>>717930421
>The DLC is the 'cock and ball torture' version of the game
Not really. It makes a lot of shit way easier without looking at other planets.
>Rocket requires 1/10 the materials to construct rocket parts (which granted is because of the need to regularly go to space, but still)
>Construction Drones are unlocked with Space Science, which you now need to manually craft in space but can generate large amounts of with little effort
>Consequently, Personal Roboports for easier construction are available sooner
>Infinite metal from space
>Elevated rails make it so you can transport materials across large bodies of water instead of having to route near biter nests without having to make 10,000 landfill
>Laser Turrets got nerfed but Flamethrowers have always been a better way of dealing with biters for cheap anyway

>>717928460
Make a central bus for your materials (a huge line of belts for stuff like metals, circuits, plastic, and others) and use splitters/underground belts to pull from the bus. You'll need to start utilizing trains to offload materials to job sites if you want to make a really, really big base.

If you aren't adverse to cursed tech, you can use cargo wagons with cargo wagon logistics (middleclick with an item to dedicate an inventory slot to it) to do silly shit like this.