#Belt Launchers stop working after launching shapes twice

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elder creek
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I'm not sure if this is intentional or a bug but when you consecutively place belt launchers as seen in the image it stops after 2 jumps.

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nova lindenBOT
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1. [SPZ2-5243] — ✨ 82% similar

Shape belt launchers stop moving shapes if it can jump its maximum length but has another belt launcher and belt catcher in between
Done • Priority: High • Fix: None • Resolution: Won't Fix

Belt Launchers stop moving shapes when they can jump their maximum length but have another Belt Launcher and Belt Catcher pair in between. Shapes behave as if blocked even though a Belt Launcher is available to continue moving them. This occurs in Classic Mode when setting up overlapping Belt Launcher and Belt Catcher pairs at maximum range. The expected behavior is that shapes should either skip the intermediate pair and continue, or not be blocked. This is a known limitation of the sender/r...

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2. [SPZ2-4140] — ✨ 75% similar

Anything beyond 12 belt launchers halts the items
Done • Priority: High • Fix: Dimension Update [0.1.0] • Resolution: Won't Fix

More than 12 Belt Launchers placed on the main Vortex platform causes items to halt and stop moving. The issue only occurs on the Vortex platform itself, not on external Space Platforms. Copying the non-functioning Belt Launchers to an external platform does not reproduce the problem. This was determined to be working as intended due to pattern matching rules where senders and receivers always try to match to the furthest component, and closer matches get disabled if a better long-distance ma...

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3. [SPZ2-938] — 👀 45% similar

Catapults are simulated at low UPS while still in view
Done • Priority: Low • Fix: 4 - Early Access • Game: 14.37.57 • Resolution: Done

Belt Launchers are simulated at low updates per second while still visible on screen. The issue occurs when zooming in close to landing ramps on top of a Tunnel Station with shapes flying on all four lanes. At certain camera positions, shapes stop moving visually, and at other positions they disappear entirely, though throughput continues. This is a visual animation issue that does not affect actual game performance. The bug has been fixed but was noted as prone to breaking again in future up...

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4. [SPZ2-3195] — 👀 35% similar

Belt launcher doesn't launch onto space belt despite being open
Done • Priority: Highest • Fix: 4 - Early Access • Game: 0.0.1 • Resolution: Done

Belt Launcher fails to launch items onto Space Belt at full capacity despite the connection being open. Items that should transfer at 180 items per second come through at reduced rates like 100 items per second. This creates gaps in the Conveyor Belt and halts flow. The issue primarily affects saves migrated from version 0.0.1 to 0.0.3. Temporarily fixed by deleting and replacing the Space Belt or restarting the game, suggesting a save/load state error.

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5. [SPZ2-3522] — 👀 30% similar

Space Belt/Belt Launcher stuck.
Done • Priority: Highest • Fix: Version 0.0.9 • Game: 0.0.8-rc3 • Resolution: Cannot Reproduce

Space Belts and Belt Launchers become stuck during gameplay. The issue can be temporarily resolved by placing a new Belt Launcher or replacing the Space Belt portion, or by returning to the menu and continuing the game. Multiple reports have been received but nothing appears in player logs. The exact trigger or reproduction steps are currently unknown. The bug prevents items from moving through the affected transport system.

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honest wigeon
elder creek
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I would also like to point out that the issue can be fixed by moving the third launcher one space farther and it works as intended. It's just a small bug but i guess you could just skip one and it works fine.

sacred zenith
elder creek
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That's what I was trying to say when I said you can skip one. But the thing is that this shouldn't really be an issue. If you remember in the first Shapez game you were able to do this with tunnels with no issues

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It's redundant sure but still a small bug

sacred zenith
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It's not a bug. It's intentional, to allow belt weaving.

beltweaving.png
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What you've built is two belts, woven, when you actually just wanted one belt with launchers.

elder creek
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Damn okay I didn’t know you could do that I'm probably going to use that on a build I'm making right now

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They should put that in the codex, that is actually useful

sacred zenith
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Yeah. If you're careful, you can put 3 belts through a one-belt-wide space.

left nymph
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Hey there! As commented by Lowjohn it's not a bug, but rather the intended functionality of launchers. As such I'll be closing this one as not a bug