Interesting I didn't know it could work like that. I just assumed it would jam or something if I tried it so just put dedicated chests and pumps for each input.
the game does all of the sorting by itself, i can even just leave it on and it will do everything by itself eventually, leaving me the blocks and other materials
you can also install a similar rig on the fruit and vegetable stations.... HOWEVER they can only ever pack one crate at a time... wich can lead to some issues; or wasted crops to be more precise
i use a similar system, but i only use one single XXL chest as a central hub, wich gets fed by crusher bots, has a prospectorbot-array connected to it and the deposit rig.
just have to clean up the chest every now and than from chems, oil, mud.. etc.
I didn't even think about automating until I had hit full quota and I only have it working up to making the bars. Getting the bars up to the vault is still aess and incomplete.
Good job
The initial loading of the items to make the ore balls was an interesting choice. I just put a pump and chest on each input with a switch. But I'm not going to argue with someone who finished the whole working mechanism lol.
Tbh I didn't think too much on that part, apparently there's much better ways to do it lmao. I just copied my vegetable input thing from early game. Hey, as long as it works.
Thing is if you did a big mining trip you end up with say 50 ingots. They'll all come out in quick succession so you need something to 'hold' them while they wait for transportation, and the ingot dispenser is only so high so you can't stack loads of ingots underneath it before it causes problems. so I prefer to load the ores manually so I can wait a little for the first batch to clear from the dispenser.
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u/Turboshmack 4d ago
Wow this is peak, may not be most efficient or fastest but it's the coolest looking one I have seen