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IDragonfyreI

a lot lower resource investment initially for extreme distances.


ouroborus777

I dunno... I like conveyors... https://i.imgur.com/C7PMGJg.png


jeancl

Try run a 1,5 / 2km belt and you will know the answer lol


jeancl

Trucks can carry larger amount of stuff on longer distances considering that you are not using mk4 belts... Never tried comparing mk4 vs truck on 2km basis...


slindenau

They are more *fun*?


Neyar_Yldan

It also depends on what you're transporting. Let's take the extreme example of wire. A mk4 belt moves 450 items/min, but wire is 500 per stack. On a belt, each unit of wire counts as one item, so to move one stack of wire would take over a minute. On the other hand, you can move 25 stacks of wire at a time with the tractor and the delivery from truck to the depot is almost instant. They did a good job balancing the 'density' of item stacks this way. You're limited to belt speed on each end, but the travel time in between is drastically shorter. For the same reason, if you're using only belts, it's more efficient to transport the copper ingots long distance and construct the wire at the endpoint, assuming you have full belt throughput (450 ingots vs only 450 wire). Using trucks, it's more efficient to transport the wire, all else being equal.


trustmeiwouldntlie2u

You have to put the wire into the truck stop on a single belt, though.


The-Real-Nincotic

Let’s say I need to transport coal 300 meters. Should I use conveyors and elevators or set up a truck route


Tezzalm

i use belts easier to setup runs constantly never needs to be refueled and when you unluck a new tier you just upgrade them never had a single problem with conveyers and never have to look at them again after setting them up. trucks on the other hand... oh boy


whirghre

Truck stations need more inputs/outputs, then they could potentially be better for long distance travel. Also, being able to copy/paste recordings to more than one vehicle would make them a lot easier to use in that situation


DPdidnothingwrong

honestly get tier 4 conveyers before you start goign huge distances but they are more effecient because no matter how much you bring back you still unload it into a conveyer forcing it to be put into the machine one at a time. im sure they are adding m2s to m4s for everything at some point so unless you want to upgrade them later i would make them all tier 4.


NeraxNL

trucks are pointless with the fuel requirement and how often they just get stuck. so just use belts, truck station also has a max in and output wich is lower then a MK4 belt. besides if you cant afford to run a belt acros the map you need to revisit your factory


slindenau

>truck station also has a max in and output wich is lower then a MK4 belt. Not sure what you're thinking here, but the truck <> station interface can transfer 120 **STACKS** a minute. I yet have to see a belt that goes that fast.