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Like "how am I gonna store it all".


But seriously, though. On normal settings, that is a looooot of oil. Not much copper, though, but I've been managing so far.

Use barrels ! A single steel chest full of barrels is equal to 4.8 storage tanks but is 9 times smaller. You could use a setup like the following.
Can take a bit more than 60 oil per second and output the same. Should be more than enough even for your map.

It can output about 60 oil per second which is enough to feed 30 oil refineries. Which should be enough to feed just about any type of factory I imagine.

It will only create new barrels if and when they are needed. Otherwise it will recycle the same barrels.

Left chests are for empty barrels and right chests are for filled barrels. 20 chests offer a storage equivalent to 96 storage tanks (+4 actual tanks for 100). But it is infinitely expandable upward and sideways should that not be enough. For example, expending just 1 chests line upward and sideways would increase the storage to a total of 144 storage tanks (+4 actual tanks for 148).

If that isn't enough storage for you, then I don't know what is.

PS: I know the smart chest for empty barrels on the left doesn't look connected, but I assure you that it is.

I cant see the image, would you double check that it is visible , I really want to see this setup you have described.

Can't see both images :s

666JTK666 wrote:I cant see the image, would you double check that it is visible , I really want to see this setup you have described.

I'm going to assume that you are talking about the opening post. For some strange reason he put the image in a text spoiler block. Just click the gray bar near the bottom of his post.

Ojelle wrote:Can't see both images :s

Can't you see my image ? Display just fine for me. Here is the url http://s7.postimg.org/bmuv1l5ex/Oil_Buffer_S.png

Now I indeed can see his, and thanks for yours. Couldnt see it either

Ojelle wrote:Now I indeed can see his, and thanks for yours. Couldnt see it either

Do you mean to say that my image somehow do not display for you and you have to use the link to actually see it ?

Jip
Now i'm going to sleep. Ill answer tomorow if you ask anything again

If you can't see my image, I put it in a spoiler. Click the bar in my post.