... why. And i tried to offer a better solution to the original problem. To generate ideas . :) Yea sure. But discussion isn't a one-way flower-garden-road. And criticism is important to polish ideas. That is a misunderstanding. I wrote my post as answer to blazespinnakers post, just 10 minutes later ...

... re-pathed. That's totally stupid. Trains can never ever cross surfaces. That's like having the car-navi in Budapest recalculate your route because road was closed in New York. Ah, good point. Maybe it's because theoretically tracks of different surfaces can connect ? I'm not sure if it is possible ...

... of that crane. I think it can look similar to this: http://www.forkliftnet.com/file/html/179/images/200601180942576406.jpg So the "rails/road" for the crane are modified rail-signals (that look like small road/single rails). A modified car sits on top of that - as the crane - and ...

... which is exactly like this. But no success. I also found this very interesting: https://forums.factorio.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=5468 Road-rail vehicle

Players have the problem to control the car/tank at high speed, if they want just to drive long, straight road. https://forums.factorio.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=6015 Fine steering control for cars using the mouse https://forums.factorio.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=10315 Roads/streets ...

... if I have some kind of blueprint for each type of building. And a algorithm that finds a path with a minimum width through the factory to make a road around it... ... Btw: I would largely increase the area of this hub. 100x100 or so

... and building ideas https://forums.factorio.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=3722 New Vehicles https://forums.factorio.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=5468 Road-rail vehicle https://forums.factorio.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=6033 more cars https://forums.factorio.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=12837 Logistics ...

... Again: Off-topic, just want you to throw a short eye on it, because it makes no sense to have automated transport by road AND a ropeway. But, ok, that thought is eventually too far. :)

Related:
https://forums.factorio.com/forum/vie ... f=6&t=1157
https://forums.factorio.com/forum/vie ... f=6&t=1094

... <3rd gear> WWWWwwrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr... <full brake> iiiiieeeeeeeek.... :o A big biter in blue uniform is standing at the side of the road and winks with a red blinking dipper to halt the car. He comes along to my side. He is speaking with a quite deep voice, a bit difficult to unterstand: ...

Well, that's just the thing - if you build stations for the cars to stop, a system for telling them where to come and go, and defined roads on which they run... ... then the car just becomes a train. Looks like, but isn't. There are too many differences. I already told some. The game already ...

... b) I remember very well, what I've written at any time here, so in this case I search also for my postings and "road", cause I remember, that I wrote something about using that as a road. https://forums.factorio.com/forum/search.php?keywords=road&terms=all&author=ssilk&sc=1&sf=all&sr=posts&sk=t&sd=d&st=0&ch=300&t=0&submit=Search ...

One of those big postings . :) [...] Now i picture it better... But still i'd life some "Road" or "walkway" or something to make the islands you say. Something to mark for myself "leave this X amount of tiles for the trucks to go by". It ...

... point (connected together like the wires on the poles) and on crossings you can decide the direction (one of three, like with trains). Leaving road by slowing down is nice. But also a more precise steering: when I'm fast small changes let me drive into the next accu. The steer should be depend ...

... point is, that I don't want to set all the foundations myself. I want something, which works more ore less automatic. A good point is also this road-idea. I had it some month ago. But in conclusion this means, that we end to have different foundations: one for buildings/not road and one for ...

... with it. :) or I forgot to leave enough space through my solar panels. Or the way by foot is just shorter. Some others and me suggested for this roads or streets, where the car drives on it like on a magnet. Roads have the advantage, that they will give your factory a much better layout. I think ...

... direction I want, like a moving stairway. I found this is very, very practical and it makes so much sense! - And maybe the devs introduce really roads/streets into game and my beloved roller skates could make sense then. :) (or you are just faster on the road as on the field, even without roller ...