Refiners, Assemblers & Upgrades - Getting Started in Survival #7 (Space Engineers tutorial)

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[@Coolman464]

I have a tip for new players. If you lay down a blueprint for a construction you can right click the construction with a welder in hand. This will show you the required components in your build planner. You can then click the middle mouse button while facing an access point on your assembler or on a cargo containter that is linked to your assembler and you will automaticly drag the required components from your storage to your inventory. If you are missing some components, click the middle mouse button while holding down the shift key, still facing an access point, and the assembler will start producing the missing components. EDIT. This works with the basic assembler as well.

[@filipfkl]

I don't understand how you cannot have a more upvoted comment. This information is revolutionary :P thanks!

[@rackbasedlife9584]

Why has no one else told me this?

[@TwoCowzBrowze]

GAME CHANGER ! you are a fking legend ! I can't believe I've been manually moving components....

[@MegoPlays]

Ive been playing SE on and off since it got realised and never knew this!

[@2003SIF]

I was wondering the same but I am guessing it was added to the game at a later stage than when the tutorial was created. "Build planner"

[@spitfire155k2]

This is easily the most complicated survival game ever!! I just started playing and man the learning curve is massive!

[@YouravergeGamer]

Trust me after you get over it it’s super fun

[@patmalloy3569]

It's rather tedious if you ask me. Pure engineering for engineers lol Drives me nuts

[@Sundream247]

Play game for 15 minutes, back to tutorial. Play for another 15 minutes, back to tutorial. lol that’s been my life. Now that I’ve got about 10 hours in, I feel a lot more comfortable, especially because of these tutorials.

[@Michael-cw6xc]

ever try dwarf fortress?

[@ctempleton3]

@@Michael-cw6xc I came here to post this comment about dwarf fortress. You beat me to the reply by 4 days on a 3yo comment response!

[@x4jb908]

YEAH, more tutorials! I just started SE and its kinda confusing, I have to say, these videos REALLY help!

[@Splitsie]

Thanks, I'm glad they're useful :)

[@SaintGangle]

You came to the right place. Splitsie is sort of a god around here.

[@gggrsupra]

Same. Most of what I know about SE is from splitsie's videos.

[@Memlapse]

Splitsie - These videos got me so interested I bought the game about a month ago. Spent over 40 hours in “Learning to survive” just because it was so much fun I didn’t want to end the training scenario!

[@CrypticConsole]

Yeah but his base looks unplanned?

[@PsHagrid]

That rover slowly rolling away killed me, i laughed so hard i couldnt breath, i dont know why it hit me that much but the fact you stopped talking, and it just kept moving away slowly was perfect.

[@heathgoodrich670]

These videos are super helpful, especially for new players. Thanks for making them :) (Who disliked a tutorial????)

[@Splitsie]

You're very welcome :)

[@fuggeroofo8714]

The ones who disliked? Its probably those space pirate npcs lol

[@CardZed]

@@fuggeroofo8714 they were jealous of his refined engineering

[@kraəb]

@@fuggeroofo8714 lol

[@vebjrnoppedal7884]

Oh god do I miss the dislikes... but yeah this tutorial is awesome, I can feel the game slowly becoming less and less frustrating. Super great work Splitsie!!! :D

[@PsHagrid]

I cant tell you how perfect your tutorials are, i dont realise they are 30min ,they dont seem like a tutorial but just gameplay and you just take us with on your journey and explain everything. its insanely well made, that i WANT to watch the next episode and ill learn everything at the same time. This is serious Talent, you manage to make a Series that is a Tutorial that doesnt seem like one... its mindblowing and i hella appreciate it.

[@Splitsie]

Thanks so much for the kind words, I'm glad you're finding them useful

[@danielius6863]

Fully agreed

[@kiiikoooPT]

14:34 man that made me laugh so much, when you stoped talking like "wtf? am I not alone?" until you realise what happened....

[@Splitsie]

I couldn't have timed it better had it been on purpose :D

[@mightynosebleed7476]

14:30 Roving Rover... LOLz. That cracked me up. It felt so long since your last tutorial, That must mean you doing a bloodY good job sir!

[@Koichifirst]

Well he did the vid recording 2 times, so yeah xD

[@Grondamg]

He's trying to put off going into space to find Uranium. I've been at a standstill for a week I've searched about 30 asteroids so far with not a drop of uranium to be found.

[@Splitsie]

I can't believe how lucky I got that it was in shot while I was messing with the assembler - gotta love some unplanned comedy :D The tutorials tend to take longer the further into the game I get, due to the concepts getting more complex it's harder to come up with clear and simple ways to explain it. I am usually happier to wait until I'm satisfied with the end product rather than rushing something out and having to correct it later :)

[@martinsmallridge4025]

Bit like my own inkjet printer videos... Better to get it right first time around... That said, my blooper reel is way more fun to edit and there's always plenty of material for some reason...

[@johnrtrucker]

When you disabled the batteries and your explorer developed its own consciousness i couldnt help but imagine dad fixing something around the house and a jail breaking toddler getting out 😂😂 i dont know why that image popped in my head maybe that was me rolling away lmao!!!

[@truejoshi8569]

Ive got over 600 hours on SE but i just love listening to these tutorials :P keep up the great work

[@Splitsie]

Thanks so much :)

[@SaulsGamingCorner]

Just started playing in 2024 and I had no idea how to start I was so lost till I found these videos it’s still a lot to learn but these videos are made so very well that I can easily understand and play along with you it’s made a daunting task very manageable and I now look forward to playing instead of just being stressed. Thank you

[@Splitsie]

I'm glad they've been helpful so far :)

[@EvilPyro101]

Seeing the rover wander off was the video game equivalent of having a cat walking in front of your stream lol

[@Splitsie]

Lol 😂

[@awesome_by_default]

630 hours in SE and I didn't know that the side conveyor port for the assembler is also an upgrade port. I always just paired assemblers and had them share an upgrade on that side. Splitsie, you are awesome :D

[@Splitsie]

I used to do the same :D

[@DecepticonLeader]

Many useful tips for new and veteran players alike. Here's one from me: If you want to grab all the required items for something you're building, you can use middle-mouse button when aiming at an inventory that connect to a cargo container with those items. You can stack it if you click multiple times. You will get a notification if some items were missing and how much. Incredibly handy and will speed up your builds.

[@Zamolxes77]

Love the way you teach man, I'm a SE veteran with around 1,000 hours under my belt (very early SE, before planets) and I still find your tutorials very enjoyable and knowledgeable at same time.

[@Splitsie]

Thanks, glad to know they're entertaining/interesting enough for those with lots of experience :)

[@ismaelbergmann3282]

I play SE for 4 years now and there are still things, I can learn in your videos.. For example: I didn't know, that the assembler queue tells you something about not being powered (enough).. As always: Nice episode Splitsie 👍

[@Splitsie]

Thanks Isy, I'd mostly ignored that aspect of it too until Remaarn reminded me about it when we were talking about the video :)

[@_harbinjer]

Thank you for all your scripts Isy, your amazing.

[@ismaelbergmann3282]

Ah dang it! Just realizing that I commented with the wrong account again :-/

[@DerIsy]

@@ismaelbergmann3282 That won't happen again silly me ;)

[@franghigli]

24:18 "Very hurts"... Ohh yes, much words of you

[@Splitsie]

Me england good! :P

[@kevintan3705]

I didn’t know those conveyor ports were also upgrade module slots on the Assemblers. My brain has now exploded.

[@jennamontreal3639]

thank you for all the information, one of the only ones I've been able to truly learn from. You also don't make it just drone out, you make it entertaining without distracting from the subject which makes things just that much better.. plus all the random silliness. like the runaway carrier. thank you!

[@LordPsyc0n]

Wow I never even clicked on the large / small blocks button, now I feel silly, would have made life SO much easier! Thanks again yoda for all your Jedi knowledge!

[@Splitsie]

You're very welcome :)

[@jbaero4461]

Did not know that the medical room only has those two attachment points. After thousands of hours in this game you are still teaching me things.

[@Splitsie]

After a few disastrous detachments inside ships it was a lesson hard learned :P

[@Arbiter1223]

Ohhh, so *THAT'S* how you use Cooperative Mode on Assemblers!! I've been wondering why I was still having to manually queue everything myself... Thanks for making these videos!! They're SO incredibly helpful!

[@Splitsie]

You're very welcome, glad I was able to clear that bit up for you :)

[@fourdotsYT]

Still learning new stuff from @Splitsie after all this time. Even from the basics I never knew.

[@Splitsie]

Thanks, I find whenever I do these tutorials I learn something too :)

[@wimoweh]

Thanks for all Tutorials. Here is mine tip: I like to have 2 type modules on refineries. All yield with sorter for less common ores like Gold, Silver, Platinum and Uranium. Second one with all speed modules and sorter for all others ores, but mostly stone. With all speed it's chews stone as insane. And an sorter with on/off button connected to All Yield modules refinery for more common ores if there are no "expensive" ones, if All Speed can't catch up.

[@AlWazzy]

Splitsie, you are the absolute best at explaining Space Engineers. Without your tutorials, I would have quit the game a long time ago. Thank you very much, you deserve WAY more subscribers.

[@Splitsie]

Thanks so much, I'm glad the videos helped you find some fun in the game (hopefully without too much frustration) :)

[@tirillion]

I've barely scratched the surface of SE and am sooo thankful for your tutorials! Great work!

[@Splitsie]

Glad they've been helpful :)

[@spiritwolf230]

Can't wait to see how you go about building large ships and seeing more tutorials!

[@Splitsie]

Thanks so much, apologies there haven't been any more tutorials in the past couple of weeks. Things have been busy with my day job and I've not had enough time to put something together but hopefully I'll get some time soon as I'm about half way through 2 tutorials at the moment :P

[@objfix]

Freedom for rover, it want to be wild!

[@Splitsie]

lol :D

[@Ireland-vn8ib]

Love the tutorials! Must admit I cried with laughter when your rover just decided to steal some screen time. I could tell you were trying to ignore it whilst explaining 🤣🤣🤣

[@Splitsie]

Hehe that truly was such a perfect unscripted moment :D

[@Verilee1970]

I should have watched this series before I started playing SE! Excellent series; liked and subscribed.

[@Splitsie]

Thank you :)

[@frodrickfronkensteen9241]

Goes without saying... great video But... what an ending! A ball pit for Space Engineers!!!! Next... a zero-g bounce house?

[@Splitsie]

Thanks, can't resist making little clangy endings for these ;)

[@gabrote42]

My favourite build for refinery is 2 yield, 1 speed and 1 power efficiency. When I'm in space, I replace speed with yield. Great videos!

[@TheRezro]

Not other way around? Energy is heap on Earth. Furthermore ships usually have not much space for refineries.

[@gabrote42]

You right. I may switch it up later

[@Splitsie]

My normal is to start with mostly power efficiency, then as my power generation improves I gradually replace them with yield, very rarely do I run speed modules since I'm fairly patient with things like that :)

[@gabrote42]

@@Splitsie refining platinum for shields is hard. Yeah. I use some mods. Sue me

[@TheRezro]

@@Splitsie Same here. Generally only reason to use speed modules is when you need compress own facility on ship.

[@devinshiggurath3325]

A friend of mine recommended this game to me bc I'm really into building. He also recommended that I come here and check out your videos. I watched for a few days prior to purchase of game so I already had an idea. Thanx for explaining as in depth as you do

[@Splitsie]

You're very welcome, glad I could help you get into the game :)

[@v3c70r6]

This tutorial series has helped me so much, I just started the game and was truly lost before watching this

[@Splitsie]

Thanks, I'm glad it helped :)

[@klaaspaulus123]

I've been following and learning/copying from this series for a while now. And I have to say, I wish every game has a KZbinr like you; I never would've returned to this game if I hadn't watched that first survival tutorial. Also...my first space trip ended in death by pirate. You could've mentioned the need for guns 😂

[@Splitsie]

Sorry you ran straight into a pirate, in my recordings to get that tutorial done, the only attack I got was that one little drone that tried to shoot my while I was demonstrating the helmet stuff :P I'm glad you've found them useful though, I really do enjoy teaching so it's always nice to hear that they've helped people :)

[@FunkyBaconArts]

1800+ hours in this game and these vids still teaches me new things. :D

[@Splitsie]

Thanks funky :)

[@DomagalaKar]

Thanks a lot for this video's, great job. I started to play this game long ago and left it because I couldn't get it. Now thanks to you I realized how great it is and how much I love it!

[@alexanderrain5174]

Your videos are a godsend sir. I`d be completely lost without all the valuable tricks and tips you provide! Thank you so much for all the effort you put into sharing this in such a friendly and informative manner! :D

[@Splitsie]

Thanks for the kind words and you're very welcome :)

[@alexanderrain5174]

@@Splitsie If it`s not to forward of me. I wish to make a suggestion? Perhaps you could do a video on converting ships to be able to fly in space and on planets? =) Like a conversion or an all in one package =) That would be another lifesaver! Have a nice day, Sir.

[@Splitsie]

@@alexanderrain5174 Interesting thought, I might try to include something like that when I do my large ship build in the tutorials. What I'm thinking is, design and build a large ship that's capable of both space and atmo flight, then (and you might need to remind me) take an atmo only build and make it space worthy so I can talk about how I would approach it while trying to keep the style intact :)

[@alexanderrain5174]

@@Splitsie This sounds amazing! I will be sure to remind you when the time comes ^^ Thank you again for your friendly and informative replies. Have a nice day =)

[@alexanderrain5174]

I added you on Steam. I hope you don't mind. I would like to speak to regarding some contribution to your channel and the ensured continuation of your videos =) I will not take it personally if you choose not to accept it =)

[@wulfhart2]

at first, I watched only a few clips of the first episode, thinking that's all I ever wanted to know to start this game... and in no time at all, I keep coming back to this tutorial series... so I did what every sensible guy would do; watch every episode and never skip anything before I do anything inside the game.

[@Splitsie]

Lol I'm glad it's ended up being useful 🙂

[@MacXimus2009]

500+ hours in and you still teach me things. Atta Boy!

[@Splitsie]

Excellent, even 2500+ hours in, I'm still learning things too :)

[@absentchronicler9063]

thanks to you i could get into this wonderful game, im still fairly confused but youre the one who stopped me from quitting, thanks!

[@Splitsie]

You're very welcome, glad I could help you get past some of the frustrating bits with the steep learning curve :)

[@nullblasterthevoidmaker1750]

Hang speed and power efficiency, Yield is the way to go. Power I have in abundance, and speed I don't care about. I need my refinery to return the MAXIMUM material I can have it produce.

[@Splitsie]

Agreed, my usual approach is to start with power efficiency until I've got enough power to comfortably run everything I want and then when I've got some gold I replace them with yield, if I want stuff faster, it's time for more refineries :D

[@SirTragain]

Great job explaining functionality of the modules. I too go for 4x yield modules and on the assembler put 4x efficiency modules. So with batteries, wind turbines and or solar panels; I don't really concern myself with the power usage when refining. However since I do so hate waist; I use the Gravel Resource Extractor mod. Keep up these types of tutorials as I see you cover so much more insightful tips that would most certainly ruin a new players experience.

[@Splitsie]

Thanks, I do try my best to cover those little pitfalls that took me a long time to work out when I was first playing, especially those ones that frustrated me rather than adding to the joy of discovery :)

[@wrxngfxce2893]

Hi, new player here. I’ve been watching these videos in pieces now and then when I run into problems. It’s been a few years since you released these tutorials and they’re still helping new players. You can skip over this bit but I wanted to let you know that the upgrade module slots threw me for a loop. Until I watched this video I didn’t even know they were upgrade module slots and I thought that they were small conveyer ports.

[@Splitsie]

Glad the videos have been helpful, and yeah those little slots are an easy thing to miss

[@Letham316]

I love how the little rover just randomly starts wandering away, looks like someone left the parking brake off. Then that random hole full of those colourful flailing bots. 😂

[@Splitsie]

Glad you enjoyed those bits, I couldn't believe that little rover tried to run away :D

[@Letham316]

@@Splitsie I'm suddenly reminded of the Simpsons episode when Homer found that auto-dialer, and it sprouted legs and tried to escape. I laughed so hard when he snapped the little legs off. 🤣 (I don't know what it was about it, but it just killed me!)

[@PandaSE_]

its been a while... BUT WHO CARES!!! Another tutorial is always great! You've helped me so much with this amazing game.

[@Splitsie]

Better late than horrible :D

[@PandaSE_]

@@Splitsie Always, Mate! Au Revoir!

[@unfluffydave8798]

You have to watch out with medical bays built by Splitsie. Sometimes they can get a bit...umm...faulty :D

[@GeocompGhost]

Or placed differently.

[@Splitsie]

Or with odd gravitational velocities ;)

[@Erikblktrn]

I'v got nearly 6500 hours in game and I still watch your tutorial. They are just so good. :)

[@Splitsie]

Thanks so much, always feel free to share some of your own wisdom too :)

[@chrisa6233]

Keep up the good work Splitsie. I wish they were current videos like this when I started playing. I tend to use 2 yield and 1 power and speed module on most of my refineries.

[@Splitsie]

That was always my preferred until I got obsessed with making bases without using uranium or reactors :)

[@nathanthepilot2008]

I’m really loving these tutorial videos! I recently got back into SE after all the updates and it’s been pretty fun so far. I enjoy watching your other survival build videos and the series with Capac is always hilarious! Keep it up!

[@Splitsie]

Thanks so much, glad you're enjoying them :) You're also right, Capac is hilarious, even when he's trying to annoy me, I find it very difficult not to laugh just a little bit :P

[@arcticarcanum]

I'm very much enjoying your videos! Just caught up with Light Echos and Survival, Unlikely! Now that I've seen some of these tutorials, it's got me wanting to play for myself, so I've just bought the game and am about to try it out (and probably have to re-watch the tutorials :P ). Thanks Splitsie for some great content!

[@Splitsie]

You're very welcome, hope you get to have as much fun with SE as I've had :)

[@generalgreen77]

Been watching your SE for a year now without a computer to play it... until today when i found it on Xbox 😊 so I’m watching your tutorials to help me play!!!!

[@Splitsie]

Glad you're now able to join in on the fun :)

[@suiwelmaan]

These tutorials got me into soace engineers. Played a couple of years ago but gave up because of difficulty, but these vids helped me find a new joy in the game! Looking forward to base designs since im doing well with mining i think, would love a mobile miner rover thing, and better ore detection.

[@Splitsie]

Thanks, glad I could help you get into the game :)

[@suiwelmaan]

@@Splitsie 0_0 Cant believe you actually replied, youre the first ever to haha. Thank you!! #StarStruck

[@BigBuckworth]

Thanks man, got this game on Sunday and these videos have made it make so much sense

[@Splitsie]

Awesome, nice to know they've helped get you over the steep learning curve :)

[@mako9673]

This is a great series. Thank you very much for making these!

[@imth3nutr8ntyt97]

I'm currently waiting for the xbox one version of this game, and I am watching these to get an idea of how the game works. Very informative, keep up the good work!

[@Splitsie]

Hopefully you won't have to wait too long :)

[@vexile12]

Hehe April is the release date... I've pre-ordered it tho i normally don't pre-order games as a rule because most aren't worth it

[@aristatuisvandenberg2180]

Vetsuits to Wetsuits, anyone can take some info from this. Great job yet again comrade.

[@Splitsie]

Thanks so much :)

[@hezakighamorgan9974]

I look forward to a "how to make your base less atrocious to look at" tutorial. Thanks a bunch for the videos btw. Too poor to afford a good gaming PC so I settle for my console doubling as a bonfire as I play this game. It's nice to know how to play the game that's melting my Xbox as much as my brain and you do a very good job teaching smoothbrains like myself how to play in succinct and simple terms.

[@rvendelstrego6688]

There's certainly one thing i took away: Assembler side access, doubles as module port. ... O.o ...

[@MoshMan78]

TIL

[@Splitsie]

Ironically, it's something I learned back when I made my first tutorial series and a few people pointed it out to me :P

[@00Klingon]

I really wish that they made the look of the upgrade module ports differ drastically in appearance from normal conveyor ports. They look too similar and is confusing to new players. They should look more like a power socket or something.

[@Splitsie]

@@00Klingon Even if they'd just gone with a non-square shaped thing it would have made the difference easier for new players to see

[@ClaytonWK]

SE has been the most intimidating sandbox game i've purchased and has left me walking away from it because i'm just horrible with the logistics in this game. The closest i've come to something like this was Factorio and that was done with the help of others in game to manage. I decided to look up Farket to see if he had anything new and saw he picked up SE after the Forest. I loved watching his videos, but watching him take a stab at this game and he mentioned you and was giving you mad props was what made me come see your tutorial for this game. I started watching these today, and i must say, the amount of information you have provided in your videos has sparked a new found motivation to take another stab at this game. Amazing job in your introductions to everything you show in your videos. Thanks for uploading these videos!

[@Splitsie]

Thanks Clayton, hopefully these will give you enough of a leg up to find the fun that Space Engineers offers after you get over that steep initial learning curve. I'll also tell Farket you came here from his new series :)

[@edwardtomes2878]

Thanks for another great video! Always seem to learn something new watching your videos!

[@Splitsie]

You're very welcome, glad you're finding them useful :)

[@pereazy3489]

I Love These Videos many things i already know but your videos make me play the game again and Improve myself

[@Splitsie]

Thanks, I'm glad they spark the interest to try to do some more stuff :)

[@ColonelStickman]

Thank you so much for these tutorials, I want to play this game with a fresh start, but it's been so frustrating until I had this to guide me\

[@ColonelStickman]

Also, advanced machinery can't refine gold, but a caveman could do it with a campfire XD

[@Splitsie]

You're very welcome, the learning curve is rough but once you get over it there's so much fun to be had that it's worth it :)

[@jacobbriggs4592]

ill be honest ive been lazy to sub to your account cause ive just been binge watching this series, but that pit at the end just made me take this pause to do all this and sub

[@Splitsie]

Thanks :) I couldn't resist the temptation of making a clang pit :D

[@georgeisaak5321]

Awesome videos so far ! I am talking all the way from first episode till this one ! I liked them all and i certainly like the game so far !

[@Splitsie]

Thanks so much :)

[@emmig-2188]

This video was so helpful, and withe so many fact love that. You are the best👍🙂. I’m from Germany, but i understand most and if i don’t understand something you told what it do, perfect 👌

[@Splitsie]

Thank you, these tutorials mostly have subtitles that I manually created as I know a few people who have English as a second language find them helpful. So they may be useful to you if I'm speaking too quickly or not clearly enough :)

[@emmig-2188]

@@Splitsie Thanks, but it is interest and usefull to heat it in englisch, but thanks for the tip :-)

[@zackarywilson4491]

I first bought this game a year ago and I couldn't figure it out so I lost interest quickly, just reinstalled it and after watching just a couple of your videos has completely changed my gameplay thank you!!

[@Splitsie]

I'm very glad I could help out :)

[@FlynnMakesVideos]

This has been my GoTo for learning the game. Tyvm!

[@shamrock-]

I about peed laughing at that rover just inching away. Real good chuckle!

[@Splitsie]

lol I am so happy it was in shot when it happened, got very lucky :)

[@DraconiusDragora]

Rover: Don't mind me, just having a leisure stroll down this slightly angled plain.

[@Dartyus]

I'm returning to SE after a long time having put it down (I quit before wheels were even a thing) so this is fantastic.

[@Splitsie]

Thanks, glad I can help drag you back into the game :)

[@Sneaky_Steak]

Great tutorial. Will def help when I start the game for the first time tomorrow.

[@Splitsie]

Thanks and I hope so :)

[@AndyGwDell]

Not played for a while so recapping with your great videos. That rover driving past made me 😂😂

[@Splitsie]

That couldn't have worked out better if I'd planned it :D

[@_harbinjer]

i was unaware you can que up components from other parts of the base to disasemble in the assembler also using the welder was clever too, well done.

[@Splitsie]

Thanks, I'm trying to sneak in some of those little tips wherever I can :)

[@fenchellforelle]

Personally, i run the scarce resources mod, so i run Yield exclusively to get as much as i can out of a single trip to Mars / the Moon / wherever else, but i can see the appeal of speed and power efficiency. For Assemblers i run 2 speed, 2 power, just because these suckers drain like theres no tomorrow, especially when you have a full manufactorium with 6 or so of them in there :D On another note, i have just over 1000 hours in SE, so i technically wouldnt need to watch these, but i still find them interesting and it in turn helps me explain things to my newer friends (im no good at teaching stuff) wich is very much appreciated. Tutorials like this are essential for complex games like Space Engineers, Warframe and many others, so a big thanks to you as usual and keep up the good work!

[@Splitsie]

I tend to do the same, even though the last yield module is wasted on iron, it's rarely the resource you're focused on so having more yield modules is normally worth it on balance :) I hadn't thought of that angle, it makes me happy knowing that I can help you teach others :)

[@fenchellforelle]

@@Splitsie yep. iron tends to stop being an issue for me once the first drill rig is stationed above a cobalt / magnesium vein. usually just the side product is enough stone to keep everything running smoothly. One more thing im going to need help with though since both me and my brother struggle with that when introducing our friends to SE, do you have any tips on motivating people to build stuff on their own? i have a friend who has gotten some interest in playing the game, and seems to massively enjoy ship combat, but he absoloutely refuses to spend time farming resources, in turn leaving me no time to do ship building of my own because of the massive resource drain his constant fighting puts on our base :/

[@Splitsie]

The most success I've had with that has been when I sent Capac to the moon on his own to establish an outpost. Knowing they've got to be self sufficient tends to change people's perspective on resource management :)

[@fenchellforelle]

@@Splitsie sounds good. recon i should drop him on Mars and see what happens? ;)

[@TheRezro]

@@Splitsie Technically you can have separate rig with speed modules to smelt iron only or better use Basic Refineries what are by default more efficient. That was in fact intended use of Arc Furnace most people simply ignored.

[@kyemooney6830]

I just ordered my new computer keep them coming

[@Splitsie]

Always an exciting time - also one where I'm very impatient waiting for it to arrive :P

[@Tyler-jq7rv]

Hey, please keep making videos, these are awesome. So helpful.

[@Splitsie]

Thanks, I've been working on the next one, hopefully won't be too long before it's out :)

[@arandomuser6665]

Love the clang pit at the end!

[@Splitsie]

That was quite fun to make and to jump in when I made myself invincible :D

[@proxyways2916]

That truck Is killing IT😂😂😂

[@ltrico3814]

Loved every video thus far. Great designs and great explanations. I can’t wait to see your base designs. I’m super curious.

[@Splitsie]

Thanks, the first of the base design videos should be out this weekend :)

[@BoschGaming]

Can't stop watching this series. Hope they release this asap on Xbox...

[@CMDROldDuck]

You're my favorite SE guy!

[@Splitsie]

Thank you :)

[@jellymid1726]

Looking to get this game soon, these tutorials have helped me learn a lot!

[@simonknibbs5867]

I made an early game large block wheeled miner/refiner which is just amazing. It can mine 6x+ its own weight and has a full refinery, assembler, h/o2, survival, hydrogen engine with 8 large mining tools. It has a flying miner for hard to reach ore or for making a ramp for the big miner to use. It is still mostly mining the glacier and outer edge.

[@Splitsie]

That's a great way to do things, also means you don't need to decide where to settle down until much later :)

[@simonknibbs5867]

The only bad thing with Space Engineers is the performance cap for bigger builds. I hope they keep finding a way to increase what we can do.

[@SirVisigoth]

Dare i say it but another Brill Tutorial, fully understood amazingly for me hehe, lots to do now

[@Splitsie]

Thanks, hope you're starting to find some real fun with the building now :)

[@theloosetrigger4514]

It's funny, I actually did most of this already. I made a medical room first, as I broke my chair in the respawn pod and didn't realize survival kits could recharge you, so the medical room was the second thing I made. The Refinery was the first!

[@Splitsie]

It's kinda fun looking back on these sorts of things when you feel you know the game well, always amusing seeing the world through very different eyes :)

[@theloosetrigger4514]

It is an excellent learning experience. The first playthrough is always different from any game after, as it's one you'll always remember. With experience comes a path of least resistance, but the first blind playthrough is nothing but learning. All in all, it's an unforgiving game, but it is quite satisfying to progress! Clang drive's next on my list to experiment with.

[@klaaspaulus123]

Dude, we miss this series!

[@Splitsie]

I'm still working on it, my day job got busy again for a while but hopefully I'll get to make some more progress as I've got 2 tutorials half finished at the moment :P

[@Kyrinson]

Lol... Those wild tumble-weed bots at the end there are a riot.

[@Splitsie]

Hehe thanks :)

[@_harbinjer]

OMG! ANOTHER SURVIVAL TUTORIAL, IT'S FINALLY HAPPENING!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Splitsie]

Had to make sure it was ready before posting it :)

[@vexile12]

CALM DOWN EVERYBODY CALM DOWN!

[@Eldalion99999]

pls do this series more often. its great

[@Splitsie]

I'd love to, but this one took a while to get things right - I've been showing an early cut of the tutorials to my patreon group and this time around after the feedback I felt I needed to re-do the whole thing from scratch to get it right which is why it took even longer

[@SpaceEngineerErich]

Someone's ghost riding your whip! lol

[@scorpioncoreuniverse8981]

You're the best splitsie keep on rockin.

[@Splitsie]

Thanks :)

[@Cyberguy42]

Splitsie 5:30 I think you meant "yield modules are my preferred modules to put onto my refineries, but in practice I also mix in the other ones just to make things look more interesting"

[@Splitsie]

lol, you might be right ;)

[@chronaii]

Watched at exactly 25000 views! Incredible job splitsie!

[@Splitsie]

Thanks :)

[@acceptabl5162]

I dont have SE, but for some reason these are mega entertaining! Also, you sound like Mumbo Jumbo.

[@Splitsie]

I do? That's the first time I've been compared to him, I think I'll take that as a compliment :D

[@Rebel28416]

another great tutorial looking forward to the next one

[@Splitsie]

Thanks :)

[@RamielNagisa]

Watching your tutorials and Survival Maybe series is always inspirational for me, as well as informative. I'm always excited to see new videos. That Pit Of Clang at the end! XD

[@Splitsie]

Thanks so much, I'm loving trying to come up with other clangy things to do at the end of each of these videos :)

[@MrFunkhauser]

Love these videos, they've helped me a lot. I think new players should be aware that this guy is extremely conservative with resources and you do not need to be as frugal.

[@Splitsie]

That's true, I try to push that side as much as I can to show what can be done with very, very little. My hope is that knowing how to do things with next to nothing puts people in a good position to achieve the same thing when they have a lot more available to them :)

[@gilmer3718]

I used that disassembly mode on my basic assembler when I started getting to full from components I scrounged from those "Unknown signal" drones. I recognized pretty early I could get a lot of raw materials from those things.

[@Splitsie]

Yep, they're a relatively rich source of stuff early on :)

[@rakaross186]

honestly I have 180 hours in the game and I'm by no means an expert but I learn lots of stuff watching these tutorials, will definitely help me to make more efficient bases and vehicles in the future and not annoy the fuck out of my mulitplayer mates for making something that doesn't work properly.

[@Splitsie]

Happy to help, always feels better joining a group and knowing you don't need to be chaperoned :)