Adjustable splitter. For example every 4th item gets split

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Adjustable splitter. For example every 4th item gets split

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I've not seen this suggested and i did search so sorry if it has.

Unless you have fully backed up belts then having a splitter that splits 50/50 can be annoying. If i have 1 main iron belt and then split from it when i need to then it'll be 50/50. Then if i add another one to the main iron belt it would be 50/25/25, so the main belt would then get 25% of the iron. Another splitter would put it down to 12.5%, and then 7.25%. There are messy ways around it(anyone know a basic way that takes up tiny space?), but being able to set how much gets split would be better.

It would help a lot.
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Re: Adjustable splitter. For example every 4th item gets spl

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Oh god 'ere we go again.

Not only it has been suggested before, but it is quite easy to make with current splitters:
Hint: 1 splitter makes it 50/50, 1 more splitter after that makes it 50/25/25, Then 50/25/12.5/12.5 and so on.
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Re: Adjustable splitter. For example every 4th item gets spl

Post by Zequez »

Garm wrote:Oh god 'ere we go again.

Not only it has been suggested before, but it is quite easy to make with current splitters:
Hint: 1 splitter makes it 50/50, 1 more splitter after that makes it 50/25/25, Then 50/25/12.5/12.5 and so on.
I agree that is possible with current mechanics. But an adjustable splitter would be smaller, and realistically it would make more sense. Maybe you can call it "smart splitter".
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Re: Adjustable splitter. For example every 4th item gets spl

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Yeah, we had that discussion too many times yet. I suggest reading https://forums.factorio.com/forum/vie ... f=6&t=3394

And maybe support instead https://forums.factorio.com/forum/vie ... =28&t=3443
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