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Not sure when exactly that happened.
Stack inserter got stuck waiting for more items(not sure if it was already spoiled, or spoiled while it was holding it): That's quite odd that the items are spoiled in its hand - I think that should not have happened as other items are quite fresh there.

Here is the save of the game: The camera for Gleba in the save is already positioned on the stuck inserter.

Game info: No mods, no cheats, the game was started with all default setting.

Thanks for the report however I don't see any bug here. The inserter picked up spoilage which was on the belt and is waiting for more before it swings - as it's supposed to do.

The inserter flags show it did not spoil while the inserter was holding it - which means it directly picked up spoilage from the belt. Given it doesn't have any filter - that's perfectly valid for it to do.

It is supposed to wait for items for a reasonable time and then swing back if no more items. It is stuck waiting INDEFINITELY - that has never happened for the previous 450+ hours of the game and happened only with this inserter only once.

Linux_user404 wrote: Tue Jul 08, 2025 3:03 pm It is supposed to wait for items for a reasonable time and then swing back if no more items. It is stuck waiting INDEFINITELY - that has never happened for the previous 450+ hours of the game and happened only with this inserter only once.

The "Stack Inserter" always waits for a full hand stack of items before moving. What you're describing is the "Bulk Inserter"

Oh... I understand now... I am sorry, yeah, that's not a bug. My factory needs a redesign... Lots of them were working in other parts of the factory and I never realized how they work...