Set Recipe in Crusher not working - Steam Ex Version

[Rayes]

First Bug Report ever, i was trying to setup a little Space science Op with modular Crushers by need, therefore i wanted to use the "set Recipe" Circuit Condition, but it doesnt work anymore. I tried it with a combinator, to set the recipe as the recipe (mettalic asteroid crushing in this case) and it worked fine, but i dont have the space for the combinators right now/ wanted to see if i mised something. am on the latest Experimental Version as of 24.07.2026 on steam release.

thx and BR!

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[boskid]

Assemblers/crushers 'set recipe' when given item signal will select recipe that produces that item. Does the recipe you want selected produce more metallic asteroid chunks than it consumes?

[Rayes]

Thx for the fast reply. I've checked with a seperate crusher, configured with the recipe to crush metallic Asteroids (MA), and it consumes 1 Asteroid Chunk, while producing 20 Iron ore and 1 metallic chunk, tho i saw that the chunk is chance based by 30%.
From my understanding, it does not consume more chunks than it produces, as the production of a chunk is chance based and not guaranteed.

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I also am not expecting, the crusher to take the output, e.g. a MA Chunk or other chunk, and set the recipe based on that chunk, the possible output chunk + products, will be put back on the sushi belt and the signal to set the recipe, shall be coming from the all belt reader.

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Can it be possible, that the crusher doesnt set the recipe, because the outcome of an asteroid chunk is not guaranteed? I've set up a constant combinator with iron as its output and now it works.

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Please let me know if this is intended or if i am onto something. If my reasoning so far is sound, the crusher will not set the recipe because the output, a Chunk, is not guaranteed, therefore it can't be used as a signal to set the recipe.
Thx and BR!

[eugenekay]

If my reasoning so far is sound, the crusher will not set the recipe because the output, a Chunk, is not guaranteed, therefore it can't be used as a signal to set the recipe.

Yes.

[Rayes]

Thanks, i will try some other method!

I guess this thread needs to be closed or moved from bug reports, as it is a user error, can i do this or does a mod need to do this?

BR

[eugenekay]

A kindly Moderator has already moved it to “Gameplay Help”.

Good Luck!