Feature: Set Furnace Ore Count Limit for Efficient Automated Smelting

[aztec_again]

In smelting automation, users should be able to set a defined number as a limit for the ore contents of a smelter/kiln (0 for default). This is to allow for better distribution of ores between multiple smelters/kiln.

Scenario:

You created a simple automated smelting array composing of:
input chest > crane > kiln > crane > kiln > crane > output chest

If you put ore type (A) and ore type (B) into the input, the first kiln will take (A) and (B) will overflow to the second kiln. You'll be smelting 2 ore types at once and that's all good and dandy. Now the question is: what if you only have ore type (A), and you have sh1te ton of it. Let's say 200. Once all of it gets put into the input, it will directly go to the first kiln and will obviously take VERY long to smelt, let's say 200 octarine at once. and any additional ore type (A) you inputted will still fall under the first smelter.

Now wouldn't it be more productive if you could distribute your 200 octarines between your 2 kilns? If only you could set a "quantity limit" on your kilns, so that, let's say 1 kiln could only take 100, so if you placed a bigger amount, it would overflow to the other one, which could take another 100. For efficiency, and to avoid the overflow of raw ore into the output chests, obviously your inputs would to need be in batches of 100, to adhere to the defined limit of each kiln.

But imagine you had a setup of 5 kilns like so:
input chest > crane > kiln > crane > kiln > crane > kiln > crane > kiln > crane > kiln > crane > output chest.

With a 100 limit in each, you could smelt up to 500 ores of the same type, efficiently and altogether.

[aztec_again]

Like I said, defaulted to 0 (zero) for the game's default limit of ore stack contents in a smelter/kiln (999?).

This can be easily implemented and be completely optional for users to utilize, especially the ones who would like to have a bit more variety in automation options.

[Nerevar]

the limit for a smelter is 9999 nowaways. it goes over 999. since a single ore builder has roughly 1800 ore only that limit will never be reached in normal gameplay conditions.

smelting and mineing is already fully automated currently. there is no reason to make it even more automated.

[aztec_again]

Originally posted by Nerevar:

the limit for a smelter is 9999 nowaways. it goes over 999. since a single ore builder has roughly 1800 ore only that limit will never be reached in normal gameplay conditions.

smelting and mineing is already fully automated currently. there is no reason to make it even more automated.

"there is no reason to make it even more automated."

-I disagree. This is absolutely a valid point. All they have to do is to allow users to put a custom amount limit so users can have their own instead of 9999. I already pointed out the reason which is for a better distribution of 1 ore type across all smelters in the automated system. If you have only 1 type ore to smelt, but a huge number of it, why limit smelting to only 1 furnace, if you could overflow the other ores to the other smelters?