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Rocket silo

2022-10-03T02:26:07Z

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{{:Infobox:Rocket silo}}

The '''Rocket silo''' is currently the only win condition. Once the silo has been built and placed it can be filled with [[low density structure]]s, [[rocket fuel]], and [[rocket control unit]]s, which will allow [[rocket part]]s to be created within the silo.

In order to launch a rocket, 100 rocket parts need to be crafted. Each rocket part requires 10 low density structures, 10 rocket fuel, and 10 rocket control units.

When all rocket parts have been completed, the rocket silo interface is at 100% and allows the player to input an item as cargo. Launching the rocket empty or with any payload will complete the game, displaying a victory screen. The screen shows all kills and time played, and offers the player a choice of exiting the current game, continuing play, or viewing the [[replay system|replay]].

Launching the rocket with a [[satellite]] as cargo produces 1000 [[space science pack]]s, which are generated inside the silo. The silo interface includes the option to "Auto-launch with cargo", which will immediately, automatically launch the rocket if it is completed ''and'' cargo has been inserted as payload.

Building a silo requires, among other things, [[electric engine unit]]s, [[engine unit]]s, and [[processing unit]]s, which must be produced in [[assembling machine]]s and cannot be crafted by hand from raw materials. The rocket itself can also only be produced in the silo. The rocket silo accepts [[productivity module|productivity modules]], and due to the high resource requirements to craft a rocket is a good candidate for their use.

The rocket silo result inventory can hold up to 2000 space science packs (one stack), the equivalent of 2 full rocket launch results. When receiving science packs from a launched satellite, the game discards (destroys) all space science packs that exceed the capacity of the rocket result inventory. The "Auto launch with cargo" checkbox does '''not''' check if the rocket result inventory can hold the expected space science packs, this has to be manually ensured by the player, for example through the [[circuit network]].

== Maximum throughput ==

A fully moduled silo has +940% crafting speed from beacons and +40% productivity. Modules accelerate crafting time in the first phase, but have no effect on animations in the other phases.

There are five phases to a rocket launch.

===== Working =====

Rocket parts must be assembled in the silo before the rocket can be deployed.

The best possible time to assemble 100 rocket parts, based on the rocket part recipe and the module effects, is 1250 ticks, or ~20.833 seconds.

1250 ticks elapsed.

===== Preparing rocket for launch =====

The rocket is brought up out of the silo so a payload can be inserted, if any.

This animation lasts 890 ticks, or ~14.833 seconds.

2140 ticks elapsed.

===== Waiting to launch rocket =====

The payload must be inserted.

One fast inserter arm swing to insert a Satellite is 14 ticks, or ~0.233 seconds.

2154 ticks elapsed.

===== Launching rocket =====

The rocket is launched with the payload. This phase ends when the result inventory appears inside the silo.

1162 ticks, or ~19.367 seconds.

3316 ticks elapsed.

===== Reset =====

The silo door must close before the cycle begins again.

368 ticks, or ~6.133 seconds.

=== Conclusions ===

'''Grand Total: 3684 ticks''', which gives a total cycle time of ~61.417 seconds, including time spent building rocket parts and inserting the payload.

With a build time of 1250 + 14, the delay from animations is 2420 ticks.[https://www.reddit.com/r/technicalfactorio/comments/x92gfa/more_empirical_measurements_on_rocket_silos/]

== Achievements ==

The rocket silo, which is used to win the game, is directly connected to the following game-win-based achievements:
{{Achievement|smoke-me-a-kipper-i-will-be-back-for-breakfast}}
{{Achievement|no-time-for-chitchat}}
{{Achievement|there-is-no-spoon}}
{{Achievement|raining-bullets}}
{{Achievement|steam-all-the-way}}
{{Achievement|logistic-network-embargo}}
{{Achievement|so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish}}

== Trivia ==

The rocket can, technically, accept any item as cargo; however, most will do nothing in particular and simply waste the launch. Notable exceptions include:

{{Spoiler|button-text=Spoiler! Click to view.|message=
<ul><li> [[Vehicle]]s : When a vehicle is inserted into the payload slot, the player can enter the rocket like they would any other vehicle, then launch and ride it.
<ul><li> This allows a fast-moving view of one's base (as the game world is internally 2-dimensional, the rocket actually simply moves north along the map), and then returns the player next to the launching silo once the launch animation has finished.
<ul><li> If all space near the rocket silo is occupied, the player is placed at spawn instead. </li></ul>
<li> It also wastes the launch, as the rocket's sole payload slot is occupied by the vehicle, rather than a satellite. (Having any number of satellites in the car's trunk or the "astronaut"s inventory does not count.) </li></ul></li>
<li>[[Raw fish]]: Grants the "So long and thanks for all the fish!" achievement. Other than this, it also wastes the launch.</li>
<li>[[Space science pack]]: Returns one [[raw fish]] for every science pack that is launched, but no more than 100 raw fishes per launch.</li></ul>}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery widths=240px heights=240px>
File:rocket_silo_rising_rocket.gif|The rocket rising and being primed for launch.
File:rocket_silo_launch.gif|The rocket launching.
File:rocket_silo_gui.png|The rocket silo's GUI.
</gallery>

== History ==

{{history|0.17.0|
* Updated sprite and changed dimensions from 9×10 to 9×9. A satellite is no longer required to win the game.}}

{{history|0.13.9|
* Rocket parts from building rockets in the silo now show in production statistics.}}

{{history|0.12.7|
* Updated icon.}}

{{history|0.12.4|
* Rocket silo now behaves correctly when out of electricity.}}

{{history|0.12.0|
* Introduced}}

== See also ==
* [[Satellite]]

{{ProductionNav}}
{{C|Space related}}

Rocket silo

2022-10-02T18:04:53Z

AnEntireSleeve: /* Maximum throughput */ Update section with information from new technical factorio post

{{languages}}
{{:Infobox:Rocket silo}}

The '''Rocket silo''' is currently the only win condition. Once the silo has been built and placed it can be filled with [[low density structure]]s, [[rocket fuel]], and [[rocket control unit]]s, which will allow [[rocket part]]s to be created within the silo.

In order to launch a rocket, 100 rocket parts need to be crafted. Each rocket part requires 10 low density structures, 10 rocket fuel, and 10 rocket control units.

When all rocket parts have been completed, the rocket silo interface is at 100% and allows the player to input an item as cargo. Launching the rocket empty or with any payload will complete the game, displaying a victory screen. The screen shows all kills and time played, and offers the player a choice of exiting the current game, continuing play, or viewing the [[replay system|replay]].

Launching the rocket with a [[satellite]] as cargo produces 1000 [[space science pack]]s, which are generated inside the silo. The silo interface includes the option to "Auto-launch with cargo", which will immediately, automatically launch the rocket if it is completed ''and'' cargo has been inserted as payload.

Building a silo requires, among other things, [[electric engine unit]]s, [[engine unit]]s, and [[processing unit]]s, which must be produced in [[assembling machine]]s and cannot be crafted by hand from raw materials. The rocket itself can also only be produced in the silo. The rocket silo accepts [[productivity module|productivity modules]], and due to the high resource requirements to craft a rocket is a good candidate for their use.

The rocket silo result inventory can hold up to 2000 space science packs (one stack), the equivalent of 2 full rocket launch results. When receiving science packs from a launched satellite, the game discards (destroys) all space science packs that exceed the capacity of the rocket result inventory. The "Auto launch with cargo" checkbox does '''not''' check if the rocket result inventory can hold the expected space science packs, this has to be manually ensured by the player, for example through the [[circuit network]].

== Maximum throughput ==

A fully moduled silo has +940% crafting speed from beacons and +40% productivity. Modules accelerate crafting time in the first phase, but have no effect on animations in the other phases.

There are four phases to a rocket launch.

===== Working =====

Rocket parts must be assembled in the silo before the rocket can be deployed.

The best possible time to assemble 100 rocket parts, based on the rocket part recipe and the module effects, is 1250 ticks, or ~20.833 seconds.

1250 ticks elapsed.

===== Preparing rocket for launch =====

The rocket is brought up out of the silo so a payload can be inserted, if any.

This animation lasts 890 ticks, or ~14.833 seconds.

2140 ticks elapsed.

===== Waiting to launch rocket =====

The payload must be inserted.

One fast inserter arm swing to insert a Satellite is 14 ticks, or ~0.233 seconds.

2154 ticks elapsed.

===== Launching rocket =====

The rocket is launched with the payload. This phase ends when the result inventory appears inside the silo.

1162 ticks, or ~19.367 seconds.

3316 ticks elapsed.

===== Reset =====

The silo door must close before the cycle begins again.

368 ticks, or ~6.133 seconds.

=== Conclusions ===

'''Grand Total: 3684 ticks''', which gives a total cycle time of ~61.417 seconds, including time spent building rocket parts and inserting the payload.

With a build time of 1250 + 14, the delay from animations is 2420 ticks.[https://www.reddit.com/r/technicalfactorio/comments/x92gfa/more_empirical_measurements_on_rocket_silos/]

== Achievements ==

The rocket silo, which is used to win the game, is directly connected to the following game-win-based achievements:
{{Achievement|smoke-me-a-kipper-i-will-be-back-for-breakfast}}
{{Achievement|no-time-for-chitchat}}
{{Achievement|there-is-no-spoon}}
{{Achievement|raining-bullets}}
{{Achievement|steam-all-the-way}}
{{Achievement|logistic-network-embargo}}
{{Achievement|so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish}}

== Trivia ==

The rocket can, technically, accept any item as cargo; however, most will do nothing in particular and simply waste the launch. Notable exceptions include:

{{Spoiler|button-text=Spoiler! Click to view.|message=
<ul><li> [[Vehicle]]s : When a vehicle is inserted into the payload slot, the player can enter the rocket like they would any other vehicle, then launch and ride it.
<ul><li> This allows a fast-moving view of one's base (as the game world is internally 2-dimensional, the rocket actually simply moves north along the map), and then returns the player next to the launching silo once the launch animation has finished.
<ul><li> If all space near the rocket silo is occupied, the player is placed at spawn instead. </li></ul>
<li> It also wastes the launch, as the rocket's sole payload slot is occupied by the vehicle, rather than a satellite. (Having any number of satellites in the car's trunk or the "astronaut"s inventory does not count.) </li></ul></li>
<li>[[Raw fish]]: Grants the "So long and thanks for all the fish!" achievement. Other than this, it also wastes the launch.</li>
<li>[[Space science pack]]: Returns one [[raw fish]] for every science pack that is launched, but no more than 100 raw fishes per launch.</li></ul>}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery widths=240px heights=240px>
File:rocket_silo_rising_rocket.gif|The rocket rising and being primed for launch.
File:rocket_silo_launch.gif|The rocket launching.
File:rocket_silo_gui.png|The rocket silo's GUI.
</gallery>

== History ==

{{history|0.17.0|
* Updated sprite and changed dimensions from 9×10 to 9×9. A satellite is no longer required to win the game.}}

{{history|0.13.9|
* Rocket parts from building rockets in the silo now show in production statistics.}}

{{history|0.12.7|
* Updated icon.}}

{{history|0.12.4|
* Rocket silo now behaves correctly when out of electricity.}}

{{history|0.12.0|
* Introduced}}

== See also ==
* [[Satellite]]

{{ProductionNav}}
{{C|Space related}}

Inserters

2022-04-17T14:32:43Z

AnEntireSleeve: /* Inserter Throughput */ Add description to blueprint string

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''For the common yellow electrical inserter, see [[Inserter]].''

'''Inserters''' are devices which are used to move items over short distances. When placed, they have a fixed direction. They can move items from behind and place them in front of them. By doing this, they can move items from one transport belt to another, but also extract items from—and insert items into—machines or storage devices.

== Types of inserters ==

{| class="wikitable"
| {{Imagelink|Burner inserter}} || The only [[fuel]]-powered inserter, with the slowest speed.
|-
| {{Imagelink|Inserter}} || The standard electrical inserter.
|-
| {{Imagelink|Long-handed inserter}} || Capable of inserting and removing items from a greater distance.
|-
| {{Imagelink|Fast inserter}} || Much faster than the inserter.
|-
| {{Imagelink|Filter inserter}} || Variant of the fast inserter that can filter items by type.
|-
| {{Imagelink|Stack inserter}} || As fast as the fast inserter, but can move many more items at the same time at once.
|-
| {{imagelink|Stack filter inserter}} || Variant of the stack inserter that can filter items by type.
|-
|}

==Mechanics==
Inserters '''will''':
* Pick up items off the ground, off of a [[Transport belts|transport belt]], or from any object that has storage space, including [[Chests|chests]], [[furnace]]s and [[assembling machine]]s.
* Place the item onto the ground, onto a transport belt, or into any object that has storage space.
* Run at slower speeds when starved for energy.
* Pick up as many items as their [[inserter capacity bonus (research)|stack size]] allows at once, if they do not have to wait too long to pick them up.

Inserters '''will not''':
* Pick up any items that can not be inserted into the adjacent entity.
* Pick up any items if the adjacent entity is a blueprint.
* Pick up items to place into an entity with a full inventory.
* Place more than one item at a time onto the same ground tile.
* Place items into an entity that can not hold them, for example due to [[Stack#Filtered_stacks|filtered]] or [[Stack#Stack_limitation|limited slots]].
* Fill up the entire target inventory of [[boiler]]s, [[nuclear reactor]]s, [[:Category:Producers|production building]]s, [[furnace]]s, and [[turret]]s.

If two or more inserters are picking up from the same tile, the inserter who can grab the items the fastest will grab them first. Besides faster inserters, this favors inserters taking from the inner lane of a transport belt.

=== Insertion limits ===
Depending on where an inserter is moving items, it does not always fill up the entire target inventory. This allows other inserters taking from the same transport belt to pick up their share of the items. For example, if a boiler has 5 or more items of fuel in it, an inserter will not insert additional fuel. This allows the other fuel to travel further down the transport belt. When the fuel drops below 5 items, the inserter will resume inserting fuel, up to the limit of 5 items.

{| class="wikitable"
! Entity !! Item type !! Automatic insertion limit
|-
| [[Boiler]]s, [[burner inserter]]s, [[furnace]]s, and [[nuclear reactor]]s || [[Fuel]] || align="center" | 5
|-
| [[Gun turret]]s || Bullet Magazines || align="center" | 10
|-
| [[Artillery turret]]s || [[Artillery shell]]s || align="center" | 5
|-
| [[Assembling machine]]s, [[furnace]]s, [[centrifuge]]s, [[chemical plant]]s, and [[Oil refinery|oil refineries]]|| Items needed for the recipe || The ingredients for 1 craft in addition to the ingredients for the number of crafts that can complete during one full inserter swing; but at least the ingredients for 2 crafts and at most the ingredients for 100 crafts.[https://forums.factorio.com/viewtopic.php?p=309796#p309796]
|-
| [[Lab]]s || [[Science pack]]s || Double the number of science packs needed for one research unit.
|}

An inserter that has a higher [[inserter capacity bonus (research)|inserter capacity bonus]] than 1 can overfill the target building, due to the inserter picking up a higher amount of items than needed. Overfilling can also occur if multiple inserters are used to insert items into one building.

=== Inserters and transport belts ===
[[Transport belts]] have two lanes on which items can travel. Inserters only place items onto one side of the belt, either the far side from the inserter's perspective or if the belt is going the same or the opposite direction as the inserter the right side from the belt's perspective.

{|
| style="width:320px;" | [[File:Inserter_dropoff_locations.gif]] || [[File:Inserter_pickup_locations.gif]]
|-
| style="width:320px;" | Inserters place the item on the furthest lane. If a belt is in the same orientation as the inserter, the item will be placed on the right-hand lane, from the belt's perspective. In curves the inserter always places on the far side.
| style="width:320px;" | If the belt is perpendicular to the inserter, inserters '''prefer''' taking items from the nearest lane. If the nearest lane is empty, the inserter will take from the far lane. If the belt is the same/opposite orientation of the inserter or a curve, the inserter '''prefers''' taking from the left lane, from the belt's perspective. If the left lane is empty it will take from the right lane.
|}

=== Potential issues ===
Inserters may have problems picking up items:

* From very fast belts, because the items are moving too quickly.
* From the entry or exit of an underground belt (because the time they have to pick up is shorter)
* From turning belts if the item is on the inside of the corner

== Power usage ==
* Electric inserters drain energy even when they are not moving, as idle power
* The amount of energy used is the same for every turn
* The [[burner inserter]] does not drain energy when idle, but uses more energy when it is active.

== Inserter speed ==
[[File:all_inserter_speeds.gif|frame|right|Animation showing all inserter speeds at once.]]
{| class="wikitable"
! Type
! Rotation-speed (turns per [[Time#Ticks|tick]]) Extension-speed ([[Map_structure#Tile|Tiles]] per Tick)
! Turns per [[Time#Seconds|Game-second]]
! Game-second per full turn
! Ticks per full turn
|- align="center"
| align="left"| {{Imagelink|Burner inserter}} || 0.01 0.0214 || 0.60 || 1.667 || 100
|- align="center"
| align="left"| {{Imagelink|Inserter}} || 0.014 0.03 || 0.83 || 1.2 || 72
|- align="center"
| align="left"| {{Imagelink|Long-handed inserter}} || 0.02 0.0457 || 1.2 || 0.833 || 50
|- align="center"
| align="left"| {{Imagelink|Fast inserter}} {{Imagelink|Filter inserter}} {{Imagelink|Stack inserter}} {{imagelink|Stack filter inserter}} || 0.04 0.07 || 2.31 || 0.433 || 26
|-
|}

'''Note:''' These numbers come directly from the [https://github.com/wube/factorio-data/tree/master/base/prototypes/entity factorio-data github repository].

===Rotation Speed===
Convention: 2π rad = 100% of a circle rotation = '''1 turn''' (or one full rotation).

Note: an Inserter doesn't always need to make full turns. When grabbing from a transport belt, it is slightly faster when grabbing items from the closest lane.

===Extension Speed===
The extension-speed is normally not visible (only when compared to other inserters), but there are measurable speed differences when taking - for example - from the near or the far side of a belt. Also Some mods can alter the pickup and drop locations of inserters, making this stat more relevant.

==Inserter Throughput==

The following is based on experimental data from [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Q4hxL69qrK3qeEKU8aDkuwM3gJy6I2dJ4FYSs-FQUpI/edit?usp=sharing 0.18].
Most of the 0.18 experimental data was gathered using the following circuit blueprint to measure the exact tick difference between inserter swings. A lot of the data on this page (specifically the belt to chest data) relies heavily on the conditions of the setup on which the measurements are done. If your setup differs from the ones tested on this page, you can use the following blueprint to do the measurements yourself.

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===Chest to chest===

'''Note:''' Experimental data from 0.18

{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan=2 | Type
! rowspan=2 | Arm cycles per second
! colspan=6 | Items/second at [[inserter capacity bonus (research)|capacity bonus]] level (stack size)
|-
! colspan=2 | No capacity bonus
! colspan=2 | Capacity bonus 2
! colspan=2 | Capacity bonus 7
|- align="center"
| align="left"| {{Imagelink|Burner inserter}} || 0.60 || 0.60 || (1) || 1.20 || (2) || 1.80 || (3)
|- align="center"
| align="left"| {{Imagelink|Inserter}} || 0.83 || 0.83 || (1) || 1.67 || (2) || 2.50 || (3)
|- align="center"
| align="left"| {{Imagelink|Long-handed inserter}} || 1.20 || 1.20 || (1) || 2.40 || (2) || 3.60 || (3)
|- align="center"
| align="left"| {{Imagelink|Fast inserter}} {{Imagelink|Filter inserter}} || 2.31 || 2.31 || (1) || 4.62 || (2) || 6.92 || (3)
|- align="center"
| align="left"| {{Imagelink|Stack inserter}} {{imagelink|Stack filter inserter}} || 2.31 || 4.62 || (2) || 9.23 || (4) || 27.69 || (12)
|-
|}

===Chest to belt===

Throughput going from chest to belt depends on how full the belt is. An inserter will not put down an item on a belt that have items back-to-back (aka full compression) - it waits until there is a gap. However, if the gap is narrower than the item then the items upstream on the belt will stop to make room for the item being inserted. The direction of the belt compared to the inserter does not matter however.

In these measurements inserters move items onto an empty belt. Values are given for the stack sizes at three different [[inserter capacity bonus (research)|capacity bonus]] levels.

'''Note:''' Experimental data from 0.18

{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan=3 | Type
! colspan=12 | Items/second at [[inserter capacity bonus (research)|capacity bonus]] level (stack size)
|-
! colspan=4 | No capacity bonus
! colspan=4 | Capacity bonus 2
! colspan=4 | Capacity bonus 7
|-
! [[File:Transport belt.png|link=Transport belt|32px]] || [[File:Fast transport belt.png|link=Fast transport belt|32px]] || [[File:Express transport belt.png|link=Express transport belt|32px]] ||
! [[File:Transport belt.png|link=Transport belt|32px]] || [[File:Fast transport belt.png|link=Fast transport belt|32px]] || [[File:Express transport belt.png|link=Express transport belt|32px]] ||
! [[File:Transport belt.png|link=Transport belt|32px]] || [[File:Fast transport belt.png|link=Fast transport belt|32px]] || [[File:Express transport belt.png|link=Express transport belt|32px]] ||
|- align="center"
| align="left"| {{Imagelink|Burner inserter}} || 0.60 || 0.60 || 0.60 || (1) || 1.19 || 1.19 || 1.19 || (2) || 1.67 || 1.73 || 1.76 || (3)
|- align="center"
| align="left"| {{Imagelink|Inserter}} || 0.83 || 0.83 || 0.83 || (1) || 1.64 || 1.64 || 1.64 || (2) || 2.25 || 2.37 || 2.43 || (3)
|- align="center"
| align="left"| {{Imagelink|Long-handed inserter}} || 1.20 || 1.20 || 1.20 || (1) || 2.35 || 2.35 || 2.35 || (2) || 3.10 || 3.33 || 3.46 || (3)
|- align="center"
| align="left"| {{Imagelink|Fast inserter}} {{Imagelink|Filter inserter}} || 2.31 || 2.31 || 2.31 || (1) || 4.44 || 4.44 || 4.44 || (2) || 5.29 || 6.00 || 6.43 || (3)
|- align="center"
| align="left"| {{Imagelink|Stack inserter}} {{imagelink|Stack filter inserter}} || 4.44 || 4.44 || 4.44 || (2) || 5.71 || 7.06 || 7.74 || (4) || 6.79 || 10.91 || 13.85 || (12)
|-
|}

===Belt to chest (perpendicular)===

'''Note:''' Experimental data from 0.18

When picking items from a belt, many more factors come into play besides belt fullness:

* How fast the items move (i.e. if they are queued up on the belt or move at belt speed).
* Whether the belt is perpendicular to the inserter or approaches it head on.
* Whether items are on the near or far lane of a perpendicular belt.
* Whether the belt turns or not, and whether the items are in the inner or outer side of the bend.
* If the belt is an underground entrance or exit. This shortens the time items are visible to the inserter for pickup.
* All sorts of intricate timing factors between the inserter and the items on the belt, since the game simulates the arm homing in on every item.

The test setup used below is with an inserter taking items from a perpendicular belt with items on the far lane only. The belt is fully compressed and timings are both for items that move at full speed and queued up as much as possible. Values are given for the stack sizes at three different [[inserter capacity bonus (research)|capacity bonus]] levels.

{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan=4 | Type
! colspan=15 | Items/second at [[inserter capacity bonus (research)|capacity bonus]] level (stack size)
|-
! colspan=5 | No capacity bonus
! colspan=5 | Capacity bonus 2
! colspan=5 | Capacity bonus 7
|-
! colspan=3 | Items at belt speed
! rowspan=2 | Items queued up
! rowspan=2 |
! colspan=3 | Items at belt speed
! rowspan=2 | Items queued up
! rowspan=2 |
! colspan=3 | Items at belt speed
! rowspan=2 | Items queued up
! rowspan=2 |
|-
! [[File:Transport belt.png|link=Transport belt|32px]] || [[File:Fast transport belt.png|link=Fast transport belt|32px]] || [[File:Express transport belt.png|link=Express transport belt|32px]]
! [[File:Transport belt.png|link=Transport belt|32px]] || [[File:Fast transport belt.png|link=Fast transport belt|32px]] || [[File:Express transport belt.png|link=Express transport belt|32px]]
! [[File:Transport belt.png|link=Transport belt|32px]] || [[File:Fast transport belt.png|link=Fast transport belt|32px]] || [[File:Express transport belt.png|link=Express transport belt|32px]]
|- align="center"
| align="left"| {{Imagelink|Burner inserter}} || 0.60 || '''0.65''' || 0.50 || 0.64 || (1) || 1.11 || '''1.20''' || 1.13 || 1.26 || (2) || 1.61 || 1.61 || '''1.65''' || 1.71 / 1.73 / 1.86 * || (3)
|- align="center"
| align="left"| {{Imagelink|Inserter}} || '''0.94''' || '''0.94''' || '''0.94''' || 0.88 || (1) || '''1.67''' || '''1.67''' || 1.50 || 1.74 || (2) || '''2.50''' || 2.25 || 2.33 || 2.37 / 2.37 / 2.54 * || (3)
|- align="center"
| align="left"| {{Imagelink|Long-handed inserter}} || 1.18 || 1.18 || '''1.25''' || 1.20 || (1) || 2.20 || 2.31 || '''2.40''' || 2.40 || (2) || 3.21 || 3.21 || '''3.46''' || 3.40 || (3)
|- align="center"
| align="left"| {{Imagelink|Fast inserter}} {{Imagelink|Filter inserter}} || '''2.50''' || 2.31 || '''2.50''' || 2.50 || (1) || 4.50 || 4.29 || '''5.00''' || 4.80 || (2) || '''6.43''' || 6.00 || '''6.43''' || 6.43 || (3)
|- align="center"
| align="left"| {{Imagelink|Stack inserter}} {{imagelink|Stack filter inserter}} || 4.50 || 4.29 || '''5.00''' || 4.80 || (2) || 7.50 || 7.50 || '''8.00''' || 7.50 / 8.57 / 8.28 * || (4) || 7.50 || 11.25 || '''15.00''' || 7.50 / 13.09 / 15.32 * || (12)
|-
|}

<nowiki>*)</nowiki> Throughput for basic/fast/express belt.

Since there are many more factors involved, these measurements exhibit a more complex pattern than chest-to-belt.

* Boldface cells show for which belt each inserter has the best throughput on each bonus level when items move at belt speed. Higher speed belts mean that inserters have to work harder to catch the fast moving items. The effect is most noticeable for slower inserters and smaller stack sizes.
* When items are queued up the belt type hardly matters, so there is only a single column for that. The exceptions are the stack inserters - for basic transport belts it's the belt that sets the limit for stack sizes above 4, and there is also a notable difference between fast and express belts.

=== Belt to Chest (facing inserter) ===

'''Note:''' Experimental data from 0.18

When picking up items from a belt facing the inserter, there are multiple small differences between different setups. The following throughput tests are performed with [[express transport belt]]s and [[stack inserter]]s with the maximum [[inserter capacity bonus (research)|capacity bonus]].
Each setup in the following picture shows the amount of ticks per cycle of the inserter and the amount of items per second the inserter moves. These measurements are consistent in all orientations of the setup.

[[File:Inserter_belt_to_chest_throughput.png|900px]]

==See Also==
* [[Electric system]]
* [[Belt transport system]]
* [[Inserter capacity bonus (research)]]: Inserter moves more than an item per turn.

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Coal

2022-04-07T01:46:57Z

AnEntireSleeve: boilers are burner devices

{{Languages}}
{{:Infobox:Coal}}

'''Coal''' is a resource found on the map. It can also be found inside huge [[rock]]s. It is used as [[fuel]] in [[burner devices]]. It is also a component in several weapons (such as [[grenade]]s) and [[plastic bar]]s.

== History ==

{{history|0.15.10|
* Coal liquefaction now takes [[steam]] instead of [[water]].}}

{{history|0.15.0|
* Fuel type now affects vehicle acceleration and top speed.
* Added use in [[Coal_liquefaction_(research)|coal liquefaction]].}}

{{history|0.9.1|
* Slightly more coal is generated per world.}}

{{history|0.8.1|
* Color of the ore on the map changed.}}

{{history|0.1.0|
* Introduced}}

== See also ==
* [[Fuel]]
* [[Tutorial:Applied power math|Powering a factory with coal]]

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Coal

2022-04-07T01:46:42Z

AnEntireSleeve: rm redundancy

{{Languages}}
{{:Infobox:Coal}}

'''Coal''' is a resource found on the map. It can also be found inside huge [[rock]]s. It is used as [[fuel]] in [[burner devices]] and [[boiler]]s. It is also a component in several weapons (such as [[grenade]]s) and [[plastic bar]]s.

== History ==

{{history|0.15.10|
* Coal liquefaction now takes [[steam]] instead of [[water]].}}

{{history|0.15.0|
* Fuel type now affects vehicle acceleration and top speed.
* Added use in [[Coal_liquefaction_(research)|coal liquefaction]].}}

{{history|0.9.1|
* Slightly more coal is generated per world.}}

{{history|0.8.1|
* Color of the ore on the map changed.}}

{{history|0.1.0|
* Introduced}}

== See also ==
* [[Fuel]]
* [[Tutorial:Applied power math|Powering a factory with coal]]

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Solid fuel

2022-04-06T14:38:55Z

AnEntireSleeve: merge sections

Solid fuel

2022-04-06T14:24:57Z

AnEntireSleeve: /* Which solid fuel recipe to use */ rm interpretation, this is probably just bad strategy advice

Solid fuel

2022-04-06T14:05:20Z

AnEntireSleeve: /* Which solid fuel recipe to use */ trying to make this less opinionated

{{languages}}{{:Infobox:Solid fuel}}
'''Solid fuel''' is a kind of [[fuel]] and is processed in a [[chemical plant]]. One unit of solid fuel contains 12MJ of energy, three times the energy value of coal.

Besides being useful as fuel in all [[burner devices]], solid fuel is also used to produce [[rocket fuel]], which is a component of [[rocket part]]s built in the [[rocket silo]].

== Recipes ==

Solid Fuel can be created from [[heavy oil]], [[light oil]] or [[petroleum gas]].
{| class="wikitable"
! Process !! Input !! Output
|-
| {{Icon|Solid fuel from heavy oil||}} || {{icon|Heavy oil|20}} + {{icon|time|2}} || {{icon|Solid fuel|1}}
|-
| {{Icon|Solid fuel from light oil||}} || {{icon|Light oil|10}} + {{icon|time|2}} || {{icon|Solid fuel|1}}
|-
| {{Icon|Solid fuel from petroleum gas||}} || {{icon|Petroleum gas|20}} + {{icon|time|2}} || {{icon|Solid fuel|1}}
|-
|}

== Which solid fuel recipe to use ==
* [[Light oil]] has the best oil to solid fuel ratio (10:1).
* [[Heavy oil]] has a much worse ratio (20:1). Cracking heavy oil to light oil first changes the ratio for heavy oil to 13:1.
* [[Petroleum gas]] also has a 20:1 ratio.

However, full tanks of heavy oil, light oil, or petroleum gas can back up and block the oil refinery from refining more crude oil. This can create a situation where, for example, you can't create petroleum gas because your heavy oil tanks are full. It's advisable to set up some solid fuel factories to relieve the pressure in cases like this, particularly once [[circuit network]]s have been researched and the factories can be switched on automatically once liquid levels reach a certain amount.

== History ==
{{history|0.17.0|
* Relative value of solid fuel decreased by 4%.}}

{{history|0.15.0|
* Fuel type now affects vehicle acceleration and top speed.}}

{{history|0.9.0|
* Introduced}}

== See also ==
* [[Oil processing]]
* [[Fuel]]

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Solid fuel

2022-04-05T15:51:40Z

AnEntireSleeve: /* Which solid fuel recipe to use */ rm comment that light oil has little other use than solid fuel (?)

{{languages}}{{:Infobox:Solid fuel}}
'''Solid fuel''' is a kind of [[fuel]] and is processed in a [[chemical plant]]. One unit of solid fuel contains 12MJ of energy, three times the energy value of coal.

Besides being useful as fuel in all [[burner devices]], solid fuel is also used to produce [[rocket fuel]], which is a component of [[rocket part]]s built in the [[rocket silo]].

== Recipes ==

Solid Fuel can be created from [[heavy oil]], [[light oil]] or [[petroleum gas]].
{| class="wikitable"
! Process !! Input !! Output
|-
| {{Icon|Solid fuel from heavy oil||}} || {{icon|Heavy oil|20}} + {{icon|time|2}} || {{icon|Solid fuel|1}}
|-
| {{Icon|Solid fuel from light oil||}} || {{icon|Light oil|10}} + {{icon|time|2}} || {{icon|Solid fuel|1}}
|-
| {{Icon|Solid fuel from petroleum gas||}} || {{icon|Petroleum gas|20}} + {{icon|time|2}} || {{icon|Solid fuel|1}}
|-
|}

== Which solid fuel recipe to use ==
* [[Light oil]] has the best oil to solid fuel ratio (10:1), making it the best choice.
* [[Heavy oil]] has a much worse ratio (20:1) and should be cracked into light oil first instead. The cracking process changes the ratio for heavy oil to 13:1, which is much better.
* [[Petroleum gas]] also has a bad 20:1 ratio and should not be used to create solid fuel in most cases.

However, full tanks of heavy oil, light oil, or petroleum gas can back up and block the oil refinery from refining more crude oil. This can create a situation where, for example, you can't create petroleum gas because your heavy oil tanks are full. It's advisable to set up some solid fuel factories to relieve the pressure in cases like this, particularly once [[circuit network]]s have been researched and the factories can be switched on automatically once liquid levels reach a certain amount.

== History ==
{{history|0.17.0|
* Relative value of solid fuel decreased by 4%.}}

{{history|0.15.0|
* Fuel type now affects vehicle acceleration and top speed.}}

{{history|0.9.0|
* Introduced}}

== See also ==
* [[Oil processing]]
* [[Fuel]]

{{IntermediateNav}}
{{C|Materials}}