When I started setting production goals for tier 3 modules my definition of "expensive" changed. I could pave my entire map in blue belts for what I spend on modules in an hour. Hahaha! Absolutely agree - my belt production area ensures that I always have 2k blue belts in stock, but that ...

To actually address your comment about the stackers, however, there are currently 4 in each direction. This should be enough for the immediate future, and I do have (limited) expansion area for those as well (eg ensuring that each stacker can hold 2 trains). However, see above for my expansion plans...

Hah! I tried a full logistics setup and decided that 1) it wasn't visually pleasing for me, and 2) the power requirements were starting to climb through the roof. Plus I had to keep my train unloading and production logistics networks separate. When I upgraded to my current setup, therefore, I went ...

Thank you for taking the time to reply :-). I did think about that, but I would need to reroute the southern line to squeeze between the furnace loader and the unloading bays which would be tight. However, a more telling point is that I have no trains which go _past_ the hub - they all stop. To be h...

I recommend the FARL mod. If you install that, you can set up a track-laying train which automatically places power poles as well, thus spreading your power grid along the rail system. Assuming that you are using trains to move stuff to and from your outposts, this means that you can connect every o...

Absolutely - you need to build pump, pipe the water to the boilers then to the steam engines. And I would recommend 1 offshore pump for each group of 14 boilers/10 steam engines, and keep the water systems separate. As has been said, the fluid system can be odd...

I've been playing a while now (er... 600+ hours, but a lot of that is spent sitting and watching my Main Bus and smiling at my inner OCD demon), but I am still very much learning and trying out new stuff. So, I have been poking around the forums & Reddit to look at designs for anything and every...

I also have a question: I want to add green wires to my existing track (I laid the original track without ticking the box). Do I simply load up with wire, check the "maintenance" box and drive to my destination?

The first(!) major question that I have is "how do I identify a chunk boundary?", so that I can even begin to build be of these

This was a "throwaway purchase" for me when it first came out on Steam. I thought that the graphics looked a bit retro (although, as a child of the 60s, "Retro" is not always bad :) ), but the concept of the game appealed to me, and it looked to be well worth the price tag. Oh. M...

Full safety RR crossing using circuit networking. Closes gates on train approach. If you beat the gate it will stop the train. the gate closing signals are well before the gates themselves. You are not likely to get past the gate with a train in the danger zone. . But just in case you do there are ...

Just a quick thought to throw in to see if anyone can poke holes in my premise: Several comments have been made about stack sizes and inability to generate a lock-free smart furnace as a consequence. If the Devs added furnaces into the circuit network, would we then be able to work around the issue?...

Because I want to, damnit! :P I have a fairly compact factory (mostly using the PnP Modular layout), and I am currently equipped with a 120-furnace array which is "semi-smart" - it will switch between iron, copper or off for 100 of the furnaces, depending on logistic network stock levels (...

This whole thread has been totally awesome, from the original idea (thanks and kudos, Dee!) to my latest hero, Stunevol, for that completely brilliant (and twisted) research module (and a half *grin*). You guys rock!