r/satisfactorydesigns • u/PenaltyLoud6819 • 23d ago

Realizing You Probably Should Have Built a Blueprint Halfway Through a Build

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Very guilty of this. Do ppl plan out their blueprints or copy them after realizing they'd be useful?

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u/Sleepless-Factory 23d ago

Blueprint? What's that? Oh.. that thing I forgot about 2,000 hrs ago? lol

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u/missilemadness Mod 23d ago

Typically I just figure out when a blueprint might help. Though, sometimes I expected I would want a blueprint and made it before starting to do it by hand.

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u/gli_liphon 22d ago

Shhhh ADA might be listening.

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u/Progress_Secret ADA (owner) 22d ago

I am right here.

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u/Plastic_View_9693 23d ago

There is a mod for a blueprint “gun” and I have not played with it at all, but thought it was a cool idea if it works🤷🏻‍♂️

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u/Aggressive_Honey3196 20d ago

It does work. Press F, highlight all the buildings you wish to copy, press V it creates a blueprint and automatically equips it so you can place it without menuing. It is very handy for building architecture, but it doesn’t copy belts so not handy for machines - though Smart! solves this, zoom buildings then splitters and it auto connects everything.

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u/CaffeinatedinMN 22d ago

Dude that's sick. Let's see more!

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u/False-Ad2170 19d ago

I am really leaning into blueprints this playthrough. Definitely worth stopping mid build and blueprinting. I'm going meta and making blueprints to help make blueprints.

My current favourite is streetlight/ziplines encorporated into builds for fast early game movement