Train only factory(train-> assembler -> train)UPS savings?
Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2017 5:05 pm
I couldn't find anything on the idea of just using long train stations with assemblers next to them as a factory. Does anyone have an idea of how well it would work or any advice on the design before I start it: would it cost too much to set up? would it lower UPS more or less than a bot-based factory? I want to set this up from an existing base that produces 10k iron/min, ideally deep into biter territory so that the ore density is high.
The design I want would be to have very long trains- maybe 50 wagons- that pull up next to assemblers(prod 2), without beacons. The idea is to keep UPS high as possible while I expand the setup into a base that can research as much infinite mining productivity as possible (with the current base I am already past level 40 giving an 80% boost: nearly doubling ore output and UPS at 50-60)
Is there a good reason I haven't seen this done before?
The design I want would be to have very long trains- maybe 50 wagons- that pull up next to assemblers(prod 2), without beacons. The idea is to keep UPS high as possible while I expand the setup into a base that can research as much infinite mining productivity as possible (with the current base I am already past level 40 giving an 80% boost: nearly doubling ore output and UPS at 50-60)
Is there a good reason I haven't seen this done before?
. I have already seen such concepts. Here are some links that take that approach :