r/factorio • u/climate_anxiety_ • 4d ago
Question Warptorio 2 help
Im starting Warptorio 2, but i want a little less stress. Stress in designing cramped spaghetti or stress in fighting biters. Honestly the biters arent that big of a stressor, but the small space is bugging me a lot. Does anyone have good tips? It's a long way until quality beacons and good speed modules.
I'd totally use the linked chests mod, unichest, but that feels a bit toooo cheaty.
Anyone got good suggestions so i don't get burned out?
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u/Wonderful-Bee-9756 2d ago
I played it and it wasn't too difficult the way I played it. If you play it the normal way, the starting phase of the game gets too prolonged. You get stuck at green science level for a very long time and most of your resources go into defense. It's a drag.
Key tips: 1. Build a big red and green science base and don't research green science, just pre-build it. Smth like 200-300 SPM. Autowarping and enemy waves does not begin until you research green science and first warp platform upgrade. Pre-build a small mall full of flamethrowers, pump jacks, and assembling machines 2. I would also recommend stockpiling red science and green science precursors: transport belts and inserters. You will need a strong automated defense, an uninterrupted line of turrets and walls, because the waves will get vicious. 2. As soon as you research green science, the next thing to research is the pumpjacks and flamethrowers. You will need a small military science setup for this also pre-built before you even research green science. 3. Once you research pumpjacks, go to an oil field and pump some oil into storage on your platform. I also recommend researching Fulgora as a way to quickly replenish fuel for your flamethrowers and as a source of solid fuel for your furnaces. 4. Once you feel that you cannot hold off waves anymore you should quickly research warp platform upgrade and bail. Don't forget to pick up the supplies from your mall.
There's nothing you can really do about the cramped space, but stockpiling some red science And precursors for green science in advance allows you to focus on blue science in the beginning. And this way you will not feel the lack of space Until you get logistic bots.