Train's to start with fuel (similar to burner insertor)
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2026 7:49 pm
I played around with the ai and sure enough, whever i place a train, it has 75% rocket fuel. Why? because rocket fuel < Nuclear < quality version < mod < mod version.
As if.
The real reason is: automation
I have a city block style that has mutiple version depending on how many trains are needed for unload/load, so on. And regadless if it's assembler or other, the city block is the same size (yes, i don't care about wasting space)
And here is the thing: i also added parameter for the trains. So all such blocks i place, will include the actually trains who will pick up the materials and unload the materials to this very block i just place.... and as you can guess... all of them need fuel
this is why i chosen rocket fuel. aka it last enough for them, regadless where they are, to get to a top up fuel station, this is also why 75% and not lower.
Ah also for people who don't get it, i don't "add the item" but how much fuel is left of the item (aka the fuel slot is actually empty).
And as far as it concers me, this is an absolut QoL element since no more issue with what fuel to use as games goes on since the rocket fuel is just enough to get the train to the fuel up station, even far, but still low enough that it will soon be used up, so the current fuel will be needed.
Oh and for people who are "but it's cheating to have free rocket fuel!".... isen't it like one of the most easiest stuff in the game? oil and some water? you know, both infinite depending where you are. And if you are on another planet then making rocket fuel is already very easy by that point that i don't understand why people are complaning when we can carry in our backpack hundrends of locomotives
As if.
The real reason is: automation
I have a city block style that has mutiple version depending on how many trains are needed for unload/load, so on. And regadless if it's assembler or other, the city block is the same size (yes, i don't care about wasting space)
And here is the thing: i also added parameter for the trains. So all such blocks i place, will include the actually trains who will pick up the materials and unload the materials to this very block i just place.... and as you can guess... all of them need fuel
this is why i chosen rocket fuel. aka it last enough for them, regadless where they are, to get to a top up fuel station, this is also why 75% and not lower.
Ah also for people who don't get it, i don't "add the item" but how much fuel is left of the item (aka the fuel slot is actually empty).
And as far as it concers me, this is an absolut QoL element since no more issue with what fuel to use as games goes on since the rocket fuel is just enough to get the train to the fuel up station, even far, but still low enough that it will soon be used up, so the current fuel will be needed.
Oh and for people who are "but it's cheating to have free rocket fuel!".... isen't it like one of the most easiest stuff in the game? oil and some water? you know, both infinite depending where you are. And if you are on another planet then making rocket fuel is already very easy by that point that i don't understand why people are complaning when we can carry in our backpack hundrends of locomotives