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[0.17.2] Campaign: Automated production: pm = per minute, not explained ... Newbie trap

Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2019 11:15 pm
by TheRaph
I've set up 3 assembles to produce "Firearm Magazine". Two of them inserting in the same box.

As you can see on screenshot (right side), there are 37 Magazines in the right box. There are also 27 magazines in left box (between two assemblers).

The objective toggles around 16 magazines (some times it counts up, sometimes it counts down).

The same ist with science-packs. Sometimes it toggles between 5/6 and 6/6 so the objective is shown sometimes cleared and sometimes in progress.

Edit: I've solved this by stopping the 2 assemblers (selecting no product type), deleting both chest an fill up the last assembler with iron plates.
But the counter toggle until I have 26 magazines in assembler output.

Edit: changed title, because of explanation by CDarklock

Re: [0.17.2] Campaign: Automated production not counted correctly - can not go forward

Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2019 11:20 pm
by CDarklock
TheRaph wrote:
Wed Feb 27, 2019 11:15 pm
As you can see on screenshot (right side), there are 37 Magazines in the right box. There are also 27 magazines in left box (between two assemblers).

The objective toggles around 16 magazines (some times it counts up, sometimes it counts down).

The same ist with science-packs. Sometimes it toggles between 5/6 and 6/6 so the objective is shown sometimes cleared and sometimes in progress.
The "pm" in the goal means "per minute." You need to have "produced" 25 magazines, 15 circuits, and 6 science packs in the last minute to clear the objectives.

The game is a little odd about how it defines "produced." Sometimes you can just move a bunch of something and have it count.

Re: [0.17.2] Campaign: Automated production not counted correctly - can not go forward

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2019 3:52 am
by torndar
Yeah, I think the "pm" needs to be described in text somewhere as that had me confused for a minute as well.

Re: [0.17.2] Campaign: Automated production not counted correctly - can not go forward

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2019 7:11 am
by TheRaph
torndar wrote:
Thu Feb 28, 2019 3:52 am
Yeah, I think the "pm" needs to be described in text somewhere as that had me confused for a minute as well.
BTW: I've last played longtime ago. So I'm now just like a newbie. I've found some newbie blocking points in campaign, but I don't know where to post... Goes it in bug forum as well?

Re: [0.17.2] Campaign: Automated production: pm = per minute, not explained ... Newbie trap

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2019 1:37 pm
by Yannick
This also confused me for a little while until I figured out what it meant.

Re: [0.17.2] Campaign: Automated production: pm = per minute, not explained ... Newbie trap

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2019 4:01 pm
by wheybags
Not a bug, but a valid suggestion, so I've moved to the suggestions subforum

Re: [0.17.2] Campaign: Automated production: pm = per minute, not explained ... Newbie trap

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2019 4:36 pm
by Ranakastrasz
Took me a while to figure it out. Traditionally its /s or /min. Or just don't abbreviate it and say Per minute.

Re: [0.17.2] Campaign: Automated production: pm = per minute, not explained ... Newbie trap

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2019 5:23 pm
by bobucles
I thought it was a bit weird that you could achieve the goal, but then production goes down and it doesn't count any more. Like when you're not researching so the science output is stalled. Once it's checked off it should probably be considered good.

Re: [0.17.2] Campaign: Automated production: pm = per minute, not explained ... Newbie trap

Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2019 6:33 pm
by Therax
Finished the campaign without ever automating green circuits. Apparently hand crafting counts towards the production stats. Probably not the intent?

Re: [0.17.2] Campaign: Automated production: pm = per minute, not explained ... Newbie trap

Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2019 9:59 am
by Martc
I have same problem. I finished this goal by hand crafting and then got obliterated by biters. Because my base wasn't prepared for such swarm.