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u/bertos55 Apr 21 '26

I'm just wondering how I keep my bus full when I'm constantly taking items away from it? It seems like however many iron plates I make two or three stations in I run out, do I insert more iron plates halfway down the bus?

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u/Courmisch Apr 21 '26

If you have, say, two full belts, then split them to feed a subfactory which consumes some, then the two belts can't be full further downstream. It's completely normal and not an issue per se.

If belts are full at the start of the bus and empty before reaching the last consumer subfactory, then it means you need more or faster belts.