Scripting and the ejector

[Slab Squatthrust]

Hey all,

I am building a mining ship and have an ejector on the back.

What I would like to do is write a script that will automatically eject stone out the back as I'm going.

I have enough scripting knowledge to understand the basics, I can write a script that moves items from one inventory to another, I just dont know what I'll need to do to get it to eject the stone.

Any suggestions would be awesome! :)

Thanks!

[krzosu18]

there is no need to scipt it - just use sorter + connector - set sorter to whitelist rock and connector to grab all and to throw out - it works very well

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=561911479

i mine with the ship and its auto expelling rock into space without any input - if for whatever reason i would need stone - just turn of the sorter :)

dont get me wrong scripting would be a way to go if sorter block wasnt present but sorter kinda solves it on the spot :) Cheers

[Slab Squatthrust]

Ok, I think I need a crash course in how exactly it decides to move things around.

I have several cargos in a row and all sorts of conveyers. At the end of a mining session, there is ore in each of them. How does it decide where it's shipping stuff?

Just because I have a sorting attatched to a conveyer and an ejector with stone whitelisted, does that mean it will automatically ship it out that way? Or does it have to go with the flow so to speak?

[TinfoilChef]

I can't speak to the inner workings of conveyors & such however I've used the sorter-connector combination to eject stone in this ship http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=543700401

There's 4 sorters, each connected to a connector at the aft end of the ship, When I turn the connectors on they automatically pull stone from any inventory on the ship and eject it.

[krzosu18]

basically if all your inventories are linked via cargo doors/conveyors then they form a network - this means that you can connect sorter to anywhere you can attach its cargo door and it will browse through all those linked inventories. sorter can work in 2 settings - whitelist (aka only those items can pass through it) and black list aka all can go except those listed - so if you place the sorter then whitelist stone/rock then only it will be able to pass (which we want ) cuz the next element aka connector should be set to grab all - and to throw out - which means it will send pull command to fill its inventory and since only rock can pass through sorter it will pull only rock from all linked (via doors/convs) cargo containers and then expell it to space.

[Modi]

If you set a sorter to drain all you can forego the connector and just use an ejector, just make sure the sorter is set to whitelist stone before you start

[Slab Squatthrust]

Thanks guys! I have it working but I wish it would eject faster.

Is there a built in flow rate for small tubes? Can I increase the rate at which it ejects by using large sorters or by running more small tubes back from the drills or cargo?

[n00bdragon]

Each ejector can only dispel one item at a time at a fixed rate. To increase the flow add more ejectors. Usually I set up a closed network of ejectors on the back of my mining ships all hooked to one sorter.

[Slab Squatthrust]

I have 4 ejectors going but it doesn't even come close to keeping up with the intake of stone.

[Voice From Beyond]

Well all that stone has to go somewhere. You just have to add more ejectors (small ship only) or try connectors (small and large ship) or mine slower.