I did try the dedicated tutorial. I think it works ok until you get to the ones with the enemies. I had no clue how to get them to attack or what to do once they were assembled.
Also thanks for the feedback! It’s really hard to make a tutorial for a factory game, but the part where you got stuck is also useful information we can use to improve the game, because I believe a lot of people could enjoy it.
really cool game! i had the same challenge with my factory-ish game. i found that making more levels, one (or more) just dedicated to teaching a new mechanic was helpful. (my game is called Listless on my page if you want to check it out, its pretty similar to yours actually!)