Factorio Compact Layout Tutorial

In this video I show you a compact way of organizing your factory based on the idea of having input resources flow through the middle of your assembly lines. This eliminates the need to have green circuits and copper wires on belts, and keeps your factory small and tidy.
You will need to be pretty familiar with the game to be able to follow along.

[@AlexAegisOfficial]

I have 300+ hours in factorio yet watching your compact designs opens up a whole new world in the game. I just started to make advanced stuff, mostly with circuits but this is so simple and efficient, love it.

[@mechasheep4861]

I've have 600 lol

[@josephneider7332]

You're like a Bob Ross of factorio, just throw a few happy little inserters in there and you're a moviestar

[@Axel_Xirics_Music]

Why am i finding this video just now??? This layout is awesome and i like the small but tilabe footprint of these! Imma go straight into a creative game of my own and start messing around with this concept and start making some blueprints with this because this is just awesome. Cheers!

[@cesarheck1993]

OMG that's the most efficient way to build a factory without losing my mind on belts or robots or stuff THANK YOU so much for the share!

[@Krunklehorn]

This is probably the single greatest tutorial out of everything I've learned in my first 100 hours of Factorio. Building this way solves everything I was having issues with. Locality of resources, whether or not to share between different assembly lines and of course overall factory size. Thank you so much!!

[@afandiyusuf04]

Just played on the nintendo switch, and found your video, I want to say that this is so cool! Thanks for your video!

[@myleftnut2631]

I really like these old tutorial videos that double as an asmr lol

[@mistowasabi5443]

Yeah im new at the game, about 100+ hours in and i kinda love these old textures too, kinda reminds me of an old mc texture called "soartex fanver"

[@chillierark6464]

Crazy idea! Didn't even come close to thinking of this. I've been playing for maybe 10 hours and just got to the blue science packs. Although the recipe has changed, the idea still stands. Thanks for the great design

[@deegeeooh]

Such an efficient and simple approach. Thank you, I will definitely try this out!

[@Jason-xb2qf]

Very cool video. The hardest thing about this game is building factories that are extendible while also having all the resources you need within reach of the assemblers. Very inspiring, thank you

[@99Xaver]

Hey, you´re verry good at explaining. Even though i´ve been plying factorio for a long time now, it´s still interesting to see new desings :-) keep up your good work :-)

[@blitzkreg335]

I waste 60 + hours balancing my circuit factory and here you come with this solution. Thanks man !

[@rossdelman641]

Creating "prostate units" I keep getting in my head after hitting tireness too a different level. This video is so useful!

[@johnr.timmers2297]

This is unintentional asmr, this is great

[@wootcha123]

Yeah the mouth noise before a lot of sentences

[@cookingonthego9422]

Nice and compact. I love this kind of builds. Bravo..

[@_CitricBase]

I'm loving these compact layout videos! Keep it up :)

[@Stef-an]

awesome designs mate, this inspires me to redo a few of my factories. thanks for this video

[@MNAr-uj2bn]

you are good at explaining and playing you have a talent :D

[@sublimeant]

Thank you M. N. Arı! That makes me very happy to hear! I've just uploaded a new video if you are interested :)

[@MNAr-uj2bn]

sublimeant i will definitely check it out!

[@FizzleFX]

M. N. Arı reminds me on Bob Ross Let's make a tiny factory here...

[@nicksamuel117]

Really compact. Cool!) Thank you, man!

[@wva6809]

I'm happy to find out, that I already did these things without even watching the tutorial :D Now to integrate proper ratios though...

[@jockeril]

Thank you. Now I want to try those layouts myself

[@petriepretorius3349]

how do you build so fast!? its amazing, really!!!! :-D amazingly compact layout! i am a new factorio player, and i find what you guys do really educational and genius...

[@hypersonic57]

you have just have blown my mind holy shit this is amazing

[@lovrofutivic8333]

wow this is sick!!!!! Very nice work, jusz what i need it!!!!!

[@Thingsyourollup]

The underground belts can stack on top of each other if they're different colors. For example you can weave a red belt on top of a yellow belt using the undergrounds.

[@oskakarl101]

Great design! And I like your video concept, more please :)

[@sublimeant]

Thanks Oskar, glad you like it! I've just uploaded a new video if you are interested, and more will come :)

[@FritzNeikenheim]

3:18 Thank you so much !! I've never used that tool x)

[@sirwillevoking6338]

Pls make more, your a real help

[@1Mackinzoid]

That's great! Thanks for the video :)

[@D3ST72]

Thanks, good for startup prod. I learned allot. :)

[@Winnie-ri4zu]

Got reccomanded 4 years later and nice.

[@daered]

this is a really cool video, you got a sub

[@0623kaboom]

now that is bloody awesome ..

[@jim01q]

Awesome. So compact.

[@thespacekiller]

thanks sooo much for the help

[@rhueoflandorin]

yes, it's compact, but you can't get the correct ratios, or decent build times with this method, and is not as expandable as using a main-bus system, also, less efficient to build green circuits on site as opposed to putting them on a bus (many things need green circuits, so it's best to just have a centralized place to build them. transfer belts don't require energy, lots of inserters and assemblers DO. also the polution generated using this method is increased. But for early game...this works quite nicely. I would not, however advise keeping this setup even into mid-game. dismantle as soon as possible

[@rhueoflandorin]

(not as expandable = once you go further down, the build stops, because the first few iterations of the build take up the full bandwidth of the belt.) But no arguments against this being the most compact way to build these particular items....just not as good for long term use as one might think.

[@rhueoflandorin]

But the biggest issue is that, by having everything based on direct insertion, you spread your circuit production out (making beacons harder to employ, or even doubling the amount of assemblers you are using in a base for circuit production. Sectioned off areas specifically designed for circuits means that, yes you have to belt (or otherwise transport circuits to factories that require them), but it's overall less costly....especially once you get to massive builds. The time i can see this design technique functioning especially well (or being the optimal design) is specifically for very early game. (want to spend 10 minutes crafting ONLY inserters and belts for a large blueprinted smelting array? this is a nice little blueprintable section of a small base that can be painlessly employed and then removed. But you would not want to use this technique everywhere (or for very long). Specifically for the reason that circuit production is best done in its own area where it can benefit 1) from dedicated lines of resources that have been calculated for perfect ratios and 2) enough space to use beacons to maximize circuits per hour / space required.

[@HRRRRRDRRRRR]

Sentient2x Fuck off, he's given valid, "polite" criticism. Just because your idiot self can't handle it...

[@imonlyamanandiwilldiesomed4406]

I think structures draw power only when they're active. So, if this design doesn't have a 100% uptime, then it doesn't draw 100% power.

[@HRRRRRDRRRRR]

@@bloopbleep7527 Oh shit, did I say a no no word?

[@jarofmilk5113]

Wow I always make this really huge and complex factory for making the green science kits...this is like a quarter of that size AND extendable?? :O

[@kaendraudan6760]

Add a lot more of these, please Compact Green Circuits, Assembling Machines, Modules, et.al.

[@ritinfek]

Watching your latest video(s) with the excellent content, we are still waiting for a ultra compact nano mall comprising only of the most important items like inserters, belts, splitters, powert poles and assembly machines 1 &2

[@codesymphony]

beautiful

[@vasto5952]

you’re a genius..

[@videoarchivist8546]

Love it.

[@toonarmy8524]

Its Brilliant .thanks.

[@PipoGeee]

Nice :) like it! Go on!

[@sublimeant]

Thank you PipoGeee! I've just uploaded a new video if you are interested :)

[@MohamadHanifAzrai]

Thank you!

[@YamikoHikari]

Liked, subscribed. You earned it:) will check out your other videos, will be waiting for more!

[@patihrizal9880]

Nice one

[@kingtimmy88]

Thank you for sharing. Im new and my base looks like christmas light cords in knots.

[@puclic4881]

you're a very lovely guy, hope you're having a good day!

[@ryudomesayonara5806]

I just realized something. This kind of compact setup is perfect to use with dedicated solar mini farms. And with proper planning, there won't ve any need for excessive expansion beyond what's already planned. I'll keep this in mind and balance the I/O ratio for consumption. #NoMoreDowntimeFTW

[@recepoztutuncu4023]

Your voice is so soft that it soothes me. :D

[@acatfrompoland5230]

I love playing Factorio this way, especially with calculating every thing I need to have peak efficiency. Playing the game like this is in favor of efficiency.

[@Apachinoses]

This microphone dude, like you whispering sexy stuff in my ear but it is factorio tutorial.

[@CamdenWallraff]

how do you place the blueprint with the stuff in your inventory??

[@MrJack556]

What is that black thing that your belts and inserts are being fed into?

[@uhavemooface]

I never have biters on. its so peaceful.

[@ultimateguitarnoob2299]

same

[@GaNjOo92]

Nice

[@haylanderfreitasjunior4539]

Can you please link any blueprints or places we can get them for this way of playing?

[@danielalexsthali1817]

Is this the modded Factorio? As Blue science packs do not require filter inserters on my Factorio version

[@Tro79xD]

It's okay to be compact, but not efficient, nice video like!

[@Necronlord2011]

How did u do the infinite material spawn?

[@iahsxideas6593]

you made a lot better version of what i did alone in 1 hour

[@hanseichel7677]

You aren't yelling enough to ever be a famous youtuber! Also, no facecam. Awesome video, though.

[@pumkin5046]

COME BACK PLEASE.

[@RandomPlaceHolderName]

16:40 Should have put the pipes between the circuit assemblers and belt. Diminishes width by 1.

[@alanwatts8239]

Fastest hands in building i've ever seen.

[@FizzleFX]

Accomplishing 'huge amounts' wont be possible. Once the 4th piece in that row has its limit, the other 3 factories wait to chain up again... So you cant let everything run at 100% at all times, but rather always at the slowest speed of the group. Big factories are way more time efficient, yet not nearly as compact. Probably quite good for a low resources setup... yet not if you want to start a rocket each 3 m

[@InquisitorHades]

goddamn i'm feeling dumb right now lol nice one bruh

[@dmitriybismark]

Such layouts are very interesting, but you'll often end up with improper ratios.

[@dddmemaybe]

I do a splitting off furnace+trainwagon system. the train can have 4 cargo wagons, I put each train-wagon's harvested material output(ores) to it's own separated(from the other wagons) boxing and conveyor belt line, going to 4 individual furnace lines(6 long?) totally separated. It ends up as a box coming out with 4 different storage and base output locations, from the one initial resource depo, per say. I pull each area to a different necessity and use splitters to further dictate their flow. It's hard to end on a % that isn't divisible by 2 like 1/3rd, probably partially impossible actually.

[@dddmemaybe]

If the compact design has bad ratios you can use modules to help balance it out, and usually you can use long-hand inserters, normal inserters and advanced underground belts to pull faster outputs out of the machine elsewhere. In any case, wasted time on something you are optimizing for compactness is usually the lower-number demanded items. At least I wouldn't recommend for en masse, so you're definitely right on that notification.

[@DrCallistoTesla]

Can you make a video optimizing his design?

[@anger_birb]

does anyone know how i can get those chests?

[@Siaynoq8]

When I do this I have all the plates ready to be fed into my assembly machine, the loader feeds a few plates into the machine and then it just stops. Why????

[@botondnyemcsok7684]

the stuff it makes isnt taken out

[@oblivion_2852]

Interesting idea. You forgot steel on the bus though.

[@TheRonid]

This video made me skip work and do this design for 10 hours

[@tiastez]

what is item void???

[@Jason.Goldstriker]

Would recommend against using this build stile going to create more problems later in the build

[@wallonice]

Thanks, now my factory doesn't have to be stupidly inefficient

[@ritinfek]

You blueprints are not anymore compatible with version 0.15.12 and recipes have changed - pls share a new set as your ideas are nothing short if excellent ! Thanks in advance-

[@chazsnubs6157]

wow blue science is way different now

[@vovozaum]

are you just building one of each thing or are you thinking about crafting time? i dont think the ratios are good there... also, these are not really good for late game...

[@MarcioCostacantor]

BOM DIA! Pra mim é uma honra esta aqui te prestigiando, vamos sempre juntos somar e fortalecer nossos trabalhos, eu já estou por aqui

[@ZeroStas]

Funny think that I came up with that and showed my friend but he said it not efficient

[@joselozoya827]

43 people hit dislike by mistake because they couldn't take their eyes off the video.

[@cruelbunny7822]

My compact blue chip production: factorioprints.com/view/-LdsqHwG1fToPGacwgBr

[@alexstrauts403]

This layout is incredible, but I can hear every drop of spit that has ever entered your mouth when you talk. Super helpful video that I struggled to watch.

[@FizzleFX]

Damn I suck at building

[@brainbean3104]

I have 19 hours on factorio and i'm still trash as hell lol

[@retiredtravazapper2827]

Tendi porra nunhuma

[@wix1060]

6:19 how

[@sNsReal]

I suggest you to do the tutorials, you'll find out a lot of good tips there

[@likeablekiwi6265]

I cant handle gasses

[@jackquincy6351]

man what the fuck

[@mike5177]

This is really helpful. Just need to take your mic out of your mouth lol

[@JunDageki]

i have small brain, i can't play this shit.