Building a Factory Inside a Factory in Shapez.io

Get Shapez.io here: bit.ly/shapez-ar
Shapez.io Part 3 - in preparation for the new update, it's time to level up both in the game and in real life. We're building copy paste-able factories with modular design that are both elegant in appearance and space efficiency. No more noodles.
Edited by: BenBenRanger ( / benbenranger )
Shapez.io is a minimalist factory building automation game inspired by Factorio! Optimization in its purest form, we must extract shapes from the source, cut them up in different ways, color them, and combine them with other shapes. Starts simple, gets increasingly complex due to the extreme shapes you must create and the infinitely expanding map.
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[@Aliensrock]

LINK DUMP - be sure to check these out! Get Shapez.io here - bit.ly/shapez-ar Next update's patch notes here - shapez.io/wires/ My stream (I'm doing a non-sponsored stream of this game right now) - www.twitch.tv/aliensrock

[@weegeeismad9298]

Soon he’s gonna play RAID : Shadow Legends and I know it, sadly

[@TheFreeBro]

I’ve been watching your vids for a bit. When do u usually stream (time zone

[@aetherian_wolf]

i love all your vids, keep doing what you do. and what i actually did for this was create a segment of a thing. so if i wanted to mix colors i would create a blueprint that had a color mixer two import lines and an export line. and i would actually create multiple versions of it based off of where the imputs are coming from and where i want the output to be. that way, when i inevitably upgraded something, if i were to create a new factory for it, i would just figure out how many segments i need, roundup if its a decimal, then paste that many together and connect the inputs and outputs.

[@ZealanTanner]

Hey you should check out a game called Toki Tori. It seems like your kind of game. It's a lot like a monster's expedition type puzzle game

[@terraturner8173]

can you play among us and can you search dragon_gamer in ploy Bridge and look at my levels?

[@pikminman13]

Tyler is weaving his belts, I'm so proud of him.

[@mvl666_darkrio]

It's very late for me and I am tired. Can you explain what weaving the belts means?

[@nousername8162]

mvl666_Darkrio bazinga

[@lukeseaman2994]

Now all he needs is a child and some drugs

[@alexspatuzza2834]

Are you a blue pikmen by chance

[@Owen_Besharah]

I wish you’d play this more, outside of sponsored videos

[@often_nie]

He's literally doing that right now on Twitch

[@0yah0yah06]

lol

[@Elliot.2591]

For copying and pasting, i made a waypoint(zoom out and right click) really far away for all my paste-able factories. I can then make huge factories with all my smaller components.

[@15shekels]

Modular behavior takes up more space but in the long run nothing beats it. If size were a constriction however that’d be interesting

[@Elliot.2591]

DerpyLe Squid its not necessarily modular not small. Its large machines that each do one thing really well and i can put them all together to make the factories i need.

[@Kurokuma10]

@@15shekels In my experience thus far, Building compact modular designs has always left a smaller footprint put together than just cross-weaving lanes to reach a goal output.

[@Elliot.2591]

Jacob more complex machines with a set input flow are better. It doesn’t matter how large it is as long as its efficient because the map is not finite.

[@miraflynn8935]

Jacob By later in the game, you’re always restricted by the size of the hub. Once you have a set of modules, you can easily saturate 16 belts with your goal shapes and copy paste shapes.

[@15shekels]

You know I think the reason you’re such an approachable and comforting to watch KZbinr is the fact that you’re nonchalantly pulling out big brain shit constantly in things like polybridge and now shapez io, the humor is there too, it’s just a matter of time before this blows up into another huge KZbin channel which isn’t a problem at all, just my forethought. Really enjoy watching these after work and before bed time, keep it up!

[@ikilluboy1634]

he really is comforting to watch and really consistent

[@GoblinDeepwoken]

Tyler should be an engineer

[@scubasteve6175]

old comment but i agree, he never misses a beat while commentating, he just does it so naturally and has such an inviting vibe

[@worldrenownedpsycho4941]

I’d love to see a factorio play through! If you like this, factorio would be great for you!

[@manspaghetti6351]

I think he said he would try factorio in 2021 on twitter

[@kasa491]

factorio is such a good game

[@nathanflowers7364]

Yes I actually live this game but I also love a monsters expedition and the room so all the vids lately have been great

[@CubeItself]

*today's sponsor **shapez.io**!*

[@mrsmartypants1987]

I also 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆 this game too!!!!

[@jucom756]

I loved all the games up untill now but i can't really get myself interested in the room

[@jucom756]

@@mrsmartypants1987 respect for the 19th century factory workers my dude

[@nate9137]

YESSSSSS FINALLY YES I LOVE THIS GAME TYLER THANK YOU

[@sangchoo1201]

You MUST play the level 18. At first, You think: 'Oh, this looks easy.' And then, You think: 'Wait, HOW is that possible?' finally, You think: 'Oh, I got it!!! WTF' Meet level 19, You think: '...'

[@jakerickards5820]

I was so confused by level 18, it's pretty easy to make, but figuring out how to make it in the first place is hard

[@sangchoo1201]

Yeah, It looks impossible when you see it

[@aurachanneler8396]

Can confirm, the randomized shapes get wild. Doing that isn’t reasonably possible without wires.

[@miraflynn8935]

AuraChanneler The logo shape was far harder than randomized shapes. I put together a system where I have all the shapes and colors going into the area, a bunch of cutters, rotators, painters, and combiners, and I basically connect the shape and color for every random quarter on every layer and done. The title shape, on the other hand, requires specific cutting and layering which makes it harder to use.

[@redrevolver4272]

It was kind of sad, yet very rewarding deleting most of the old base when getting to level 20. Looking forward to the update, I’m an electrician so I’m looking forward to this new mechanic!

[@alice986]

your editor is great, love the arrows because i'm not always paying attention.

[@miraflynn8935]

A tip I’ve found: if everything is the same level, 6 painters will take 1 full belt in and 1 full belt out, 6 paint mixers or shape combiners will take 2 full belts in and one full belt out, 6 2 way cutters will take one belt in and make 2 belts out, and 6 4 way cutters will take one belt in and make 4 belts out. Using that, you can basically make blueprints for each of those functions, copy paste them, and not have to worry about optimization. And once you do that, it’s a lot easier to keep up with upgrades because the painting has the most complicated upgrades, but it’s just more of the same functions. Edit: also, for 3 double painters, it’ll take a full belt of shapes in and half a belt of color and spit out a full belt of shapes.

[@theguythatexists2719]

Tyler’s grown too powerful

[@slep1654]

I was sad or not see a monsters expedition or the room at first, but thus video was wholesome. I can’t not have fun watching Tyler play games. He’s gotta take a break soon though worried abt then getting burned out and not coming back.

[@anthonyfontana3063]

Just bought the game today and am having tons of fun! Thanks for bringing light to such an fun game!

[@roseplate279]

Aliensrock: now we have to import shapes from left and mix complex creation mechanics to... Me: ooh pretty shapes

[@aidanperrotta7299]

Tip I made stuff like a painter or a combiner away from my main base so I can just copy and paste it has helped me a lot. Another tip I made a big production of all the colors so I can just move like cyan all the way without having to make it again.

[@SirHurricane_]

I loved the editing in this video.

[@jpsalis]

i've been a big fan of this game recently, has really gotten me interested in automation games. can't wait to see what the new update has in store. it's really interesting to see all of the different modular designs people come up with, they're like mini puzzles you slowly improve at overtime. I like the idea of straight feeding your output from a merger to a painter, seems like it saves a lot of space. I usually run them in separate areas, I figure if I get an upgrade, I may have to change things a bit so my output is full speed.

[@aurachanneler8396]

The update is gonna get wild. It has the tools to make something that can produce any shape in the game.

[@jpsalis]

@@aurachanneler8396 yeah, if the developer keeps in random shapes past the last premade level, you could literally construct a machine that allows you to construct any 3 layer shape, programmable with a simple interface. I may tackle that at some point, it seems like a fun challenge, especially if you want a full belt output or two.

[@roniostrovsky1242]

You shuld try and create blue prints for each function, like: cutting, stacking, painting and so on. It makes it easyer to build large factories and have a full belt of them.

[@DWal32]

actually that's a pretty good idea, and if you could copy paste on both layers then you could even label what goes where, and maybe even read and write the inputs and outputs for the shapes.

[@ASOTFAN16]

I don't know why but these videos are oddly satisfying to watch and I like it

[@energeticmoon0217]

i honestly cant describe how much i appreciate you making this and other videos please keep on amking vids love u man

[@protopool]

ngl dude, your designs helped me alot in understanding how to make more efficient automators

[@whotookbabyblue]

last time I was this early i recommended Minfustry. today i shall do the same plz play mindustry

[@thesupremepotato7850]

YES im gonna tell him to play mindustry as well but gon credit u

[@chalkskeleton3653]

or factorio or satisfactory any of those 3 just as long as he doesnt put too many diffrent products on a belt

[@thesupremepotato7850]

@@chalkskeleton3653 ehh i dont have a care for factorio but if he played i think i would him playing satisfactory would be amazing mindustry is cool as well but it would be another whole series to keep up with, he has like 4 now

[@chalkskeleton3653]

@@thesupremepotato7850 oh yeah. I was just thinking in terms of general top 3

[@shypeOW]

@@thesupremepotato7850 If you can get past the 3D to 2D "downgrade", factorio is way better imo

[@fer_sler]

im excited for the update!

[@Thetorturedpoetsdepartment22]

finally he is playing shapez.io it is my favorite of his series

[@sora3976]

Next time you gotta record this in a factory

[@farkler4785]

Hey Tyler, not spoiling anything, but you have a super complex shape coming up and you might want to figure out how to make all sorts of factories. Also upgrading conveyor speed is very helpful so that your factories go faster and you don’t have to wait as long for the resources once you have them made

[@richardpike8748]

13:47 "Aight, so this is a straight-up whatever-this-shape-is factory, and it's pretty good" - Aliensrock 2k20 Shapez io in a nutshell xD and it's why I love it

[@belugaval144]

the rate at which tyler went from "yeah im about as good at this game as him" to "WOAH HOW DID YOU DO THAT" is unfathomable

[@burundukdiversant7586]

Love the video and love the game, bought it after seeing your first video and its a blast. To anyone considering to by this game, get it before the update as after the update the price will go up.

[@aliendude99]

I think any game that tyler advertises is going to be something I enjoy.

[@ZealanTanner]

I agree

[@boomite9544]

Original title: Building a Factory Inside a Factory in Shapez.io

[@icecaapp]

ok.

[@suzumebuzzer5796]

But why

[@spidertiger585]

@@suzumebuzzer5796 he changes it sometimes

[@arnulfozamorano5050]

I would love to see more of this game!!!!

[@sethjun670]

I love when he plays this game 🤩

[@christophermoore6110]

Please make these longer!

[@freedermk3.dimastafano667]

I love your "the room" gameplay

[@luxrow9742]

Loving this game btw

[@zirax54]

You could've trimmed down the merger design in size by putting the tunnels on the output side instead, that way you have 3x6 tiles per unit compared to your current 4x5.

[@Kurokuma10]

"I have 29.3 thousand of them. That's a lot." Me: *over here with over 5 million* "uhhh"

[@taureon_]

i get hypixel skyblock tryhard vibes from this

[@Kurokuma10]

SAMUEL GAMING 😅 No Hypixel, but I will admit that I have done local modded skyblock in the past a few times.

[@taureon_]

@@Kurokuma10 non-hypixel skyblock is better anyway

[@arhanrahi9221]

I love your videos keep up, 😀😀

[@CheekyBilly]

i know this is 4 months old but this man just comes in and in like 3 minutes instantly finds a better design then mine granted i only spent about 10 minutes making mine but holy so much more compact then mine yoink lol

[@v3xx3r]

this is the type of game i would never play but could watch a lot of.

[@Ajee02]

Yes! More of my favorite game

[@Chrismas-with-no-T]

you'd think that this game might be boring to watch, but right now its 3:00 am and I'm binge watching shapez.io

[@columbus8myhw]

I'm so glad I found your channel. The 5D chess vid ended up in my recommended, and my reaction was "The hell?" and I clicked on it

[@HalfBoyHalfGod]

Love this game

[@Otzkar]

I love the music of this game. My favourite song is rectangle

[@Simonk_6]

I have done everything on the online version and it was so fun

[@letszer4520]

Next free couple hours I’m definitely getting this game

[@johnshopkins8025]

The music in this game is great

[@yummycatfood2769]

I watched u when u played Bloons but holy crap I love this content so much more

[@SonorianBnS]

the music in this video was so nice

[@patch7151]

the sequel you never knew you wanted

[@notplatoic]

i am so confused on how the game works but i’m enjoying it

[@BW-hk2xn]

Ever feel like playing Factorio? Its a factory game like this but way more complex and cool

[@Sigma1]

I like to use compact mergers to double my effective transport speed and core input.

[@iannay3056]

I wanna see more shapez

[@oksaire2221]

FINALLY, 420K SUBS!

[@dogntbad]

amazing

[@konsukekga1169]

This game is like mindustry

[@Elliot.2591]

Your factory at 3:05 is inefficient because it exponentially gives fewer and fewer grey shurikens as it goes along the factory. Think about it, it starts by splitting 50 50, then one of those 50s goes 25/25, then 12.5/12.5, and so on. The rate at which something on the right getting a shuriken is significantly greater than things on the left.

[@jonahtharakan3368]

No, that's not how the game works. If an output belt is full, the balancer will send all of its input to the other output. So in the end all painters get the same amount of input shurikens and dye.

[@Elliot.2591]

Jonah Tharakan thats with a really efficient input. But if he wants to copy and paste it he cant always assume his input is a perfect stream.

[@jonahtharakan3368]

I guess not, but that’s a separate problem. Every other possible design could have the same issue.

[@Elliot.2591]

Jonah Tharakan if you split the input up evenly, or even provide one full flow of input for each module then the problem is fixed. I tend to use 1 for every 2 modules or for the whole machine if im running low.

[@jonahtharakan3368]

@@Elliot.2591 Each module has a speed limit so you can't do that and expect your output to increase. The way aliensrock did it is the way most players do it, and it is perfectly fine.

[@bagua465]

Just wait until he gets to the circle within a pinwheel within a circle within a pinwheel

[@teslapenguin1]

You should defo try Factorio

[@hamsnadwich6767]

This is Mindustry but with extra steps

[@PainlessSiren]

the bloons callout lmao

[@PainlessSiren]

14:20

[@jeefle5388]

You should really try playing autonauts. I’ve been watching your channel for a while and I think you’d really like it.

[@oldsmay]

This man should try Mindustry

[@tremen151]

Can't wait for WIRES!!!

[@jucom756]

Can you please play opus magnum on stream sometimes, i would love to see you concer the journal, and optimise your machines

[@lukeross5709]

Your factory units might be better if you put each mixer/painter parallel to each like (|-|-|-|-| ) and use a little more distributors, rather than what you are doing which is like ( - - - - -) doing it your way makes it a bit less space efficient

[@thetaikasaapas6318]

You made me buy the game. I have no regrets

[@madkirk7431]

Ok, now make a factory in a factory in a factory.

[@danbopes6699]

You should use the trash bin to clear the initial defects before you start piping into the main hub

[@tfk_001]

Tyler and AC/DC literally simultaneously released videos

[@wileyglass3324]

Enjoy these

[@greentornadofx]

I might buy this game, I originally had it as a demo and very nearly finished it and I need to catch up on a proper version. It is a good game. Is it possible to transfer the demo save from one computer onto another computer?

[@FlaminChicken231]

not sure about transfering, but if you're considering buying it, do it before the update, because the price will go up slightly once the update is out

[@ryst8226]

I think you can, but it doesnt matter. On the date of (9?) the price will be 5$ I think and there will be a big update with some new things.

[@greentornadofx]

Ok well I guess I will have to probs just start over. That’s fine though, as hopefully I won’t make noob mistakes and i can think ahead of time.

[@thesupremepotato7850]

oh hey this game

[@trept1368]

At 6:50 all I can think of is WAP

[@klepka5400]

14:28 🤔 must be thinking of bloons *coughts* bloons.

[@atatzzz]

12:03 it looks like a fan

[@eco_craft]

Hey! If you like this game, you might also like factorio it is pretty similar and I would like to see you play it!

[@loganferren283]

So that's where bloons went

[@izmirli_bruce_Lee]

nice

[@Gillass]

you should play factorio ı know you will like it

[@weegeeismad9298]

Wow, a sponsorship on KZbin that isn’t RAID : Shadow Legends? A rarity these days.

[@g0ob]

I agree

[@weegeeismad9298]

Also apparently first but idc lol

[@idoodooo3988]

well this is what i get for not remembering to get first! weegee snipes it

[@evanescentenquirer2684]

@@weegeeismad9298 hey weegee I saw you on cursed comments you need help

[@Q-bh]

Weegee Is Mad Wait but you did the same thing of doing a “.” and then editing it to the message you want so clearly you did care, aha

[@madkirk7431]

I hope he plays shapez 2 when it's out on steam

[@ViIvaNunner]

i think this game is dope but my brain isnt fit for it. i tried, i kinda blow, so im content just watching. cant wait to see hopefully at least a few videos after wires get released

[@sapolefrog1736]

Now we know what factory "defects" mean.

[@Kdkreig]

Got copy paste factories over there. Meanwhile I custom build each thing in accordance to the shape. Build from ground up. Similar ideas in each, but a bit different each time.

[@paws2448]

Yes factory is factory

[@nikthecoder4649]

Good game

[@danielbeauchot1217]

When I can't find a shape I need spawn naturally I just make it with other shapes using cutters stackers and painters

[@spycrab5461]

very enjoy

[@angelfins9149]

How do you get past tier three of upgrades? It locks me out once I get to tier three when I have the shapes to buy the upgrade.

[@camtall9524]

Hey you should try factorio 1.0 got relesed a little bit ago

[@slimgrim4851]

Build a factory that makes a factory that makes a factory that makes a factory

[@energeticmoon0217]

Yaaay pls do mor

[@princecuddle]

You shluld go back and redo some of your spaghetti setups saving alot of space. Also with the quad splitter you can create highways to just produce the shapes you need and bring them some where split off then combine and then merge with colors you need instead of finding new areas all the time and remaking machines.

[@Djkatman29]

My favorite shape is rhombus