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b incompatible with mod "Squeak Through"

6 years ago

using really many mods, there is no problem starting factorio with either this mod or with Squeak Through, but as soon as both mods are enabled, a factorio start results in:

Failed to load mods:
Error whle loading entity prototype "big-storage-tank" (storage-tank):
invalid pipe connections specification for offset{-7.25,-8.00}.
The offset must be outside of the entity bounding-box
Modifications: BigStorageTank - Store your Fluids > Squeak Through
Mods to be disabled: BigStorageTank, Squeak Through ... Disable/Restart/Exit

ps: it would be nice if you would add to the description how large the tank is (15x15) and how many connections it has (it should have more than just 4 connections), etc

in comparison to normal tanks with 3x3 footprint, 25k capacity and normal production costs, such a big tank holds roughly 50% more fluid (1000k vs 625k) on the same area and costs only 40% of resources to produce (made from 10 normal tanks). all this is nice, probably has higher throughput (from one end to the other), and maybe is somewhat balanced, but 25 single normal tanks can be built in more layouts than only 5x5 tanks, that can be built to better suit the landcape and other buildings, and have a lot more "outer connections" (min 20 for 5x5 layout, and max 52 for any layout where each has no more than 2 neighbors). with so many connections, throughput can be much better (eg using 10 parallel inputs and 10 parallel outputs) while at the same time also balancing them.

6 years ago

Hello Anson!! As soon as I get home I will work on this error and on this rebalancing / more entries and exits of pipes. Thank you very much for the information, it helps a lot!

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