Let's Play: Factorio! -- Episode 1

[@kylekirk001]

The best description is just to explain the objective. The goal of factorio is to automate everything, so you don't have to play factorio.

[@blaireauanonyme8898]

"Factorio is a... Pfffff...." Seems like an accurate description.

[@Aavak]

Very happy to see this on the channel :D

[@jonathangibson9098]

Aavak get in there and tell him about optimal use of a priority splitter. then tell him he's done it wrong and exile him marry a biter.

[@dankusmemus4434]

Avaak?! You here? Wow :O

[@bman7107]

Aavak can you get him on your server.

[@swiftxplosion977]

Nice to see you Aavak, love your vids

[@godothunder8882]

Hey Quill! Always love watching your let's plays. Especially the games where you're learning too. I like hearing your train of thought and hindsight moments too. Thanks for all the addictive playlists!

[@danilooliveira6580]

I actually love the start of the game, its like you feel about Civ games. there are so many possibilities, its like a blank slate waiting to be filled

[@Kram1032]

I haven't seen a completely vanilla Factorio run in ages. There are tons of quality of life improving mods. For instance, one huge improvement is the squeek-through mod, altering hitboxes of a bunch of objects like, for instance, trees and pipes, so you can just move past them.

[@erez87xp]

Freakishly perfect quill.

[@erez87xp]

I won't be watching this series thou, I don't find building efficient machines so entertaining :P

[@SufficientDaikon]

too bad i love that proceces

[@erez87xp]

each to his taste.

[@SufficientDaikon]

yea

[@riccardoorlando2262]

Oh don't worry, they won't be efficient.

[@The_Intelligent_One]

I wonder if Quill will ever stop calling iron steel, considering they're separate things in the game :D

[@obivandamme]

He played too much RimWorld I think

[@quill18]

Nope. Not even after I get steel.

[@JanSenCheng]

Will you just call steel iron, then?

[@gressorialNanites]

He will call it "um... smelt steel" I'd bet :)

[@raisins7777]

It gets worse, wait till he's talking about upgrading to steel furnaces. I need more furnaces for steel furnaces for steel steel furnaces for steel steel steel steel steeeeeeeeeeeeeel.

[@Howey94]

i'm just happy to see a series not taken from livestream content

[@dignityrevolution]

YES! I skipped my entire queue to watch this first today. Arumba does great co-ops if you get hooked.

[@Mathmachine]

Good thing I enjoy pasta, cause here comes the spaghetti!

[@S-Roy]

It's funny seeing you somewhere other than a Kripp video.

[@fabipower1]

S Roy He's everywhere - doesnt matter if its quill, shenryyr, trump or kripp, he is everywhere!

[@Aavak]

Spaghetti factory is best factory!!

[@jonathangibson9098]

Aavak hey its Aavak!

[@lek289]

+S Roy I was about to say this.

[@-Miasimon]

Watching this while playing a new save on Factorio. There's something so satisfying about seeing a backlog on your transport belts.. it's basically like saying "Your factory can grow even larger, now"

[@TheMallaclllypse]

A little quality of life tip. You can put your fuel into your tool belt, press middle mouse to reserve that slot and then use control click while having it equipped to you hand.

[@ArnielSarethi]

As someone who has never played Factorio (but wants to learn), this LP being a learning experience is perfect.

[@THEREALTICKLEMYELMO]

ive wanted this video for over a year ! ... thx quill better late then never

[@norman7334]

One of my favourite youtubers playing my favourite game of all time - great!

[@Steeeo]

I'm mostly into shooters but I love coming over here to listen to Quill talk

[@afdsadf147852369]

Oh snap, two of my favorite youtubers just started a factorio LP

[@JayListon93]

Love watching your videos. I like the same type of strategy games as you do, so when you take the time and explain how they work, I really appreciate that. It lets me get into different games that I normally would have no clue how to play. Keep it up!

[@benduker]

I know this will never be seen, but Quill you have no idea how excited I am for this series. Just last week I was searching through your channel wishing you had a more recent playthrough of Factorio, and now here this is! You never fail to impress.

[@electriccatnd]

Great job so far. Love the factorio this game is just so great for the crazy depth going on, looking forward to the series.

[@MatthewChowns]

I love most of your playthroughs, and they make me interested in the games that you play, but I always check out other playthroughs before I buy because of what you said at the start of this vid. Your vids are usually from a perspective where you DO know how to play already and don't represent the new player experience that I would face when I start to play, myself. So I'm glad to see you playing a game that you haven't yet mastered.

[@Casey_HZD]

Watched this episode and now back to playing Factorio for a bit, it's like a new game to me. I've forgotten how to play it it's been so long.

[@miggio0]

I love your learning process and the quirky mistakes. It adds some fun story along the way.

[@thegimlichannel]

Great that you're learning the things in public - and don't worry, you'll learn as you go, and that's the fun of it! Always more tips and tricks to learn, figuring out ways to make things work. Good luck, have fun!

[@YTaccNo3]

your first factorio vids back when it was in alpha or something introduced me to your channel back in the day. glad to see more of it!

[@mightyanorak1454]

Quil18 does Factorio, has to be the most anticipated series on the channel so far. Also seeing suggestions of collaborations I would be keen to see Quill18 and ColonelWill, where there is no limit to the size of Factorio builds.

[@morfekilsa]

8months ago you started the best factorio gameplay series ever

[@theharbingerofchaos6328]

I enjoy playing factorio every now and again, and I don't know the optimal way to do everything, but I find it a lot more fun to do it my own way, and figure out my own way around any bottleneck in the game, rather than look for some optimal ration that makes the game seem a little bland after playing a few times

[@Kartus68]

Quill, you you the boilers to engines right 13-14 boilers to 10 engines. I hope to see more of this from you. I also like the opening of this series explaning things as you go about doing things, it will help out the new players that might be getting into Factorio.

[@shivalwolf]

You might want to consider some of the helper and non game changing mods. Squeak Through is a must (allows you to walk though/around pipes and buildings that are side by side) Always show recipe products is very helpful Tree Collision - shrinks the hit box around trees so you can actually walk though them. One of the many mods that makes it brighter at night is good for recording/streaming Long Reach is good but it does change the game a little but makes things alot more convininet. Basicly check out the Non-Game_changing and Helper Mods section of the factorio mods site, They don't change the game much and just make for a more enjoyable game

[@nathantron]

I'm betting 1 week before he want's to add mods.

[@madinatore]

this will either be very fun or quite stressful to watch.

[@shdwbnndbyyt]

Thank you. The first time anyone EXPLAINS what and why they are doing things.

[@sirraident]

I think having fun when playing a game is more important than min maxing everything. To me, it makes everything more stressful otherwise.

[@Soulsphere001]

I'm sure you know, but you were right about the ratio to begin with. One pump, fourteen boilers, and ten steam engines. Also, I believe the 0.5 speed of the electric mining drill means that it will mine half an ore per second.

[@brentritchie7821]

Very clear and well explained, thank you I have found this game very overwhelming in the past even though the tutorial is very helpful.

[@KyleF1981]

I have about 700 hours in this game and still haven't finished it! Def one of my top 3 games of all time. Quill, love your stuff, one of my favorite games and my favorite youtuber, what could go wrong?

[@The804R]

30 hours?! That's a lot of episodes! I am looking forward to this!

[@bengarrison5394]

Glad to see you playing this Let's play.. Love this game so much.. I have over 100+ hours on this game.

[@xonwow]

Super happy for this play through...And your boiler ratio is correct 13/14 boilers to 10 engines

[@wilmereneris6254]

Oh cringe oh doesn't he know that if he puts the conveyer belts this way he'll gain 6% effectiveness.

[@msbares7583]

glad you came out with this, you were the reason why I bought this game soooooooo long ago!

[@nathangillmore5064]

I'm so happy you're doing this, quill! I find Factorio is one of the few games that I definitely prefer to watch someone play than to do so myself.

[@jim49861]

Great opening and explanations of what and why you are doing certain things.

[@ReindeerNavy]

Definitely need to play with Arumba sometime.

[@svend8409]

Hey Quill, just wanted to say in response the "I'm just gonna play and it won't be optimal" thing, yes that is incredibly important. Much of the joy and replay value of this game stems from the feeling "wow, that was a complete mess, next time I will make it so much more beatiful." And of course many of us like to see you fail the same ways we did, and watch how you deal with it. Anyway, have fun!

[@MortlachNL]

No need to be perfect. There are other youtubers for that, really. Just a few hopefully helpful tips: 1) Give yourself space. Whatever you are building, make sure there is at least twice as much space between area's than you think you need. This makes expanding later a lot easier. 2) You will need more green circuits. No matter how many green circuits you produce, you will always need more later. This ties back in with 1, namely, leave yourself room to expand.

[@lazythirdeye]

i make up my mind to watch your factorio playlist now i keep see it in my feed so here we go

[@smellfish1430]

I was searching for someone who has good commentary and can play factorio, then i saw your thumbnail i clicked, and i watched.

[@jootan91]

it would be such a nice time to be playing with a guy like you quill

[@AStatine11]

HOLY SHIT!!!!! Quill is doing Factorio again!!!! I got introduced to Factorio when Quill first did a video for it and now I can't get enough of Factorio. I vote for Quill to do Factorio multiplayer after he gets a little more experience with it. Maybe with Arumba and friends??

[@Jakobdk]

Been waiting for this for ages. Thanks quill18 for doing this :)

[@Din0J1]

You got the ratio of boilers to steam engines right. I never sweat how I build the factory, I think part of the fun in Factorio is tearing things apart when you have to add stuff or if you think you can just make it better - takes longer that way but you get to build more which is what the game is about!

[@robmartin525]

Quill makes the best let's plays on the interwebs!

[@rocmage1366]

Thanks Quill! This game has always confused me. Really enjoy the way you explain everything.

[@JapanInDan]

Love Factorio, often get lost in 5-hour sessions with my little brother. Easy game to lose all of your life to. Can't wait to see its effects on Quill.

[@Gruffelduff]

I love seeing people like quill get into this game and see their learning process :) Just a little request: it seems you are going for a full modless run, but there is a mod that just makes the nights a little brighter, specifically for recording on youtube, because nights can get really dark when recording :)

[@HelerifiKtion]

I just loooveee the complexity of this game

[@OlliArkko]

I actually quite like the more "blind" LP experience. I find it more interesting to learn about a game when the streamer/youtuber is also learning. The reactions of the player always seem much more genuine during gameplay if he's new-ish to the game. Granted this probably works better in a twitch format because learning as you go requires quite a bit of time and people probably prefer shorter, more information rich videos when it comes to youtube.

[@pershop4950]

Definitely a fun game. I think I spent several retries and then finally, 50-60 hours on the first time to get to the rocket ship built and sent off into space.

[@Maskedbrawler]

Hell yeah, I've been waiting for a let's play of this game by you

[@alfredmoen6504]

YES FINALLY A LETS PLAY FOR FACTORIO!!!

[@clintdyning3201]

YES!! Looking forward to this LP.

[@federicogil2134]

im gonna really enjoy this let's play , like most of @quill18 videos

[@NatchEvil]

Oddly efficient for an early Factorio play, Quill. Excellent work.

[@Jacquobite]

Thanks for the great vid! Can't wait for the rest of the urban empire series, please do the whole game.

[@mrmarmellow555]

Jacquobite Nice!

[@jariahtoadsage]

I honestly have NEVER thought to do my Prehistoric era mining of coal like that. Its ingenious really. I also have never once used a burner inserter, and i also find that electricity (Per-steam engine) Is fairly easy, and i've always found a 10/10 ratio works out? Not trying to be that guy, just making my observations because i love quill and i love this game.

[@johnfaber100]

"More speed is more better." -quill18

[@sillyfly9530]

Oh, wow! It was thanks to Quill I got Factorio in the first place, almost two years ago! [Edit: Yikes! Has it been three years?! Apparently!] Awesome to see you doing a proper LP!

[@jonathanwilson95]

Perfect, just what I needed to see to get a good taste of the game. Thanks, Quill :)

[@macpalin4099]

Ohhhhh CRINGE OHHHH I can't he, You know, ran his... Ummm... His conveyor belts this way. Doesn't he know that it'd be 6% more optimal if he did this or this or whatever. You are awesome quill.

[@DezDies]

I don't expect you to be freakishly perfect - but you did introduce me to a bunch of strategy games (getting into dwarf fort, paradox games, and rimworld because of you) that you're fairly good at. I don't mind the learning process though, sometimes it's fun to learn alongside you and have a less "min max" let's play for it.

[@sicksock435446]

Dont stress too much Quill. I consider myself somewhat well versed in factorio and even I dont really bother playing "properly" for most of the early game. And once you reach later stages robots make redesigning your factory trivial so you can clear all your spaghetti and replace it with a more optimal setup.

[@keasty2012]

Yeah, so excited you've started doing Factorio! Can't wait to see how you handle trains :)

[@HorathDrak]

Looking forward to this series!

[@jameseades8772]

Thank you, I've been waiting for this forever

[@thibauthanson7670]

My favorite videos are about learning, any subject really, but "trying to find out about a game" is my favorite. So please continue ;p (also I'm almost at pro level for factorio but don't mind my cringe, I love it)

[@LotharG]

Yeah my absolute favorite game. The early game is somewhat slow and limited, so if you are new to factorio and didn't find that too interesting please keep watching, it gets better and better and better with the scale of the factory and the research progress.

[@keyonhutson1539]

The EXACT MOMENT when I realized that 2017 is going to be an okay year.

[@sneaks9150]

Looking back, how do you feel now lmao

[@lewiscarroll4874]

The exact moment (Only just heard of this game) that i realized 2018 is going to be okay

[@o0alessandro0o]

Record is under 2 hours. (There used to be a link here, but youtube is so nice as to shadowban my post unless I remove it, so you'll have to look it up on your own. The video ID is IL-kB3gdVIs). If biters ever become an annoyance, just build a flamethrower. It doesn't suck anymore, and it's in fact a little OP. A lot OP. Flametrowers and modular armor will get you through behemots.

[@atmunn1]

Nonononono, not modular armor. You want at least power armor Mk1, or preferably Mk2. Modular sucks.

[@o0alessandro0o]

That's why I said flamethrowers are OP: modular armor WILL get you through behemots if you have a flamethrower. Think about that for a second. You will need improved shields and batteries, but it works.

[@Zythan]

Quill going to say, the MP is good enough where you can probably play with many of your subscribers at once. Look up the 'multiplayer' test videos where they had like 400+ people testing at once. I just wish more people would re-write their networking code to be as clean. The great thing about the game is even if originally the design/layout is not optimal, there's zero loss for changing it around for most things. I don't do things super optimal, but it gets it done. I also tend to make tons of pollution so in MP lots of aliens attack, gives it more purpose. Even with the AI cranked up.

[@Archimagus]

Posting before watching, but I have to say. I really like watching the "Learning Experience" type videos. I really like seeing that sense of discovery take place. Looking forward to this series. P.S. anything for Quill18Creates coming soon?

[@peteE35]

watched other people play this and keep getting annoyed its not you. Finally!!!

[@Dota2PentruSparti]

I will enjoy this series! Keep it up!

[@4theloveofDub]

Please more... so much more!

[@L0rd0fTime]

*SATIRE* Dangit QUILL!!! You comletely scred the whole game up!! you need to start the whole thing over again!!.... *SATIRE* Now with the idiocy out of my system...I'm going to enjoy this. Hope you do enjoy playing this game Quill.

[@Luzarioth]

Factorio HYPE ! And yes, we hold you to higher standarts but no, at least for me, comments about what you are doing wrong is not because you fall under this standarts but because we want to help you getting to it ;P

[@DudokX]

Awesome! Now this will be interesting to watch, mainly because NL and crew started a series too :)

[@koffieslikkersenior]

Psst Quill, seeing someone learn the game is actually fun. It's just frustrating I can't tell you what to do unless it's a stream ofc. It's like a movie where the bad guy is standing behind the good guy and you just want to scream at them

[@SauliusKva]

finally Factorio! Embrace the spaghetti, quill :)

[@moritzp.4437]

Hey Quill, just use the coal arms for bringing coal into the boilers because then you need extra spaces for your electric arms which require a pole so they get power. Because you can plant another row of boilers with coal arms up to infinity. So in the end you will have 1 line of conveyor belts full with coal then the coal arms which bring the coal in to the boiler while taking ejecting the coal in them selfs if they need it and then there is the row full of boilers and then again a row full of coal arms and then again boilers and so on... English is not my 1st language so feel free to correct me. Especially on this complicated subject haha. Anyways I wish you good luck and have fun playing

[@xGhost4000x]

I can't believe he ran his conveyor belts this way doesn't he know it'd be 6% more optimal if he went that way!

[@TheSweetSpirit]

Very nice start - I always try to get to electricity fast too! I think you went really overboard for early power production, but you'll end up needing it not too far in the future regardless, not a big deal. I hope this content continues far into the future! =D On my most recent build my only coal sources were very far from any water source anyway, so I needed more iron for conveyor belts, so iron needs became more relevant for me early game.

[@Waggabagaboo]

THE MADMAN DID IT! HE PLAYS FACTORIO (again)!

[@pop9095]

I will gladly admit that I did expect a fair bit more cringe than was evident, Quill seems to have done a fair bit of watching others and/or playing himself. Well done, this game is remarkably good.

[@Sianistic]

IIRC the record is just south of 2h, but its on a specific seed with peaceful enemies

[@Aiii83]

Actually just bought Factorio last monday... And subsequently played 40 hours of it during the week. Went in blind, and seeing this I've already missed some pretty obvious things. Self feeding coal machines never even occurred to me, that would've made my early playthrough a lot easier.

[@metintunc2883]

i really like your speech and cleverness.. Keep it going man!

[@josefbartosik6253]

Yey game from my country :-) (Where i live, for slower people )