by what rule are belt splitter generated

[ocean shoal]

by what rule are belt splitter generated
i tryed to build a bit but got some odd results

[frosty pivot]

far as I know it's a mess that will be fixed next patch 😆

[vagrant mango]

Currently each splitter requires it's own single belt at its in/out gate. In your screenshot the desired splitter wouldn't have one.
It's splitter-belt-belt-splitter.
But 0.3 will change that to s-b-s
(not sure if s-s will also work)

[ocean shoal]

but on the left side it works that way

well only particaly since the top splitter is missing

[vagrant mango]

Oh, didn't notice, but that's one that shouldn't appear (though I noticed that happen for me as well)
It might depend on the direction (north, south, east, west) where the general "rule" is ignored.

[stoic stone]

in 0.2 the sequence of belting seemed to impact whether splitter/merger would appear, and also belts automatically joining at bends. Try building in different sequences, or creating a 90 degree bend from separate belts to see. Behavior of splitters appearing near elevation changes also changed in that patch.

[ocean shoal]

after saving and loading the splitter are different, seems like i need to keep 2 bells between the splitters to get a reliable belt network

[heavy ermine]

You can make them work like this already, but it’s a bit annoying… (have to effectively make a circle so the splitters spawn and then manually turn the conveyor belts)

[whole frigate]

There was a one-off comment in the vertical belts teaser video that stated that you will still need at least one belt between splitters, so plan on s-s not working unless they change their minds there.

[vagrant mango]

One belt between splitters would be one less than currently though.
But we'll find out