Factorio Wave Defense strats: why buffer chips?

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Sidetracking this WD practice run just after building LDS to address a recent question about why green chips initially go into a buffer.

Look out for the upcoming prequel video on why Factorio speedruns buffer anything at all. Today's short answer is that a rocket takes a lot copper, the map won't yield copper so quickly, and speedrunners are finite human beings.



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