Vertical building stacks production floors instead of spreading them flat. It keeps related machines close and belts short.
Why this matters
Long horizontal belts eat FPS and clutter the map. Stacking lines vertically shortens every belt and keeps each chain together.
Step-by-step
- Pick a vertical stack design for each chain.
- Lay one foundation floor per production step.
- Drop ore down with lifts or short belts.
- Stack smelters above constructors.
- Route byproducts down or up as needed.
- Keep one floor per machine tier.
- Label floors by chain for navigation.
Tips
- One floor per step keeps belts short
- Lifts handle vertical drops cleanly
- Keep byproduct routing short
- Stacking beats sprawling for FPS
Practical notes
Vertical stacking shortens every belt and keeps each chain on its own floor. Put raw processing low and assembly high, so material flows down by gravity through short lifts. One floor per step keeps the layout readable and the belts short, which also helps performance in a big base.
Route byproducts down or up with lifts rather than long horizontal runs. Label floors by chain, because a vertical base is easy to get lost in. Leave a service shaft for power and belts between floors, so expanding upward never means rebuilding a floor.
Leave a service shaft between floors so expansion never rebuilds a level.
Label floors by chain, because a vertical base is easy to get lost in.
Common mistakes
- Every belt running horizontally
- Mixing chains on one floor
- Lifts placed where belts should flow
- Floors too tall to navigate