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The checkbox for automatic requests from space platforms is great.
However, if I want to use the 'read orbital request' circuit and set a requester chest to that and then the inserter starts inserting
various items at once, the rocket wont auto-launch.

It only auto-launches, if the contets are homongous, like 100 belts, but not with 50 belts and 25 inserters.

Am I missing something or is this intended?
Also would it be possible to start the rocket based on a circuit signal?
Maybe even for half filled rockets if I want them to launch automatically?

Thanks!

If you have a rocket than contain 25 inserters and 25 belts, and you have one platform requesting inserter and another one requesting belt it makes it difficult for the game to guess the intention of the player.

From reading the many discussion about this topic, many players propose different "solutions" that fit their desire and are often incompatible with each others.

meet666 wrote: Sun Jan 05, 2025 12:14 pmAlso would it be possible to start the rocket based on a circuit signal?
Maybe even for half filled rockets if I want them to launch automatically?

You might enjoy https://mods.factorio.com/mod/CircuitLaunchableRockets

s6x wrote: Sun Jan 05, 2025 10:48 pm

meet666 wrote: Sun Jan 05, 2025 12:14 pmAlso would it be possible to start the rocket based on a circuit signal?
Maybe even for half filled rockets if I want them to launch automatically?

You might enjoy https://mods.factorio.com/mod/CircuitLaunchableRockets

Nice, will try that out once I got all achievements again