Containers

[slpwnd]

The containers idea is quite interesting. We discussed it a bit with kovarex couple of evenings ago. We actually thought of a much simpler version than you propose. Basically there would be a Packager and Unpackager entity. They would both be directly connected to the transport belts. The inserters themselves would not operate with the containers - just putting items into the packager and taking them from the unpackager. This would allow bigger throughput only through the belts (not trains / logistic robots).

[ssilk]

Thats good to hear.

This type of setup was my first thought when I begun thinking about this and then I tried to integrate the locomotives with it. But maybe you find a better idea to transport the containers with locomotives... I found, this is needed, but you sit on the "source"

[Nirahiel]

Well I was thinking of something similar, but different at the same time
Gimme some time to find out if my idea is worth it before posting it

[ssilk]

something similar, but different at the same time
Gimme some time to find out if my idea is worth it before posting it

Welcome in my world.

Edit: ignore the first page. Currently the description from splwnd makes much more sense. Currently a quick implementation would be to have special inserters, that greps into a chest and outputs a whole stack onto belt. Or from belt into assembly. Maybe half stacksize would be good, because it doesn't make sense for items,which have stacksize < 4.

[ssilk]

Stumbled over this and after re-reading I realized that this is implemented as loaders. See especially splwnd’s post.
Moved to implemented