Non-OP Cargo Loader for Trains

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CodeCube
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Non-OP Cargo Loader for Trains

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TL;DR: New type of train car, can only carry raw resources, such as ores. It would have more capacity than a regular cargo car. New entity, can load/unload items from this car very quickly.

*Note: I use the word loader entity, but I am not referring to the loader in FFF #128. This is similar, but much less overpowered in my opinion.

[CAUTION: the following images contain amateur photoshop skills. If you have had a history of allergic reactions due to amateur photoshopping in the past, please do not proceed.]

The new entity:
The loader is attached to a chest containing copper.
The loader is attached to a chest containing copper.
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It is two tiles long, and is attached at one end to a chest or conveyor belt.

The new train car:
New ore car placed under the loader.
New ore car placed under the loader.
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It has more capacity than a regular cargo car since it can only carry very basic resources. When it is positioned under one of the loaders, the loader would then fill it with whatever resource fairly quickly.
New ore car is now filled with copper.
New ore car is now filled with copper.
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The car can be unloaded from the bottom with the same entity placed the opposite way around:
The ore car is emptied by a loader placed the other way around.
The ore car is emptied by a loader placed the other way around.
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This is similar to how actual ore cars in real life are designed to work:
A real-life coal car has hatches on the bottom to release stored coal.
A real-life coal car has hatches on the bottom to release stored coal.
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As stated before, the ore-carrying car can only carry very basic resources. Examples of this would be sulfur, coal, stone, copper ore and iron ore. I am uncertain whether or not multiple resources should be allowed in the same cargo car.
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Re: Non-OP Cargo Loader for Trains

Post by Koub »

That's more or less what I had in mind for the loader subject.
Amazing photoshop skills btw :mrgreen:
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