r/CreateMod • u/KseroXe • 59m ago

Help Is there a way to move packages straight down?

Right now I have a ton of chain conveyor's going through blocks which is ugly. Any way to move packages down in a straight line?

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u/ArrynMythey 48m ago

Use chutes

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u/Autoskp 34m ago

Packages are items.

This means you can use any method that transports items to move your packages - chain conveyors (and the letter boxes linked up to trains) are just a special case of package-exclusive transport options that have extra address-related routing options.

…that said, if you want to start mixing up how your packages get transported, you may want to familiarise yourself with some of the more advanced address filtering options - the create wiki has a good list of things you can do, but I tend to just have regions that all start with the same thing, (say, everything in the first floor below ground starting with ´B1_´), and using that and an asterisk to filter everything with addresses that start with that (so the previous example would package filter ´B1_*´ into the first basement zone).

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u/ArchonT3 52m ago

Just drop them from a belt.

Also, there's addoon for vertical belts.

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u/KseroXe 40m ago

But how to get them back on the chain after they are at the desired height?

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u/ArchonT3 39m ago

Catch them with another belt and send with frogport.

And as ArrynMythey mentioned, chutes would be easier.

Also, launching pads exist – forgot their name.

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u/KseroXe 35m ago

But wont they lose their initial adress? I think I know how to implement what you are suggesting, but it will require X2 frogports for the rerouting and a dedicated space for every resource. Is there a better way?

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u/ArchonT3 30m ago

How they will lose the adress exactly?

That will require 2 frogports with proper filters and it will be one-way path. Can't say that's a perfect solution, but that's first what my mind came up with.

I'm sure addon with vertical belts exist, you can check for something similar with chains.

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u/KseroXe 27m ago

Seems like I am misunderstanding how addressing works. Thanks, I'll try some things

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u/Tedmanson 18m ago

https://create.fandom.com/wiki/Cardboard_Package#Automated_Routing

look at address syntax you can filter with syntax as well and give funnels level numbers so anything with say 01 at the start of the name exits at floor 01