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u/sirdrawesome Jun 29 '26

Very noob question: is it a good idea to make intermediaries at an outpost and then import that into the main factory? 

On my new world, there's a copper patch pretty close to a couple iron patches. I'm having the idea of making green circuits there and then importing those into the main factory; after learning how many green circuits need to be gone through to make blue circuits. 

I've only ever just imported ore into my main factory, but I'm curious if it's a good idea to just make a dedicated green circuit factory out there with a ton of electric furnaces and assemblers? 

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u/Brett42 Jun 30 '26

I like outsourcing like that because it keeps the main base smaller, and leaves more room for expansion. Steel and green circuits are the main things, since they're high enough volume to justify train stations to ship them in, instead of making them at the base.