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A stack is the basic element in Factorio to store [[Items]]. | A stack is the basic element in Factorio to store [[Items]]. One space in an inventory can hold one stack. | ||
== Examples of stacks == | |||
* The player's inventory | |||
** Main inventory | |||
* The player | |||
** inventory | |||
** [[Toolbelt]] (or quickbar) | ** [[Toolbelt]] (or quickbar) | ||
** tool-, armor-, weapon- and ammunition stacks | ** tool-, armor-, weapon- and ammunition stacks | ||
** The players hand (is also a stack) | ** The players hand (is also a stack) | ||
* [[Vehicle]]s contain also some stacks for [[Fuel]] | * [[Vehicle]]s contain also some stacks for [[Fuel]] | ||
** [[Vehicle/Car]] | ** [[Vehicle/Car]] | ||
** [[Vehicle/Train]] (the wagons, but also the locomotive) | ** [[Vehicle/Train]] (the wagons, but also the locomotive to a lesser degree) | ||
* [[Chests]]: eventually the best known example of stacks. Basically chests are nothing else then a group of stacks. | * [[Chests]]: eventually the best known example of stacks. Basically chests are nothing else then a group of stacks. | ||
* Devices | * Devices | ||
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** Inserter and Robots (they have some limited stacks, see stacksize bonus), so that they are able to move some items between stacks at once. | ** Inserter and Robots (they have some limited stacks, see stacksize bonus), so that they are able to move some items between stacks at once. | ||
== How | == How do stacks work? == | ||
A stack can store a number of | A stack can store a number of identical items. | ||
The first inserted item determines which item-types can be stored. | The first inserted item determines which item-types can be stored. This also determines how many items can be stored (the number of items per stack depends on it's max stack size). | ||
Only items can be stored within stacks, stacks cannot hold liquids or other inventories. | |||
Only items can be stored | |||
=== Stack Size === | === Stack Size === | ||
The capacity, how much items a stack can store, depends from the item. | The capacity, how much items a stack can store, which depends from the item. For example, [[Iron plate]]s stack to 100, however [[Iron ore]] stacks to 50. | ||
=== Filtered stacks === | === Filtered stacks === | ||
There are also | There are also ways to filter stacks, either by default (for the burner/furnaces, or roboports) or manually set for the wagons or toolbelt (normally set via the middle-mouse-button, see [[Keyboard bindings]]). This can be used to ensure only one item type goes into the inventory space. | ||
=== Damaged items === | === Damaged items === | ||
Damaged entities will not stack together with entities of different health, and will not stack with healthy entities. | |||
=== | == Stack size bonuses == | ||
Inserters and logistic robots can be boosted with research to hold and transfer more items, see: | |||
* [[Inserter item stack size bonus]], | * [[Inserter item stack size bonus]], | ||
* [[Logistic robot cargo]] | * [[Logistic robot cargo]] | ||
== Stack limitation == | == Stack limitation == | ||
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When full, inserters will no longer add to a limited container. However, the player is still free to manually place items in the unused (red) slots. | When full, inserters will no longer add to a limited container. However, the player is still free to manually place items in the unused (red) slots. | ||
== Handling stacks == | |||
== Handling | |||
There are some [[Game/Keyboard bindings]] | There are some [[Game/Keyboard bindings|keyboard bindings]] to handle movement of stacks between inventories fast, like moving half of a stack to another stack. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
In v0.10 the number of items | In v0.10, the number of items which can be stored in a stack changed for most items from dual numbers to decimal (base 2 vs. base 10). This change was mainly made because it is easier to calculate numbers based on the base-10-system. | ||
Example: before that change, a stack could store 64 iron ore, after | Example: before that change, a stack could store 64 iron ore, after the change only 50. This change created a lot of controversy as some players preferred the old stack sizes. | ||
Revision as of 20:53, 18 July 2016
< Stack
A stack is the basic element in Factorio to store Items. One space in an inventory can hold one stack.
Examples of stacks
- The player's inventory
- Main inventory
- Toolbelt (or quickbar)
- tool-, armor-, weapon- and ammunition stacks
- The players hand (is also a stack)
- Vehicles contain also some stacks for Fuel
- Vehicle/Car
- Vehicle/Train (the wagons, but also the locomotive to a lesser degree)
- Chests: eventually the best known example of stacks. Basically chests are nothing else then a group of stacks.
- Devices
- Furnace: Burner-, incoming and outgoing stack
- Assembly and Chemical plant: Some in- and one outgoing stack, dependent of the assembly-type
- Labs
- Burner-based: Boiler, Burner mining drill, Burner inserter
- Roboport (filtered for robots and repair packs only)
- Gun turrets
- Special
- Inserter and Robots (they have some limited stacks, see stacksize bonus), so that they are able to move some items between stacks at once.
How do stacks work?
A stack can store a number of identical items.
The first inserted item determines which item-types can be stored. This also determines how many items can be stored (the number of items per stack depends on it's max stack size).
Only items can be stored within stacks, stacks cannot hold liquids or other inventories.
Stack Size
The capacity, how much items a stack can store, which depends from the item. For example, Iron plates stack to 100, however Iron ore stacks to 50.
Filtered stacks
There are also ways to filter stacks, either by default (for the burner/furnaces, or roboports) or manually set for the wagons or toolbelt (normally set via the middle-mouse-button, see Keyboard bindings). This can be used to ensure only one item type goes into the inventory space.
Damaged items
Damaged entities will not stack together with entities of different health, and will not stack with healthy entities.
Stack size bonuses
Inserters and logistic robots can be boosted with research to hold and transfer more items, see:
Stack limitation
Optionally, the usable space in chests and wagons can be decreased below their default values. Typically, this is done to store a small amount of items in an automated process, without consuming the resources that would be required to fill the entire container.
To limit a container, click the red X at the end of the last stack. Then, click on one of the stacks to set the new limit. The unused stacks will be highlighted red (see right).
When full, inserters will no longer add to a limited container. However, the player is still free to manually place items in the unused (red) slots.
Handling stacks
There are some keyboard bindings to handle movement of stacks between inventories fast, like moving half of a stack to another stack.
History
In v0.10, the number of items which can be stored in a stack changed for most items from dual numbers to decimal (base 2 vs. base 10). This change was mainly made because it is easier to calculate numbers based on the base-10-system.
Example: before that change, a stack could store 64 iron ore, after the change only 50. This change created a lot of controversy as some players preferred the old stack sizes.