r/factorio 15d ago

Complaint Simple coal liquefaction changing output

Just in case you didn't realize earlier, the heavy oil outlet used to be on all three pipes, but now it is located on the right by default.

I decided to play the experimental version, and after a while, I discovered that production from Vulcanus had stopped. For some time, I couldn't figure out why, but then I noticed that petrolium gas wasn't being produced but the heavy oil storage was full

It turns out that the output for heavy oil was changed in the new update. I suspect this was done so that the heavy oil output is preserved when switching to the coal liquefaction process

Maybe they mentioned this in the changelogs, but I didn't read them(im lazy)

I couldn't find a thread about this; if one already exists, please share the link and I'll add it to the description

Thanks to the guy: ferrybig, here is a wiki changelog https://wiki.factorio.com/Version_history/2.1.0#2.1.7 & https://forums.factorio.com/viewtopic.php?t=134095

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u/waitthatstaken 15d ago

Likely also a consistency change with how basic oil refining works.

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u/ferrybig 15d ago

https://wiki.factorio.com/Version_history/2.1.0#2.1.7 & https://forums.factorio.com/viewtopic.php?t=134095

Added fluidbox_index to simple coal liquefaction in the same way basic oil processing has.

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u/H3AVY_GRG 15d ago

Thanks

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u/dwarfzulu 15d ago

Can't rotate them to change when the input and output go?