A Beginner's Guide to Automation in Oxygen Not Included (Updated 2024)

Chapters!
0:00 Intro
2:34 Lights and Duplicant Sensors
4:25 Liquid Pumps and Hydro Sensors
7:04 Gas Pumps and Atmo Sensors
8:42 Shipping and Timer Sensors
12:05 Liquid Locks and Hydro Sensors
13:54 Coal Generators and Smart Batteries
16:43 Automated Notifiers
19:35 Ranching and Critter Sensors
22:55 Cheap Water Cooling
30:01 Outro

[anibarukyouran]

Nice! The comunity is always in need of tutorials specially those who left at the mid game. Automation is one of those things you ignore at first because seems too complicated and only inmerse yourself when you really need it, once you understand it it becomes second nature and essential in a post mid game.

[squawkmodeC]

You have revitalized this game for me. I used to be petrified of germs (why?) and it crippled my playthroughs. I was constantly over-micromanaging useless things. After following your walkthrough I am a changed duplicanteer. I appreciate your clear and efficient teaching. Thanks for the time and effort you have put in to your channel, keep it up!

[sydneycauveren]

I finally made it to the midgame for the first time ever and have one dupe who needs light to sleep, but wanted to keep her in the barracks and not worry about keeping others awake so I set up her to be on a weight plate instead of the sensor and just make sure that the people on her schedule aren’t close enough it’s been amazing!😊

[bullydungeon]

I haven't played in years, i was one of many who got filtered out by cascading issues and lack of understanding but you really make me feel like its approachable now, i've also done a lot more control wiring irl so this stuff feels more intuitive now than its was

[allegra]

Love this video. I've never completed the game despite many hundreds of hours of playtime, and you're inspiring me to try! You are very good at teaching, clear and simple, and I think tutorials/teaching like this is sorely needed in the ONI community

[TheHrt]

Please, continue making these kinds of tutorials. They are amazing. Good job

[RandyS]

Found your videos a few weeks ago, watched most of them. Great content, keep it up.

[gypseetim]

It's crazy how important automation is, this is going to help so many players!
Great job :D

[kks_grandma]

Very good video! I have used some of these but there was several I haven't used yet and a couple I didn't know existed. This will definitely be saved in my ONI Tutorials category of saved videos. I will also be checking out your other tutorial videos.

[MKsukkiiMiso]

I love automation system sooo much. Probably because I am a programmer myself, but it remind me of code block I learned when I was introduced to coding. It is also good for practicing logic challage as well.

[BerserkGriffon]

I only knew how to use the motion sensor, thank you so much, I'm going to try the other ones!

[wolfred]

Added to favorites!! Bro, You make this look so easy, now I understand all those components that scared me.

[sapphire]

this guide has really made the difference for me when it comes to automation, thank you

[syazwandzulkifli]

There's always something new to learn, that's why I love this game so much. Thank you for emphasizing the importance of automation in our bases.

[italojigsaw]

i wanted a way to cool down a Water geyser and couldn't find a way to do it without a couple of aquatunners setups... it seems so obvious now... i had a cool slush geyser cooling my SPOM... i could have use that instead of a aquatuners setup or use literal ICE... Thanks for the video, you opened my eyes... don't over complicate things.

[DonDegow]

A big wall I was encountering before being able to finish the game was the space biome and especially meteor protection; often too much stuff to do at once before even being able to launch rockets.

[GeekGamer]

I finally made it to the surface and past 300 cycles yesterday. It was my first full Rodriguez SPOM.

[LightPhoenix]

I've gone back to my all achievements run just to help boost the numbers!

[UlyssesK]

Hm, I *do* have a reservoir full of hot water, sourced from a steam vent (not a cool steam vent, just a steam vent) and a salt water geyser. Finding a use for it has been difficult, but I think now I know how to cool it for further use. And I want to use it, because that salt water geyser is a sand source. No, I'm not kidding.

Great video, as always.

[myrcutio]

My current run (450 cycles in) is going well, but I accepted so many dupes that I'm starting to have food problems. A tutorial on how to do a good mid-to-late game kitchen and freezer setup would be most appreciated.