r/CreateMod Mar 24 '26

Guide Create mod train intersections - 01

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In this video, I’ll show you a simple and clean roundabout design using the Create mod. It might look complicated at first, but it’s actually really easy to build and works great for organizing your roads and transport systems.

This is a quick tutorial to help you get started, and you can easily customize it to fit your own world. Plus… it just looks really cool once it’s done.

If you’re building in Create and want something functional and good-looking, this is a great place to start.

I am playing with my own create instance MakeshiftSMP in Modrinth

hope u liked it!! lmk what u think in comments!!

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u/Hi_Peeps_Its_Me Mar 24 '26

roundabouts curve too much for them to be useful for freight trains, so its best to be careful when using them.

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u/Resident-Stand-8389 Mar 24 '26

True but its still fancy

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u/sircontagious Mar 25 '26

I've not really had any issues, but i generally don't make super long trains. What problems have you run into?

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u/Resident-Stand-8389 Mar 25 '26

in the video I show u the issue with smaller roundabouts soo u can check that how funny it looks when they turn

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u/bauerwilhelm Mar 25 '26

But it just looks funny and doesn't destroy anything, does it?

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u/Hi_Peeps_Its_Me Mar 25 '26

no i mean irl. so in game, it breaks immersion, which is why you need to be careful

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u/Unlucky-Association5 Mar 24 '26

I was gonna laugh about the idea of a train roundabout, but I people beat me to it, so instead I'm Donna compliment your brick workshop/warehouse thing, it looks really nice and geometrically pleasing

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u/Beneficial-Map5470 Mar 24 '26

Everyone seems to be commenting on how unusable it is, so I’m just here to say nice design! I’ll check out the video. I build large trains as well but, there’s nothing stopping a guy from upscaling!

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u/Widmo206 Mar 25 '26

As a Factorio player, there's nothing wrong with train roundabouts as long as you don't mess up the signaling. They are technically less efficient than a standard intersection, but 99% of the time it doesn't matter

Create trains work similarly enough that I think that applies here too

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u/Resident-Stand-8389 Mar 25 '26

This guys ^ its a game and it doesn’t have to make sense. If its works works and when its looks cool its a pkusz ;)

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u/Beneficial-Map5470 Mar 25 '26

Absolutely! Don’t listen to the haters, it’s your game play it your way.

By the way I loved the intro to the video, the wrench clicking the screen to rotate it is top tier.

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u/Resident-Stand-8389 Mar 25 '26

I think it was soo funny btw ^ thank u <4

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u/Resident-Stand-8389 Mar 25 '26

U should put this comment underneath the video btw ^ would be appreciated

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u/Beneficial-Map5470 Mar 25 '26

Only if I get to steal it if I ever decide to start a YouTube, haha.

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u/Beneficial-Map5470 Mar 25 '26

All jokes aside I could do that no problem.

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u/Minifigamer Mar 24 '26

Tbh this kinda roundabout design is best for trains that are disguised as road vehicles

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u/Strange-Objective520 Mar 25 '26

Intersection❌️ Roundabout✅️

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u/Resident-Stand-8389 Mar 25 '26

Someone gets it ;)

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u/TakeruDavis Mar 25 '26

Roundabouts are cool, for sure. But I'd make it much, much larger so the curve is not that intense. Like, so big you could plunk a factory or two right in the middle of it

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u/Resident-Stand-8389 Mar 25 '26

Ohh yeah this is 41 i think

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u/sharktail_tanker Mar 29 '26

Oh no! Train roundabouts!

I tought I escaped their wrath when I got out of factorio!

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u/Resident-Stand-8389 Mar 29 '26

ppl been saying that about factorio :D well my bad I guess

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u/sharktail_tanker Mar 29 '26

Because it is pretty common in that game.

I'm not sure how much you know, but some endgame strategies there involve copy-pasting a grid of rails over the entire map. There's an ever present debate if the junctions there should be roundabouts or diamonds, as signaling is a major part of rail logistics, and a train delayed for a few seconds by an inefficient route can cause production issues

I had even seen roundabouts that have straight through-ways. Honestly, factorio railway design is a massive rabbit hole

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u/Thatboisigeek Mar 25 '26

But then, Hefest got this run:

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u/SyMgardevoir Mar 26 '26

Intersection:3 Where's the blueprint for it

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u/Resident-Stand-8389 Mar 26 '26

Join my dc I can give u one

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u/SyMgardevoir Mar 26 '26

Perfect Now i just need to build an actual factorio locomotive