Factories: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 05:28, 21 July 2025

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:
+Factories allow you to produce goods at scale. You can employ NikNaks to help you collect and process resources!
-You start with a Blueprint -> Requirements -> Gather & Process -> Build
-Ask yourself, "What do I need to make this Blueprint?", then design a factory run by [[NikNaks]] to build it!
+Funnel these resources to a builder NikNak who will build out a blueprint.
-In NikNak, you can create factories that are run by [[NikNaks]] to execute [[Blueprints]].
+Bring in the right NikNaks who are well suited to do your tasks!
-The way to think about designing your factories are:
+== Setting up ==
-# Creating processed goods out of raw materials
+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.
-# Moving goods and materials around space
-Factories gather, process, and deliver materials to the builder, which is driven by a blueprint.
+Once all DropBoxes are filled, the builder NikNak builds the blueprint into a mesh.
-The blueprint what materials and what quantity must be presented.
+== NikNaks ==
-Then a Builder NikNak takes the resources and builds the schematic in the blueprint!
+[[File:employing_a_niknak.jpeg|thumb|400px]]
-A well designed factory should be autonomous!
+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.
-== How Factories affect your NikNaks ==
+== Moving Resources ==
+Moving around the world can take a long time.
-Working at factories wears NikNaks out - they get tired.
+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.
-For every NikNak that works at your factory, you should make sure that they have a [[Bed]] and a house for sleeping at night!
+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?
-NikNaks need to sleep at night to recharge...
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