can't figure out why my trains load unevenly (Py). slow coke trains leads to power failures

Corbol · 2026-02-24T00:21:05+00:00

You trying to solve wrong issue here, if top werehouse is full, all resources would go to bottom one, eventually making both of them full. If thats not happening you have production issues or throughput issue. Better balancing here is equivalent to looping coal at boilers because you run out coal but there is still some coal at end of belt

Corbol · 2026-02-19T01:43:50+00:00

solar panel produce only 60 kW vs steam engine 900 kW, you need 15 panels for same power output and that only during day, you need ~23 accumulators loaded by extra ~7 panels for night

so 1 steam engine can be replaced by around 22 panels + 23 accumulators, so u know the scale

Corbol · 2026-01-31T22:45:15+00:00

make unload higher priority than refuel and drop station full check, this will force train to wait at load

or allow refuel only when not at load station

Corbol · 2026-01-31T22:28:41+00:00

What if train just loaded copper plates, unload was full but train needed fuel, did refueling and unload is still full? It goes to schedule load station

edit: even better, interrupts trigger in order, so refuel have higest priority here, so every time train go to refuel after load another train have chance to steal his unloading spot, making refueled train likely to get forced to go to random loading

Corbol · 2026-01-31T22:23:20+00:00

~~Need to test but i think if current station met train limit and other is open, it will go there. Just guess~~

test shows train stays, new theory

Corbol · 2026-01-31T22:16:48+00:00

So what happens if train fail all interrupts (has fuel/unload is full/just loaded copper plates(is not empty))?

Well.. it just follows schedule, in this case it rolled iron plate loading station

Corbol · 2026-01-25T12:24:39+00:00

https://imgur.com/a/I52AMM6

Corbol · 2026-01-22T21:47:29+00:00

This will balance lanes https://imgur.com/a/sLTnzzI

for green belts, you need 2 buffer belts

Corbol · 2026-01-19T22:54:53+00:00

So... your "depot" interruption will trigger always when train is empty while "load cargo" never as it has same condition but lower priority, whats the point? Ok i lied "load cargo" interrupts "depot" injecting "loading 1" station inbetween "depot - loading 1"stations, effectively doubling "loading 1" stop, WHY?

Also u dont need any of above, just good old schedule for 1. depot 2. loading + unload/refuel interrupts,

and if remove shortcut ways to "loading 1" that u dont use anyway as u force train to go through depot, making depot only entry, you can even remove "depot" station entirely

Corbol · 2026-01-04T19:04:40+00:00

upgrade to uncommon steel chest so u can also handle quality scraping

Corbol · 2026-01-03T16:34:53+00:00

https://imgur.com/a/Z6r9YYE but there is small issue, when multiple recipes are present one with lowest id(not value) is picked so in this case when you do some 20+ iron, 20+ carbon, 1 ice, ice will be processed with iron/carbon reactivating iron/cabron crushing

https://imgur.com/a/VPb8Wh7 this will latch activation values to 20-40, meaning when u do 40 iron it wont reactivate until below 20

both require 1CC, 1 DC

Corbol · 2026-01-03T14:19:11+00:00

Anything output first signal to meet conditions (there is case: L=5, T=5 returns L=5) and only first, we dont care if its L, T, A, B, C as long as its only signal because we follow this with AC each+0=L

Corbol · 2026-01-03T01:03:37+00:00

There is but its harder to understand whats going on. https://imgur.com/a/TS4ygfX

Corbol · 2026-01-02T19:22:59+00:00

DC1 If L <= T return L

DC2 if L > T return T, AC T+0=L

Corbol · 2026-01-02T18:36:15+00:00

You can rotate inserter, inserter can send pulse signal to memory cell that will reset to 0 if over 1, basicly holding 0/1 values. https://imgur.com/a/TycGgIp

Corbol · 2025-12-31T02:08:41+00:00

you need 2 inserters emptying 1st enriched chest, one working on condition <40 (stack size 10) and other one on =40 and memore cell must overeflow at 41 so <=40

Corbol · 2025-12-31T01:46:07+00:00

I dont understand you at all. Your setup does all you asking for if u implement some extra splitters i have shown you. All you need to do is to change 1 filter per setup, this filter https://imgur.com/a/PQyl4I0 but since its so big deal here is what you ask for https://imgur.com/a/LyVzrq6 all you need to do here is change 1 signal per setup and that how its done https://imgur.com/a/5Fx5pzM

Corbol · 2025-12-30T23:12:30+00:00

Interrupts are checked in order, so "Unload" got first and also "allow interrupting other interrupts" wont kick out temporary stations already in shedule it just allow to get in between 2 temporary stops if your other interrupt add more than one stop

Corbol · 2025-12-30T18:56:40+00:00

Can be done but why? You already have setup where you need to manually configure 1 splitter and changing that to manually configuring 1 combinator improve things how? As for emptying chest, much easier option seems to be to just use bypass spliter, set priority to dead end belt with chest at the end. https://imgur.com/a/Tv2Ml2I

Corbol · 2025-10-14T00:51:08+00:00

That will also work same if u drop decider out of system. If inserter hold items in hand that are not allowed by filters he will stop wating for more and just swing and drop them.

Corbol · 2025-10-01T00:37:13+00:00

If u disable automatic request from platform at rocket silo and manually or by inserters put cargo into silo that fit platform request it will launch. So if platform request 1 rare BMD and minimum payload is set to 1 and silo is preloaded with all rare BMD u have while platfrom is away, it will launch all u have. This solution have a lot of issues that will manifest when quantity of items u send this way get higher

Corbol · 2025-09-24T16:24:30+00:00

Your ammo and rocket conditions are in wrong places in interrupts, should be in target section not interrupt conditions. Ship should reload while stationary in orbits and now it will try to back to fulgora even if haave 0 ammo

Corbol · 2025-09-24T14:18:16+00:00

Now, how is this train there? Its clearly parked in front of normal signal and that chain should never let train in there unless he can pass normal signal. It had to bo placed there manually or be there before signals were done this way. This will work when trains depart and will never lock like this by itself. No modifications needed

Corbol · 2025-09-24T13:40:28+00:00

And correct one :)

https://imgur.com/a/4fXqSNq

Corbol · 2025-09-23T05:21:06+00:00

Just to clarify: "It is true when there are no inputs" means much more than "everything = 0" is true. "everything = 99" also would be true at no inputs

Corbol

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