Buffer chest

Buffer chest

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Recipe
0.5 + 1 + 3 + 1 → 1
Total raw
14.25 + 9.5 + 5 + 2 + 8
Map color
Storage size	48 62 76 91 120
Health	350 455 560 665 875
Resistances	Fire: 0/90% Impact: 0/60%
Stack size	50
Rocket capacity	50 (1 stack)
Dimensions	1×1
Mining time	0.1
Prototype type	logistic-container
Internal name	buffer-chest
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The buffer chest functions as both a requester and passive provider chest. It can request certain items and at the same time provide them to the player or requester chests but not other buffer chests. This means that the new logistic priority when pushing items to the network in version 0.16 is:

1. Requesters/Player
2. Construction orders
3. Buffer chests
4. Storage chests

• The buffer chest can act as an 'in-between' for storage/provider chests and the requesters
  The buffer chest can act as an 'in-between' for storage/provider chests and the requesters
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  ... or as a central supply point to the player
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  ... or as a filter for storage.

Usage

Priority Providers

Assemblers inserting into a buffer chest for products that need to be taken away with higher priority than passive providers - e.g. recipe waste products in modded

History

• 0.16.0:
  • Planned introduction

See also

• Friday Facts #203 - Logistic buffer chest