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Hello All.

Basically i understand that currently we are getting full exp from Structure Factory, I was wondering though.

and that i have to stand beside the unit to get the EXP (or close to it.)

how long would it take to say make 20 structural modules?

and, to they come out as 20 individual walls or a bundle of 20?

please and thanks.

20 structurals modules takes something like 20 minutes, maybe less

I tried yesterday to craft 20 Personnal Mineral Extractors, it lasted for more than an hour.

You have to stay close to your factory, but I dunno the exact distance

structurals modules come in a crate, only 1 in your inventory

Final products are individual though

Haaz,

Do you find using a structure factory is worth it? Given the lots it takes up and another monster I have to maintain I didn't see the benefits...plus I'm not crazy about losing resources everytime I make a schematic. Any thoughts?

I look at it this way. Building my first few factories and houses by hand, I was getting critical failures way to often on the structural modules. Crit failing on one doesnt hurt to bad, but in one house I crit failed on 10 items, causing a pause in construction because I did not have the resources to complete it. Since I have built my factory, it has churned out 150+ structural modules without one failure. It is extremely nice, to pop in the schemetic and resources and just let it churn away while I do other things rather then sit in my house and click, click, click, and then click some more. Maintenance on my factory runs no more then a medium house does, and any time I go to theed I take pricey destroy missions in the direction of my house. I thought the same thing a week ago about why have one when you can build the stuff anyways, but now that I have one, it was well worth the investment. IMHO of course

If you plan on building today be ready to click alot they busted factories too i have been waiting and hour for 1 unit and nothing...All my friends factories are messed too ..If this is not a quik fix i hope they saty so so i can redeed my factory till it it fixed..

factory is really nice as a click saver.

and it creates crates, really more convenient that individual Structural modules for example.

and some items can only be crafted with factory (heavy harvesters)

Did they nerf factories or are they just bugged?

I have had a schematic for 50 pieces that has been running for over 8hrs, still not done, and I have gotten about 10 structural exp from it, (no, that is not a typo, I do mean 10 exp, lol). The patch messages seem to be about as informative as the Network status page, so I thought there may have been a nerf to factories even though it is not mentioned in the patch notes.

during beta I hand crafted 5 walls.

which is 50 Structural moduals, man it would have been nice to have a factory. i was clicking like crazy.

they are bugged and should be fixed this morning

I'm getting ready to use one.

The schematic for a fusion generator calls for 5 indentical wall units from a factory crate. Do the structural modules need to also be factory made? If the structural modules weren't factory made, would it bother the factory it they weren't all made of the same thing? As long as they were all structural modules...

Thank you,

Greydove

Doesnt matter , i have made wall modules using factory made sturcture modules and ones i made by hand...as long as the wall modules are made in the factory you are fine.

Hatton is right, the structure modules don't matter handmade or factory made will work. Be forewarned though, for things like identical manufacturing units, the generator turbines need to be factory made.

Thanks guys for replying so quickly.

GreyDove