Factories: Difference between revisions

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Factories allow you to produce goods at scale. You can employ NikNaks to help you collect and process resources!

Funnel these resources to a builder NikNak who will build out a blueprint.

Bring in the right NikNaks who are well suited to do your tasks!

Setting up

To set up a factory, place blueprint at the loading zone. Each blueprint lists the resources required to build it, and you can place a DropBox at the loading zone for each resource.

Once all DropBoxes are filled, the builder NikNak builds the blueprint into a mesh.

NikNaks

Each NikNak has unique traits and skillsets. When assigning one to a factory, you:

Select the resource region it collects from (draw it like a paintbrush!)
(Optional) Select the NikNak processing action, or “None”
Select a DropBox as its drop-off location.

Moving Resources

Moving around the world can take a long time.

You can build “conveyor belts” using Sprites that carry DropBoxes above their head! Your factory worker NikNak can drop off resources into the DropBoxes so that sprite NikNaks bring them to the loading zone for the Builder NikNak to use.

Shortening the distance your NikNaks needs to walk for resource collection makes your factory more efficient!

Strategic Design Principles

High-level strategies for setting up a good factory.

Flow efficiency

What's the weakest / slowest part of your factory?

If you improve that, then your output will be greater

What resources are available in your base?

Optimize for what's needed for your blueprint!

Efficient NikNak navigation

How to layout your factory so it's easy for NikNaks to get around?

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-A good way to think about how factories work in the Mainframe is that it's a reverse manufacturing system:
+Factories allow you to produce goods at scale. You can employ NikNaks to help you collect and process resources!
-You start with a [[Blueprints | Blueprint]] -> Requirements -> Gather & Process -> Build
+Funnel these resources to a builder NikNak who will build out a blueprint.
-Ask yourself, "What do I need to make this Blueprint?", then design a factory run by [[NikNaks]] to build it!
+Bring in the right NikNaks who are well suited to do your tasks!
-== Example Factory ==
+== Setting up ==
+To set up a factory, place blueprint at the loading zone. Each blueprint lists the resources required to build it, and you can place a DropBox at the loading zone for each resource.
-Place a target blueprint with a [[Builder]] NikNak. When the required resources are met, the Builder will build the mesh.
+Once all DropBoxes are filled, the builder NikNak builds the blueprint into a mesh.
-Design the factory layout needed for obtaining the resources for completing your blueprint (i.e. processing machines, conveyor paths, and drop zones)
+== NikNaks ==
-Bring in the right NikNaks who are well suited to do your tasks! If you have good rapport, they will start working at your factory!
+[[File:employing_a_niknak.jpeg|thumb|400px]]
-== Strategic Factory Design ==
+Each NikNak has unique traits and skillsets. When assigning one to a factory, you:
-The way to think about designing your factories are:
+* Select the resource region it collects from (draw it like a paintbrush!)
-# Creating processed goods out of raw materials
+* (Optional) Select the NikNak processing action, or “None”
-# Moving goods and materials around space
+* Select a DropBox as its drop-off location.
-Factories gather, process, and deliver materials to the builder, which is driven by a blueprint.
+== Moving Resources ==
+Moving around the world can take a long time.
-The blueprint what materials and what quantity must be presented.
+You can build “conveyor belts” using [[Sprites]] that carry DropBoxes above their head! Your factory worker NikNak can drop off resources into the DropBoxes so that sprite NikNaks bring them to the loading zone for the Builder NikNak to use.
-Then a Builder NikNak takes the resources and builds the schematic in the blueprint!
+Shortening the distance your NikNaks needs to walk for resource collection makes your factory more efficient!
-A well designed factory should be autonomous!
+== Strategic Design Principles ==
-== How Factories affect your NikNaks ==
+High-level strategies for setting up a good factory.
-Working at factories wears NikNaks out - they get tired.
+=== Flow efficiency ===
-For every NikNak that works at your factory, you should make sure that they have a [[Bed]] and a house for sleeping at night!
+What's the weakest / slowest part of your factory?
-NikNaks need to sleep at night to recharge...
+If you improve that, then your output will be greater
+=== What resources are available in your base? ===
+Optimize for what's needed for your blueprint!
+=== Efficient NikNak navigation ===
+How to layout your factory so it's easy for NikNaks to get around?
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