Factorio Blueprints

Niall's Iron Ore Mining Outpost:

This blueprint is designed to facilitate the setup of a mining outpost at a distant ore deposit in Factorio. Follow these steps to establish a successful outpost:

1. Prepare and Transport Materials:

   • Gather all the required building materials and load them into a car.
   • Drive the car to the desired deposit location.

2. Material Transfer and Robot Construction:

   • Upon arrival, transfer the building materials from the car to a yellow or red storage chest.
   • Construction robots will automatically retrieve the supplies from the storage chest.

3. Ensure Sufficient Construction Robots:

   • Have at least 75 construction robots in your inventory for efficient construction.
   • Installing a fusion reactor in your armor will enhance performance by reducing reliance on solar panels.

4. Clear Alien Wildlife:

   • Before commencing construction, eliminate any local alien creatures in the vicinity.

5. Optional: Beacon Utilization:

   • While not essential, beacons can be incorporated later to expand and enhance the mining operations.

6. Train Stop and Carriages:

   • Construct two train stops, with each train consisting of three carriages.
   • Place a train engine at the front and rear of each train.

7. Self-Reloading Gun Turret System:

   • Set up two electric furnaces to produce iron plates.
   • Connect the furnaces to two assemblers, which will produce yellow ammo.
   • The ammo is then fed onto a circular conveyor belt to supply the gun turrets.

8. Sturdy Defensive Structure:

   • Build walls that are two units thick with staggered edges.
   • This design slows down the alien creatures, minimizing damage to your defenses.
   • While it may seem complex to construct manually, the construction robots will complete it swiftly.

9. Minefield Placement:

   • Outside the walls, create a minefield approximately five mines thick.
   • Space the mines strategically a few meters away from the walls to prevent distant attacks.

10. Radar and Roboport Installation:

    • Include a radar within the walls to monitor operations closely through the map zoom feature.
    • Construct a Roboport, which should be stocked with around 50-100 construction robots.
    • No logistic robots are necessary for this outpost.
    • Keep approximately 100 repair kits in the Roboport for maintenance.
    • The construction robot coverage extends a few meters beyond the minefield.

11. Landmine Management:

    • Place a passive provider red chest next to the Roboport.
    • Store landmines in this chest to ensure a constant supply.
    • When a landmine detonates, a construction robot will automatically replace it from the red chest.

Thank you for considering this blueprint. Enjoy your mining operations!

Niall