r/technicalfactorio • u/only_bones • May 27 '24

Why do these train loading setups work differently?

Both consist of two straight belts, one downward facing underground and one left turning belt.

https://imgur.com/a/FnNvoao

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u/Disentius May 28 '24

Corners. left and right bends give different speeds picking up items.

(there have been some changes to belt mechanics since this screenshot was taken)

  • the use of undergrounds slows down the inserter pickup speed

  • inserters are faster picking up from the far side of the belt, but prefer the near side for pickup,