Well I agree. By saying this about programmers I am just curious if this is what we programmers like or other people likes to try to create algorithms too. Maybe even factorio would be good for people before university to try out if they like solving problems like that, because as you said, it is so...

Actually changing stack size would be awesome for example for my system of loading wagons. The problem is: if inserter got more stack size than there is space in wagon, inserter gets stuck. I created some systems that can try to fix this issue ( https://forums.factorio.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=28...

My proposition is: commandGoToTheStation(name){ previousState = train.getCurrentMode; goToTheStation(name) } onTrainArrived(){ if(previousState = "manual"){ train.setMode("manual"); } } I think it would be more expectable from the player and in automatic mode it wouldn't change. ...

Yes, you are right, maybe it is good way of learning and understanding whole created pattern. I had some things like that too, I found in my code some possible bugs (which were rare, but could happen) and due to that I fixed them before problem occured. But for lazy person like me it is hard to find...

Well, I understand that someone (not talking about XKnight, but overally) is not willing to describe solutions if they are complicated, solving issue is enough time consuming to lose willing to describe it all :D Maybe it would be easier with some kind of notes in Factorio, so during creating algori...

While working on supply loader I noticed something annoying. While unloading wagon filter inserter (purple one) is getting items randomly (or last in magazine, don't know). My algorithm was designed to prevent inserters getting stuck by unloading same filter that stack inserter has (as it has only o...

Thanks for testing! Will check it. Probably filters failed somehow Okay I seee. My temporary data wasn't cleared. This is one problem. Another problem is when there is full stack already in the train. I will have to do some work with filters to do the work. Edit: it should be working now, tested sev...

Yeah :D updated my first post. I wonder if there is posibility to make this system smaller without breaking the system. Also I would like to think about some future that gets amount of items avaible from roboport and if there are no items in the system then it would just shut filtering for items tha...

Sounds promising, but I left the idea of using nut full stack after thinking on roboport (full stack is 5 items). Also, filter inserter cannot have more than 5 items in filter (can this cause any problem?) Edit: nevermind, wooden poles is an issue :D Yes, filtering can cause problem, but I got it t...

Nice! Will post it in my first post if you don't mind. I will test it for sure. I created meanwhile system that works with any tech, with a lot of different type of items and it is fast as hell (9 sec using stack inserter, your first was 17). It is easy too to setup items to be picked up etc. It jus...

Yeah it can be like you say, but well, everybody got another taste. Adding mods, even op is adding content to the game, those mods are not installed from the start, you can choose to install them. I think factorio is still factorio even if you do computer there. There are no rules about using enviro...

Well, in programming we use tricks too. Why not in factorio? it requires thinking too :) Beside that I am working now on my last idea. Easy setting materials to get by robots and making system without danger of being stuck. So far goes well, it will be big system but will allow a lot of different ty...

That''s it. Also some kind of sending signals between networks would be nice for example to tell the train to go for resources

uhh .. yes this is a good example that you should not post when overtired :) (I could barely type at this point) I thought I give it a quick try and it looked like it worked. Unfortunately it was working because I forgot to set all research to max and so I had only stack bonus 2 for the long handed...

Your measurements gave me an incredible idea. There is one thing I enjoy very very much - The Challenge. The Challenge is an event when several people (or groups of people) have the same requirements and they have fixed (or at least limited) amount of time to complete The Challenge. Lets make a sma...

For me simplisity is when you don't have to think much about solution :) Also I don't check actually what is in wagon ________________________________________________________________________________ Okay I did small test for the given items as example: http://i.imgur.com/QNHWbhx.jpg?1 My first solut...

I placed power switch and it is not connected to power network. http://i.imgur.com/09xV2XY.jpg?1 Sry if I am being stupid here :) About supply system, all updated in first post: My first idea works on one of earliest and last tech, so it should work on every, but it is pretty big one setup. 2nd idea...

The simplest solution is using few splitters (so in the end there will be always 1 item to be put to train), but it is really unefficient way I think (have to wait long time to insert everything) I will try to build and test that tho, my system and your system too. PS: How to build power switch? It ...

Yeah, but I think N has to be put manually, it is hard to easly detect N number without much effort.

I need to create some items and test both systems, Your is faster I think, my is probably more adjustable and easier to implement

Pretty smart But as you said it works only on full tech?

I am curious how much my new system is worse than your and if my system will work with lower tech