Automation Lines
Belt direction, smelter placement, assembler inputs, and why a small closed loop beats a giant unproven line. Follow the steps below and check the related ores and contracts when you need exact numbers or sources.
What this guide covers
Belt direction, smelter placement, assembler inputs, and why a small closed loop beats a giant unproven line.
This is a quick reference guide written by the community. It is not an official tutorial from threeW or PlayWay S.A. If you find outdated information, check the contract or ore page for the latest community-verified values.
Quick checklist
- Read the overview above before starting the related contract or production line.
- Check the exact material requirements in the contract database.
- Make sure your power and logistics lines can keep up before scaling.
- Come back to this guide when you move into the next stage of the game.
Merge Robot and crate stacking (v1.1.0)
- Merge Robot is a new red Warehouse Robot focused on storage: if multiple pallets inside a Pallet Drop Zone contain the same item, it moves items from the smaller stack into the larger one.
- Building boxes can now be placed on pallets, so you can stack and transport multiple building boxes at once instead of moving them one by one.
- Elevated Belt pieces now let other belts pass underneath more consistently, and robots pass under them more easily.
- For the oil production chain added in the same update, see the Oil Guide.