Simple Questions and Short Answers

[eradicator]

I've just built my first train and I wanted to use a double headed train to just "bounce" between my main base and a little base that makes plastic.

I have laid a line of track which has a station at of each end. I have put a two trains on the track linked with a cargo wagon. < train - wagon - train >

If I click on the train and click to add station one of the stations is saying "The station is not accessible from the current position".

Do I need signals to get it working?

Thanks

Sounds like either both locomotives or both train stops are facing the same direction. Signals are not required on a simple straight track with just one train.

[Pi-C]

I've used game.check_prototype_translations() in on_init() to check whether there is a translation for all the keys I use in my mod. Now I want to do the reverse: prune the locale file by finding all localizations that are never referenced. Is that possible somehow?

[eradicator]

I've used game.check_prototype_translations() in on_init() to check whether there is a translation for all the keys I use in my mod. Now I want to do the reverse: prune the locale file by finding all localizations that are never referenced. Is that possible somehow?

Localised strings can be generated at runtime, possibly with random input. Thus it's impossible to know if a string in any locale.cfg is ever used or not.

If you just want a rough hint, i guess you could write an external script that compares locale.cfg's with a dump of all recipe/item/entity/etc names. Has to be external becaues the API doesn't have game.all_localised_strings or anything like that.

[Pi-C]

If you just want a rough hint, i guess you could write an external script that compares locale.cfg's with a dump of all recipe/item/entity/etc names. Has to be external becaues the API doesn't have game.all_localised_strings or anything like that.

I'll probably do that, thanks!

[Masquerade]

Hi! Please tell me why the railway station does not send train id to the network? What am I doing wrong?

[boskid]

Hi! Please tell me why the railway station does not send train id to the network? What am I doing wrong?

Train has to be stopped at Train Stop due to its schedule execution. It does not work in Manual mode

[Masquerade]

Hi! Please tell me why the railway station does not send train id to the network? What am I doing wrong?

Train has to be stopped at Train Stop due to its schedule execution. It does not work in Manual mode

Oh thank you very much! Really works.

[kitters]

Hi everyone.
First time i started mass production, ups began to drop.
So, I learned all info i could get about it. Seems like no need to replace belts with underground after the patch, right?

And one more question, are bots still more ups-friendly than belts or belts became better than bots?

[Honktown]

Hi everyone.
First time i started mass production, ups began to drop.
So, I learned all info i could get about it. Seems like no need to replace belts with underground after the patch, right?

And one more question, are bots still more ups-friendly than belts or belts became better than bots?

By default f5 shows debug info for what's taking time but there's some overlap with other text, F4, under the "debug" tab, can show you less.

It probably matters how your base is set up, and if you're using mods (increase belt/inserter speed, loaders, bots carry more/go faster/more battery/faster recharge). I can't be more helpful than that, I don't megabase.

[eradicator]

So, I learned all info i could get about it. Seems like no need to replace belts with underground after the patch, right?

Yes. Underground belts are not inheritely cheaper anymore since like what... 0.15?

And one more question, are bots still more ups-friendly than belts or belts became better than bots?

The largest 60 UPS base that i know of is belt based. But if you don't plan to get into an extreme level of micro optimization and learn all the tricks then bots are probably still easier.

[quyxkh]

Yes. Underground belts are not inheritely cheaper anymore since like what... 0.15?

The only note I'd add is, you can still carry a lot more length with uggies, even the yellow ones.

[Tonykov]

Hello!
What does "Protect empty teams" mean? (Create multiplayer server -> PvP configuration -> "Game Settings" tab -> "Protect empty teams" check box).

[valneq]

Hello!
What does "Protect empty teams" mean? (Create multiplayer server -> PvP configuration -> "Game Settings" tab -> "Protect empty teams" check box).

This setting will make the base of a team to be protected when no players from that team are online. I am not sure about the exact dynamics though, whether it will prevent other teams from entering, or whether it prevents other teams from damaging. There should be additional helping text upon hovering over that option.

[brunzenstein]

I’m looking for a way calling a waiting train from a stacker as soon as there is enough material at the loading, unload an then send him back to his waiting position.

[Serenity]

I’m looking for a way calling a waiting train from a stacker as soon as there is enough material at the loading, unload an then send him back to his waiting position.

Try the Train Supply Manager mod

https://mods.factorio.com/mod/train-pubsub

[brunzenstein]

I’m looking for a way calling a waiting train from a stacker as soon as there is enough material at the loading, unload an then send him back to his waiting position.

Try the Train Supply Manager mod

https://mods.factorio.com/mod/train-pubsub

Thank you. But:Actually I want to use and learn how to build such a solution with a combinator setup.

[Pi-C]

Thank you. But:Actually I want to use and learn how to build such a solution with a combinator setup.

In this case, I recommend this YouTue-series by avaak. Episode 5 or 6 is where he starts on the train network. It's a bit dated (for Factorio 0.16), but combinator setup hasn't changed much since.

[brunzenstein]

Thank you. But:Actually I want to use and learn how to build such a solution with a combinator setup.

In this case, I recommend this YouTue-series by avaak. Episode 5 or 6 is where he starts on the train network. It's a bit dated (for Factorio 0.16), but combinator setup hasn't changed much since.

Thanks for the recommendation

[disentius]

This one is more recent, and another way to manage trains in vanilla.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KstIlP92Vis

[Pi-C]

I've an entity based on the flamethrower. I want it to be able to use one of two possible fluids (exchanging fluids works once the fluidbox has been emptied). To make things both complicated: the two fluids look differently (so I've recolored the stream graphics for one of them) and do different damage. Is it possible to set different streams in the prototype, so that the one matching fluid A will be used if the turret contains fluid A, and the other one if it contains fluid B?

I guess I could do some trickery in the control stage (replacing entities depending on its contents), but it would be much cheaper if I could do everything with just one prototype.