Yet another remake of Bulk Rail Loader — rebuilt from scratch with technology scaling and Quality of Life features.
🚀 Features
- Technology scaling — 5 research levels, each adding +30% speed (up to ~240 items/sec total)
- Animated visuals and working sounds — immersive feedback for active loaders
- Smart placement — place loaders manually, or use the automatic ghost placement system directly from the train stop GUI
- Blueprint & ghost friendly — loaders snap to rail grid, place ghosts directly, and handle rail ghosts smoothly, ghosts placed from blueprints will restore station states automatically.
- Compact design — two loaders per wagon could replaces up to 8 stack inserters, saving space and UPS.
- Smart filtering (optional) — "Bulk only" mode (ores, coal, stone, etc.) with custom include/exclude lists in settings.
- Optimized for megabases — lightweight native entities, minimized periodic checks, and efficient update loops. ~0.05ms per tick with 1000+ loaders.
⚙️ Technical details & tips
- Station mode (recommended): Mark a train stop as "active" in the loader's GUI. Loaders placed near that station will then automatically work when a train is present and switch to standby when it leaves.
- Manual mode: Place loaders directly. They will work independently of any station and can be used in any configuration.
For optimal performance, use station mode, as it reduces unnecessary checks for loaders not in use.
For vertical station placement, rails should be placed first, or loaders may interrupt their construction.
🗺️ Planned features
- Unloaders — once I get proper sprites
- Support for more mods probably
💬 Credits
- Inspired by other Bulk Loader mods
- Sprite design inspired by Hurricane artwork
🐞 Bug reports
Please report any issues in the mod discussion thread. Feedback is always welcome!