Satisfactory Aluminum Production Tutorial - Traditional Recipes - Take It One Step At A Time!

[@alexandraadamus3131]

Jeez man this game terrifies me. I’m barely half way done with automating coal power and knowing what I have to do later makes this game very stressful sometimes. I still have to clean up my first spaghetti factory and I have no clue about where or how to build factories like this. Just glad there are great KZbin’s like you to guide us through it. 🙂

[@DrLootCrate]

Don’t be scared! I think it is fun to try and figure it out….if you get stressed, take a break and realize it doesn’t have to be perfect. It just has to work 😉

[@OPGROM]

Quick tip if u want to plan your factories whit exact outpost/inputs that you want or you just want to see map/items/building/game progression/extras ( how tickets work etc) you can use official (i think xD😂) website called satisfactory calculator

[@Hillbillyhomeowners]

Just leave the spaghetti factory lol . I built over top of mine . Gotta hide my shame

[@monochromeapple4587]

OMG THANKS BRO i was having so much trouble with too much scrap and not enough silica until i realised could split it into an awesome sink

[@DrLootCrate]

FER SHER BRO glad it helped. It is really frustrating, but the awesome sink safety valve is a lifesaver in many situations

[@dandpsy]

I run all water output into coal generators. You can fine tune them just right with overclocking to ensure all fluid is burnt off. And that is their only purpose not power production it's a handy byproduct though

[@DrLootCrate]

That is the dead simplest way to do it for sure, especially since you are already bringing coal to the factory anyway

[@arthurod44]

wow man what a well explain tuto for aluminium. I'm a satisfactory player for years now and this is by far the best one about the water by-product reuse and how to pipe back to input and also the sink at the end of line of both silica and scrap alu. You deliver some major tips so everyone can actually see, understand and redo. GG man

[@DrLootCrate]

Thanks dude! Glad you it helped you out.

[@phunkydroid]

I find dealing with the water byproduct pretty simple. Instead of that return line from the scrap production to the solution production going around the building, make it go up and over. Make sure the top of that loop is above the head lift of your extractors, and put a pump on the scrap production side of things if needed. The extractors will not be able to block the output of the scrap production and the solution production will always take water from the higher pressure pipe coming from above first. Even if you overclock the extractors so they're producing a huge excess, it won't cause a backup.

[@DrLootCrate]

Interesting. Is that true? The priority junction design is dependent on the bottom pipe taking priority, not the top. You obviously have it working, so maybe I am not quite picturing what you are describing

[@phunkydroid]

@@DrLootCrate An example: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2TcpaKGmMpno5o For testing I had the extractor overclocked to 300 and the single power plant it feeds only uses 240. The pipe coming in under the floor is the byproduct water from my uranium waste processing, and it doesn't back up at all, the blenders always have 0 in their output buffers. Another example: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpLGoJaCrJKbobs In this case the refineries produce 150/min while the blenders use 160/min and output 40/min. So combined there is more than needed at the blenders' input but no back up on their outputs, because the recycled input gets used before the fresh input. I have several others like this on more complicated setups and it seems to just require two things. 1) The top of that recycling loop is higher than the head lift of the fresh input. 2) The machines are using more than what the recycling line provides.

[@ClayAsbury122]

Well done. Clearly explained. But Please tell me there is a way to know if an item is going to be used in an ongoing manner or if it’s a one off where only 2000 are needed, not 2 million. Love this game, but after 300 hours of it arriving at Tier 7 I am really fatigued with it not knowing how much of an item I should make. Nothing IRL works this way. Either I need 500 or 5 million. Why do I want to make 300 per minute of anything when seven Per minute will suffice? I understand this is not the case with aluminum ingots, but Mother of God if I see another video explaining I can make hundreds of a particular item without explaining why or in what quantities I will need them later simply leads to messy, inefficient storage systems - which is exactly what I have right now.

[@DrLootCrate]

I am right with you. I was thinking about making a video about how i decide how much of something to make…you really don’t need that many of the final products to send the phase four space elevator up. One thing that helped me is figuring out that I don’t really need to store too much and it isn’t worth it to make a big storage facility. I fill up a storage container at the end of most factories with an overflow and call it a day. Some people like to challenge themselves with massive projects because they can and they like building, but I don’t think that is ever required. I tend to build at a medium scale…maybe a little bit more than I necessarily need to finish the game, but no super mega monstrosities…if you like that approach, consider subscribing and seeing what I have coming up.

[@ClayAsbury122]

@@DrLootCrate makes sense. I was beginning to wonder if I was alone in this. And, already subscribed! Keep up the good work.

[@DrLootCrate]

@@ClayAsbury122 Thanks! I think people try to stand out on KZbin and it biases towards huge builds.

[@rodney7564]

Thanks for the video, was great help! i love the way how you desined your building. would be so nice if you had a step by step buld video of this design. i would love to recreate such a lovely looking building! 🙏

[@1Mackinzoid]

I have my first basic system for aluminum now with aluminum scrap and silica being sent back to main base via train. My issue was that my water kept backing up and I thought I had perfect numbers with 2 pumps for water plus the water bi-product from making aluminum scraps which equals 360 cubic meters of water/min. This is perfect for the 2 refineries making liquid aluminum/silica which each take 180/min. So x2 = 360... so.. perfect. I screwed around with fluid buffers until i realized that the T1 pipes only do 300 cubic meters of water/min so it wouldn't feed enough to the liquid aluminum/silica production which made all sorts of problems occur but the T2 pipes fixed everything. The first 2 refineries are constantly full on water, and the aluminum scrap refinery is constantly empty on water, hellz yeah :) They would only be required between the pumps and first 2 refineries but I replaced all with T2 anyway. I keep a small fluid buffer for good measure that is raised up a couple walls high so that it prioritizes putting water back into the loop.

[@mrmibes]

I just got to aluminum and was working through the numbers to balance everything. I got an alternate recipe to use Petroleum Coke instead of coal, so the numbers will be different to yours, but figuring out the silica and water steps will help a lot. I just need to rebuild what I have because I was going to use a packager and then ship the bottled alumina from the gold coast to the coal area, but with that alt recipe I can stay where I am. Very timely video to pop up on my feed. Thanks!

[@DrLootCrate]

My pleasure Mr Mibes! I normally like to come to my liquids because transporting them via packaging or long pipe is a serious pain. That petroleum coke recipe is probably good pretty good, but I didn’t have any of them at the time I built this factory. In fact, this was the thing that got me to upload my save and unlock all the alternates on SCIM. I had found all the recipes in my previous save, but just didn’t want to do it in this 2nd one. I have another video on how to do that if you feel like it. My next video will be my current build for 600 aluminum ingot a minute factory using the sloppy alumina and pure aluminum ingot recipes, so look for that probably on Sunday.

[@mrmibes]

@@DrLootCrate I actually watched that unlocking video yesterday, I think. I won't be doing that yet, because I'm still on my first game. But I'll keep it in mind if I restart in the future. I'll keep an eye out for your updated factory video, thanks!

[@lucianosabino2942]

BROOO thankyou so much, this really helped and the tutorial was really easy to use as well :)

[@DrLootCrate]

Awesome to hear! Thanks for the great feedback

[@csevrence1]

I think u can buy aluminum for the belts before making the factory from the awesome shop

[@DrLootCrate]

Very true and a good point. I’m cheap and since they were going to be the first product from the factory, I thought it best to wait.

[@rellify3]

Nice overview! I've had luck with the variable input priority junction you talked about. It is kind of a pain to setup but I do like that you don't have any settings to mess with. It will always allow in the perfect amount of fresh water. Obvious downsides is you need two pumps. I do like a good old U-bend whenever possible.

[@DrLootCrate]

I actually didn’t know about the priority junction when I built the factory in the video…it is a little bit older. I do kinda have one in my battery factory next door and it definitely does work. It is probably more reliable than the trial and error that I originally did for this factory, but this works pretty well. Sometimes production drops to 478 ingots per minute according to my train station…the price of being a touch conservative with the water

[@adammurdoch1708]

I found that putting a pump on output of the kept them drained obliviously its working for you but if the output stalls it will backup the pump seems to prevent that and will restart properly if it stalls

[@DrLootCrate]

Cool idea. I have messed around with pumps and more valves, but it often seems to react oddly. My general approach with fluids is to try to be as simple as possible until it works and then don’t touch it!

[@sirflovonfino2128]

another option is just to put the water into coal generators and overclock them as much as needed. More MW and no more Water

[@DrLootCrate]

Excellent point! That is probably the best alternate option since you already have coal on hand. Great option unless you are using all the coal from the node already.

[@robdennison1215]

Aluminum can be a bit of a beast when you first get to it. but in short all you need to do is back feed all the water from the second set of refineries and set your water extractors to provide the net difference. and it will run for ever.

[@DrLootCrate]

You got it. It isn’t really that hard once you figure it out, but it does seem pretty daunting when you first get there.

[@robdennison1215]

@@DrLootCrate dealing with nuclear waste however! that is when your brain starts to melt.

[@DrLootCrate]

@@robdennison1215 yep. I have been holding out on building a big nuclear plant as they have been talking about changing the alternate recipes to drop beacons. I don’t want to be immediately obsolete!

[@robdennison1215]

@@DrLootCrate Mine is still using beacons so we will see what happens, but I think if I end up with a 227k mw meltdown i may have to start again🤕

[@giantamina3107]

I basically know everytNice tutorialng there is to know about soft soft but I still watched tNice tutorials through just because of how good you explained

[@DrLootCrate]

Thanks Gian. If you know it and you still watched that is a huge complement! I have the follow up coming up on Sunday, so consider subscribing if you haven’t already

[@DanielsDartsblog]

you forgot cupper what you need for alclad plates :P

[@Livingstonshoedios]

i just plunk things down. and rebuild and adjust things till i get a good ballet going on. .

[@DrLootCrate]

Sounds good to me! That is definitely what I did in my first playthrough

[@adamfleming7151]

Please make an update this is great material please make another video for .1

[@DrLootCrate]

Thanks Adam! I have been thinking about getting back to making videos but it is a serious time commitment to do it right

[@sarcasticstartrek7719]

can always tell an engineer - how many times did you manage to mention you're a phd?

[@truth3899]

What game is this? I admit I was watching for a few minutes while working on a technical drawing before I noticed it wasn't real life. That said that's pretty amazing and now I must have it. lol

[@DrLootCrate]

Haha! It is called Satisfsctory. You start out dropped on a planet with your wits and a few simple things and you have to exploit the resources on the planet to fuel your factory. Start out making simple iron plates to massive complex factories. The factory in this video isn’t even halfway through the game! My favorite game ever, but I am probably biased since I make KZbin videos about it

[@truth3899]

@@DrLootCrate Hell, all that means is that you are using your expertise to bring us the best possible content. I'll take it. New Subscriber here.

[@DrLootCrate]

@@truth3899 Speak the truth, Truth! When I get done with my current factory, I am thinking about doing a couple of videos for beginners. Be on the look out if you end up getting the game

[@truth3899]

@@DrLootCrate I went to put it on my steam wish list but didn't see the button for it. So instead I'm getting the game when I get paid Friday.

[@1Mackinzoid]

Make sure you route the water bi-product from aluminum scrap production to the pipe between the water pumps and the first refineries(that are making the alumina solution). Do not route the water bi-product behind the pumps or you will still get excess water.

[@MrSemperfit]

I don’t understand what you are saying here. My bi-product is on the left, and fresh water is brought in on the right with the refineries in the middle.

[@1Mackinzoid]

(Future me)Neither do I, Iol

[@1Mackinzoid]

@@MrSemperfit I oh I think I was using pure aluminum recipe and I had to route the byproduct water back to where the same machine intakes the water in a way that prioritizes bringing in the byproduct water instead of the fresh water.

[@xCAPTNxBACONx]

Why can't we just dump the water back into a lake or river like we really do? Lol

[@DrLootCrate]

Seriously! My factory is built in a lake! just pour it back in and pull it back out through the extractors

[@S4ns]

Everyone playing this game doing math and I'm just brute forcing my way through.

[@S4ns]

Oh, is my fuel production making polymer resin waste? Hydro extractor + refinery = residual plastic fed straight into a sink. Oh, how much water do I need for a coal plant? Build more until it runs. Ficsit don't pay me for math, they pay for results.

[@S4ns]

Oh, trains? You know what's better than trains? A 3,000 km uninterrupted constantly flowing conveyor belt.

[@DrLootCrate]

No problem with that! An extremely valid way to play

[@DrLootCrate]

Haha. Dude I remember my first play, not looking up anything at all, and I snaked a Nile river length belt halfway across the map….and then realized I need to do the same thing with power poles

[@maximowright]

omg drlootcrate is so cool

[@DrLootCrate]

The coolest

[@nicomiebach3342]

@@DrLootCrate Low subs but good content

[@LR2022x]

there is an alternative recipe that uses water and rocks, that helps to get rid of water

[@DrLootCrate]

Yep, I have another video covering the best way to do it with alternate recipes as well! I prefer that method

[@Edward-kb8iz]

The easy way is to lead the water ro overclocked coal power plants.

[@jundede]

Look at that, 665 subs, my time has come!

[@DrLootCrate]

Thanks for the sub! But that means I lost a sub in there somewhere. Boo hoo. Tell all your friends so I can get off the devil’s number.

[@luplex7567]

Greatest game of all time but performance was the reason me and my friend had to quit, after pc didn’t cut it we moved to a server wich we also broke😂😂 i was about to finish 75k mw oil to turbofuel and he was on catherium and reinforced frames, after about 300 refinery’s producing caterium stuff and about 150 at oil😂 server sad nope and everytime we shot over to oil or catherium it froze and crashed, i take that as a win for us. Also alu was done by me and it was so f easy i dont get how ppl suck so much at such planing heavy games, legit spend 30min planing and calculating your factory and you’re good to go

[@Edward-kb8iz]

And do not split or combine pipes, one pipe to and from one machine.

[@wreckoner4784]

soft soft or won't touch it. It is different...

[@DrLootCrate]

This doesn’t make any sense to me

[@ondrejabik1434]

anglaise please ?

[@DrLootCrate]

The video is in English

[@dub4148]

Bottle and sinnnnnnk it

[@DrLootCrate]

Also works but ya need the plastic

[@Gam3rs41ife]

pipes still suck

[@DrLootCrate]

Definitely annoying to figure out. An art and a science

[@davidvink6513]

All chinese to me :-(

[@DrLootCrate]

What could I have done to make it more easily understandable for you?

[@davidvink6513]

@@DrLootCrate You did it very well! Just a bit new, but having experience till Aluminium so far and that is why it sound all a bit hard to me. What would have helped is a step by step guidance how to build from after setting the floor to the last need building and power ups.