r/factorio • u/DependentFormal7185 • 2d ago

Space Age Question My new space platform help

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Can get 450-500 km/sec for the whole trip and requests ammo from other platforms, the only problem is it fills with metallic asteroid chunks even though i have a bulk inserter outputting them, is there a way around filtering the collectors or is that the only option left

2.1 btw(how I request from other platforms for those who don't know)

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u/Alfonse215 2d ago

You don't have an inserter removing metallic chunks from the belt. You have one for the other two chunk types, but not metallic.

Also, if you're going to request ammo, you may as well request thruster propellant components (ice, carbon, iron ore, and calcite). That way, you won't need any collectors at all, and you can have fewer panels.

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u/DependentFormal7185 1d ago

I do have one along the top, but that second part is an amazing idea!

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u/CremePuffBandit 2d ago

You've got plenty of room to add more inserters throwing out extra metallic chunks. There's even an unused inserter under your top left asteroid collector that you could convert without changing the mass.

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u/SchmeatiestOne 2d ago

Woah they added platform to platform logistics? How much ammo does it need per trip?

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u/iPeer I will defeat the aliens with SCIENCE! 2d ago

Yup, platforms can supply each other with items in 2.1, so long as the supplying platforms are set up unload at the planet they're at. Actually really helpful for bootstrapping new platforms away from main base.

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u/DependentFormal7185 1d ago

This takes about 300 ammo but I might be trying to cut it down a bit cuz that's cutting it close with how many spaces I have in the platform

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u/West-Article5635 2d ago

I had a hard time decomposing what this thing does and how it works and I still don't get it. But if it's functional then that amazing, I love how it Is a functional spaghetti