[0.17.2] Campaign: Automated production: pm = per minute, not explained ... Newbie trap

[TheRaph]

I've set up 3 assembles to produce "Firearm Magazine". Two of them inserting in the same box.

As you can see on screenshot (right side), there are 37 Magazines in the right box. There are also 27 magazines in left box (between two assemblers).

The objective toggles around 16 magazines (some times it counts up, sometimes it counts down).

The same ist with science-packs. Sometimes it toggles between 5/6 and 6/6 so the objective is shown sometimes cleared and sometimes in progress.

Edit: I've solved this by stopping the 2 assemblers (selecting no product type), deleting both chest an fill up the last assembler with iron plates.
But the counter toggle until I have 26 magazines in assembler output.

Edit: changed title, because of explanation by CDarklock

[CDarklock]

As you can see on screenshot (right side), there are 37 Magazines in the right box. There are also 27 magazines in left box (between two assemblers).

The objective toggles around 16 magazines (some times it counts up, sometimes it counts down).

The same ist with science-packs. Sometimes it toggles between 5/6 and 6/6 so the objective is shown sometimes cleared and sometimes in progress.

The "pm" in the goal means "per minute." You need to have "produced" 25 magazines, 15 circuits, and 6 science packs in the last minute to clear the objectives.

The game is a little odd about how it defines "produced." Sometimes you can just move a bunch of something and have it count.

[torndar]

Yeah, I think the "pm" needs to be described in text somewhere as that had me confused for a minute as well.

[TheRaph]

Yeah, I think the "pm" needs to be described in text somewhere as that had me confused for a minute as well.

BTW: I've last played longtime ago. So I'm now just like a newbie. I've found some newbie blocking points in campaign, but I don't know where to post... Goes it in bug forum as well?

[Yannick]

This also confused me for a little while until I figured out what it meant.

[wheybags]

Not a bug, but a valid suggestion, so I've moved to the suggestions subforum

[Ranakastrasz]

Took me a while to figure it out. Traditionally its /s or /min. Or just don't abbreviate it and say Per minute.

[bobucles]

I thought it was a bit weird that you could achieve the goal, but then production goes down and it doesn't count any more. Like when you're not researching so the science output is stalled. Once it's checked off it should probably be considered good.

[Therax]

Finished the campaign without ever automating green circuits. Apparently hand crafting counts towards the production stats. Probably not the intent?

[Martc]

I have same problem. I finished this goal by hand crafting and then got obliterated by biters. Because my base wasn't prepared for such swarm.