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I want ask - can anyone make mod to filtering chests like inventory of train?

ProMix wrote: Fri Dec 27, 2019 12:35 pm I want ask - can anyone make mod to filtering chests like inventory of train?

Do you want a chest that reserves slots for items using filters?
The intention being you could have one chest set up to reserve some portion for eg iron plate and the rest for copper. Or whatever. You might reserve a slot for coal.

As far as i know, chests can't be setup with filters like the cargo wagons can.
You can probably achieve this with circuits and filter inserters however.

https://mods.factorio.com/mod/Filter-Chest (it's a car)

darkfrei wrote: Sat Dec 28, 2019 6:23 pm https://mods.factorio.com/mod/Filter-Chest (it's a car)

I was thinking of adapting https://mods.factorio.com/mod/compilatron-vehicle when I made my reply. About the same size too just needed new skin and no fuel requirement.

Always wondered why chests don't support filters.Everything else that moves and has a chest/inventory built-in usually some support. Maybe that is the point?

darkfrei wrote: Sat Dec 28, 2019 6:23 pm https://mods.factorio.com/mod/Filter-Chest (it's a car)

Yeah its interesting why cargo wagon can have filtered cells in itself and why common chest can't
When i'll be at home i'll try that mod but i have queations
1) Can this mod be adapted so that it wouldn't have properties that are inherent to the car?
2) If it posible how to be with modded chests like angel's bunkers? Could they have filters too?

Factorio developers are genius people that they added the function of filtering cells in wagons for a long time ago in early versions of the game but why the hell could not immediately implement it with filter cells in chests??? Seriously
Wagon is more complicated thing then simple chest i think

Cars and wagons have no circuit connection, it can be the main reason.

aklesey1 wrote: Fri Mar 13, 2020 7:22 am Yeah its interesting why cargo wagon can have filtered cells in itself and why common chest can't

Yuu Peyes the allaccelerating has made a royal order that forbids the use of filters in container prototypes. Trains and cars aren't interacted with that often so they got an exception.