MASSIVE NEW Algae Farm ! Planet Crafter [E11]

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[@PhiloSage]

For more insects, consider building more fish farms. That will help with animals too, so you'll be all set for when the amphibians are released.

[@seriousleesgaming3042]

15:48 needs your editor to add in the Airplane collective forehead slap gif. Finally! Edit: As others have said, the reason your algae isn't working is because you built iron into the water directly beside the generators. Eventually the game tries to spawn all the algae inside the blocks, and fails, but won't try and grow another. Move the platforms above the water and have the algae generators underneath the auto-crafters.

[@MartysRandomStuff]

They seem to have changed the T2 algae generators so they spawn the algae near the core, it used to be more spread out and the autocrafters would not reach far enough to get them. If you build T2s a little farther from the iron platforms and have the autocrafter on the edge of the platform they work somewhat better now, but the best way is to build the platform up in the air with the algae generators directly under the autocrafters. So glad you finally saw you had no insect rockets. And go make some cookies and cakes!

[@YoutubeYoutube-iu7up]

In terms of lag, you could move things away that you can’t affect much, like gold fish farms or gold butterflies, the animation-rich ones

[@lizburgess4398]

I ended up doing just what you did, collecting the algae and tossing it in lockers set to supply. Works well and I enjoy gathering it. Great video too. Loving the series!

[@JasonW5700]

I've got 8 algae spreaders in tight together sitting under a 4x4 living space. The first level contains all my auto crafters and storage. Then a second level above that containing T2 growers for eggplant and squash. Works great and don't have to pick algae. Then attached to that is my biolab and another 4x4 with all my incubators.

[@EarlB252]

Harvesting plant life for automation gives you something to do while waiting for other automation and progression numbers. I find harvesting really satisfying. I have also found that cocoa and wheat are sometimes very reluctant to be harvested.

[@naturalselection28]

Just build a bunch of T2 algae generators in range of your fertilizer autocrafters and no more problems. Works great for me, I have two lockers full of T1 and T2 fertilizer. It would be nice if they had a T2 bot that could pick up algae and veggies.

[@photoo848]

Guessing T2 may just be a speed or capacity upgrade

[@flash1259]

That sounds like a good idea. I didn't think about the autocrafter harvesting the algae. My algae is spread from one side of the lake to the other side. I've also got some in the lake on the left between where his base is and the aluminum field. Also in the lake at the ring. I may have a little too much. I probably would have to fill my backpack around 5 times just to get the algae in the starting lake.

[@gavinhalliday5231]

@@flash1259 I think there is sometimes an issue even with the T2 algae generators. I have a lot set up within the range of bacteria and fertiliser autocrafters, but sometimes they don’t recognise that algae is there. I think I have many packed in too many and they “collide” with each other and don’t register properly. So I go on a little farming tour now and again!

[@flash1259]

@@gavinhalliday5231 I have a little place by the water with a bunch of storage in it. I have a couple of rows of extractors outside. After the autocrafters came out I added some. I craft things like the rods there. Inside my base on an upper floor I have my plants growing. In the back corner I built a 2x2 room. I put an autocrafter in the middle and a bunch of storage surrounding it. I just had to keep the storage full. Now I've got a floor above it with some more storage. I also just built my drone station. Now I need to figure out how the drones work to keep the storage full.

[@EngineerWilky81]

@@gavinhalliday5231 I had some similar issues where I think it was due to there being multiple Algae generators in range of the auto crafters and with the algae generators' areas overlapped. I reduced to just two or three in range of the auto crafters needing the Algae and it seemed to clear things up. It's likely a bug, so hopefully it'll be improved in future updates, but my auto crafting of the biological stuff (Fertilizer, Bio Plastic, and Mutagens) all in one place and then drones move it all to my main storage area.

[@berknofear8833]

It could be a combination of T1 fertilizers not having enough water/algae/eggplant witch ultimately affect's everything, T2 fertilizers not having enough T1 fertilizer, methane, squash, algae. This makes the hole possess complex. Advise, don't leave any resources shy witch will slow the process, and you will always have 3 crates full of both T1/T2 fertilizer.😉 For Bee's once you fill up on your crate, always launch an insects rocket to keep the bee's flowing. Also last video of the larva was mint!!!!!!!!! it helped me find all of them, THANK YOU!!!!!

[@bobblehead3354]

I'm sure the patch notes (who reads those anyway) said something about the algae producers got updated so that the algae groups closer to the producer now, something to do with helping out automation over what it used to do. So I put 12 algae producers as close to each other as I could get them in the grab area of my auto-crafters which seemed to help the issues I was having with not enough algae for the T2 or even the T1 ferts and even the bacteria. Still, that's a lot of algae you got there son. Good job! 😄 (As others have said, I too found that my foundation girders had to be above the water and not in it. Even with that though, adding more algae generators really helped the auto-crafters stay busy, that and more outdoor farms, gas collectors... it all adds to the cycle.)

[@hyenaholicproductions9033]

Remember, you've got a whole planet to play with, and loads of drones. It could be a good time to spread everything out and install Teleporters before T2 drones come in. Your beehives are looking to be animation intensive, so you could put them on the other side of the lake?

[@stargazergirl22]

Step 1. Put a bunch of T2 algae generators in the water *close together*. Step 2. Build metal platforms on top of algae generators (yes, it can be done. The platforms will need to be a little bit up in the air). Step 3. Build auto crafters, a gas extractor or 2 for methane, 2 outdoor farms, one with squash, one with eggplants, and a storage shed requesting sulfur on metal platforms over the top of algae generators. Set up drones to deliver fertilizers to home base. Done. And you don’t have to collect anything yourself, it’s ALL automated.

[@jedimuppet5419]

2 Planet Crafter videos in one day LETS GOOOO

[@bobblehead3354]

Here's a thing. I auto-craft circuit boards, rockets, and drones. Then I store about 6 lockers of drones (besides the 100 I have active all the time) so that if/when I do something requiring lots of resources in short order I just grab some of the extra drones and drop them into a drone station to activate them for the time I need them, then when done doing whatever I have going on, I go back and grab the sleeping drones out of the drone stations and put them back in storage until I need that many again. Works great!

[@TheOneTrueMar]

It's nice to see that Z1 realized that people aren't screaming insect rockets for nothing, but because he has none :D

[@ameliadriscoll8634]

You can place algae generators right next to each other, my auto-fert has 12 all next to each other, looks like an upside down forest! I have days like this, where i just need to remove my brain and put it on the table and have a conversation with it. I recommend moving most of your butterflies and fish away from base, take them to the waterfall maybe, to help with frames.

[@braendiggladwin2541]

Your existing auto-crafting section is fine. To up the speed, you need to stack the algae farm T2s _right_next_to_each_other_. The farms don't care about overlap. It's the same with all of the radius-based generators in the game. I currently have something on the order of a dozen algae farm T2s stacked near one another providing bacteria, fertilizer and all the other goodies produced by the farms. Edit: Additionally, with more base stations, you can have more drones running. I'm up to 6 bases and 150 drones (and, when I'm churning out rockets, the network is still strained).

[@quantumphayer]

doesnt it destroy your performance tho?

[@braendiggladwin2541]

Not that I've noticed. When I bother to look underwater (when my three lockers and auto-assembler are full of the good stuff), the algae stacks on top of one another due to the no-clip nature of products that grow. At times, there seems to be more algae than water when you stick them right next to one another.

[@braendiggladwin2541]

My farm has algae on the water, a large multipurpose room above it with the assemblers (supported by foundation pillars on either side of the water) and outdoor farms on the roof. I build T1 and T2 fertilizer with this set-up without issue. I have a similar set-up for food production, bio-nugget production and all the other stuff necessary for advanced construction. My supply chains go all the way through to T3, rod and engine production. The only thing I can't automate (because it's not in the game -- yet), is fish egg, butterfly and tree seed manufacturing (though I have output lockers for all the necessary products next to my incubators and DNA manipulators).

[@quantumphayer]

@@braendiggladwin2541 ahaha the performance I was talking about was the PC one... Mine with all the tree and algae kinda lags already... But my PC specs today are in the lower end so I think stacking algae farm would be even worse

[@jefflewis399]

Glad he eventually realized he missed the insects rockets! On how much algae you would collect I guessed 2 storage boxes. A bit off on that... Also, on the Algae Generators, it does seem like they stop producing (or are no longer in auto-crafter range) after a day or two even when they are built right next to the crafters (I put 4 generators around each crafter in the lake on a single platform), so I just deconstruct and rebuild them every couple game days to refresh the inventory, which is faster than manually collecting the algae and no storage or drones required to transport them.

[@bobblehead3354]

You can use all that extra honey for manufacturing Mutagen T2. The common larva, with Mutagen and honey is now used in manufacturing Mutagen T2. Also you can auto-craft the common larva using Mutagen T3, B Plankton, and Fert T2. Quite the round robin in crafting.

[@kaizerLS161]

18:32 Totally agreed with that

[@slate613]

When selecting items for supply and demand, you can hold down control to select multiple items.

[@The_Econom1st]

Just saying, I'd love to see you launch like 20 satellites. Great series and great content, thanks!!

[@leftblank131]

You have to alternate them. The algae doesn't typically grow right beside the generator, so if you place it up against a platform you waste space. Divide it into 3 rings, close, middle, and outer. the outer one you can see the edge of the graphics on the water. the middle is where the algae cluster is. put the platform just on the far edge of the outer ring so the auto crafters main pull area covers as much of the middle ring as possible. Farms can go off on a platform in a direction where nothing is growing Leapfrog and repeat.

[@patrickmorrissey2271]

Great Job. I haven't had a ton of success with Algae either.... I've tried what people are saying... Almost seems like, it won't pick mature algae, it wants to pick new sprouts... So if your autocrafter fills up for some reason, then it all stops... If you pick it all by hand, then it wants to restart & work for awhile.... I like your concept. I was thinking about that. You can pick the smaller sprouts too. If it lets you pick it, it will work.... So, I would guess you have an infinite supply there.... You can build a supernice circuit board factory, and that helps a lot.... Takes awhile to fill stuff up, but it's great to have plenty of chips.... I also feel like they nerfed Beehive T2.... Maybe nerfed is the wrong word, but you used to get a lot of Bee larvae.... Now it's definitely reduced, and more honey.... I have piles & piles of bee larvae I was shoveling out of those machines, to keep them running honey, to support my High Quality Food autocrafter... Which was a constant job, but since the update, has hardly been necessary... Now when I swing by, the machines are full of honey, it's no problem.... I love your elevated pad in the Paradise area... That is working awesome. I was gonna say, that has been nerfed, but clearly you are still killing it. The blue butterfly, the Serena, is also great... No complaints with those... the marginal difference isn't that much, both give big numbers... I might have to build that elevated pad... I'm just not finding anything on the ground since the update..... Anyways, great job.

[@andersonpettransportation]

Loving the Planet Crafter videos. Please keep them coming.

[@mhill311ut7]

All I had to do for algae was pick it up and place it back down. Think its a bug because it worked for any auto crafter that needed it. Now I place it last and it works in minutes. All my storages are full and ready to replenish when I pull out anything. I would recommend putting honey and bee larvae in the shredder just to keep them active. Lastly make it a habit to hit the shredder everytime you go inside.

[@ashercortez3237]

Yeah, finally you realize about the insect rockets. Can't wait for the next video

[@jlyvren89]

He finally realized he didn't have Insect Rockets. Better late than never, but he'll probably won't hear the end of this for a while...😂👍

[@Gazer75]

Should be no issue with Algae farm if you limit the growth area with foundations/platforms in the water, and place enough of them around. There is a bug currently though where they kind of stop growing after a while. A save and reload will make them appear fully grown again.

[@pollydoyouknowhim7957]

by the way, you can place algae generators closer to each other, productivity will be same and you save time for moving :)

[@lainverse]

4:00 Sitting and waiting for spectacular fail at this approach. XD I mean, it works, but oh my how much manual work. And yes, algae is quite wonky, but there's a way to this madness if you make a metal box (5×5 should be enough) on the water level and place all the generators around the middle and build a platform above the algae (at least 2 box high, so there's a room above the water) and place EVERYTHING that needs algae in the middle of that platform then this will work.

[@InternetGravedigger]

8:12 I'm going to guess around 50-60... and it ends up being 131. 15:28 And the penny finally drops as he realizes he forgot the insect rockets... Someone mentioned a few months ago that the algae won't start regrowing unless all of it is harvested, so it might work better if you have them next to the autocrafters in multiples of three.

[@actepukc]

t's good that you realize at last about that you've missed the Insects Rockets, so the next video you could make the last chip which will remove the outdated buildings from your build menu

[@ramooninthemoon]

The moment he realises he doesn’t have insect rockets. Ahh relief! How long have we been saying it!!!!😅😅😅😅

[@jsnsk101]

Take those fish farms out to the now water filled sinkholes/craters just south of the warp gate. One had a satellite in it and another had a cave

[@Bigbearchrispy]

Z1, don't know if you know this trick . If you build Algae Collectors ( group together tight)and then above them I put a building some lockers and auto crafters the drones will harvest the algae for you , I build Bacteria Samples and Mutagen1 in said room

[@guyjohnson5192]

Hello Z first time commenting, I have watched ALL your plant crafter vids now. And I know you have other things going on, however I feel I need to say this. Another ep. goes buy without sending a insect rocket up.I know you are working on it now but 30 mins of your time is a lot i know but that rocket has been needed for weeks now and 5 mins added to the vid would not have killed it. Now all that said I will say this as well THANK YOU very much for going as long as you have with this game, most creators stop after 15 or so ep's so thank you again. Keep up the great work.

[@InsidiousCrow]

Always nice to watch Z1's videos

[@mikesawyer1546]

Hi Z, I have automated everything I can to make the game easier to play. My game is at 15 TTi, so I'm waiting on the next patch for some new content. I really enjoy this game. I find your videos are really fun to watch as I enjoy your enthusiasm especially when you find out something new....lol. Keep up the great work!!

[@PhiloSage]

You're 5TTi ahead of me, still I'm at the same point of having everything automated. Well, except mutagen T2 as that requires common larvae. Unless I do some serious building I will not run out of anything. Even then the stocks replenish very quickly.

[@aoifthedragon5724]

for algae I find the most efficient thing is to put the crafters higher above the water and put the algae farms underneath

[@carlkenner4581]

Much more than will fit in your lockers, lol.

[@johnnorton3874]

With the fish update they changed the circumstance of the spawning of algae to help with the autocrafter to be able to pick them up better

[@urkerab]

I've seen claims that the T2 algae generators will sometimes grow algae out of range of the auto crafters and you need to harvest it to get them to start spawning more algae again, but I don't know how accurate that is.

[@mortyjhones4068]

Z1' the Auto Crafter's don't care about vertical distance. so you can stack algie farm, hovering platform with a farm and then another hovering platform with the auto crafter. and it will pull all it needs to make the Fertiliser.

[@fathercrim]

Don't forget to make the cake, cookie, and croissant

[@thanksfernuthin]

FAR MORE than two storage containers full of algae. I can't grab all the algae of three T2 generators with an empty T5 backpack. [edit: And those generators were no where near full capacity. You definitely overdid it! Doesn't hurt though.]

[@cryingsoul666]

8:26 my guess is 2 1/2 to 3 containers full lol

[@davew472]

Z talking of rockets you need a t4 map and drone location rocket as well

[@gavinhalliday5231]

I agree with the algae spreaders just not quite being recognised fully by the auto crafters. Perhaps they all collide with each other and end up registering nothing. I hope if and when tier 2 bots come in, they will be able to collect algae and food from farms, but in the meantime I have to go on occasional harvesting runs. No biggie really.

[@lilystevens1117]

I think that there is a gold larva at the gold larva farm! In a storrej chest that you put there!

[@RukeFirestorm]

you can set up supply of bee larva to have them auto go into storage

[@alejandrocardozo30]

in my case i have 2 lakes full of algae farms and it works great vid XD

[@TigerCat321]

Love your videos ❤

[@josiahteeples2000]

You should automate an entire drone factory lol

[@brandonglenna1194]

If you pick up the Algae T2 and place it down again it will refresh the possible algae an autocrafter can pick.

[@Gazer75]

Just eat the honey if you need the bees :P

[@wholleyseasons3296]

Don't forget to craft your anniversary items.

[@picklerick8760]

You can cluster all those algae generators together and just click like a mad man to collect them all faster instead of swimming all over the place

[@Sakja]

Try an auto crafting mod that increases the range of the autocrafter so it will include the algae.

[@travislapham3479]

Have you thought about seeing if everything is set up the way you want so you won't make any mistakes a second time and double checking everything to be absolutely sure it's working properly

[@Marcen999]

Did you know that if you use the same button that allows you to place multiple items at a time can be used to select multiple items for supply and demand

[@allengrove1864]

Make insect rockets

[@foxwarriorplays6468]

We've been spaming the comment section asking for that and he mentioned it in this video, he see the comments and ignore them because he thought he already built the insect rockets. 😂 Maybe next episode.

[@allengrove1864]

@@foxwarriorplays6468 honestly I didn't even watch the full video before I sent this

[@alchimistu1]

The algae u need to deconstruct them an put them back and its worck

[@dmytro95]

2-3 algae gen t2 per autocrafter are fine ti my experience i just put them closer possible and have no problems at all

[@stargazergirl22]

Drones will not pick up the bee larvae from the beehives. So supplying the bee larvae in the beehives doesn’t work

[@bobblehead3354]

Umm, I don't have a problem with them picking up the bee larva from the hives. I have several full lockers of bees that the drones have brought in from the hives. I've heard that some do have problems with that working for them, but not sure why.

[@campy867]

Sometime I have to delete and replace the algae generators to get the auto crafting to start up again, it’s not just you

[@user-wk2nt3gc3x]

THERE is a pulsar cave in the 20 ep

[@naturalselection28]

Seems like you have forgotten that you can hold CNTRL key to select multiple supply or demand items...

[@adamruff2727]

Just an idea. I’m trying it. But why not run an Automator for your alge than set to supply???

[@SeventhPack]

Can you build one of the constructors and have it just build algae and then the robots could take it automatically? I don't have the game so I don't know if that's one of the things that can supply and I can't tell if that's a uranium rod or an algae capsule on the little bitty screen

[@SonneFrank]

@21:19 you talk about the comments, and i would like to comment on your "logic" At you Fertilizer T2, you have ONE Algae T2 gen, maybe its slow because you have ONE, and start saying the 12 on the side "works for you" but how about placing the 12 right next to the autocrafter, then you have to do nothing but get the Fertilizer T2? Earlier you realize that Fertilizer T2 needs Methane, and instead of placing it right next to the autocrafter, you place it away from there and get drones to move them into a locker right next to your auto-crafter. How about placing 1, 2 or maybe even 3 more next to the Auto-Crafter together with 12 more Algae Gen T2s maybe, just maybe your Fertilizer T2 locker will be filled in a few minutes instead of a few hours. AND When you select what is in demand or supply on a storage, you can hold CTRL and select more than one at a time...

[@Midnighth861]

Hi

[@hhaasch80]

The game has had a problem with alge not regrowing. I have had to relog alot to get it to work with an auto crafter.

[@mikesheahan6906]

When you have a supply of something you don't need, like Honey, or Plankton A, but the device also makes something you do need, like Bee Larvae, or other Plankton, just set up a Shredder with those unwanted Items in the demand, and hit the button each time you go by.

[@imaprogaming]

send up map t4

[@sandrislazdins-uzulnieks8339]

MAKE THE FRIKING CAKE AND cruasan and cocolate

[@williamanderson1955]

This game is cool to watch

[@williamanderson1955]

Wish u & Mrs.Z1 play stardew valley again really soon I miss watching u 2 play it