The patches between 0.18 and 1.0 added some very ergonomic blueprint placement in map mode. You can place blueprints directly on the map, and design them in a

The patches between 0.18 and 1.0 added some very ergonomic blueprint placement in map mode. You can place blueprints directly on the map, and design them in a way so that they snap to a grid. Nilaus did a video recently on city block architecture, where you make large, uniform blocks to do one thing and one thing well. I want to give this a try, but I may also copy some of his blueprints to start with. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD80bzqJh1N7lOqn7n0vKTg https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD80bzqJh1N7lOqn7n0vKTg He said this style is like service oriented architecture software design. I’ve used a mod called simple start (I think) which gives you some nerfed construction drones that move slower than late game drones. They get the job done, though. There are also jump start blueprints on Factorio prints: https://factorioprints.com/view/-KuGj0uUTKl8VpIau-_l https://factorioprints.com/view/-KuGj0uUTKl8VpIau-_l I haven’t tried this though, and the top comment says it needs updating. Still seems like a pretty decent start.