Like, not technically how, but emotionally? If I spend too much time messing around on a platform, critters inevitably attack my base. Even if I build a fortress, I worry that something will run out and guns will run out of ammo... or that something will run out and The Factory will grind to a halt. I could just stack up a vast area of capacitors and rely on lasers and a fission reactor, but is this really what you guys are doing?
How do you emotionally detach from Nauvis and commit to not being able to troubleshoot on the home factory? Heck, once I establish factories on other planets, how do I leave them to return to Nauvis and not worry that they'll be overrun??
When Space Age was released I restarted, solo, with a new base, and I'm getting close to building a traveling platform; how do I ensure the security of Nauvis before I depart?
(My first, and as yet only, station attached for giggles)
I made the mistake of leaving Nauvis too early, and my coal train got into a deadlock, killing the power. By that time I was on Gleba already, trying to figure it out from scratch.
Emotionally? It was damn scary! Gleba enemies kept evolving and I didn't have the resources to fend off their attacks. I rebuilt the harvesting towers countless times, letting the spores (pollution) die down each time...
But... Being able to overcome that was amazing! I managed to build a rocket, go back to Nauvis, fight off all biters that took possession of my real estate, and start sending coal shipments to Gleba for landmines. That really tipped the scales.
Right now I'm a few steps further. I built more space platforms to send emergency supplies where they are needed, and each planet has a Spidertron able to fix any emergencies that might pop up. Especially that last part is very comfortable.
So to relieve your anxiety, consider doing Gleba first so you can unlock Spidertron as a backup.
Dang, is that where Spidetron went‽ Well, shoot. Better sooner than later, then.
You can use a tank as well, as long as you have radar coverage! I learned that the hard way... Keep it near the delivery building where the stuff from space drops, it has free radar coverage even without power.
If you keep it stocked with construction bots, radars and solar panels, it should be an okay backup too.
Everyone in this thread is brilliant. Remote controlling tanks is literally a game changer. It helps that tanks have been buffed; I felt they were mostly useless in OG Factorio, in all ways inferior to Spidertron. Since y'all's posts, I've been building an army of tanks and stationing them around the various outposts, ready to jump into.
They're still missing AI and rocket launchers, but I feel the lack of Spidertron much less now. Thank you all!