Scrap Mechanic Survival Auto Farm Tutorial - Harvest Plant and Water 120++ Crops

This farm was designed on patch 0.42 of the early release version.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:26 - List of parts
0:49 - Soil placement
0:59 Bridge construction
2:07 Car body construction
3:13 Bearings and wheels placement
3:33 Logic parts placement
4:10 Moving the car and finishing the body
4:30 Logic setup
6:16 Sensor range and bridge overhead
6:51 Overhead notches
7:22 Pumps placement
7:53 Vacuum pipes placement and moving back pillar
8:39 Chests placement
8:58 Pumps wiring
9:33 Filling up the chest and starting the farm
9:42 Answering some questions
11:45 Raid overview
Links:
Twitch - / mrrgon
Twitter - / rgongaming
If you would like me to make more tutorials like this make sure to comment which one should i make.
Thanks for watching :)

[@TheMrRgon]

Hey guys hope you liked the video, i'm seeing a lot of people having an issue with the cart going only one way. make sure you turn off the switch for the car to go back to the start. It is a bit manual but the reason for this is because if you want to stop it half way or make it go back at any point you have the option and I wanted to keep this farm as simple as possible. On that note it is possible to make it go back to the start automatically so if you want me to make a little update video on how to do that let me know.

[@robertmassey2143]

So I have switched it off and tried adding more then one bearing to it as well and same issue.

[@geekygek1976]

@@robertmassey2143 same problem, could get it to go one way but not the other. checked, double checked all connections vs. whats in video, no go.

[@luckiincasaito4389]

are the other logic gates AND? or did u changed them and didnt show on the vidoe cuz its not working

[@geekygek1976]

@@luckiincasaito4389 i rebuilt the movement system basing it off a basic water system to get it to go, and used xnor, nor and xor gates, different from the video but it works for forward and backward now, I think he left a step out somewhere in the video.

[@badrul6089]

Yes sir, please share vid setup to make it go to starting position automatically. Thanks

[@ghoulish4704]

Well here goes many hours of my life. The amount of glue needed is insane but it’s worth it

[@Natlusification]

glue? it's the component kits man

[@OriPeretz2301]

@@Natlusification dude for the first time ever in scrap mechanic my problem was the circuits(just started a new world and decided to build this)

[@jasoncampbell5774]

Materials list: thank you!!

[@gargara123456]

Superb video, straight to the point! Not a 20min + gameplay to get to the info. I deeply appreciated it. Please do a similar video for auto base defense, like auto spud guns and traps.

[@raphiknight1858]

INSANE! Would like to see a tutorial for your farm cars. Maybe one easy affordable one and another one for later in the game ?

[@toma1483]

i love that design. great job

[@JiggyMacFly]

I did a total rework of the logic setup on this build and have it fully working with the press of a switch. I am working on doing a recording of it and I will help anyone out that needs this help. Thanks for the build tutorial as everything else besides the logic portion is pretty much identical.

[@badrul6089]

Did you manage to make it return back to starting point automatically? If so, please kindly share. Thanks.

[@JiggyMacFly]

badrul Fakharudin I did in fact get it to return. I am not really good at editing videos and am having a hard time to get a video decent enough to post but I am working on it. The issue with the original build is the logic controls are not correct. I could show you in a game if you would like

[@dennisswanepoel]

@@JiggyMacFly I would also like to know how you did it.

[@justintabaniag6905]

U deserve more credits! This awesome! Keep up the good work and I'll definitely make this design in my survival world.

[@andraskeresztes9561]

I just built ur idea and it works perfectly, thanks for the video.

[@jamesgod3]

Amazing stuff 👌

[@latedecember2805]

I made two of these today. One on a test world another in my main world. It took me many hours to get it right. I had to reposition the pumps twice and the later it got and more tired I was the more mistakes I made. The only problem I have is it won't roll. I know it must be the Barings but I'll have to leave it for tomorrow as it was getting very late in the evening. I have it completed I just need to tweak it a bit to get it to roll. my test world auto farm worked perfectly. I love the build and hope you share more.

[@eastlothian98]

Great guide man, had problems getting it running, my bearings/controllers would not act like yours did. solved by replacing controllers with 2 electric engines. 1 forward 1 back. cheers man

[@renedaconceicao]

You are amazing bro! 👌🏻

[@JiggyMacFly]

I seriously can not get this thing to go backward. I have it setup just like yours however it travels forward, makes it to the end go back and forth and then travels all the way to the end and will not go backwards unless i hit the switch again then it repeats the backward and forward movement and travels all the way to the end and stops.

[@HadesBoy01]

nice tutorial man, thankyu !!!

[@PeterPannekoek1850]

Genius design

[@PekarDaniel]

Amazing, Thank You

[@robertmassey2143]

I am having the same issue. I followed everything to a T and my cart will only go one way. Has anyone figured this out yet?

[@chillnation9420]

This is so good 😊

[@javgarag]

Amazing!

[@kylian5957]

Nice tutorial

[@MrBrightside356]

When the collector pumps are activated they work, but when the seed and water launcher rows are activated for the first time they disconnect completely. The blue lights on the tube corners that indicate they are connected to the chest turn off, and won't turn back on until I disconnect and reconnect the vacuum pumps. Any help?

[@Glocktopus42]

Great video, I'd love to see a water only version of this system. Would be easier for new players to get the resources to build it!

[@AshikaSuzuki.]

i think if you just make the water part of it and put it in the middle thats good enough (basically repurposing the planting part because they are all the same thing)

[@makk5180]

Subscription earned.

[@kaljestro966]

for me the cart keeps falling through the bridge as soon as I move further away from the base, did you run into the same problem or know a solution?

[@senseiplay8290]

Hello! My vacuum pump tries to put a seed even if it has no place to and wastes 20+ seeds every time... What do I do to prevent it?

[@_Zilch]

My man!

[@joanrv3931]

I love the video thanks, Would you do a tutorial for a mining truck??

[@youtubergamer223]

Nice bro 😎

[@geekygek1976]

For those of you having issue with motion, I had to rebuild this at a new location, and I built a simple platform with the wiring in creative mode so you can download it and see all the required connections and sensor / logic gate settings. It uses less logic circuits for the platform, and is laid out in creative mode in a way you can easily see the wire connections, and test it if you build a simple runner track for it. here's the workshop link: steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2118657575

[@princh2a881]

how do you have a gap between each vacuum pump and still plant everything that makes no sence please help!

[@jibi8144]

That's what I'm talking about!

[@bruu9234]

Nice bro

[@kvxpe0]

bruh thank u so much :))

[@user-ss6gp2gu6r]

Can you automatically put fertiliser in the plants, or is that not possible with vacuum pumps?

[@geekygek1976]

you can, but you have to hunt for fert or get it from the trader, the pumps will shoot whatever is in the connected chest

[@phucgames2899]

thanks it is very good

[@dustinpeoples7001]

Can I make it go a little bit faster? If so, could you explain how?

[@catdisc5304]

Saw your original post on reddit and was inspired to build my own design based on yours. I pretty much came up with the same principle as you but slightly different. Am only using 5 pumps per row, because that's what I had at the time of building. I'm using binary logic to automate the machine to return into default position, I launch it by pressing a button (not switch) which toggles the memory to switch from 00 to 01, triggering the first controller and the and-gates on the sensors, as soon as it arrives at the end it switches from 01 to 10, disabling the first controller and enabling the second one which is just there so it can move back. As soon as it arrives at the end it toggles the memory back to 00 by using a sensor. I personally think your design is simpler and cleaner but both really are almost the same. Also mine's driving on two rails, left and right, because I found that the stability is a lot higher and I don't risk tipping the machine over by accident

[@badrul6089]

I need this setup. Is it too different from this video? Or just minor tweaks?

[@handsomejack4947]

That’s what I use but made it one bit by inverting the output of 01 when going backwards

[@rsishikawa]

How you did this? Its a really Nice setup going back to default position

[@davidkohler7435]

Both my Controllers seem to be on constantly, so the thing doesnt move! If I turn up one Controller (increase the rotation or speed compared to the other), it will move. Would rather it worked with the button though! Any idea what I might be doing wrong?

[@dennisswanepoel]

Same issue here. I will follow the response.

[@BB-ul3tu]

@@dennisswanepoel make sure that you used the secont slot in the controller not the frirst

[@BB-ul3tu]

like from lefrt to right

[@hobbz808]

Hai does anyone know why mines is only going forward and wont go backwards when i flip the switch?

[@CAT1990DK]

I made a system exactly like yours but I can only make it run one way and it does not help to turn the button on and off I do not know what I am doing wrong and it is set up similar to yours I do not know if there is a bug somewhere I try to uninstall the game and reinstall it and the bug is still there It could be cool if you could provide answers to what then could do ?

[@Storam3]

It's been about 3 weeks and your system is great. Please upload any other new ideas you have come up with pkease.

[@hobrin4242]

what about an auto wall replanisher with vaccuum pipes? I mean it is probably easier to build a wall that can't be damaged but that might get "patched" and things

[@Stitchmaniac2]

I am having a problem with the wheels as well (read comments) I can get it to go one way but unless i change the wheels direction it won't ever go the other way.

[@FerbicSutter]

I had this problem, I remade the farm with the same blocks and it worked. I now have a mega farm with 240 soils.

[@vivivs2774]

Amazing. By what means (schools, texts, diet, socialization) are you so intelligent? I barely wrapped my head around what you were up to after connecting the pumps to the logic gates. Does that mean the vacuums have some programming within them that detect for each item placed inside them? Like water dispenses only on dry ground? Or is the logic gate solely responsible for detecting that a plot can be upraded/altered? Thank you so much for the video!

[@TheMrRgon]

Hey thanks for the nice comment :) The vacuum pipes actually don't have any logic currently in the game. The way it works is that the pumps only activate if the car is moving forward and if the switch that they are connected to is triggered by the notches placed on top (6:51) which are set up right above the soil/crops.

[@vivivs2774]

@@TheMrRgon Oh I see! at 6:21 you set the sensors to a range of 4 and the notches fall within that measurement at 6:51! You wrote a program in 3d while also constrained by survival mechanics using only a few component kits. Brilliant and elegant! I didn't know what the sensor range was for on the first pass at the video. That is so cool that you are skilled in both static and dynamic spatial ability. Thanks again!

[@thekingofmoney09]

I have a design that uses senzors and Blocks, but its small and im working on a bigger version

[@galtramte4741]

Can this be made to a 16 wide design

[@antoniizydorski3101]

Hi, can you show in next wideo where you ve got your base?

[@wolfe8631]

Plant and water 120+ crops. Me who plants 652 crops at a time. AMATEURS

[@milanmegens4681]

How did you make it return? mine stops at the end and doesnt go back

[@josevazquez3280]

How are the raids?

[@bevins68]

Is there something I am missing on how to get the carriage to go the other direction? I have watched your video a dozen times and for the life of me I cannot get the vehicle to return to where it started from. Hopefully I am missing a minor detail somewhere. Thank you for the great video. Also, after leaving the game the carriage/vehicle keeps falling below the track. How does one fix this without having to tear the track out each time to drop it back in place?

[@TheMrRgon]

I haven't experienced any issue where it goes through the track so it might be a bug... for the backward part make sure you got the connections right and that you connected the logic gate of the switch to the back controller. the way it works is that the switch is connected to the front controller but the logic gate of the switch is connected o the back controller. This way they are opposite because the logic gate of the switch should be set to "NOR". make sure you followed the part after 4:30 correctly

[@bevins68]

@@TheMrRgon Thank you for the reply. I have taken a screenshot of what I have put together. Can you see where I might have went wrong? I have rewatched the section at 4:30 several more times and still cannot work this out. I hope this works - imgur.com/NBTFWWk Edit: Rebuilding the track out of a different material than wood block seemed to clear the falling through issue. Still haven't figured out the movement though.

[@vaz6071]

@@bevins68 I got stuck for 2-3 hours with that issue. Is your controllers in a loop? For me re-doing the connections from zero while following this video step-by-step helped.

[@TheMrRgon]

@@bevins68 Hmm it looks good in general but kinda hard to tell, Is that front sensor's logic gate set to NOR?

[@Stitchmaniac2]

If you figure it out let me know, can even invite to my world to better understand the issue because for me, when it's off it moves forward and when it's on nothing happens. I too watched the video repeatedly, rewired it repeatedly, etc.

[@romeolorincz6008]

Nice! Is it working with water cannons?

[@TheMrRgon]

Hey I talked about that a bit at 9:42 but the short answer is yes it does

[@romeolorincz6008]

Ohhh, thanks ;D

[@bob2150]

Does anyone know why mine would fall off the rail after i walk away from it ? even know there are pillars at both ends to stop it.

[@TheMrRgon]

Haven't seen it happen myself but saw a comment saying that he made the platform out of wood and it would glitch off once you change the material it works fine... could try that.

[@antoniocarrenoarnedo9364]

@@TheMrRgon im having the same issue, but i dont know what the issue is, i built everything with wood, do i have to change all? or only the bridge?

[@antoniocarrenoarnedo9364]

did the material changeing work for you?

[@bob2150]

@@antoniocarrenoarnedo9364 i originally used cement 3 to build bridge and wood for cart, and thats when i had the issues. i didnt change any materials, but i built a platform/wall at where the cart stops and that solved my problem. just make sure it doesnt block the dispensors and sensors.

[@antoniocarrenoarnedo9364]

@@bob2150 ohhh i could try that, could you send a screenshot or a link to one or something like that please? im desperate xD

[@kaczusieq]

You can use water cannons to water a plants

[@JayTailor45]

We want more content !

[@OriPeretz2301]

built this as a starter farm, resource collecting took 12 hours

[@grinebrud]

im struggleing to build a good easy defence for around the wall. sawblades dosent work cause they are afraid of them and keep their distance. i tried with crusher traps but they glitch out. and spinning wood sticks only knock them over. ps great video. ill be building one of those in my world

[@TheMrRgon]

Try and have a look at the layout of the wall I built and how i defend at 11:45. I might be making a guide on best base defenses and such soon

[@jasoncampbell5774]

Check out Scrapman's latest bounce defense video

[@zsquad1081]

For some reason some soil is empty, the seed is not thrown at it, of all 120, 4 have not been planted. It's not a big problem, but I wonder why.

[@TheMrRgon]

Unfortunately this does happen sometime, from my experience its about 2 seeds or so for a 120 plant. It is caused by some pumps not firing so it doesn't waste seeds. It does happen randomly so I assume it is a bug and hopefully it will get fixed soon.

[@zsquad1081]

@@TheMrRgon Oh, Good to know! I thought I had done something wrong and I couldn't find where, thanks for the guide, it's really impressive.

[@JiggyMacFly]

slow the controller down

[@yoyobrz]

What is the background music you are using?

[@TheMrRgon]

Music is "Chill Jazzy Lofi Hip Hop Beat FREE Instrumental (No Copyright) Chillhop Music" by "Chill Out Records - No Copyright Music" direct link - kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHvFdpeeba-DqNU

[@yoyobrz]

MrRgon thank you! You got a sub from me and inspired me! I am starting a let’s play I will use the farm and put your link in the description. Also if you are looking for people to play with or join your world on scrap am new! Have a good one

[@thomb.9013]

The real question is, how do you defend this farm?

[@milanmegens4681]

Its not going backwards! I clicked the button off but it just stays at the end

[@alekkozikov]

I followed trough video everything is good but, i have troubles with first vacuums, they don't grab plants... Can someone help me ?

[@romeolorincz6008]

Change the way of arrows myb?!

[@alekkozikov]

@@romeolorincz6008 changed

[@alekkozikov]

And still nothing

[@jakeoneill3119]

Wish i read the comments prior, did the video to the T. Nothing. goes one way.

[@VD.....]

AMAZING CAN U SHOW US YOUR WALL ? I WANT TO SEE IT BETTER

[@TheMrRgon]

I'm working on some new stuff including that so look forward for that soon! :)

[@jocosesonata]

How about a self-defending farm?

[@TheMrRgon]

Maybe soon ;)

[@nelsdzyre438]

As for me i just put two auto turret directly in front of the farm and the entrance to my base is in front of the turret. Then put a toilet sit on top of the farm so that the raid will try to get to you and the farm while the auto turret finish up everything. Not a single issue with this setup. My only not really an issue is that, I have too much loots from the raid to bring back to the refiner. Need to figure out automation for that too. :)

[@jocosesonata]

Pair that with a dedicated potato auto-farm that links to the ammo box and your farm is practically invincible.

[@FillyGman]

I wonder when folks will realize that a vacuum pump is only needed one per three rows.

[@NeroNesta]

Hello Guy REALLY NICE FARMING BOT dude its insane how clean it looks i need your help maybe hmm.. how can i defend this crops? i mean this bots destroys all my crops easyly :D

[@TheMrRgon]

Hey thanks, I'm working on some new guides and videos centered about defending so just stick around :)

[@NeroNesta]

@@TheMrRgon Thank you alot you got my sub:)

[@Hojbjerg2046]

man , great work, but the background music not so good.

[@DolceFarnienteABC123]

I followed every single step, and double checked everything...still doesn't work. ~_~

[@roganrewis1706]

try not to make the audio 20 minutes after you show the visual

[@elieli209]

did the same thing not working two years later maybe the game changed so fuck my life and this build hahaha. have to turn off the front controllers loop to get the thing back. tried waterpumps no way to conect it to one container. too expensive of a build

[@bratekdylowski2250]

Your video is not a complete explanation of electronic connections

[@dennisswanepoel]

If only you instructions were on time with what you display. So confusing to hear one thing and see something else.

[@razzor707]

You do things soo fast and flick your camera non stop so i cannon see the the position you set wheels... happends alot in your videos. You go really fast without showing. You basically just do vocal over gameplay or something

[@Jipman69]

this is broken. fix it. lol. somethings off with your vid. your contraption doesnt work.

[@nelsdzyre438]

It works great. I have tested it myself on 6x16 farm.

[@handsomejack4947]

This ticks me off. If you’re not smart enough too follow a block by block tutorial, don’t make the KZbinrs job to fix a problem that doesn’t work exist. You didn’t build it right. fix it. lol.

[@dublin9699]

How about we dont do a fucking timelapse, where playback speed has to be at .25 to understand a damn thing, thanks-

[@1degRazz]

bro ur going way too fast, like i literally cant even see what your doing, why on earth would you SPEED up the video

[@TheBookNerd1]

Your design is broken. It does not work. Please delete this video so no one else wastes their time trying to do this.