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by masonl
Fri May 08, 2026 10:57 am
Forum: Ideas and Suggestions
Topic: Read robot statistics should output quality
Replies: 4
Views: 1348

Re: Read robot statistics should output quality

I would also love a way to get bot quality information.

I'd struggled with this problem in https://mason-larobina.github.io/factorio/2026/04/25/space-age-logistic-trains.html while trying to do seamless bot quality tier migrations in the outposts. Currently only a single tier of robots is ...
by masonl
Thu May 07, 2026 11:18 am
Forum: Resolved Problems and Bugs
Topic: [2.0.76] Signal group names are not updated when placing parametrized blueprints
Replies: 2
Views: 784

[2.0.76] Signal group names are not updated when placing parametrized blueprints

Hi folks,

Unsure if this is intended or not.

In my playthroughs I use a circuit based logistic system that has a shared named signal group in a constant combinator in sync between the logistic loading station and the outpost station train stop (which I call the module). See https://mason-larobina ...
by masonl
Sat Apr 25, 2026 11:42 pm
Forum: Railway Setups
Topic: Mason's vanilla space age logistic train system
Replies: 0
Views: 696

Mason's vanilla space age logistic train system

Hi folks,

I've posted an update to my vanilla logistic train system for Space Age with videos and blueprints.

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https://mason-larobina.github.io/factor ... rains.html

Enjoy the read.

Cheers
by masonl
Thu May 28, 2020 7:58 am
Forum: Combinator Creations
Topic: Vanilla logistic train circuit series + blueprints
Replies: 2
Views: 3563

Vanilla logistic train circuit series + blueprints

Heya folks,

I've written two parts on this so far:

https://mason-larobina.github.io/factorio/2020/05/23/logistic-train-evolution.html - Part #1
https://mason-larobina.github.io/factorio/2020/05/28/logistic-circuits-part-2.html - Part #2

That walk through the evolution of my logistic train ...
by masonl
Thu May 28, 2020 1:03 am
Forum: Ideas and Suggestions
Topic: Read inserter stack size from the picked item's channel
Replies: 13
Views: 9164

Re: Read inserter stack size from the picked item's channel

Yes, that's exactly what I did in the early game.
by masonl
Thu May 28, 2020 1:02 am
Forum: Mods
Topic: [MOD 0.14] Text Plates
Replies: 97
Views: 70490

Re: [MOD 0.14] Text Plates

Bug report: I was ran over by a train while placing the text plates. When I re-spawned I had no way of closing the text chooser dialog.
by masonl
Wed May 27, 2020 12:56 pm
Forum: Ideas and Suggestions
Topic: Read inserter stack size from the picked item's channel
Replies: 13
Views: 9164

Re: Read inserter stack size from the picked item's channel

Heya folks (first post),

I've written a guide to creating fast & exact inserter systems: https://mason-larobina.github.io/factorio/2020/05/23/logistic-train-evolution.html

I'm using an index trick to isolate individual items for processing one at a time. This allows me to set a second signal for ...

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