Train signals are cold garbage

[Randych]

There, I said it.

[Deathix]

Agree, I've spent 2+ hours watching different videos on how they work and still didn't understand ♥♥♥♥. I don't get why is this stuff is so overcomplicated and convoluted

[Bedna]

They are great! Works like a charm!
But if you don't understand how they work I can see you becoming frustrated and blame the mechanics...

And a tutorial in game to explain the mechanics would not be a bad idea, so ppl don't rage and blame them from not understanding...

[Randych]

Originally posted by Deathix:

Agree, I've spent 2+ hours watching different videos on how they work and still didn't understand ♥♥♥♥. I don't get why is this stuff is so overcomplicated and convoluted

Guess they thought copying Factorio is too mainstream/mauvaiston for them

[Randych]

Originally posted by Bedna:

They are great! Works like a charm!
But if you don't understand how they work I can see you become frustrated and blame the mechanics...

Muh doot, I've 600 hours in Factorio and about 650 hours in ONI, I think I know how stuff supposed to work.

[Bedna]

Originally posted by Randych:

Originally posted by Bedna:

They are great! Works like a charm!
But if you don't understand how they work I can see you become frustrated and blame the mechanics...

Muh doot, I've 600 hours in Factorio and about 650 hours in ONI, I think I know how stuff supposed to work.

If you did, you would not claim they do not work, or is trash...
Clearly this is a problem behind the keyboad thing...

Not sure what oni has to do with anything, was it my icon?
But if that matters to you somehow, I have +2k hrs in that game... patting on head
I used to build complete vacuum bases just for fun... xDxDxD

[chuckberts]

It definitely needed a much better explanation. I was doing a simple single train single track that looped at station back onto the same track and I had to lookup guides for help. It turns out I didn't even need the buildable signals I was trying to use, I just had to connect the loop and make sure the arrow was correct

[Cheesecake]

Originally posted by chuckberts:

It definitely needed a much better explanation. I was doing a simple single train single track that looped at station back onto the same track and I had to lookup guides for help. It turns out I didn't even need the buildable signals I was trying to use, I just had to connect the loop and make sure the arrow was correct

This is exactly how Factorio works. If you only have one train on a track that doesnt cross another track there is no need for any signals. If my limited success with trains in Factorio is anything beyond blind luck.

[Randych]

Originally posted by Bedna:

Originally posted by Randych:

Muh doot, I've 600 hours in Factorio and about 650 hours in ONI, I think I know how stuff supposed to work.

If you did, you would not claim they do not work, or is trash...
Clearly this is a problem behind the keyboad thing...

You should be able to see my playtime just fine.
Here, just for you https://imgur.com/a/yNUAC2A

[Birdorf]

Cold Garbage is not very explanatory and yes you did say it.

Why not explain why, instead of posting nonsense?

[Randych]

Originally posted by Birdorf:

Cold Garbage is not very explanatory and yes you did say it.

Why not explain why, instead of posting nonsense?

Is this enough? https://imgur.com/a/Kc2t0CW

[Randych]

https://streamable.com/ck1jfp - in Factorio it would take less than a minute to just make it work (with same signal placement)

[Dragonmaster]

Basic is path signals before intersections and block signals after intersections is the general rule

[shoopy]

Train enter block if block empty.
Train not enter block if block not empty.
How make block empty?
Make train go different way.

Also people way overexplain and overthink signals.

And don't put signals unless you know you need them. Especially don't put path signals unless you know you need them (in a lot of cases you don't)

[BatWingSix]

Originally posted by Randych:

https://streamable.com/ck1jfp - in Factorio it would take less than a minute to just make it work (with same signal placement)

It is almost as if Satisfactory isn't factorio.... Oh the humanity

[shoopy]

Originally posted by Randych:

https://streamable.com/ck1jfp - in Factorio it would take less than a minute to just make it work (with same signal placement)

Unnecessary use of path signals. There's no need for a train to choose a path in that split track. Just put one way block signals in each direction on the split tracks only.