Building An EPIC Rail Network in Satisfactory

[@TotalXclipse]

Would you like to see an updated train guide for update 8?

[@thunderbolt4494]

Yes. :)

[@John-pz1zx]

Yes please

[@Oxibase]

Absolutely.

[@kiabrste2961]

Yep

[@deanzap3658]

One click factories 🎉 made all the others and wowee they make life easy

[@wyntje83]

man, once you have a good rail setup, it's such a live saver. it is just SO time consuming to build. I'd love to see a guide on how to build something workable with some quick but semi realistic blueprints and tips on how to build a modular setup. e.g. main double rail system through the map with branches off the main line for loading/unloading activities.

[@PixelBoyMiner]

literally me right now, I just unlocked trains and am so overwhelmed and confused about how to do all of the tips people say to start with

[@hashtagrex]

@@PixelBoyMiner the best tips i can offer is to start really simple. Trains are basically moving storage containers, treat stations as such. Dont worry about items per minute or anything (though I can give you a secret that the length of the train journey has zero impact on items per minute if you set trains up right). The way I started is I simply needed several resources that were slightly spread out to make my turbofuel power plant. So I set up a simple monorail for 1 train that visited various points to pick up all the resources, then deposited them where they were needed. My line was a single track, meaning it was two way. It is perfectly viable to set up every single trainline like that, it's just not particularly efficient. After that, you should have a decent idea of how trains work. I set up a blueprint for dual track pillars with block signals on em that I dotted around to make a really long 1 way line, essentially a big loop. It went to nowhere in particular, but near to some places where I had factories. Once you've got something like that set up, anything you connect to it can be connected to each other. Any time I need resources for a factory, I just add a station with a connection point to the main line and voila. Trains are genuinely really simple. Don't be intimidated by them, but learn their intricacies (especially storage buffers at the station input/output). You can imagine them as ways of handloading factory resources, but automatically

[@H3xx99]

Lumen also causes emmissive signs to actually cast colored light a short distance, so having guide lights along walk ways will help in darkness.

[@gagedickinson3665]

I've got 1300 Hours into this game in a solo world which I'm pretty proud of (having learn a major amount from your videos) but I always feel like my world is far inferior to yours! So clean! Love it!

[@thegoodolddayz6183]

I would scrap the monorail and just have 2 way train tracks. After or before each station, make a track round-a-bout so that trains can circle back to their returning destination quicker. Ive been working on a train network for months now on my save and I really cannot wait to show you all what ive actually done, but its a long way off as im creating a massive master piece of a level. I would also recommend not having such sharp bends. I do my bends very gentle by rotating a foundation by 5 degree's, then add 4 extra foundations along from that rotated foundation then repeat. You get a longer curve and it feels a bit more normal for trains since they do about 150 km/h.

[@SirLANsalot]

its just easier to build with the concrete foundation from the start, instead of changing it later. Since the Concrete foundation only needs...well...Concrete instead of also needing plates. Also in U8, the Covered Concrete foundations are stunning with their reflections being even better then before, and even better still with Lumen.

[@The_Lunatic_Toad]

i find it really interesting that once a more realistic light engine gets introduced all the players start building completly differently from what they had been doing. Now players are thinking how can i get more light in the building.

[@TotalXclipse]

This was built prior to lumen but I've always found ways to add extra lighting. Just been cautious about using too many signs 😅

[@geemcd]

That bit where the trains go in... I'd call it the "entrance" x

[@Seedzification]

Good guy streamer showcasing how to do his blueprints 👍, instead of selling them to patreons like another streamer would.

[@nictolopy9473]

If it’s a monorail, you can’t go wrong with naming the station Brockway, Ogdenville, or North Haverbrook….

[@I_am_nobody999]

It sure put them on the map!

[@bikehunter82]

I'm going through a bunch of your videos in preparation for 1.0.... you are the best, my good sir.

[@FastTquick]

Your train lines look so simple to build, and the supports look really good while having simple and easy designs to learn. My biggest issue with them is that your turns are too short and the turn tracks looks really goofy without the steel frame highlights. I’m always a fan of train lines with long, gradual curves.

[@TotalXclipse]

Long gradual turns look great but are more time consuming to make it depends on how much time you have to spend on them

[@Zhab80]

@@TotalXclipse I think the issue is that real life trains do not handle sharp curves well. It is all about how much realism you want (or can be bothered) to include in your architecture. Right now I'm focused on learning the game, so I'm perfectly happy with floating sky stuff.

[@MalReaver]

thank you! I am struggling with getting my curves right and even straight lines with the tracks can be hard. Going to do some blueprints!

[@CRCinAU]

Yeah - the curves are always a pain in the ass - and I can never get them right :(

[@jasenmorin4936]

Deleting blueprints on the map editor removes the pieces but it does not remove the binding box. If you try to build other blue prints near the ones you deleted you will encounter issues.

[@Ecliptor.]

@@ProgNoizesB surely people don't just pay the patreon for the blueprints...

[@laughingcloud3516]

one thing you can try when update 8 drops is integrating a road into you monorail. i have a blueprint for a road that has a monorail running on a track elevated slightly above the center of the road

[@TotalXclipse]

Would like to do something with a highway....

[@flare242]

I can't even watch these anymore. I'm still mourning my intricate train network that covered most of the map. That went out of the window thanks to update 3. I did start from scratch and tried to rebuild, but IT WAS NEVER THE SAME... COFFEE STAIN!!! YOU MURDERERS!!!

[@TotalXclipse]

I'm expecting another world Kull at 1.0

[@Bossdingo32Gaming]

colour seems fine to me, it looks cool, keep up the awesome work xclipse

[@jmrumble]

Dordrecht Centraal is in The Netherlands! Idk what to name it though… I kinda like the pre-configured names, though finding a Skövde (Scandinavian country maybe?) right near Hamburg (Germany) is a little bit confusing for figuring out how to navigate the rail network…

[@PronetoPlayYT]

Dude, thanks for the Video! I just created a railway blueprint myself yesterday and was wondering why the flip my train does not ride on it. It just cannot snap… Also love the monorail idea for the pioneer! Regarding Station Color: I like the tunnels being pitch black and maybe so small so that a train barely fits through, so it has this subway feeling. Also maybe have the concrete wall of the Station itself coated as well, as the floor is? Could give it a shining and modern look.

[@XadeGrimm]

so simple yet elegant

[@Aeregon]

Ofcourse the most creative building game youtubers are Dutch. I should have known. I am telling you, its the frikandellen.

[@theprofessor392]

You should build snapping points at the top of your curves and ramps, it’s much easier than snapping at the bottom

[@H3xx99]

Fyi, those crates in the wall are the reason I set Concrete/ asphalt to my default materials. It's cheapest bulding material, requiring only cement.

[@scooterchito7213]

your work is amazing !!!!

[@lukaslenzi7904]

Hello, I have a question for general Satisfactory. You said you have different factories for different things, how do you do it later? Like it is easy for beginner items, but if you need items for others again, how do you plan that logistically?

[@nagisaphantom]

Nice video editing! Got my sub for sure :p

[@Locomotor1979]

lol that station name is from the netherlands island city between roosendaal and Rotterdam aka Dordrecht

[@Arakij11]

9:28 got me laughing so hard i havent laughed like that in a while thank you

[@TotalXclipse]

Couldn't believe I didn't notice the issue before hand :D

[@almancoolguy]

I really enjoyed the video, I'm also having so much fun perfecting spaces and finding new ways to interact with our building blocks :) Have fun TX!

[@UKSparhawk]

Sooo ive got all your BP and they are truly magical for someone who have zero creativity. I am trying to make a ramp for your 2 way railtrack but am stuck, is there any way to make the road barriers snap to a slope/ramp?

[@nukerkid105]

The likelihood of me being able to play satisfactory is high unlikely, but i still like to watch the tutorials

[@ae_alex]

Recently found your channel. Loving your videos. What did you use for the lights on this station? I'm thinking the blank signs with highs light emission, but I'm wondering if there are alternatives you might suggest that dont require a lot of quartz.

[@TotalXclipse]

In the station I used actual lights and also skylights. But in the main I use signs for my other builds

[@PepperBoxes]

Full moon, half moon, TotalXclipse

[@steveee_0]

What is the Monorail for? it can just ride on the normal train track, no?

[@TotalXclipse]

Stops me hitting automated trains on the track

[@Keldrath]

This dudes like Satisfactory's Bob Ross

[@erickthome3008]

Name of Main Station: "Lizzard Doggo" or only "Doggo Station".. Srry, i love this alien!

[@KingmanRoss]

O,I see what you did.(newbie here) you made a blueprint(or built it and THEN made that a blueprint? let me know if that is correct) and then assembled that into the finished track.??The more I watch the more I am amazed with this game.Also,being update 8 with the unreal 5 engine,the more I am amazed my rig can handle it on "High" settings.

[@swiftlyez]

Which mod are you using to build the monorail?

[@Bulbasaurprimez]

5:24 hello

[@TheBboyEnergy]

what was the point of the monorail annyways I dont understand

[@Ronkley]

Watching this back idk how we survived without dimensional depots

[@hi-its-matt]

dear god my world does not look anywhere this good. it's all a mess of cubes hiding spaghetti. i'd love to build stuff like you have but i fear my world is already too far gone. maybe a tutorial on converting dull cubes into nice spaces would be good? or maybe i'm hoping for too much haha.

[@mukulvdhiman]

Have the stations in the theme of the London underground

[@luftwolf7405]

Dirty and full of beggars? xD

[@Gazza108]

The name of the Train should be called "Planet Train"

[@MericJones]

I know I’m too late but name it gorge

[@SkaOArts]

Arent you in the experimental for update 8? Shouldn't you have the acess to the new features.?

[@dracul1986]

Did the game really gave it a Dutch name? Nice

[@drakkondarkspell]

Obligatory "Trainy McTrain-Face" response.

[@ched4516]

Should name the monorail "Kyle"

[@ZamalamaDingDong]

How can you like build soo Dame good. When i Build, i am always rushing tiers ahha

[@Boozsha_Bo_Bellys]

⚒

[@sanitarysanchez]

i have no idea how to make the track foundations turn

[@elliottpeterson5021]

Do you use mods or creative mode?

[@TotalXclipse]

No creative mode - I use mods so that it's always daylight and can fly for recording ☺️

[@elliottpeterson5021]

@@TotalXclipse dang that’s commitment 🏆

[@Director_K1]

you're like bob ross but if he built factories

[@AlexGreen1991]

Haven't played in a while. Is that all vanilla or is the game modded? 1:15

[@TotalXclipse]

Everything built is vanilla

[@hand587]

​@@TotalXclipse How did you make the lights? Are those unlockable or are they signs that are set to light one colour or something?

[@shoxdanger]

do you life in dordrecht ?

[@manaiagilsenan8570]

How?

[@donaldpetersen2382]

SC2 meh. Satisfactory update? Time to build a new computer!

[@zaeblo5947]

Strangely, cant find any youtube videos with LTN trains.

[@TotalXclipse]

LTN trains?

[@ATippingBarn]

Meanwhile I can never seem to make a straight track.

[@chriswizard4930]

plz link the patriot page

[@magburner]

It is as if you have become less skilled at designing railway lines. I saw a guide you did a long time ago with curved rails, and I was very impressed. I altered you technique ever so slightly, and I managed to create beautiful sweeping curves. Seeing this video, I was excited to learn something new, I thought that you would be far past anything I could make, but your railway curves follow obtuse angles, your designs looks good, but the techniques in laying the lines is very basic.

[@thomasaitken7495]

"Boogart Station"

[@boy13468]

Did i just found out that your dutch? Because the trainstation had a dutch name

[@TotalXclipse]

Unfortunately not - that's autoset by the game

[@axron1]

Ben je Nederlands? want Dordrecht centraal is nog al Nederlands.

[@TotalXclipse]

That's autoset by the game

[@axron1]

@@TotalXclipse ahh oke

[@matthieu4337]

I believe one of the programmers was Dutch. Also, the first ten stations have pre-programmed names four of which are from the Netherlands.

[@TimmsyTFG]

All the clipping in your builds/world is horrible

[@manticser7299]

Just watched all the way through - yeah, I'm a little late. But those flying views are so helpful. Currently working on a build and it's clear I need some additional planning 🫣😁

[@KingmanRoss]

So,what your doing is making blueprints to put those together to make the finished product,like what happens in a lot of games,but this game actually starts a few steps >>Before>Finished