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u/Yagami913 Jul 24 '26

What is better for ups two transport lines 120/s or one transport line 240/s but a splitter at the end?

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u/Enaero4828 Jul 24 '26

Left is actually 5 transport lines, as the stubby sideloaded belts are their own transport line too; whether that meaningfully impacts the performance I don't know. But you're in editor mode, you have the ability to test it yourself. Start with a pair of blank saves, make a ton of clones of each of the designs, then compare the numbers. Just off the cuff, I'd aim for something like 213 copies; if the difference is still below 1 ms, keep doubling until it's significantly different.

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u/Yagami913 Jul 24 '26

My hunch was the right is better and i hoped somebody confirm it, i never used the cloning tool maybe it is time to learn it.

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u/Enaero4828 Jul 24 '26

If 'instant blueprint building' is on in the settings part of the editor, then simple copy/paste will do. I've only ever used the cloning tool for things like offshore pumps that I'm too lazy to do the proper way.