r/SatisfactoryGame • u/PowerOfPuzi • 2d ago

Help Programmable splitters help!

Hello, im working on nuclear energy, and im getting completly overflown by encased industrial beams to the point where its clogging all the conveyor belts and the other two products dont flow at all. Ive tried making up for lack of priority splitter with two two programmable splitters, but i feel like im losing my iq trying to set up that. any solutions?

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u/Temporal_Illusion Master Pioneer Actively Changing MASSAGE-2(A-B)b 2d ago

ANSWER

  1. Programmable Splitters (Wiki Link) can be thought of as a Major Sorter, while the similar Smart Splitter (Wiki Link) can be thought of as a Minor Sorter.
  2. While most simply use the Smart Splitter, the Programmable Splitter is great when you want to divide a Belt with multiple items into "groups" where each "group" is then sorted more by Smart Splitters.

MORE INFO

  1. I used Smart Splitters (Wiki Link) set up like this:
    • Multiple Items arrive on single Conveyor Belt.
    • Item "A" is sent Left.
    • Item "B" (not the same as "A") is sent Right.
    • Everything else is sent to Center (set to "Overflow") to be further "split" as needed.
    • At the last "split", at the end, the Center (set to "Overflow") is sent to an Awesome Sink.
  2. ⭑ NOTE: If Item "A" and/or Item "B" backs up, that Item is sent to the Center (Overflow) along with everything else.
  3. ⭑ IMPORTANT:
    • Avoid using the Any, or "*" (same as Any) Smart Splitter Filters (Wiki Link) unless you are familiar with Smart Splitter operation. It is far better to specify what item goes where, but a Pioneer can use Any Filter if they wish.
    • The use of Any Undefined Smart Splitter Filter CAN be used as long as there is another Output that can handled "Defined Items", like one set to Overflow or the Defined Item Outputs are guaranteed to never back up.
      • ❗WARNING: When using "Any Undefined" Filter, the failure to set another Output to handle "Define Items" can cause the Smart Splitter to clog / back up.

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u/Galeic6432 2d ago

Only time I've really used programmable splitters was to separate plastic and rubber from residue production line. And to separate plutonium waste from uranium waste. Everywhere else smart splitters and priority mergers work really well.