Engineering the PERFECT automated factory!

[@TGears314]

11:18 ah yes, the elusive semi-square, definitely not to be confused with a rectangle😂

[@saoirsedeltufo7436]

In fairness a semi-square is a very specific type of rectangle (one with length 2x its width), just like a square itself is a specific type of rectangle!

[@marcor815]

😂 I heard it and thougt: "this definitly will be high in the comments

[@DavidCommini]

I was looking for this comment 😂

[@eviljesus84]

Every square is a rectangle, even though not every rectangle is a square

[@marcor815]

@@eviljesus84 every rectangle is a paralellogram, even though not every paralellogram is a rectangle

[@ANDORRA195]

I absolutely lost it when he zoomed out and it was just a universe, game looks stunning

[@rpgaholic8202]

The first game was infinite too, but it was a constant floor, and you had only solid shapez with all 4 quadrants. Orientation also mattered in that game on shape goal, so lots of improvements in the sequel. Too bad he didn't get to the paint part, because as someone following the development, the paint is treated as a liquid in this game and requires pipes instead of belts.

[@GrassXMagnum]

@@rpgaholic8202 omg that's rad. I love when games include fluids / fluid dynamics

[@dwightyoung2291]

@@GrassXMagnumunfortunately right now fluids are a bit jank so the best way to deal with them is to pack it into a cube and unpack it at the destination and it cannot be transported between platforms in liquid form either

[@AlexBeveridge-t8i]

I remember watching the original soooo long ago! Can’t believe it’s been that long. Thanks for the nostalgia Matt!

[@RealCivilEngineerGaming]

That was my first ever sponsored video! They didn't sponsor me this time 😢

[@cullanrocks2]

@@RealCivilEngineerGamingI was wondering why we didn’t see any factory areas that had efficiently shaped layouts but now it makes sense. Gotta save the strongest shape for the sponsors.

[@RealCivilEngineerGaming]

​@@cullanrocks2 yep, gotta pay if you want your game played truly efficiently 😂

[@ivansu9620]

SAMEEEE

[@penumbro838]

Three years isnt nostalgia lmao 😃

[@rpgaholic8202]

As someone who bought Shapez because of your original video, glad you're looking at the sequel, but it's just making me want to play the game because the first one was so addicting. The figuring out "how do I make this shape" and then later "how do I optimize so that my belts are always full."

[@MalfunctionNeo]

And not to forget, how do I make this modular so I can expand it as I unlock more speed upgrades :)

[@rpgaholic8202]

@@MalfunctionNeo of course, how could I forget that. Also, now that I've played most of the demo, it looks like paint might be only in the full game. The first seed number I tried did not have a decent amount of blue circle pieces to work on the tier 3 blueprint shape (or the 5 point one, if you prefer).

[@VIP-ry6vv]

I need this so badly that I'm quivering with desire. I'm absolutely amazed by all the little design touches, like the bumpers on the belts.

[@LucyCat385]

Its a Free Demo on Steam!, You May Get It!

[@joshuaguenin9507]

demo is available

[@Smartplatinum-bu8kb]

Demo is free but the full game will be priced when it’s released

[@jeffreyblack666]

I like how as the wonderful architect, you unlock the cutter which cuts a piece in 2, allowing you to easily double your semicircle production by not wasting the half which is currently being destroyed, but you instead decide to just add another wasteful one disposing of half.

[@LikeTheLetter]

i thought was the only one that noticed 😂

[@YeahBoi99966]

I had a stroke reading your comment

[@Judys-Stuff]

@@YeahBoi99966 OP's comment makes total sense, and I, not even a native speaker, understood all of it. What are you talking about?? This is perfect english.

[@a13w1]

I do like how the belts have been done and how easy it looks like to change when you need to redesign/ increase production

[@tigrecito48]

remember that movie about the plane crash full of escaped squares and circles? i think it was called Con veyair

[@Ian_DSouza]

The original game has mods now. There have been a lot of changes since you last played it. The Shapez Industries mod is super fun, and I think you'd enjoy it.

[@thejester-king4135]

Should probably re-tool your earlier steps to use cutters instead of destroyers and minimize losses

[@slayersentience666]

Yeah, he seems to always miss at least one very annoying aspect 😂

[@soupwizard]

@@slayersentience666 I'm giving him a pass since it's easy to get mono-focused when playing. Then later he'll be scrolling around, look at it, and go "jfc, I can 2x the speed of this line easily!"

[@slayersentience666]

@@soupwizard yeah and it's part of his charm tbh. I've picked up number of good games thanks to him thinking "I liked his ideas, but I think I can maybe improve it a bit". I don't have much time to game anymore so it's refreshing instead of just pro-gamers I find.

[@coastermad13]

As of now it's been rebalanced A LOT and sometimes using cutters isn't ideal unless you have any use for all of them. If a line isn't being used AFTER they've been cut, it blocks everything up. So depends on requirements

[@martonnagy8939]

The original game was the first one I tried out because of you.

[@garbuckle3000]

I'm surprised you haven't tried to create the strongest conveyor belt system yet. You're slacking ;) I loved the original Shapez, and went completely nuts making an automated everything machine with added shapes and colours mods, so it will be crazy to see what we can accomplish with multiple layers! Hope we see more of this series

[@cok666joey]

Shapez was such an addictive game, cannot wait to try this one!

[@gaysarahk]

"Don't ask, don't get" is a mantra I need to practice.

[@jeraldboddy5031]

"Shy kids get no sweets"

[@schwig44]

"Squeaky wheel gets the grease"

[@JamesTDG]

18:15 The progression makes it so when you run out of upgrades involving default shapes, you should pretty much cut them off completely, since the center NEEDS the space for throughput. Also, try to keep production as close to harvesting as possible!

[@glitchedjson4042]

this seems so extremely polished, such a massive jump from the first shapez game I was left in awe for the entire video

[@burak1382]

I played the first one, even with the puzzle dlc. I'm really looking forward to this one! As a member of the discord server I have access to the demo as well, but I haven't played it yet. Don't wanna ruin my first impression. But it already looks much much better than some older demo that I actually looked into!

[@NourSupernova]

Shapez 2 is out, PLEASE make a full gameplay of this, you would make it so much fun to watch

[@waffledevs]

6:00 Camera angle is limited so you arent rendering too many islands, slowing down the game.

[@sebastiannarvaez1331]

I really like this video, the game looks so easy and complicated at the same time. I hope you make a series of this game when the full game is available to play.

[@vladdangel]

Thank you so much for describing what's on the screen for the visually impaired. Good tower youtuber!

[@krathkacalle]

Really loved Shapez, and still play It (a little bit less since I built a "Build Everything Machines) and I can't wait to play part 2!!!

[@farshnuke]

This is like when Creeper World 4 came out. You're like but does it really need to be 3d and then you see it and it's great.

[@barrybend7189]

Play Satisfactory.

[@PheonixEmpire27]

Fr 😂

[@ludwigekner]

He already has. He’s got like a 20 episode playthrough on his patreon

[@Legolas0518]

Ya for his Patreon members

[@fatmilf1498]

@@ludwigekner lmao as if anyone gonna pay for his pqtreon

[@DrowsyCrayon177]

FR

[@RandomBubble]

I sleep to your videos… HOLD UP… but I really find it impressive how high quality your videos are and how consistent you are with uploading. Love the content.

[@tomassizer7763]

the original game had me hooked, made it all the way to the ultimate goal with wires and automation, designing and building an increasingly efficient Make Anything Machine (MAM), crippling my computer on many occasions, cant wait to get enough time to do it again but in 3d!!

[@TheOneAndOnlyDavidSmith]

OH MY GOD SHAPEZ 2 IS FINALLY OUT I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW.

[@soupwizard]

I loved Shapez 1! I hope Shapez 2 is awesome! Edit: the 3d version of stacker is much nicer to use than the 2d version. Lots of nice improvements, like no more need for mergers since dragging a conveyor onto another conveyor auto-creates a merge. Can't wait.

[@westonteece7709]

The new game is so nice

[@kennyholmes5196]

You're thinking like a blooming architect! Machines can put out directly onto the belt from the side, meaning that you can make two side-machines on the other side of the belt. Just doing it in the same way as the tutorial says is a complete Architect move.

[@vironx22]

21:06 so glad he remembered the copy. Was yelling at my screen for a moment.

[@omgitsmeg_]

0:05 “back when i first started my channel” > 2020 i’ve been watching you for 4 years ?! omg

[@andrewg6057]

Matt, I could watch you play this forever 😂

[@UnderscoreAqua]

holy shit ive played so much shapez i didnt know this was coming, huge hype, thank you real civil engineer

[@onemanzu]

You absolutely know I put down my work and went to download the demo. I love a good conveyor belt game!

[@NFITC1]

I really can't wait for this game! I got so addicted to the first one and the sequel looks so amazing (even if it is essentially the same).

[@owenschulz9504]

Aw man I loved the first game I’m so happy to see they made a sequel

[@Dooriscool]

Mindustry but peaceful and shapes mode

[@magenty_m_axol]

Still waiting for numberz 2: calculus conundrum, that one is gonna be a hit!

[@gwalker41801]

Fun fact: The first game of this is now on the App Store for free until a required purchase for level 7 of I think it was 6.99$, for any other mobile players who wanted to play this!

[@timo7142]

The game is fully released now. It's so much fun; I recommend it to everyone who enjoyed this video

[@themachine03]

You have litteraly played every factory automation game EXCEPT THE ORIGINAL ONE, FACTORIO!!!!

[@CiY3]

oh my gosh, one of my favorite games with a part two? LETS GO

[@Panda-xx4hs]

I think this game will be so cool in 3D! Loved the first game, so I'm very hyped for the second part

[@ittositto6494]

Engineer rule # 236: Engineers don’t make mistakes, Ctr+Z is for feasibility testing reasons.

[@itspizzatime8622]

im SO excited for this game. i played the first one and absolutely LVOED it and the news about the second game has gotten me back into the first

[@brunot.4058]

Make the factory produce knobs

[@nathanc6443]

you should use jumpers often because building that huge converyor belt is gonna take a while to move

[@Kyle-us2cf]

Shapez get sweaty, Matt'z spaghetti

[@Valyn]

I really liked the first one. Looking forward to Shapez 2!

[@Frolle89]

Your Shapez video was one of the first I watched of yours. Instantly subbed and have watched all videos ever since! Also played Shapez for a hundred hours, lol. Very excited about Shapez 2.

[@d3str0i3r]

honestly, first thing i would have done when i get the shape splitter, would have been to go back and replace all the cutter/destroyers, just seems like a straight upgrade

[@Manomet84]

Shapez is one of my favorite games of all time, I’m really excited to for this new game!!

[@masterdeveloper5677]

We need more episodes Matt

[@gabefurstenrecht3492]

Civil engineer is the opposite of Let’s game it out Change my mind Civil engineer makes strategic and efficient factories! Letsgameitout makes spaghetti factory because yes

[@Catxavier8]

No one knows what the heck you doing bro, but I love it

[@MahouSama545]

Just played the demo, cause of your video. Its awesome what all is possible in this game. I cant wait till the full version is out.

[@pepsakdoek1029]

Shapez 2! !! Whoohoo, super excited. I think Shapez 1 may have been the way I found your channel originally.

[@lookdawg187]

You can also build the fling conveyors to go over other conveyor belts, saves having to build bridges everywhere.

[@RealCivilEngineerGaming]

Why would anyone do that!?

[@lookdawg187]

@@RealCivilEngineerGaming because you should not build bridges that are rated lower than 5? That one got a 1.4😅 Make the bridge the bar to launch things over, sounds like a job for an engineer 🤣

[@Radostttt]

Extractors can feed into others(may be false for 2, but it works in 1, so probably does work in 2).

[@nevemnincsen8396]

The sequel we never knew we needed

[@Mike__B]

This looks like a neat game, hopefully it comes out of beta soon and isn't one of those forever early access titles. BTW Matt, no they aren't "semi-squares" they're called rectangles 🤣

[@IceWolF963]

14:09 isnt this better than normal cutting because you dont loose half of the piece or is it just for stacked pieces? 14:42 you do realize that you split them in two directions right (one for the portal and one for stacking)?

[@VollstandigErleuchtung]

Remember the shapez videos, got me into playing it as well, i think I'll enjoy this one more than the first game.

[@dane2080]

YES! SHAY-PEZ! Love all your content. I was just thinking back to some of your old videos, I still use a dad joke you told on a stream about the sun going to college 😂😂😂

[@Ilovegooblol1]

For all your early things, let’s take a semi circle for example. Instead of using a destroyer and destroying half the output, you can replace it all with cutters/splitters to have double the output. Example: Say you want to make a semi-circle semi-square (rectangle) which looks like this: (S means square C means circle) SC SC If you use a destroyer, half the output is destroyed because when you use it gets erased. As to when you use a cutter/splitter it gets separated into two conveyors which looks like this: I tried to draw the conveyors with text but it didn’t work sadly but i think you know what i mean P.S. im only halfway in the video so if you figure it out i guess all this typing was useless

[@xXAceHydroDudeXx]

Please don’t stop playing this Matt

[@MeNanWazaHowitzer]

I spent so much time the original game i cant wait for this to come out

[@masonmcgugan7392]

Matt please do more I love the first game and would love for you to play mode even when the game comes out

[@thedavvandavidowski]

14:35 Instantly forgets he unlocked the cutter

[@BigAl376]

Satisfactory is a great game that has a similar concept of optimizing but it's first person and more world building stuff. I played 18 hours in the first two days after buying it, I think you might like it as well

[@adriandunn1596]

Its a few years old, but Infinifactory is also worth a look for a 3D factory puzzle game.

[@BelacDarkstorm]

I loved the first Shapez and have been eagerly waiting fornthis since it was announced. I can't wait to play it.

[@Judys-Stuff]

Pmg, this looks like so much fun, I NEED this game!

[@knighthood7353]

We need more of this game,

[@mysteria_1305]

This reminds me of the game “Builderment” it’s a free to play mobile game. Just inside of making shapes your making resources and instead of bridges you make tunnels

[@bradgleich8514]

please make this a series or ill cry

[@VinoBlaza]

So we care if you cry bruh?

[@DrPsychotic]

Matt: "The main goal seems complicated" Me: "Nah you already made an L shape and a corner circle just plop them on each other and your done" Matt: *Makes an unnecessarily complicated setup to make it*

[@jonathanmcdan927]

worth noting matt I think if you go up a level you can send shapes to the middle from the 1st and 2nd level.

[@mullerman1104]

First Biffa now RCE! Love it!

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

You're welcome 👍😁👍

[@joshuaguenin9507]

glidercat also has a long video of this

[@xBucket13x]

Huge fan, "The Beavles" rock, and Just added this game to my wish list.

[@tibovd0072]

If you haven't yet, you should play factorio. You'll like it

[@apollolux]

Oh snizzap, Shapez has a sequel! \o/

[@cortinastone]

I want Shapez lore for some reason.

[@nohax3691]

cant forget shapez 3 when it comes out in a few years having 4d shape-making

[@Ejw5]

You should make a long series with this game because of how much islands there are

[@WillB-m2x]

Up here... then down there... then cutter here... then rotator here... maybe a stacker here... then finally, we end up with the shape we want! And he asks us if we're confused or not.🤣

[@Robert-pl1gd]

looks like a cooler version of builderment

[@anlumo1]

Oh damn, I had to force myself to stop playing shapez 1, because I accidentally played it until 8am multiple times and then just dreamt of cutting and rotating shapes during sleep and was completely exhausted the whole day after.

[@steamedeggeggegg]

The demo is good already as always

[@cohesionsalonsocial]

For anyone wondering, shapez 2 comes out 2 months from now.

[@nyphakosi]

the ost is even better in this one!

[@davidlink9509]

This looks fun. But it seems like it could benefit from some sort of "currency" element. Producing finished shapes generates currency, and then building parts spends it.

[@Kessik8]

Shapez (1) was great, but that one looks amazing. So excited

[@forsakenii6823]

20:20 As Factorio Player I understand everything

[@chemicalvamp]

Yes, Embrace the spaghetti! Hope you play this gain at release!

[@ianowens5255]

Man I'm pretty pumped about shapez 2

[@rodepet]

This looks incredible!! I can't wait to have a pc on which I can download again!!!!

[@cerveau24]

_ALL THESE SQUARES MAKE A CIRCLE! ALL THESE SQUARES MAKE A CIRCLE!_

[@lukepoot347]

The grime MC saying "quick maths" was a nice touch.

[@Mason-h5h1u]

According to the video and developer broadcast at the time of posting this comment, it does not end at the space platforms upgrade + the full game is released anywhere from August 1 2024 to August 31 2024