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the problem is circuit wires consume circuits but cannot be mined back into player inventory. this sort of breaks the game expectation that whatever we build can freely be torn down and reconstructed without a penalty other than the players' time.

additionally, copper wire may be mined from pole connections, if you'd like some additional evidence that this should be expected behaviour.

If you're not opposed to mods you can use:

https://mods.factorio.com/mod/WireShortcuts

Makes life a lot easier. Only problem is if your inventory is full and you Q your selection it won't work. Just swap it with something in there all ready and Q out.

Loewchen wrote: Tue Feb 18, 2020 9:57 pm viewtopic.php?f=23&t=30551

broken by design is still broken. can you elaborate on why this design choice was made and what we are supposed to be learning?

ptx0 wrote: Tue Feb 18, 2020 10:12 pm

Loewchen wrote: Tue Feb 18, 2020 9:57 pm viewtopic.php?f=23&t=30551

broken by design is still broken. can you elaborate on why this design choice was made and what we are supposed to be learning?

Packet Routing Combinator

You had to cut the cable to length for whatever you used it for. It's now exactly the wrong length for any other future application, ever.

https://www.reddit.com/r/factorio/comme ... ires_back/

Best response I've read yet about it. It's for realism . There is all so the fact wires are free in blueprints, so perhaps balancing?

EDIT:

I all so found this:

https://mods.factorio.com/mod/simple-wiring-refund

This mod refunds cables and wires spent to connect electrical and circuit networks. Never run out of red wires while creating combinator logic ever again!

makeitgraphic18 wrote: Tue Feb 18, 2020 10:18 pm

ptx0 wrote: Tue Feb 18, 2020 10:12 pm

Loewchen wrote: Tue Feb 18, 2020 9:57 pm viewtopic.php?f=23&t=30551

broken by design is still broken. can you elaborate on why this design choice was made and what we are supposed to be learning?

Packet Routing Combinator

You had to cut the cable to length for whatever you used it for. It's now exactly the wrong length for any other future application, ever.

https://www.reddit.com/r/factorio/comme ... ires_back/

Best response I've read yet about it. It's for realism . There is all so the fact wires are free in blueprints, so perhaps balancing?

then shouldn't copper wire from poles be unmineable for consistency? after all, they can be varying lengths.

and why aren't copper wires free in blueprints? this is because building the pole required the wire.

Don't post in duplicates, open a gameplay help topic to discuss this.