I'm playing on PC but like to play with a gamepad from time to time and looking at some old postings about gamepad configurations and nintendo switch youtubevideos inspired me for this very simple configuration, which has only essential functions in one set what avoids a lot of headaches and offers ...

I'm aware that only a small amount of players is using this (mod-)feature, but I wonder if it would be possible to improve the trainstop to work better for coupling.
If you take a look at the position of signals, they should be placed correctly/symmetrially between or before waggons which is ...

I made a smaller blueprint for automated train composition.
It's based on the idea that a mixed smelter supplies a base with a fluctuating demand for iron/copper or steel.
Instead of single waggons it uses always pairs of waggons, which solves problems with trainstops not always aligning perfectly ...

My suggestion for a small (expandable) mall based on one feeder-belt.
The chest based circuit logic feeds the belt with 4 ressources (iron, geer wheels, steel and green circuits) one after another.
To get this started you need to put a chest in one of the four "logic" chests (on concrete) and ...

Okay, I made a blueprint with a very simple test. I hope the blueprint works with your train.
It uses the automated coupling system mod 0.0.2. https://mods.factorio.com/mod/Automatic_Coupling_System

There's another mod available I used for version 0.16, which is similar and could be updated to ...

I took a look at your ultrashort train (which is part of another big modpack).
The animation looks good, but to make (de-)coupling possible with one of the two currently available mods there could be a little more space between the vehicles, but I have no idea how difficult this would be.

My system uses dual core 2,6 GHz, 4 GB RAM, radeon Hd 5450 with 500 MB video memory (a very poor card for gaming). I was able to play version 16.51 in HD (1920x1080) all graphic options disabled and very small forests with 60 FPS.
Version 0.17 is different. UPS is always at 60 but impossible to play ...

A small mixed smelter for iron and copper. The chest based circuit in the right lower corner decides randomly based on two conditions (enough ore and the amount of iron or copper) if it smelts iron or copper. Belts are build in loops due to the belt overflow mod.

Your smaller trains are already pretty close to 5 tiles, but the vertical view could be more stretched out.
https://i.imgur.com/x2N5bct.jpg

Would it eventually be possible to make a simple separate small set of a (diesel-)locomotive and a wagon, which both have the same length of only 5 tiles?
The reason I ask for this is because you can align trainstops perfectly with 5 tiles, which may be good for mods like the "automatic coupler ...

Pickaxe removal: In most games you can cycle through some weapons or empty hands with one button (tab), which makes sense especially if you play a gamepad (which is possible with factorio, too).
Instead of using an extra button (F), you could use "empty hand" and if you need to mine, a pickaxe could ...

I made a small savegame which features one pair of locomotives with a "smart, flexible" schedule and a simple shunting process for two or four empty wagons depending on the flexible schedule.
My knowledge of the circuit network is still incomplete ;-), but I believe this approach is quite playable ...

I'm currently playing with https://mods.factorio.com/mod/belt-overflow and I like it, but I'm not a mainbus-player. Of course, it's mostly about circular belt designs, but it adds some more complexity (circuit-network ...). As long as you keep your belts short, an option to stop your electrified ...

Instead of handcrafting a "simple" research lab very early compilatron could replace some of the early research and offer blueprints for the most needed things like for example trains, construction robots (like in sandbox mode without research). While a few things like smelters made of stone should ...

I tried something similar recently (in combination with the coupler-mod, but much more simple) , and with some major differences - only one provider station for one product or ressource and multiple request stations, which can run out of ressources at the same time and a very simple system which ...

Anyone got a working copy of this? Ive tried making these changes but it doesnt set the trains back to automatic? after disconnect the wagons do say "no path". Is this me being dumb or the mod broken with that? Thanks
Updated to version 0.16 and no-path error fixed: :)
https://mods.factorio.com ...

gosensgo86 wrote: The one thing I saw that I wish Factorio had is the built-in loaders for assembly machines.

https://mods.factorio.com/mod/assemblyline

A screenshot of a very basic yard in my current sandbox game:
The blue and brown locomotives transport coal and ironore from unwired outposts to the base, decouple and wait until the green locomotives with "dynamic" schedule take the waggons to the unloading station. https://i.imgur.com/3ynkP4j.jpg ...

You probably did everything right. If you get the "no path"-error when decoupling, recouple manually to get rid of the message and change the value in the combinator to a negative one (counting from the rear) or positiv (counting from the front). I'm not sure but I believe the mod always worked like ...

I found an "easy" mechanical solution which uses a chest as a memory cell to make a "dynamic" schedule for one pair of locomotives which can serve multiple request-/ and provider stations using the possibilty to turn on certain trainstops only if a request station runs of ressources.
Inserters are ...