Tips

Use the production graph to compare what is produced and consumed over time.

Leave blank corridors next to smelting, fluids and main transport routes.

Automate frequently used belts, inserters, poles and ammunition in a small mall.

Inspect power, recipe selection, item inputs, fluid inputs and full output slots.

Separate and prioritize coal delivery for boilers until alternate power is reliable.

Compare item demand with the number and tier of belts and their lane filling.

Inspect all outputs and connected tanks when refineries or chemical plants stop.

Understand rail blocks before designing intersections, stackers and shared tracks.

Spread roboports near high-traffic paths and monitor charging queues.

Label Space Age-only blueprints and don't show them in base-only guide flows.

Name target stocks, inputs and outputs clearly in combinator configurations.

Scale production using the limiting input rather than one theoretical machine ratio.