Updated the Satisfactory Concept: Farming

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                                            title: Satisfactory Concept: Farming
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
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                                            date: 2023 Apr 16
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
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                                        updated: 2024 Mar 24
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
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                                            Here is my idea for automating the collection of healing materials(such as Beryl Nuts) in Satisfactory
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
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                                            ## Plant Pods
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
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                                            Plant pods would be researchable in the Nutrients section of the MAM. It would cost:
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
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                                            * 5 modular frames 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
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                                            * 10 steel pipes
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
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                                            * 20 biofuel
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
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                                            to research.
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
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                                        You'd be able to build it in a new _Farming_ section in the production category of the build menu. It would cost the user:
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
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                                        You'd be able to build it in a new *Farming* section in the production category of the build menu. It would cost the user:
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
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                                            * 4 steel pipes
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
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                                            * 2 quickwire
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
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                                            * 5 biofuel
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        

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                                            ## Robot Farmers
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
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                                        Researchable under the _Crystal Oscillator_. The research cost is:
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
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                                        Researchable under the *Crystal Oscillator*. The research cost is:
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
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                                            * 10 Crystal Oscillators
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
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                                            * 5 AI limiter
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
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                                            * 3 quickwire
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
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                                        These little farmers need power to survive, which is why the _ROBOT charger_ is unlocked with them.
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
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                                        These little farmers need power to survive, which is why the *ROBOT charger* is unlocked with them.
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
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                                            This building can be built in the power section. They cost:
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
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                                            * 15 quickwire
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
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                                            * 2 modular frames
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
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                                            * 5 crystal oscillators
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        

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                                            Once built, this building acts like the truck station, but instead of coal, it loads power, and it can only unload items from the bot's inventory.
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
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                                        The Robo-Farmer is then buildable under the _Farming_ section in the production category of the build menu. It costs :
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
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                                        The Robo-Farmer is then buildable under the *Farming* section in the production category of the build menu. It costs:
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
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                                            * 1 Factory Cart
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
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                                            * 2 Crystal Oscillators
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
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                                            * 1 AI limiter
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        

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                                            to build.
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
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                                        These little robots have themselves a little UI that allows you to select items they should farm. Once given a task, these robots will always return to the nearest _ROBOT charger_ when their inventory is full, or they are running low on power(robots will always attempt to keep themselves powered). If the robot cannot find a plant within range that is harvestable, then the they will wait until there is one. 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
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                                        These little robots have themselves a little UI that allows you to select items they should farm. Once given a task, these robots will always return to the nearest *ROBOT charger* when their inventory is full, or they are running low on power(robots will always attempt to keep themselves powered). If the robot cannot find a plant within range that is harvestable, then the they will wait until there is one. 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
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                                            ## Getting the most out of these resources
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
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                                        Robot Farmers are best at traversing on foundations(they spend less power). As such, it is recommended, that the player create a flat platform that has plant pods with some space between for the bots to traverse between them. In the center, the player should build a _ROBOT charger_, as it will allow the robots the run around equally in each direction. Players should also utilize the _Conveyor Lift_ to bring materials to a layer above for sorting, or other purposes.
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
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                                        Robot Farmers are best at traversing on foundations(they spend less power). As such, it is recommended, that the player create a flat platform that has plant pods with some space between for the bots to traverse between them. In the center, the player should build a *ROBOT charger*, as it will allow the robots the run around equally in each direction. Players should also utilize the *Conveyor Lift* to bring materials to a layer above for sorting, or other purposes.