The Factorio-style automation half of Endfield is a whole second game — here's how mining, conveyors, and power feed your account economy.
- The base is a genuine factory sim: you mine resources, route them through conveyor belts, and process them into higher-tier materials automatically.
- Electricity is a managed resource — production lines and machines draw power, so plan generation and grid layout, not just placement.
- Automated processing chains generate the mats you need for operator ascension and weapon upgrades, so a well-built base directly gates your combat power.
- Version 1.3 added shared facility management, auto material claims, and downtime-prevention QoL — use them to reduce babysitting of your lines.
- Layout efficiency compounds over time: tidy belt routing and buffer storage prevent bottlenecks and idle machines that waste throughput.
- Exploration and base-building are intertwined — scouting the semi-open world unlocks new resource nodes and expansion sites for your factory.
- Treat the base as a long-term project: incremental upgrades each patch matter more than a perfect day-one layout.