I have 2 different inputs of belts, I need to divide it into 3 half belts (half of each material)
#Belt Mess Help
warm oyster
I need it for this furnace stack
2 materials are coal and wood (for coke)
The red belts are 0.6 full, so just bringing multiple belts won't work
plain rain
Do you know the trick of having two splitters face each other to sideload?
warm oyster
It is SE+K2 modpack
plain rain
You can do the same but with four splitters, two on each side
warm oyster
Do you know the trick of having two splitters face each other to sideload?
Yes, but, oh wait manifold right?
hmm
Let's see if it will be compact enogh
plain rain
I do this regularly for modded stuff :p
warm oyster
I do this regularly for modded stuff :p
Should work right>
modern osprey
Should work right>
Looks reasonable. The top belt might have slightly higher priority than the bottom one due to the mainfold layout but as long as there is sufficient input this will not be an issue.
warm oyster
here
So on paper it takes 3 iron plate belts 0.6 coal and 0.6 wood and output is 1 steel belt (all in red belts)
Inputs: wood
coal
iron plate
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iron plate
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iron plate
This would work, but is not what I’m recommending. Give me a minute
This, but with another splitter on each side to get a third belt
warm oyster
wait
warm oyster
This, but with another splitter on each side to get a third belt
where
plain rain
You could do it a couple of ways
Doesn’t super matter
The one thing to be careful of here is making sure you’re not limiting throughput by sideloading inappropriately onto undergrounds
plain rain
Two options:
warm oyster
plain rain
????
The issue now is that you’re sideloading to two different underground hoods facing the same way, so those belts won’t be a full half belt. I’m trying to find where I did this before to show it…
warm oyster
I mean, it always won't be a full belt
Cause we have 2 full inputs
and 3 output belts
plain rain
but it'll be 1/4 instead of 1/3
warm oyster
oh
hmmm
I also need it to be kinda compact
for this mess
3 full belts of iron plates
the left part
plain rain
I have an example for how I do it with more belts:
The trick if you have an odd number is that you need to sideload to a normal belt somewhere in the middle, not an underground
then you have equal number of forward and backward underground hoods
I know I've taken a screenshot with 2->3 somewhere but I can't find it
plain rain
swap the order of the splitters on one side
I think there needs to be one more space in the middle
aha, got it
warm oyster
They all go into underground belt in here
plain rain
See how you’re sideloading onto two hoods here, but they’re both facing up?
You have to do the math per-lane when you sideload onto hoods
warm oyster
oh... yeah makes sense damn
plain rain
Since the “bottom” lane from both sides is being split over both of those, they’ll only ever get 1/4 the belt instead of the full 1/3 they need
warm oyster
I got it, thank you!
plain rain
np!
warm oyster
Tho I feel like here manifold works better?
Since they will use max of 0.6 of a full belt
plain rain
I don’t know where the resources are flowing from to be able to tell
warm oyster
one sec
plain rain
But the idea is that you’d place my recommendation at the TOP, then carry all three belts down from there
I’m assuming the stuff to the left doesn’t matter
warm oyster
warm oyster
I’m assuming the stuff to the left doesn’t matter
To the left is a furnace stack for iron plates
I am really confused how to use trains and how to efficiently fuel them
And how to manage stations and "waiting" priority
I know I can make a logic of "if these chests are missing 1 train worth of resources > then request 1 train" BUT i don't know how to make the waiting platform or smth