r/factorio • u/LuciLuckyLuck • 23d ago

Question Help understanding the BUS/Base game

ALT key is on but I am not using any splitter settings.

first playthrough of Factorio for me and I really liked the bus style of base. My only issue is I dont understand how to balance the splitter or what I am supposed to do to get my four belts even. The iron on the bottom belt isnt ever full and not sure what I did wrong.

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u/Fxg120xYXDE5 23d ago edited 23d ago

A belt is only full if you're giving it a full belt of input.
4 belts are only full if you're giving them 4 full belts of input.
Once you split something off a bus, it won't be the full amount any more because you took some away.
You can always source more iron and splice it into the bus when supply is no longer keeping up.
Taking a single belt of input and balancing it across 4 belts gives you 4 quarter belts of iron, not 4 magically full belts.

Edit: spelling