Okay. I seldom comment but I use TH-cam mostly for tutorials for various things - you are incredible. So detailed. So incremental. So layered. Clear. Concise. I mean… this is your jam. Thank you so much for your work.
A very good guide but you left out one small but important point regarding mining: You can set different excavators to prioritize different materials like Stone or the different Ores. Still, the ramp and retaining wall demos alone make this a good watch!
Great job! I can now start again playing the game. I left it because of mining & dumping mystery. Congratulations for your video. Not only it is essential for dumb people like me, but (being myself an editor too) I can appreciate the work and time spent to prepare the speech and each single clip to illustrate it. Many thanks!
Phenomenal to the point tutorial. Clear voice that doesn't add in opinion, this or that, try to sell something, just explains what the title says. Wonderful job, wonderful game.
Something to add to retaining walls. Sense the walls can be built anywhere but mining is locked to the grid you can mine through the wall and destroy things you were trying to protect. So long at the section to be mined is in the middle of the wall your good. But if it goes just a little past the wall model not even the area the wall says it takes you will dig past it.
14:47 lol 100h+ game? I have that game for 3 days and I am at 40h as of now already, so definetly xD And Great Video btw. I use the retaining walls for clean ramps above ground :D
Thanks, this is excellent. Love this game and want to stick with it but have been stuck on mining and dumping. I have watched several other tutorials but this one really nailed it for me.
Quick tip if it hasn't been mentioned already: Mining towers don't have to be built for their dumping preferences to take effect, meaning you can create separate dumping grounds for Dirt, Rocks, Slag, Waste etc without actually using any resources building the towers that control those dumping grounds. At least as of version 0.4.14B
@@CharliePryor well either way, I started playing along with your recent series and learning a lot to that way. So keep up the good work and thnx for the educational videos.
Excellent video and great presentation! I'm looking into trying out this game as a long-time Factorio veteran. This was really helpful to get a quick look into mining and ramps. Nicely done! +1 Sub
TY so much. Grat video. One question. I can use the dumping tool quite well. But when mining I can't seem to get the level to go up or down when i want. If I use the angle it alays wants to climb, not descend and then all of a sudden I've pressed the right keys or something and it goes down. Q and E seem to have no effect. And F just goes up or flat. Until it doesn't. arggh. Also, it seems the really large trucks (tier 3) won't go under transports. This game is so fun.
Use R to rotate the slope tool. The default state for mining should be to slope down, and the default for dumping up. - but R will let ya change around.
Hey great videos man i really appreciate it. I do have a question i can't seem to find anywhere. If you make your trucks create dump piles for say iron ore or coal, can you still use them? or will they have to be put directly into a storage building? thanks.
Still usable. Just moves the resources, it doesn’t make them inaccessible. They can be moved again. But to use them with your trucks, they have to be in storage eventually.
great video.. just hope there are some sheet that tell how far material can hold.. like sand will spread 3 grid for 1 deep.. and so on.. as watching this video im currently try dig mountain and become ramp tu get access higher terrain on last map.. hope its not collapse.. lol
Yo hat man. Send my regards to Bluesy. I would just like to pass of some observations from my own game. Your going to need one flywheel for every two power generators and the idea behind them was to reduce how often your boilers fire. Had lots of problems from my steam turbines. Found out why they did not have full power. I used Pipes II for the steam. The tear 1 boiler does not need that.
Is there a way to force the trucks assigned to a mining tower to drop off their resources in a particular storage depot? I find that when the storage close to the depot is full, the assigned trucks start driving to far-off manufacturing lines to dump the ore there. I'd rather just have them stay idle if they can't dump their ore in the storage that is designated for that mining site.
Great Video! Can you do an update power one. I am not understanding the steam power. Seems pretty straight forward but I have 4 machines that use steam to generate power but only 3 out of 8 of those one things spin that makes power
Awesome video! There were a couple of aha! moments while watching it. Wish I had seen it earlier. On a side note, I noticed that the camera was following trucks in some instances. How did you do that?
Is it possible to place a Transport, then dig down under it increasing the height so its tall enough that excavators could in theory fit? Or will that desabalized the transport. I myself use ramps, but just a thought to try out. Then again, if it is hard coded that way to never allow them past, I guess its most likely not.
Nice video man. This game looks very complex, and I would guess it's hard to learn, I'm not sure if it will be worth buying if it is very difficult to play.
I have one ask question. What happened if all resources are gone. It is. The game finished and boring or not. Ex. The tree when i harvest it all they gone no new trees to harvest. Also fuel coal all of that.
The exploration of the world map provides a lot of resources - enough to complete the end of the tech tree easily. There is infinite wood, and therefore theoretically infinite coal.
Go to photo mode (F11). This removes the Ui, and allows for greater camera control. Then hover the cursor over whatever it is you want to follow, and hit F
Do resources got wasted if you dig to deep and walls fall of,, Or you get the resources any1,, If so, Why mine in levels if you dont lose anything, Just go down.
You do not get any resources for a collapsed structure. Walls aren’t for every mine. Just mines that are close to buildings/infrastructure. - as explained, it can also save time from stuff like sand constantly falling in. When the walls collapsed, all that stuff on the side it was holding out… is now coming in.
@@CharliePryor Didnt mean strukcture,, I mean if I mine a Big iron deposite,, lets say 10 high,, and you mine at level 0,, the top of the mountain walls will fall down,, do you get this resurses too or is it lost pga its collaps goods,
13:59 "retaining walls can be built directly underground" 100% incorrect. the top of the retaining wall MUST be above ground and the retaining wall can never go completely underground. THe wall is 5 tiles tall and only 4 tiles can be in the ground at most. The game will not allow you to place "any" retaining walls underground.
At nowhere did I say the entirety of the wall is placed underground. You’re thinking in absolutes with this. There is no other structure that can be built underground… the majority of that structure is placed under the surface. You cannot do that with anything else. I mean, this script is pre-approved by the devs. Not incorrect.
There isn’t currently a way to replant trees. However, the sawmill on the map will bring in more wood, and faster, than the trees on your island could ever give you.
decent video, but you didn't even remotely cover how getting rock and slag works since it's essential for making concrete. I still have to go watch other videos to explain how that mechanic works - I would have liked your video if you had included this essential information.
Appreciate the feedback, but that is outside the scope of a mining guide. It’s a resource, like any other, and all of the equipment has formulas for such things. While you may find it essential for creating a specific resource, I also didn’t cover how to convert iron ore to iron, or to steel, etc. It’s not a part of the “how to mine” and “how mining works” process. That’s more a “what to mine” thing.
Hey guys and gals! Join the official Captain of Industry Discord if you have questions and feedback about the game! They read it! discord.gg/c8fXceDp
Okay. I seldom comment but I use TH-cam mostly for tutorials for various things - you are incredible. So detailed. So incremental. So layered. Clear. Concise. I mean… this is your jam. Thank you so much for your work.
A very good guide but you left out one small but important point regarding mining: You can set different excavators to prioritize different materials like Stone or the different Ores. Still, the ramp and retaining wall demos alone make this a good watch!
Yeah we realized that right after publish. Not a huge thing, but it’s useful. :)
Great job! I can now start again playing the game. I left it because of mining & dumping mystery. Congratulations for your video. Not only it is essential for dumb people like me, but (being myself an editor too) I can appreciate the work and time spent to prepare the speech and each single clip to illustrate it. Many thanks!
Thanks for this. Newbie having trouble figuring out how to make ramps.
Phenomenal to the point tutorial. Clear voice that doesn't add in opinion, this or that, try to sell something, just explains what the title says. Wonderful job, wonderful game.
Good stuff. Will really help people struggling with the mine/dump mechanics.
Something to add to retaining walls. Sense the walls can be built anywhere but mining is locked to the grid you can mine through the wall and destroy things you were trying to protect. So long at the section to be mined is in the middle of the wall your good. But if it goes just a little past the wall model not even the area the wall says it takes you will dig past it.
Cheers Charlie, this helped me a lot in figuring out why my trucks were complaining about not being able to dump dirt etc.!
14:47 lol 100h+ game? I have that game for 3 days and I am at 40h as of now already, so definetly xD
And Great Video btw.
I use the retaining walls for clean ramps above ground :D
I bought this game a day ago and got stuck on the mining tool. With this video it helped clear everything up. Thank you!
This video is an outstanding tutorial. I am looking forward to more of these from you.
Thanks, this is excellent. Love this game and want to stick with it but have been stuck on mining and dumping. I have watched several other tutorials but this one really nailed it for me.
Just got the game yesterday, your video helped a lot, will check for the others, thank you!
Amazing video Charlie loving this game, bought it because of your videos ♥️
Quick tip if it hasn't been mentioned already: Mining towers don't have to be built for their dumping preferences to take effect, meaning you can create separate dumping grounds for Dirt, Rocks, Slag, Waste etc without actually using any resources building the towers that control those dumping grounds. At least as of version 0.4.14B
Excellent guide and I like your presentation style. I've been looking for a channel to explain this game, subbed.
Great and thorough guide! Thanks so much! :D
good video, the mining mechanic didn't make sense to me before watching this, I'm now ready to procrastinate writing my papers!
This isn't what I was expecting. Good guide. Waiting for the let's play to continue!
Good tutorial Charlie!
Great vid! Can’t wait for the next one!
Great guide! On the point without unnecessary "blabla" to waste time. Couldn't be done better ;-)
Thanks. :)
Thank you so much for this, I understand the concept much better now after watching! I am really enjoying the game so far.
Who else said “oooohhhhh I get it now” the ENTIRE video? Lol
Thank you so much for these explanations! Setting designations was driving me crazy, now I feel I am an expert! :D
Excellent. Thanks Charlie.
Awesome guide. Thanks! Question though, how do you set the follow cam for the trucks like at 9:48?
F11 goes to photo mode. Then hover cursor over what you want to follow, and press F. :)
@@CharliePryor Thank you! I was pressing F11 and a bunch of buttons but apparently skipped F. :-)
Very informative. I'm sure it'll help everyone figure out mining.
Great guide Charlie. Are you planning on some future guides for this game?
Not sure. These take a while to make, but if they want more of them I’m open to it. There are quite a few individual topics that can be covered.
@@CharliePryor well either way, I started playing along with your recent series and learning a lot to that way. So keep up the good work and thnx for the educational videos.
Excellent video and great presentation! I'm looking into trying out this game as a long-time Factorio veteran.
This was really helpful to get a quick look into mining and ramps.
Nicely done! +1 Sub
I was waiting soo badly for the next episode... nice guide tho :D
Tomorrow. :)
gr8 vid i dident know about the dumping can be picked what gos were
Thank you, awesome guide. keep up the great content!
TY so much. Grat video. One question. I can use the dumping tool quite well. But when mining I can't seem to get the level to go up or down when i want. If I use the angle it alays wants to climb, not descend and then all of a sudden I've pressed the right keys or something and it goes down. Q and E seem to have no effect. And F just goes up or flat. Until it doesn't. arggh.
Also, it seems the really large trucks (tier 3) won't go under transports.
This game is so fun.
Use R to rotate the slope tool. The default state for mining should be to slope down, and the default for dumping up. - but R will let ya change around.
Hey great videos man i really appreciate it. I do have a question i can't seem to find anywhere. If you make your trucks create dump piles for say iron ore or coal, can you still use them? or will they have to be put directly into a storage building? thanks.
Still usable. Just moves the resources, it doesn’t make them inaccessible. They can be moved again.
But to use them with your trucks, they have to be in storage eventually.
great video.. just hope there are some sheet that tell how far material can hold.. like sand will spread 3 grid for 1 deep.. and so on..
as watching this video im currently try dig mountain and become ramp tu get access higher terrain on last map.. hope its not collapse.. lol
Thanks for this video! I just bought the game and screaming at the excavators "DIG! YOU NEED TO DIG!" didn't seem to work very well.
Well... that was incredibly useful !! And incredibly well made video !! great job !!!
Thanks.
Yo hat man. Send my regards to Bluesy. I would just like to pass of some observations from my own game. Your going to need one flywheel for every two power generators and the idea behind them was to reduce how often your boilers fire. Had lots of problems from my steam turbines. Found out why they did not have full power. I used Pipes II for the steam. The tear 1 boiler does not need that.
Perfect, had exactly what i needed! Subbed and liked 😀
Exactly the video I needed!
Is there a way to force the trucks assigned to a mining tower to drop off their resources in a particular storage depot?
I find that when the storage close to the depot is full, the assigned trucks start driving to far-off manufacturing lines to dump the ore there. I'd rather just have them stay idle if they can't dump their ore in the storage that is designated for that mining site.
Unlock advanced logistics. Then you’ll see it. :)
@@CharliePryor Ahhh! I see! It unlocks dedicated routes. Perfect!
Great Video! Can you do an update power one. I am not understanding the steam power. Seems pretty straight forward but I have 4 machines that use steam to generate power but only 3 out of 8 of those one things spin that makes power
ur the king, more plz
Thank you nice guide! love this game!
Please do a complete and in depth WALLS guide.
We need a episode, got me hooked on the game
Working on it. This video took me some time
Awesome video! There were a couple of aha! moments while watching it. Wish I had seen it earlier. On a side note, I noticed that the camera was following trucks in some instances. How did you do that?
Glad you got value from it. :) -- RE: following cars: Answered a couple times. See other comments.
Cool and well explained. Thanks for the video!
You’re welcome.
Amazing!
subscribed and liked
great video
Thank you! Very helpfull video.
That global dumping tool button was hiding right in front of me! Just thought the truck busyness was a status indicator
Well done. Thanks.
Egg-cement! I mean excellent Charlie!
What is the max depth of mining? This sounds the absolute perfect game to scratch my open pit mine itch!
You can go well below sea level. Like below -30
Probably the hardest to get the hang of, that's why I'm here lol
Thank you so much for this
Is it possible to place a Transport, then dig down under it increasing the height so its tall enough that excavators could in theory fit?
Or will that desabalized the transport.
I myself use ramps, but just a thought to try out.
Then again, if it is hard coded that way to never allow them past, I guess its most likely not.
You cannot excavate where infrastructure already is
Nice video man. This game looks very complex, and I would guess it's hard to learn, I'm not sure if it will be worth buying if it is very difficult to play.
If I can learn it, you can too.
I have one ask question. What happened if all resources are gone. It is. The game finished and boring or not.
Ex. The tree when i harvest it all they gone no new trees to harvest.
Also fuel coal all of that.
The exploration of the world map provides a lot of resources - enough to complete the end of the tech tree easily. There is infinite wood, and therefore theoretically infinite coal.
Hi Charlie
How is your cam following vehicles?!! I want that. also: great video
Go to photo mode (F11). This removes the Ui, and allows for greater camera control. Then hover the cursor over whatever it is you want to follow, and hit F
After 1:00 everything clicks ... That's why we get dirt a lot 🤣
This is the tutorial you are looking for.
the only problem is the mining setting. sometime my excavator got stuck. :(
Covered some reasons for that in this video, and how to fix it.
@@CharliePryor yes! Thanks you! Now my truck got lazy when assign route issued.
Need bookmarks!
I am super wondering that if anyone else tried to make underground tunnels or even large places with excavators :D
I’ve done many underground pipes and even a conveyor in the beta. Drivable tunnels aren’t possible .
Do resources got wasted if you dig to deep and walls fall of,, Or you get the resources any1,,
If so, Why mine in levels if you dont lose anything, Just go down.
You do not get any resources for a collapsed structure. Walls aren’t for every mine. Just mines that are close to buildings/infrastructure. - as explained, it can also save time from stuff like sand constantly falling in.
When the walls collapsed, all that stuff on the side it was holding out… is now coming in.
@@CharliePryor Didnt mean strukcture,, I mean if I mine a Big iron deposite,, lets say 10 high,, and you mine at level 0,, the top of the mountain walls will fall down,, do you get this resurses too or is it lost pga its collaps goods,
@@Gummii75 oh, yes you get it too. The materials are falling to you, and you collect it
Watching your evil genius 2 videos
I've got your dumping box right here, buddy boy.
13:59 "retaining walls can be built directly underground" 100% incorrect. the top of the retaining wall MUST be above ground and the retaining wall can never go completely underground. THe wall is 5 tiles tall and only 4 tiles can be in the ground at most. The game will not allow you to place "any" retaining walls underground.
At nowhere did I say the entirety of the wall is placed underground. You’re thinking in absolutes with this. There is no other structure that can be built underground… the majority of that structure is placed under the surface. You cannot do that with anything else.
I mean, this script is pre-approved by the devs. Not incorrect.
How does one get more trees lol
There isn’t currently a way to replant trees. However, the sawmill on the map will bring in more wood, and faster, than the trees on your island could ever give you.
Wish these games could get on console. Need something different than all the stuff .or worse trash we get these games are more interesting .
decent video, but you didn't even remotely cover how getting rock and slag works since it's essential for making concrete. I still have to go watch other videos to explain how that mechanic works - I would have liked your video if you had included this essential information.
Appreciate the feedback, but that is outside the scope of a mining guide. It’s a resource, like any other, and all of the equipment has formulas for such things. While you may find it essential for creating a specific resource, I also didn’t cover how to convert iron ore to iron, or to steel, etc. It’s not a part of the “how to mine” and “how mining works” process. That’s more a “what to mine” thing.
m very nice
I'm grateful this game can be refunded
At 8;33, you say that you're marking this zone... How? How did you mark the zone?