[0.11.6]Filtered Splitters - Huge stability boost!

[ThaPear]

Filtered Splitters 0.0.4 (0.11.6)

Updated for version 0.11.6, stability hugely improved

This mod allows you to create filtering splitters.
These splitters can be combined into large splitters which divide incoming items equally over all outputs.
They also allow you to set filters, if any splitters in the set have a filter, all filtered items are spread over the filtering splitters only.

The splitters consume 10kW each. I'm no good at balancing, suggestions are welcome!
They can handle up to 60 items per entrance per side.
They require 10 advanced circuits and 1 express splitter to craft.

Threw in 12 yellow and red belts. The center splitter has a red belt filter.


Threw in 12 yellow, red and blue belts, there are now 2 filtering splitters.


Threw in a mix.


Known bugs:
Bug: The graphics are not drawn in the correct order, any suggestions on this are welcome in my help thread

NOTE: This next bug should not happen anymore, if it does, please contact me (ThaPear) and tell me what you were doing.
Bug: Sometimes it keeps throwing errors. To resolve this, follow these steps:
1. Remove all filtering splitters.
2. Type this into the console: remote.call("sspl", "clean")
3. Re-place all splitters.

Enjoy!

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The images were created by me, a programmer with near-zero artistic insight. Any improved images would be very welcome.

[BurnHard]

Great Mod.

I am considering to create a very compace ore- and stone and coal sorting facility with it.

I also really like to possibilities to create n:n - Splitter-configurations

[Turtle]

Well done! But these are not Smart, they are Filtered splitters. Smart implies they can see the logistics network and can accept conditions. I tried setting programmable = true and it'll show the logistics condition setting but does not actually work. I'm not saying I won't be using the mod, it's very nice, just saying the name is misleading. Oh btw, you might want to include fast_replaceable_group = "splitter".

[ThaPear]

Well done! But these are not Smart, they are Filtered splitters. Smart implies they can see the logistics network and can accept conditions. I tried setting programmable = true and it'll show the logistics condition setting but does not actually work. I'm not saying I won't be using the mod, it's very nice, just saying the name is misleading. Oh btw, you might want to include fast_replaceable_group = "splitter".

You are correct on the smart/filtered, I have changed the topic name.
Fast_replaceable_group requires entities to be of the same size, and since this entity is 1x1 and normal splitters are 2x1, it will not work. Another issue is that a normal splitter has only 2 lanes, this one can have infinite.

[Turtle]

You are correct on the smart/filtered, I have changed the topic name.
Fast_replaceable_group requires entities to be of the same size, and since this entity is 1x1 and normal splitters are 2x1, it will not work. Another issue is that a normal splitter has only 2 lanes, this one can have infinite.

Ah I see, didn't realize they had to be the same size. Maybe fast_replace_group can be set to transport-belt then. I tried that and it was pretty handy.

[gigagames]

How looks the Perfomance ? you check every tick, so i think if you have mutch off them, you have low frames ?!

[Slan]

Really nice

[Neotix]

The best splitter in the game. One to rule them all.

[MalContentFL]

Now I can have one Train to carry all my ores with no smart inserters either!

[chromikat]

I'm not entirely sure what happened to cause it, but the splitters don't seem to "connect" to each other anymore. They filter properly until they get to something they're supposed to send to another 'lane', and then it just gets stuck.

[ThaPear]

I'm not entirely sure what happened to cause it, but the splitters don't seem to "connect" to each other anymore. They filter properly until they get to something they're supposed to send to another 'lane', and then it just gets stuck.

Does it give any messages? Have you tried removing all the splitters of the group you're trying to connect to?

If that doesn't work, could you send me a save file?

[chromikat]

Well I loaded from the same save I had earlier, and did basically the same things and they worked fine. So I'm not sure what the problem actually was...

[CreeperDaReeper]

Got an idea for ya ThePear. Would it be possible to have an Upgraded Smart Splitter that has a filter per belt side?

[Turtle]

Got an idea for ya ThePear. Would it be possible to have an Upgraded Smart Splitter that has a filter per belt side?

It already has the ability to filter per side. Am I misunderstanding your comment?

[CreeperDaReeper]

Got an idea for ya ThePear. Would it be possible to have an Upgraded Smart Splitter that has a filter per belt side?

It already has the ability to filter per side. Am I misunderstanding your comment?

Oh, umm, nevermind me then.

[SHiRKiT]

I think he meant differences between Right/Left lane of the Splitter output? Send Inserters in left lane, Fast Inserters in right lane.

[Neotix]

Something is wrong. Sometimes splitter stop working or just not connect each other. When I mine that bugged splitter I get message "No set ID found for smartsplitter at [ coordinates ]"

[ThaPear]

Something is wrong. Sometimes splitter stop working or just not connect each other. When I mine that bugged splitter I get message "No set ID found for smartsplitter at [ coordinates ]"

Have you tried removing all the splitters of the group you're trying to connect to?

If that doesn't work, could you send me a save file?

[Neotix]

Yes, I tried that and it's working but not always in first time. Sometime I have to repeat that 2-3 times until it start working. Sometimes when I mine working group, I get that error.

[Maddie]

For some reason I can't seem to get the mod working. I might be installing it wrong, but every time I place a Smart Splitter I get the error:

Notice
Error 2 while running the event handler:
...AppData\Roaming\Facotrio\mods\SmartSplitters\control.lua:259: LuaEntity
doesn't contain readable property get filter

I am running Factorio version 0.9.8.
Does anyone have a solution to this problem?