#FACTORIO CIRCUIT NETWORK MANUAL#

Д®verything else is kinda luxury, or 'just to see if I could' ~ display panels, smart stations / train routing, smart smelters, central factory control board.Д¬ircuits let you automate 'all the things' you want, if you can figure out how. Other than these, I occasionally use a couple of small circuits such as an egg timer to toggle something on/off for a set time, or hysteresis loop to avoid rapid power flickering. Last big one I often use is for logi-to-logi network bridges, to supply items between air-gapped networks automagically ~ very useful for walls to prevent con bot clumping, but also between the main factory areas.ДЄlso use a variation of this for my resupply & rearm & repair trains servicing the walls. Silent alerts are something I use a lot ~ getting an icon to pop up: when mine X is low, or product run Y is complete, or oil ref has gone wrong, rocket is ready / being launched, outpost power supply line cut, etc etc.ДЄutomating nuclear power for better fuel efficiency is pretty easy: there are a number of methods that work. Same applies for 'priority belt' setups ~ via circuit uses less space. Then smart train wagon loaders ~ a bit of circuitry takes a lot less space than a complex belt splitter arrangement, for the same even-loading results. Later on, add a few combis to make it dynamic based on load / easily adjustable / infinitely expandable. Next big one is automatic refinery circuit ~ at simple level, you can wire pump & storage tank directly & hard-code limits.

#FACTORIO CIRCUIT NETWORK MANUAL#

Well, there are many I use at different stages of the game, from simple inserter-chest limit fine control / min stock, or belt-inserter to bleed off excess product only.Д«oth are great in early game to reduce micromanagement / manual feeding / manual crafting.

I've only just begun exploring the circuit network, really. Circuit based balancers and artificial backpressure setups. It doesn't alarm me if light oil is overflowing, it just starts converting it to petroleum. Also ensures the available ammo is always spaced abou equally. Ensures there is only a set amount of ammo on the belt cycling through all gun turrets on the perimeter (reduces buffer size). Smart unload station for trains visiting mines which takes required defense supplies (ammo, repair kits, replacements) out of the supply wagon. Prevents inserters from putting all 5 fuel cells into the reactor and instead use the amount required to fill my steam tanks. Train dispatch system which sends only one train at a time to any mining site station, in a network that uses generic station names (all stations have the same name). Waiting yard for trains which transport resources said smart train station wouldn't accept at this point anyway, so they don't run in circles needlessly or block the station. Smart train station which accepts anything without jamming. Not that I managed to finish all of these yet but: I'd be curious to see what other areas you guys feel are 'must-haves' for the circuit network. I realize I could set it for auto-launch, but I enjoy pushing that button! Rocket: Alerts when the rocket is ready for launch. Nuclear power: Alerts when the steel chest in my uranium processing is almost full, and also when my nuclear fuel for the power plant gets below a certain level. Later I may also automate the switch on and off of certain machines. This game I'm playing now, I noticed a few must-have areas for circuit networks: monitoring the fluid levels in various tanks, and also, monitoring the status of my nuclear power, and whether or not a rocket is ready for launch.ДЇluid levels: I've been using combinators and speakers to alert me if fluids fall out of certain ranges. Then I played a few games in which I didn't use any circuits at all. In one game I played a few months back, I had circuits all over the place. I've played around a bit with the circuit network features.

Factorio circuit network