I'll add that each substantial change of the train (adding or removing a wagon/locomotive) changes this ID; schedule changes are okay though.

It seems incredibly unlikely that you will ever have that happen. You can make it happen by having two outposts built but not connected to the power/circuit network yet and connecting them at the same time by building one power pole. Solutions proposed so far effectively use world position to disti...

Simpler idea: Every outpost outputs a signal: M=1. M is then automatically the number of outposts. So the new one can take M+1. I think this causes problems when you dismantle an (older) outpost. The next new outpost detects M-1, takes M as ID, conflicting with previous outpost. Anyways, here is my...

I have this idea: There is an outpost number coordinator circuitry that remembers the maximum number of used outpost id and broadcasts it (let's say as signal M, minimum of 1). The outpost circuitry, when first connected to the network (i.e. M>0), reads M, remembers it forever as its ID and broadcas...

Whether or not the exchange happens on the same frame isn't really relevant, because no other force is meddling in this exchange. As noted above by @iamwyza, which is based on https://forums.factorio.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=39893 and https://www.factorio.com/blog/post/fff-188 I think, each play...

It seems my solution is too complicated - both train contents and desired amounts are gated via combinators (plus one delay (via OR ) was needed when the train was switched from automatic to manual and stayed in the station - for one tick inserters thought the train is empty), and extra combinators ...

Previously, I have seen a bunch of biters sitting at a spot which they chose, I guess, but I didn't stick around to see a spawner pop up. With the help of debug setting show-enemy-expansion-candidate-chunks (shows chosen spot as blinking circle on the map), I've found a future spot, put a radar near...

In your example, *you* are the entity with full access to both threads, which is fine, as you are the thread manager. Your actions are also significantly less frequent. Were they done 60 ups, there would be no difference to the current system. So your proposal is to separate parts of factory, each o...

Maybe you're looking for this lane balancer? http://i.imgur.com/qAzhijB.png If one lane of the output is blocked/only one lane moves, it makes sure both input lanes move. 0eNqVlEtugzAQhq8SzaqVTIV5pMTL3KGrqqqAWJElY1vGTosQd+8QmpQ0bgUr8DD/Ny8PPVTSc2OFcsB6ELVWLbDXHlpxVKUcba4zHBgIxxsgoMpmPDlbqtZo66KKSwcD...

@bobucles, in your example, the only messages sent seem to be: Sarah->Joe: Build X amount of low density structures and notify me when it's done. Joe->Sarah: Ok. Sarah->Bill: Build Y amount of control units and notify me when it's done. Bill->Sarah: Ok. Joe->Sarah: X low density structures done. Sar...

Obviously that I can make a lot of solar panels, problems is that beacons with no modules just consume electricity and giving nothing, what is really illogical and completely meaningless. There no reasons why it must consume any kind of electricity, a lot or not - it doesn't metter, it just complic...

Have you considered displaying researched bonuses in the bonuses window (i.e. in the player character section next to logistic slots/quick bar count/follower robot count)?

We are so close to a fully capable railway system... I keep hoping for a signal which is emitted (somehow...) when a train decides to path to a specific station. Without that, any kind of system like this will be limited by the problem of trains pathing to a station which already has trains on the ...