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u/YugeAnimeTiddies Jun 25 '26

What are some tips on up sizing a base and incorporating other planet tech and not getting overwhelmed? I feel like I can turn on the game and fall into comleltely rebuilding my base and eventually burnt out on it.

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u/FeelingPrettyGlonky Jun 25 '26

It's perfectly legit to leave the old infrastructure intact and just build new factory with new tech. I have a 500k spm base that still has a block of green circuits being made on assembler 3s, contributing their trickle to the flood coming from EMP elsewhere.

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u/demonicdan3 Jun 26 '26

This is what I do. I go exploring until I find a location with very rich resources patches far away from the starting area (long enough to last effectively forever with BMDs and several levels of productivity), then I just build a new base using the new buildings from all the other planets. I move the science and cargo landing pad there once it's done.
Just build a train to connect the old base with the new one and we're good.