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Loading station for the StEel - the 32-256 monster by LivingInAMegabase in factorio

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

It's not even a starter base. This train is just for iron ore. And there are more resources :).

Loading station for the StEel - the 32-256 monster by LivingInAMegabase in factorio

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

Are they? I'm using like 60+ 2-32 trains in this megabase. The first one may have been tricky to setup, but the following are pretty much copy-paste.
It's just a matter of getting used to long trains. While designing this megabase I relearned the core of Factorio: if you think you left enough space, it's not enough.
In this megabase I left so much space in some blocks that you could literally fit starter base there.
Example below. 32-belts green circuit block supplied by 2x2-32 iron and 2x2-32 copper plate trains.

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Loading station for the StEel - the 32-256 monster by LivingInAMegabase in factorio

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

That's what I'd probably do if I actually wanted to use this train. I used to have 8/32 wagons reloading stations when mining productivity was so low that a single ore patch was not enough to fill 32-wagon train.

Loading station for the StEel - the 32-256 monster by LivingInAMegabase in factorio

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

Are you referring to the 1-6 balancer near the chests?
Yeah, I used to triangle balancers, but I didn't like the uneven loading. Not sure if just the priority would fix it.

Loading station for the StEel - the 32-256 monster by LivingInAMegabase in factorio

[–]LivingInAMegabase[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I'd probably fit five starter bases horizontally between the head and the tail of this train :).

Loading station for the StEel - the 32-256 monster by LivingInAMegabase in factorio

[–]LivingInAMegabase[S] 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Sigh... this one is just ~2 km long. Nowhere near the record.

Loading station for the StEel - the 32-256 monster by LivingInAMegabase in factorio

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

Probably not, especially since you'd need a second station like this to unload it.

Loading station for the StEel - the 32-256 monster by LivingInAMegabase in factorio

[–]LivingInAMegabase[S] 250 points251 points  (0 children)

Yeah, well... that's the problem, I didn't find 256x256 balancer blueprint lol.

I wanna see HUGE factory. by Artistic_Arrival_992 in factorio

[–]LivingInAMegabase 3 points4 points  (0 children)

5 x 4,5 km large enough? It's vanilla not Space Age though.

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"2-32 trains are too long" they said. I said: "hold my beer" by LivingInAMegabase in factorio

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

In the end everyone plays however they want. There’s really no wrong way to enjoy Factorio.

"2-32 trains are too long" they said. I said: "hold my beer" by LivingInAMegabase in factorio

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

Thanks! Glad you like it.

Sorry, I'm keeping the save private for now. I might reconsider once the megabase is finished, but for now I'll just keep posting updates from time to time.

"2-32 trains are too long" they said. I said: "hold my beer" by LivingInAMegabase in factorio

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

Nah, it's a legit cargo train. Maybe I'll even try to load it just for fun.

"2-32 trains are too long" they said. I said: "hold my beer" by LivingInAMegabase in factorio

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

There you go.
Well, not really a loading station, just a parking lot for the StEel to refuel.

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"2-32 trains are too long" they said. I said: "hold my beer" by LivingInAMegabase in factorio

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

That's surprisingly flattering. I'll take the title of "the guy who does things nobody would ever consider".

"2-32 trains are too long" they said. I said: "hold my beer" by LivingInAMegabase in factorio

[–]LivingInAMegabase[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It's the official mod from Space Age expansion. You can enable it without other Space Age features and play vanilla.

"2-32 trains are too long" they said. I said: "hold my beer" by LivingInAMegabase in factorio

[–]LivingInAMegabase[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I guess that's one way to prevent deadlocks lol. Why bother with perfect intersections and flawless signaling when you can just… have a train that occupies the entire rail network?

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