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by coffee-factorio
Fri Apr 17, 2026 12:49 am
Forum: Ideas and Suggestions
Topic: Increase Cargo Landing Pad Throughput
Replies: 18
Views: 4937

Re: Increase Cargo Landing Pad Throughput

Would it be possible to put a belt interface inside of a 4x4 collider? I noticed that I can't refuel a train that's on a rail ramp because of a collider on the rails. If you had a 4x4 with one exit. That would mitigate some issues you'd have by adding inserters. As soon as you let me do that, you ...
by coffee-factorio
Wed Apr 15, 2026 1:56 am
Forum: Show your Creations
Topic: Space Platforms
Replies: 142
Views: 93750

Re: Space Platforms

Ryan R3

This ended up being a perfectly acceptable plain donut. Because it is not sweet, it is only acceptable, however it did everything I needed it to do and it changed very little over the course of its lifetime. It isn't spectacularly capable. But its one of those weird little workhorses that ...
by coffee-factorio
Fri Apr 03, 2026 1:24 am
Forum: Videos
Topic: Coffee's Video Stuff
Replies: 4
Views: 2093

Re: Coffee's Video Stuff

Part 2 is spent setting up a nuclear reactor and fixing a train. The maps I was playing last year didn't require long range logistics, this one is refreshingly different. There's also a significant amount of tank combat with the biters. It turns out you can load 4 discharge defenses into uncommon ...
by coffee-factorio
Sat Mar 28, 2026 7:09 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Gleba!
Replies: 42
Views: 9758

Re: Gleba!


I have only one question to you - Do you actually not know how to count, or are you just pretending?


Probably does.

If you would like seasoning for the roast, calculate the number of players who complete Express Delivery using Reach the Stars as a statistic baseline. My number was about 2 ...
by coffee-factorio
Sat Mar 28, 2026 7:04 am
Forum: Show your Creations
Topic: Space Platforms
Replies: 142
Views: 93750

Re: Space Platforms

My current runs platforms.
The game gave me Ryan, which I thought was awesome.

Ryan-1
First iteration, a basic satellite. Probably going to refurbish to an all normal quality one, it does work well.
Not much to say, the main difficulty is plugging in wires.

Screenshot 2026-03-28 002742.png ...
by coffee-factorio
Sun Mar 22, 2026 5:12 pm
Forum: Mechanical Throughput Magic (circuit-free)
Topic: Smallest possible Kovarex?
Replies: 62
Views: 5214

Re: Smallest possible Kovarex?


Same more compact layout as the one shown by quyxkh , but with the car trick, and still no need for legendary inserter.
( does use a legendary power pole though )
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by coffee-factorio
Sat Mar 21, 2026 7:40 pm
Forum: Mechanical Throughput Magic (circuit-free)
Topic: Smallest possible Kovarex?
Replies: 62
Views: 5214

Re: Smallest possible Kovarex?


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by coffee-factorio
Sat Mar 21, 2026 6:16 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Katherine of Sky
Replies: 4
Views: 4093

Re: Katherine of Sky

She's one of my inspirations. I reviewed a few of her videos.

She made me believe I had to have my own voice and try and make the world a better place in my own way. Because that woman was the finest example of humanity. Learning the reality of editting, and the reality of making a positive ...
by coffee-factorio
Sat Mar 21, 2026 6:03 pm
Forum: Mechanical Throughput Magic (circuit-free)
Topic: Smallest possible Kovarex?
Replies: 62
Views: 5214

Re: Smallest possible Kovarex?


There may be other thing that you modified without noticing you were breaking the blueprint, this is only what i can see from the picture, i can already see you tested a bad version x)


As you can see, the spike from throwing 100 u235 in does not statistically change the output capability of ...
by coffee-factorio
Sat Mar 21, 2026 4:51 pm
Forum: Mechanical Throughput Magic (circuit-free)
Topic: Smallest possible Kovarex?
Replies: 62
Views: 5214

Re: Smallest possible Kovarex?


Support my 10-reactors setup easily (actually 90%+ of time this setup is sleeping)
Priority Uranium-238 from depleted fuel cells
Have small dashboard with reactor temp, water and steam


So I'm in a tough spot. Because it is a mechanical optimization board. So that means to me, no combinators and ...
by coffee-factorio
Sat Mar 21, 2026 4:49 pm
Forum: Mechanical Throughput Magic (circuit-free)
Topic: Smallest possible Kovarex?
Replies: 62
Views: 5214

Re: Smallest possible Kovarex?



Not that there is a need to change anything for vanilla it works just fine :)

Whereas in your version your broke this :

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Then you ranked a that broken copy of my blueprint, so i would say your data statistics are not relevant, i think i found out why , but maybe ...
by coffee-factorio
Sat Mar 21, 2026 1:13 pm
Forum: Mechanical Throughput Magic (circuit-free)
Topic: Smallest possible Kovarex?
Replies: 62
Views: 5214

Re: Smallest possible Kovarex?

Sorry, it was late and I was halfway through testing the build.


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by coffee-factorio
Sat Mar 21, 2026 4:44 am
Forum: Mechanical Throughput Magic (circuit-free)
Topic: Smallest possible Kovarex?
Replies: 62
Views: 5214

Re: Smallest possible Kovarex?

Screenshot 2026-03-20 200839.png

:lol:

Those are standard bulk inserters. It will short feed.

Ah, Mr. quxykh gave me the criticism I should finish my work.

But you are mistaken about the car making the job more compicated. You do not need complicated logic. You need to use an inserter set to ...
by coffee-factorio
Sat Mar 21, 2026 4:28 am
Forum: Mechanical Throughput Magic (circuit-free)
Topic: Smallest possible Kovarex?
Replies: 62
Views: 5214

Re: Smallest possible Kovarex?




I've been bouncing in and out of game.speed 128 and banging on the loaders, can't make it jam after rearranging the internal splitters and going back to bulk inserters to deliver '235 to the exhaust belt.


You know, you're making me work :lol:
So, what I ran into was, I can add a third belt ...
by coffee-factorio
Fri Mar 20, 2026 11:26 am
Forum: Mechanical Throughput Magic (circuit-free)
Topic: Smallest possible Kovarex?
Replies: 62
Views: 5214

Re: Smallest possible Kovarex?

No wires, it's some black magic involved with the underground belt. I use u238 entities coming off the Kovarex to jam u238 inflow line. If I'm allowed use wires to set conditions and want to save on belts, I'd just link Heligungir's passback build. Lowers speed, I cannot beacon a passback as much ...
by coffee-factorio
Fri Mar 20, 2026 3:32 am
Forum: Mechanical Throughput Magic (circuit-free)
Topic: Smallest possible Kovarex?
Replies: 62
Views: 5214

Re: Smallest possible Kovarex?

Well, for the mass production one.
It took some tinkering and some figuring and...
Loewchen, you were right about it needing a dedicated u238 feed.

Screenshot 2026-03-19 211731.png

42 IPS I/O Stable from 3 teams of 2 splitters.
Stacks output. Tiles Y axis only. Cold starts from 40 U235 tested ...
by coffee-factorio
Wed Mar 18, 2026 11:52 pm
Forum: Mechanical Throughput Magic (circuit-free)
Topic: Smallest possible Kovarex?
Replies: 62
Views: 5214

Re: Smallest possible Kovarex?

It took me some doing to finish that one as a square. In the process I realized that I could manipulate the process so u238 feed could work in stack order. Edit: I thought about what I was doing. The belt inputs items first in, first out, but the input areas closest to the belt entrance deadlock the ...
by coffee-factorio
Wed Mar 18, 2026 11:11 am
Forum: Mechanical Throughput Magic (circuit-free)
Topic: Smallest possible Kovarex?
Replies: 62
Views: 5214

Re: Smallest possible Kovarex?


Dude, finish that, you can get it into 5m high + any beacons and everything but the initial input prep fits in the beacon box.


Okay, you'll have some versions after my shift. Sometimes I leave things so that others can pick it up and improvise off it. I can just, see a line of kovarex when you ...
by coffee-factorio
Tue Mar 17, 2026 11:44 pm
Forum: Mechanical Throughput Magic (circuit-free)
Topic: Smallest possible Kovarex?
Replies: 62
Views: 5214

Re: Smallest possible Kovarex?

Note that the red belt demonstrates a shorter pathway that can be used when the machine is less motivated.

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Ah, the belt gave out :oops: . This is somewhat close to optimal, it uses quyxkh's trick of using a low speed belt to force ejection. I did not know that ...
by coffee-factorio
Sun Mar 15, 2026 9:38 pm
Forum: Gameplay Help
Topic: Math behind Quality
Replies: 5
Views: 775

Re: Math behind Quality

Hmm...

Beyond the numbers, you have to analyze the crafting chain to make sure it makes sense.

1 Holmium ore -> 5x lithium. And that can be fed through intermediate productivity steps.

You could get holmium ore from a less efficient recipe following the logic of "I don't need a lot". Or a more ...

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