Inserters ignores belt end items if saturated
Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2024 7:56 am
Though it could be an optimization feature of the inserter more than a bug, I report it as it in this case makes my OCD go a bit nuts.
Sorry about only providing one image, instead of a video clip. Can supply it on request.
Inserters are only disable/enable limited by amount of ore/carbon/ice in the hub. No filters are set. (alt mode is on)
On the space platform, regular crushing occurs, and a belt is saturated with ore, carbon and ice, and a 20% amount of asteroid biproducts. As illustrated on the image, exactly 3 small asteroid pieces are lingering under the inserters' arms, waiting for pickup. As long as the ore, the ice, or the carbon is available for pickup, behind the three first items, those are the ones getting picked, leaving the tip of the belt untouched.
This is not a problem for most belts, containing one and only one item, and is mostly an annoyance for this case. But what about spoiled items? A belt of a 2:10 ratio of two items, where the 20% is spoilables. It could end in disaster!
Sorry about only providing one image, instead of a video clip. Can supply it on request.
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On the space platform, regular crushing occurs, and a belt is saturated with ore, carbon and ice, and a 20% amount of asteroid biproducts. As illustrated on the image, exactly 3 small asteroid pieces are lingering under the inserters' arms, waiting for pickup. As long as the ore, the ice, or the carbon is available for pickup, behind the three first items, those are the ones getting picked, leaving the tip of the belt untouched.
This is not a problem for most belts, containing one and only one item, and is mostly an annoyance for this case. But what about spoiled items? A belt of a 2:10 ratio of two items, where the 20% is spoilables. It could end in disaster!