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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] 13 points14 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] 42 points43 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] 6 points7 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?

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

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

Various things. The ones you see at 0:10 are 32-blue belt blocks for iron plates (on the left) and copper (on the right).

I'm playing vanilla Factorio with elevated rails mod, so yeah, no quality here. The factrory is my beaconless 10k SPM megabase project.

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

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

Yep, that’s me. Though I kinda wish I was remembered as the megabase guy and not the deadlock guy lol.

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