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When constructing a factory around a vertical fat main bus
- is it wiser to refine the oil in a remote place and bring the product over by train where the product (plastic) is needed
or
- is it clever to carry the crude oil by barrel (or with help of a oil tanker mod) up with a train and refine everything near the bus?

Most players haul everything to their base where everything is processed because its easier to manage, however there are some mega bases that process the ore into bars at the mining site as u can haul more iron or copper then ore to the main base in one haul, because of the stacksize. For the game it doesnt matter if you have one big base or several specialized bases, its up to your preference and ocd level