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I did this one a long time ago with exactly 111. It was on a semi public server meaning the password was obtainable but hard to get. The last like 5 crafts was something like pipe. Almost had to rollback.

I didn't really enjoy this achievement that much. Although its the only time i ever launched a rocket by myself. The random joiners were not too much help.

Finally got there, the rocket is away, with 106 crafts on the clock. I played on a rail world map setting, no other changes. The main challenge is getting started because you can't make even a second burner miner without assembly machine 2, so there was a lot of picking up the miner and shifting it between iron and copper. Unlike my regular starts, I also set up a dedicated gear machine and a dedicated green circuit maker very early on, before even getting belts automated. Once I had my first assembly 2, the game wasn't too challenging until the oil products drought between setting up oil production for blue science and unlocking the assembly machine 3 required for the second and subsequent refineries, which requires purple science. Good fun, though.

Indeed, having only 1 oil refinery for a while is annoying. But, this achievement is all about patience.