http://i.imgur.com/IsZ71xZ.jpg

In the picture you can see the circled smelters producing, while the rest are idle because they are full of plates. The longhanded inserters from the circled smelters are able to output to the exit portion of the underground belt, even though it's already compressed ...

EDIT: Fixed imgur link

First of all, I'm not a seasoned Factorio player - unfortunately I had not heard of it before it came to Steam. I've picked up tips here and there, and have come up with a solution for managing my oil products that appears to work well for me. Since oil seems to be an area ...

http://i.imgur.com/M8JRYz7.png

I have circled the problematic tile in the screenshot.

If I place the underground belt first, I can place the offshore pump "on top" of it. If the offshore pump is placed first, I cannot place the underground belt afterwards.Tried with normal belt as well, and it ...