If there is no “Pallet item” involved then it is not really palletization per se;


Those are implementation details that we are specifically told in the how to use section of this forum to keep out of our suggestions. Worrying about implementation details of a non-existent feature is not really ...

It is only intended as a point of comparison - I am assuming that Pallets would use a similar set of mechanics.

The “handling” of the Barrel item adds extra Logistics challenges:

The empty barrel must be crafted before any movement can occur
Constant supply of barrels is required or the chain ...

As a Logistics comparison, remember that Barrels exist in Vanilla, and they SUCK! They existed before Fluid Wagons to enable Train movement of Fluids, and were simply never removed... they are still necessary to move Fluids through Space (eg, Fluoroketone). I do not see how item-based Pallets ...

Maybe instead of palletization, just have a car / tank crane to load / unload vehicles with inventory to / from trains? I mean in real world trains are used to carry cars. Currently cars / tanks can be transported with belts but are really clumsy at it, so it provides a meaningful way to load ...

I think the best solution to this problem would be to add the ability to create custom, named condition blocks, kinda similar how we can create and name train interrupts.

That way we could create our own logic block, for example "All Vulcanus requests satisfied", and use that instead of checking ...

TL;DR
Introduce a form of compressing items on trains (not transportable by other means) as a way to keep train transportation relevant in the late game


Why?

In Space Age, with the introduction of the Turbo Belts and belt stacking, belt throughput is increased through the roof. So much so ...

The more I think about this, the more I think that if mixed quality inputs are allowed, then the assemblers must be able to make multiple quality ingredients at the same time, otherwise factories would bottleneck over time:

Imagine a blue chip line, fed by mostly common green chips, but ...

1/ productivity-quality exploit. During development there was an option for any quality recipe where a base rolled quality was lowest quality of provided ingredients. There was however exploit when using productivity modules: a machine could be fed normal quality ingredients that would "charge ...

Yes please, using fake constant combinator variables is a pain

But if it would also have to consider the input qualities to determine an average quality then things get complex for every single item that is crafted. Every single time it would have to calculate a new probability depending on the combination of ingredient quality, further deluded by the quality ...

I just wanted to suggest something similar, glad I searched for it first. My motivation came when I saw that if I put quality modules into my copper cable production, it clogs up the Green Circuit production, because the GC assembler can't accept quality cables, and I need quality iron plates to use ...

hansjoachim wrote: Fri Jul 05, 2019 10:47 pm Why have you placed chainsignals? You don't need any of them.

chain signals can make trains repath, that why we put chain signals at the entry of Stackers

I ran into the exact same issue when I was sending signals by hand, which turned off the transmitter stations for longer periods of time, but I am now turning off the transmitter station for a single tick only, and that seems to help a ton. Since both the transmitter and receiver stations are named ...

...the states where the trains is not in the station is limited to last only 3 ticks else you have to manually reset a train ( opening the gui) , or use a clock


Ahhh, so thats why I had trouble with manually sending data at the start! I solved that part by a clock pulsing the receiver stations ...

oh, I didnt know that

Why wouldnt it work with unconnected stations, though?

Uses trains parked at receiver stations to send data, it is not a system with trains going in a loop to send data, the trains never move. The concept is based on a reddit post I saw a few days ago. See reddit post for more info and a short demo vid:
https://www.reddit.com/r/factorio/comments/c6dk3a ...

The problem to overcome I think would be to make sure trains that started slowing down for the intersection, but the circuit controlled light turned back green would not break the intersection due to that train arriving earlier than expected.
Not sure I understand you correctly. The circuit ...

The problem to overcome I think would be to make sure trains that started slowing down for the intersection, but the circuit controlled light turned back green would not break the intersection due to that train arriving earlier than expected.

- How should I connect my huge train stations of my main base to this 4-way intersection?

I think the safest way by far is to have one (or more) of the exits of an intersection be used for the train stops, allowing no through traffic.


- How should I design the rail tracks between two of ...

The "I don't know what to call this - Mk. 1"

This is somewhat of a roundabout while somewhat not. Trains can only go straight and right, but can turn around after the intersection, so a right turn can either be straight, then right or right, then straight. I have no idea if this will deadlock or ...