Not to get off topic, but I'm not aware of any trick with a UG belt that lets you selectively control what items go further on a line? You can block entire lanes, but if you had a mixed belt that was 99% full of copper ore, but had 1% stone because of some unavoidable stone edges in the ore patch, ...

Honestly, I don't quite understand the Smart Inserter/Tank examples. The smart inserter does something that can't be duplicated with any other tools - selectively grab only specific items. Not true, you can use an UG belt to only allow required item to go further on the line, then a normal inserter...

Well "clearly" is your current opinion. ;) 8-) Fact is: If everything what is demanded/suggested by the community would be built into the game, it clearly would not be so successful. And - second argument - if it would be so clear, why is the community in this forum obviously the opinion,...

Added to https://forums.factorio.com/viewtopic.php?f=80&t=518 Smart Splitter (-Suggestions will never End) I recommend to read the whole thread, cause I think it explains the history and problematic of splitter-suggestions quite well. In my opinion we can eventually await to become the splitter...

Re: #5, you may not be able to dial in exact splitting ratios, but the mass production theme of this game means that extremely little actually needs that precision, and you can generally get a good approximate split by using combinations of nested splitters, or simple overflow circuit setups. Obvio...

.... and don't actually bring anything new to the table. Those sorts of things tend to be best relegated to the domain of mods. I respectfuly disagree. #5 and #6 should have been implemented a long time ago. I know the phrase "mods will do that for you", but i am talking about the vanilla...

Currently the belts are quite restrictive. I know their use is intended, but some of them does not make sense. so here are a few ideas that might help general item management and solve much of the headache some problems propose. 1. Split transport belt Transport belt is split in half, the two halves...

1. Additional info (small icons like on smart inserter. Or... memory On the smart inserter is a fixed symbol. Because one type of item. On a belt can be 2x2 = 4 items on one tile = the displaysize of the smart inserter. If you double the belt then there are 8 spots. Which all can be different. If y...

How do you want to see what is transported in the second belt and how do you want to tell the inserters on wich belt they have to lay thing and from which belts they have to grab things? 1. Additional info (small icons like on smart inserter. Or... memory 2. A) Long arm inserter - Only one srtting....

Hello everyone, I was wondering why belts have so few functions. Only lying on ground, having to use underground belts to make junctions...etc. Here is a few pics i put together instead of explaining it. elevated belts: http://i.imgur.com/kSiMU41.jpg http://i.imgur.com/GHicsKt.jpg http://i.imgur.com...