Just documenting my process of building a factory for funsies, hope it might help give others some ideas, constructive feedback would be appreciated
#Factory Development Blog
plush condor
current set up with some parts removed since I got the idea for this blog halfwa...
Kinda mid since the sanding tunnel doesnt let wonky trees in, the loader has issues with clearence and items welding to the truck despite it being no where near
spark idol
this is why gravity design by Tupi is best
plush condor
yo whats that
plush condor
damm thats pretty cool
Ill probably stick to my current plans though, I enjoy making these somewhat realistic factories
plush condor
Made some progress on the functional parts of the loading bay, processing plant and crate storage, will continue tmr
plush condor
Finished up the casing, not sure how to align the crate into the storage system though
desert swallow
IM INVESTED!
foggy oxide
plush condor
This will be roughly how the crate loader and elevator works
The hopper is where the resources get loaded, and where the crate is in game will probably where I'll hold the crates to be loaded onto the truck later
plush condor
I have no idea how to build supporting structures for this
plush condor
Didn't do much today, but its something
plush condor
I have no idea how to build supporting structures for this
The upside down conveyor didn't make the crate flip in a suitable way, using an elevator to push the crate in and having something to block and flip it is better
actually this might be better, will try out tmr
plush condor
Didn't do much today, but its something
probably gonna add struts to the conveyors in the future
plush condor
Changed up the crate loader a bit, elevator was more reliable
Having trouble reducing the friction on the vertical elevator though
young egret
What material did u use for the walls?
plush condor
What material did u use for the walls?
tin, the edges are iron
young egret
tin, the edges are iron
ty
plush condor
since elevators are kinda jank atm I'll try out a conveyor elevator
plush condor
lets go it works
plush condor
nvm it doesnt
proven cargo
Sad
plush condor
oh nvm it didnt work because one conveyor was in reverse lol
plush condor
Current crate elevator im using, the empty space at the vertical part makes the crate go in better compared to extending the crate holding conveyors
aligning the crates to load them in is painful though
plush condor
I have no idea how to unload a bunch of crates into trucks though
should I have the holder hold only 4 crates or enough to completely load the current truck I have
Currently how my factory looks
plush condor
Tried doing a test run as proof of concept, everything worked fine except the crate loader which was really inconsistent
i'll switch to a small silo (blue portion) to load the crates then load them onto the truck manually
or perhaps have the silo section come before the elevator so it auto loads my trucks
plush condor
new wip crate loader design
just need something to keep the crate down when entering but let it rotate to go up the elevator at the exit
i am losing my mind
plush condor
Finally works now, had to give a bit more space for it to rotate and raise the side conveyors so that the crate is rotated enough to begin rising
