My base got pretty big but then crashed. XD

I've been watching it run. It would only need a few more stacks of conveyors and power poles to handle a full mining cell, and it seems like there are always at least 2 empty chests of storage in the scout cell. I'd say you have enough room, based on observation.

Also, for placing trains, isn't there a mod that lets inserters place them?
Link? If there is I'll love you forever, I've been looking for something like that.

I can't seem to find it. Maybe it was a suggestion. I edited my previous post with some additional info too, I didn't see that folks had ...

@NiftyManiac:
You, sir, are a living god.
This is amazing.

I'd love to see it be able to handle oil & etc. XD I'm sure that is tricky. The only thing I can think of is a grid of pipes overlaid after placing the jacks. At least you can barrel and ship the oil.

I was re-watching the video. You could ...

Certainly!

The makers of the game are welcome to include this scenario and other scenarios that I make in scenario packs and in the game itself or game expansions.

Others are welcome to include this scenario and other scenarios that I make in their download packs or scenario packs or other user ...

Thanks for the map!

are there any biters?

You're welcome! :)

Yes there are biters. However - to make it less of a pain when getting started, I cleared out the bases north and south of the production line, as well as the ones that were along the line itself. You'll see the dangerous areas to the ...

Awesome thank you!

Is there a way to adjust the quantity of alien artifacts that drop when a base is destroyed mid-game?

This is a production bus scenario

TL;DR:
This scenario is meant to be super easy. I'm not expecting to impress anyone with this build :D
This is simply an easy starting scenario for players who would like to learn how to build a production bus
and more importantly, to have a nice clear area to do ...