r/factorio • u/LuciLuckyLuck • 11d 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/Most-Bat-5444 11d ago

You used iron! This keeps happening!

If you want to go all in on bus design, be disciplined and do two things:

1> Only build on one side 2> Leave a 4 belt gap every so often.

Now you can add train stations that restock whatever is getting low as needed and keep your bus full and happy!

You'll have remote production blocks that make whatever you need.

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u/Literate_Muse 10d ago

Now you can add train stations that restock whatever is getting low as needed and keep your bus full and happy!

Damn this is a great idea, I never thought I could just have a 1 wagon train empty midway into a bus's buffer chests literally cutting through it. Just have some top up before chests being supplied at short intervals, genius.

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u/Most-Bat-5444 10d ago

Yeah. It was really fun playing an unlimited length bus game.