this is for those who want so have a really good start So the first trick are the loot bags cuz they are not balanced u will get lots of good stuff from them Autonomouse activator that gets filled with loot bags shift right clicks them in a chest/anything with an inventory is a good way to automate opening them but wait! How about another good tip: on the chest put an item duct with servo that pushes items into another chest but this time u will sort the items using a filter on the duct all the items that u don't want will get pushed into a recycler and turned into loot bags that way u can get all the good stuff and it's cheap (to power the autonomouse use a basic extra util. gen cuz u will get free coal)
Also, to make a lot of dirt fast at start of the game, I suggest to use wood shears (2 planks). You can then shear leaves and use it in the barrel for composting. Another trick is to use hammer on wood to produce wood chip that you can compost. Good day to you all !