Factorio autotrash bots mod#

What you want done is not really possible without preventing the usage of provider chests for the items you want sorted, which effectively breaks the logistic provider network. You can only put 4 smart inserters around a single storage chest, and therefore you can only filter 20 items maximum.īecause of the vaguaries of storage chests and the logistics network, it is impossible to guarantee that your storage chest will only get the 20 items you want sorted out of that specific chest. The problem with the 'correct way' is that you can only filter 5 items per smart inserter.

The correct way to handle this is to create a single storage chest, which then filters contents into sub-provider chests, and again, and again, until you can distribute them along a flat row that can be fed back into your main bus. I feel like a 'passive requester' chest would be nice, but in the meantime, any other recommendations? But, invariably it eventually starts getting filled up with other junk - this may work ok once I have a seeded chest for literally every item. That works ok, assuming you use a smart inserter (programmed to always leave one item in the chest) to unload it. My second thought was to use storage chests 'seeded' with one of the item I want them filled with. If, for example, I want a 'trash' chest for steel plates that deposits them straight on to the main steel bus, I obviously don't want my steel provider chest filling up my trash chest. The first thought is obviously to use requester chests, but most of these items already have provider chests, which creates an infinite loop in many cases. Either I want to feed the extra items back into the buses so they can be used, or just keep them close to where the item is produced/stored so that things are organized. I'd like to figure out a good way to feed my trash back into appropriate places in the factory. Assuming I even feel like it's that big of a deal in the first place.Īlso, whether you intended it that way or not, saying that including something like that is just 'good ux' is implying that the current ux isn't good, and thus is an insult towards the devs (from my pov).So, I fill up my inventory with a ton of stuff, and decide to clean it out using trash slots. Or in cases where I can't let the flow stop, I'll run a temp bypass. Personally, if I don't want items off a belt, I handle it the same way as I would pre-bots: I rotate a belt segment prior to the area I'll be working in and let it clear out, then do my work and once done, rotate the belt back.

Factorio autotrash bots mod#

And I certainly don't think we need more options for 'only use my personal roboport for blueprints', or even the opposite! (Just making the point right there.) Frankly, I feel like these types of niche use cases are mod territory. The original request can already be handled by the in game trash options, though maybe there could be ways to improve that and make it easier to use (never used the Auto Trash mod, but maybe if there was some way to save and load predefined trash settings?). This feels less like a 'good ux' issue and more of a 'I want an option for this niche use case' which easily turns into other people wanting options for their niche use cases, and before you know it, you've got 50-100+ options for niche use cases.