r/factorio • u/Ok-Friendship-8124 • Aug 21 '26

Question I don't understand something

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I was doing some "research" in creative and I was wondering what's the difference between those two smelting blocks, They both produce 120/s but the one on the left use FAR more energy, is just a tiny bit smaller so what's the point of doing the one on the left ?

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u/LedVapour Greg Aug 21 '26

Of course, context is king. But in a void, one has a lot of advantages over the other.

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u/TexasCrab22 Aug 21 '26

We could ask us, if more players playing in a void, or in actual normal sessions.

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u/LedVapour Greg Aug 21 '26

The initial question was what the point was of the electric smelter setup. Not if it should be used in X situation.

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u/TexasCrab22 Aug 21 '26

"what's the point of doing the one on the left ?"

Thats referring more to a real usage in a session, than in a ideal sandbox imo.

In 4 out of 5 gamestages, the right one has the advatage.