Save Space Efficiently! - Vertical Manifold Tutorial - Assembler Edition - Satisfactory Update 6

A step by step guide to a beautiful vertical manifold design for assemblers and Episode 4 of my efficient electromagnetic control rod factory gameplay in Satisfactory Update 6.
Watch to get some tips on how to build up, not out, and save some space on all of your Satisfactory builds. This factory is compact while still looking good.
This factory outputs 135 stators per minute with inputs of 1080 wire per minute and 405 steel pipes per minute.
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[@casiteal]

I just got this video suggested to me. Never heard of you before. But I stuck around and enjoyed your whole video I plan on watching all of your satisfactory videos. I really like your style of building and the way you think about building things. Really good stuff.

[@DrLootCrate]

Thanks Casi! I have only been at it about 4 months, so I think KZbin is still getting the word out. Consider a sub if you haven't already. I am glad you liked it and thanks for the kind words.

[@sijam2m59]

Same

[@XRednasylX]

I LOOK AT YOUR BUILDS AND IT MAKES ME WANNA CRY AHHHH. they are so beautiful.

[@DrLootCrate]

TEARS OF JOY

[@XRednasylX]

@@DrLootCrate YES

[@Pangamma]

So this is how many build my vertical smelting factory. Thank you for the tip on the vertical stacking of the splitters

[@DrLootCrate]

Awesome! Glad I could help

[@twhcommanchegamer5595]

Awesome build again! Loving your play through

[@DrLootCrate]

Thanks commanche!

[@bndoug6672]

DrLootCrate, very nice work! Thanks for sharing your beautiful work, very inspirational.

[@DrLootCrate]

Thanks for the kind words Dougie! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@stanco3500]

Very nice design ! Thank you for the video, inspiring.

[@DrLootCrate]

Thanks Stanco!

[@nino_kO1]

Thank you man omg,, can you do more videos like this... i found this very helpful and overall just fantastic to watch haha

[@DrLootCrate]

My pleasure dude! I will try to keep it up for you….if you haven’t already seen it, check out my video “Break Free of the Spaghetti”. It is along these lines and there are a few more as well.

[@LoneWrangler]

I did a similar build for Smelters, Constructors, Assemblers, and Manufacturers, each crammed into 4x4 patterns so I could blueprint them and print out a whole tower in seconds. Manufacturers actually used 2 adjoining 4x4 layouts to get all the belts and splitters in. Included interior walkways and stairs.

[@DrLootCrate]

Awesome! I happened to do this a few weeks before they dropped the teaser for blueprints. Just about perfect for one with a few tweaks and I didn’t even know they were coming!

[@TheEvox81]

Video title: "Save Space Efficiently" Reality: *demostrates wildly (space) inefficient design* But in all seriousness, it's a beautiful build.

[@DrLootCrate]

haha. Thanks man. I was thinking saving horizontal space by making it vertical, but each floor module could definitely be a lot more compact for sure. Wouldn't look as good though!

[@ugjhgjf]

This one looks great. I've started on my assembler stack today, patterned on yours. Thanks for the tutorial.

[@DrLootCrate]

No prob! Cool that you are going to do something similar

[@ugjhgjf]

@@DrLootCrate Finished my build. Managed to cram 2 assemblers into 3x3 foundations with some minor clipping. Used your design as inspiration.

[@DrLootCrate]

@@ugjhgjf awesome! That is pretty damn compact!

[@meatsuitpilot6642]

love this content. Getting a window into other peoples process is always a great fresh perspective to work with. Subscriber 995.

[@DrLootCrate]

Thanks buddy. That is one of the things that I like about watching other satisfactory vids as well. Thanks for the sub…only 5 more and they might give me a couple of bucks (literally)

[@meatsuitpilot6642]

@@DrLootCrate Keep on showing people your thought process and how you organize your playthrough, and you'll hit well over 1000. You wont even need to beg for likes and subscribes(srsly, thanks for not doing that)

[@charliebrenton4421]

Damn. Thanks, Bro. I got to stop thinking in 2D!

[@rogerhuijbens4990]

just stumbled on you yt channel.. nais vid...cool designs...new subscriber here :) keep up the good work..

[@DrLootCrate]

Thanks for the sub and the kind words, big Rog

[@mcquintao]

I have some super compact vertical manafold constructors builds in my factory. I'd like to share with u. I think that's a good one. I never search for one but didn't see nothing similar. Your's very good... tks for sharing!

[@DrLootCrate]

Thanks for watching Matheus!

[@matbrodi]

I like it. My Assetcounting self would probably switch the redirecting mergers for plain conveyers. No idea, which variant claims more computer resources, though. I like your nature preserving sentiment. I'm always working around trees and try to make my buildings fit into the landscape. It's really hard to let go for me.

[@DrLootCrate]

It might come back to haunt me to say this, but *fingers crossed* my machine is handling all of this pretty well. Still easily getting over 60 fps at 2k. The auto save length is a whole different story! I try my best on the nature but it is pretty hard. The designs like some of Stin Archi’s are mind blowing what you can do with the flora.

[@angrygreek1985]

They really need to add the ability to split directly off a vertical conveyorbelt so we can stop alternating floor hole input/outputs.

[@DrLootCrate]

I definitely agree, but hopefully not too soon because it would make my video obsolete 😉

[@howdenking]

I just hope they fix the weird "gap" at the ceiling when using floor holes.

[@angrygreek1985]

@@howdenking you mean because it doesn't line up straight with wall supports and the stackable conveyor support thing?

[@DrLootCrate]

@@howdenking for real. That just started happening with the last update I think. They must have screwed it up when they stopped letting you make infinite length lifts between floor holes.

[@khaos298]

Think you could give us all a thought process for placement of your vertical factories? Also, do you build the buildings first, after figuring out your dimensions, or do you build the shell as you build the internals?

[@DrLootCrate]

I almost always build the machines and make the designs around that. I have a rough idea of where I want to put each building and how they will connect, but let the landscape dictate where I specifically put it. After playing the game as much as I have, I have a pretty good sense of how much space is needed for each kind of machine and their belt work. It is just a matter of deciding how much to put on each floor, laying out the platform needed for the first floor, and go from there

[@yuriikrasylovych3939]

in the output, after connecting two lifts to the upper merger you can delete it and place conveyor directly, or at least that's what I would have done)

[@DrLootCrate]

It would probably look better, but I am too lazy 😉

[@winkerwatty1047]

Nice just a question, how do computers deal with all the glass? Is it horrible when working on a larger scale or does satisfactory deal with glass well?

[@DrLootCrate]

I used to play on a laptop with marginal specs and it definitely would slow down around a lot of glass (which normally comes along with a lot of items in a factory). Think seconds per frame. 😆 I built a computer in June with the main purpose of playing Satisfactory (AMD 5600x, Radeon 6750XT) and get an easy 60 FPS on ultra at 2k. So a midrange new computer doesn’t have a problem, but it is putting out some heat 🔥

[@satreaaji]

woah...cool project

[@DrLootCrate]

Thanks bud! Check the next video in the series to see it all come together in the finished product

[@satreaaji]

@@DrLootCrate anyway, what map it's? Sure i already subscribe, wanna play this game again after long long time not play

[@DrLootCrate]

@@satreaaji It’s all one big map! 🤯 This factory is over right next to the blue crater on the southwest part of the map

[@satreaaji]

@@DrLootCrate thanks, the location is so fascinating. Trying to get there, I hope not to get lost

[@DrLootCrate]

@@satreaaji it definitely is a cool spot. If you started in the grass fields, you can the eastern border of the map until you get there

[@caesaraugustus8281]

Looks like the algorithm is starting to favor you. You just popped into my suggested list, and gained another sub. Love the unique vertical design. It has a more natural yet modern appeal than most peoples designs i've seen. How many hours do you have logged on Satisfactory if I may ask?

[@DrLootCrate]

Glad the algo is working! Happy that you like the design and the vibe. I have about 530 hours on this save. I would have to check on steam for the game total, but probably pushing 1k

[@caesaraugustus8281]

@@DrLootCrate awesomme im pushing close to 600 on my first game. trying to get the nuclear pasta sent up the elevator for a win.

[@DrLootCrate]

@@caesaraugustus8281 definitely one of those games to really rack up the hours

[@user-pk9xo1vn7v]

Great content, might want to reconsider the naming scheme though

[@DrLootCrate]

Thanks! Any suggestions?

[@AndrewWells0714]

@@DrLootCrate dueling towers

[@Midrealm_DM]

9:22 - why do you need the upper merger? Why not just a belt?

[@DrLootCrate]

That is the only way that you can have the lifts in a straight line going down. If not you have to alternate them from one side to another, which is a bit annoying and doesn’t look as good IMO.

[@EwEs23]

@@DrLootCrate I think what he means is connecting the two lifts with a belt where the merger is now. It seems to be bit easier to aligne the lifts with a merger, but to my eye, atleast, a belt would be somewhat cleaner looking.

[@DrLootCrate]

@@EwEs23 ah got it. I did it for the reason you said…it is faster. I already had the merger out and the lifts “stick” to it. I have enough fiddling around to do already!

[@EwEs23]

@@DrLootCrate With a big build like this it is perfectly understantable to go with the quick option, especially when the aestetic difference would be small, like in this case.

[@foreveruknown4899]

Now build a Drone Launch Pad beside it

[@DrLootCrate]

Funny that you mention that…watch the next video in the series and see exactly that. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYKUkKRuqcaJoNk

[@foreveruknown4899]

@@DrLootCrate Lmao, now that's just perfect, guess I shoulda checked for more episodes lol.

[@Delphinus-Keya]

Tell me you have a million hours in Satisfactory without telling me.

[@DrLootCrate]

I am pretty sure I literally told you I had 520 hours on this save in the video haha