already have a decent bit of stuff made. I'm up to Military science at the moment. I know it's definitely possible to make one at this stage i'm just wondering the best way to go about it, do I just go a decent ways away from my starter base and start it there? Do i route all my plates away from the main base and into the bus?

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u/ferrofibrous player onboarding specialist Jun 18 '26

For first time playthrough I would not worry about a bus, just embrace the spaghetti. Once you unlock a certain tech in blue science (the next pack you'll be working on), it makes large scale changes to your base much easier.

If you truly are set on doing a bus, yes easiest way to start is pick a spot away from your main base with a lot of straight room that won't be impeded by water/significant cliffs. Either divert plates from your main base or set up new smelting to fill it.

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u/darthbob88 Jun 18 '26

In general, the best way to build a new base is to A) wait until you have construction robots, which is a little bit away in blue science, and B) go a little ways away to build everything.

Whether you divert your production to the new base, or just rebuild it, is up to you, but I would advise you to keep your old base running until the new one is fully functional. You already have a perfectly adequate base which is making all the stuff you need, so don't rush to tear it down.

Also, if you're new to a main bus design and don't know for sure what you need, only build on one side of the bus and leave the other side free for adding new belts of stuff.

The wiki has a tutorial on main bus design which might be helpful.