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Give Splitters a Seperation Mode
Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2014 7:23 am
by MisterSpock
At the moment splitting a two-sided belt into 2 one-sided belt is very ugly (see first GIF:
http://imgur.com/a/GsxT9)
So here is my suggestion:
Make a seperation mode for splitter. Clicking on it opens UI. Like a smart inserter.
- Easy to program
- no new building required
Give Splitters a Chance!
Re: Give Splitters a Seperation Mode
Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2014 10:25 pm
by ssilk
Re: Give Splitters a Seperation Mode
Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2014 12:55 pm
by MisterSpock
Looks very good. I hope it will be implement into vanilla.
Re: Give Splitters a Seperation Mode
Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2014 9:22 am
by Turtle
I've been using that mod for quite a while now and I think it's great. But a splitter with Smart Inserter filter would do so much more. It could act as a sorter, lane reverser and so many other possibilities. It doesn't even need to filter 5 different things like the Smart Inserter, one item on left and one item on right is plenty. Imagine the logistics possibilities with red and green wires as well - such as " < 50" goes right else go straight. Yes it can be done with smart inserters now, but the delay in the arm swinging around affects the throughput. This is what I imagine the GUI like:
Re: Give Splitters a Seperation Mode
Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2014 6:59 pm
by MaZy
I agree with turtle.
I was going to ask for the feature but you are already talking about it. With filter mode maybe green splitter were really nice.
Re: Give Splitters a Seperation Mode
Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2014 1:14 pm
by ThaPear
Check out my
Smart Splitters mod, it pretty much does what you're describing here.
Re: Give Splitters a Seperation Mode
Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2014 10:44 pm
by Zourin
It still surprises me this isn't a core part of the game yet.
Taking advantage of the two-lane belt system is as easy as feeding belts onto the sides, yet trying to split them requires arcane mechanics exploits with, of all unrelated things, tunnels.