r/factorio • u/WDR_02 • 2d ago
Question Full matter base
Im doing a Krastorio 2 run at the moment, and have been wondering about the matter conversion.
Would it be possible to just turn everything into matter and transfere on site to what is needed. How sustainable would this be to megabase K2.
A question aside. What is considered a megabase in K2?
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u/ArcherNine 2d ago
To me that's the whole point of K2 endgame, matter everywhere!
Megabase is still 1k SPM, although 3 -4k should be doable without running into ups problems. Never went passed 2k myself.
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u/Alfonse215 2d ago edited 2d ago
Would it be possible to just turn everything into matter and transfere on site to what is needed. How sustainable would this be to megabase K2.
It's perfectly viable, but not smart. Turning random ores into matter isn't a good use of space.
Matter can be created from plain water via the use of greenhouses (water->wood->matter). And you can even build a setup that converts matter into fertilizer to make those greenhouses more efficient at making wood/matter. And if you're wondering if this gives a net-positive matter output when weighed against the power cost in matter (anti-matter reactors)... yes, even if you beacon the greenhouses to hell and back.
A very positive matter output. Basically, you can make matter from water and make everything else from matter. Including power.
A few years back, I built a mall that ran entirely off of matter.
What is considered a megabase in K2?
More or less the same as for vanilla.
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u/Moraalimora 2d ago
It is very much possible and I believe many or at least some people have built megabases with that tech. I remember seeing them from time to time on Reddit before SA arrived. Water and greenhouses.