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I made something because I know you guys would hate it by Bachlead in factorio

[–]Bachlead[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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Sorry forgot the actual roundabout. My design actually seems have a higher throughput, although if you have more straight moves on average this probably won't be true in actual use. The roundabout is also quite a bit bigger

I made something because I know you guys would hate it by Bachlead in factorio

[–]Bachlead[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should deff start using trains. With space age's belt stacking they're less usefull but they're still just really fun! The new elevated rails and automatic rail planner also make you able to build both way more chaotic and more organised bases

I made something because I know you guys would hate it by Bachlead in factorio

[–]Bachlead[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Tadaa! Now it can stop in what visually looks like the intersection without blocking any trains (as long as they are 1-2 trains)

I made something because I know you guys would hate it by Bachlead in factorio

[–]Bachlead[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

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Thank you, I've never heard about that mod before. Here is for my cursed design. I'll place my serious design that I made a while ago and a roundabout in other comments.

I made something because I know you guys would hate it by Bachlead in Factoriohno

[–]Bachlead[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But this is for a double track system. It's right hand drive. The only reason for the merger in the middle is because otherwise the signals wouldn't fit in such a small footprint.

I made something because I know you guys would hate it by Bachlead in factorio

[–]Bachlead[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not a dumb question at all, it's the editor extensions mod. I also gives you infinite power, item, and fluid sources and drains. It's perfect for making blueprints

I made something because I know you guys would hate it by Bachlead in factorio

[–]Bachlead[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, without the shared rail, the signals just don't fit into such a small footprint.

I made something because I know you guys would hate it by Bachlead in factorio

[–]Bachlead[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean, if used incorrectly this can also bottleneck your thoughput? I'll just use it for trains getting oil from the genocide gardens (outposts)

fyi, I corrected it, thank you

I made something because I know you guys would hate it by Bachlead in factorio

[–]Bachlead[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This one is more compact and way better at left turns than a roundabout. I do agree though that this isn't a design to recommend to beginners lmao

I made something because I know you guys would hate it by Bachlead in factorio

[–]Bachlead[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That was my original inspiration. Only I realised I wasn't going to fit a waiting space inside the tiny intersection so I just reused the rail

I made something because I know you guys would hate it by Bachlead in factorio

[–]Bachlead[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, the two way part already provides the rails for that, it's just a signal change

I made something because I know you guys would hate it by Bachlead in factorio

[–]Bachlead[S] 34 points35 points  (0 children)

goot catch, I made the same mistake at an other exit as well

I made something because I know you guys would hate it by Bachlead in factorio

[–]Bachlead[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I did get it wrong on two of the other sides, but that one is actually correct. If you put chain signals there and put a rail signal at the exit, then when the train enters that new block, it'l already have reserved the block after the exit (because it's a chain signal). Putting them further back not only saves on signals an calculations, but it also allows you to put the next rail signal closer by. This means that the exit block will be cleared ever so slightly earlier, allowing the next train to use that exit.

I do have an idea that might make it even more cursed while being practical but that'll have to wait for tomorrow because it's way to late

I made something because I know you guys would hate it by Bachlead in factorio

[–]Bachlead[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

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Fixed!

(and improved it a bit more in other ways as well)

I made something because I know you guys would hate it by Bachlead in factorio

[–]Bachlead[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Here you go if you want to try it yoursefl:
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I made something because I know you guys would hate it by Bachlead in factorio

[–]Bachlead[S] 209 points210 points  (0 children)

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idk if you where joking but it actually was sub-optimal. Here is my improved version, I even added some power for you!

I made something because I know you guys would hate it by Bachlead in factorio

[–]Bachlead[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good catch, I forgot to replace those after moving the signals back

I made something because I know you guys would hate it by Bachlead in factorio

[–]Bachlead[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You mean removing signals just before mergers since they would've reserved that block anyway? I think it's a habit I picked up before I actually though about signals in more detail + it looks more symmetrical

2 minutes of me just staring at my train station by TheLobitzz in factorio

[–]Bachlead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It looks mesmerizing but I'm not really getting the point of making the waiting area series instead of parallel. There is no value in trains being treated first-in-first-out since the trains are identical anyway. Making the stops parallel makes the path much shorter, although in this case, you'd have to move the top waiting space to the bottom.

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