Get oil out of an oil pond with a vacuum pump connected to a switch.
Place an interactive large chest with the ports on it onto the connection port on the top of the vacuum pump.

The pump & case will glow when connected. Make sure the arrow on the pump points towards the case and switch on the switch. That should start filling the case with oil.

Take that case when it stops pumping and connect it to the left input port of the chem bench and attach another interactive large chest to the right output of the chem bench.

When you start making fuel you should see a circular arrow thing at the side of the crafting fuel icon.

Click those arrows and it'll keep making fuel until the input chest is empty or the output chest is full.

Having both chests connected is the only time it will automate crafting or connecting by a vacuum pipe loop.

thanks you, but there isn't like a way to not have to move the oil chest manually?

Originally posted by electrodoc68:

Get oil out of an oil pond with a vacuum pump connected to a switch.
Place an interactive large chest with the ports on it onto the connection port on the top of the vacuum pump.

The pump & case will glow when connected. Make sure the arrow on the pump points towards the case and switch on the switch. That should start filling the case with oil.

Take that case when it stops pumping and connect it to the left input port of the chem bench and attach another interactive large chest to the right output of the chem bench.

When you start making fuel you should see a circular arrow thing at the side of the crafting fuel icon.

Click those arrows and it'll keep making fuel until the input chest is empty or the output chest is full.

Having both chests connected is the only time it will automate crafting or connecting by a vacuum pipe loop.

I've made explosives, pistons, suspension and all the fuel I've needed and I still have enough oil & fuel to sell to Dubai.

That's with around four cases of oil.
Level 5 gas engines sip fuel even with the heaviest of vehicles. So they are worth invesing component kits for.

Unless your around the oil pond while oil is being converted into fuel or being pumped into chests then no..

The game optimisation relies on the player being on the tile otherwise the craft bots take advantage and watch some Netflix when you're not there therefore nothing happens.

As I say, you shouldn't need a dedicated well. Maybe hang a pump and leave it at the oil pond for a quick case hook up whenever you're running low.

Another is to hook the pump switch into a NAND or A NOR Gate then to the pump so the pump switches on when you're within the tiles grid range.

This is only a suedo effect as they're still slacking when you're not there. ;)

Back in the day we had to dive for oil and collect one oil per underwater oil node.
Lol.

alr, i still remember when we didn't have survival at all

Originally posted by electrodoc68:

I've made explosives, pistons, suspension and all the fuel I've needed and I still have enough oil & fuel to sell to Dubai.

That's with around four cases of oil.
Level 5 gas engines sip fuel even with the heaviest of vehicles. So they are worth invesing component kits for.

Unless your around the oil pond while oil is being converted into fuel or being pumped into chests then no..

The game optimisation relies on the player being on the tile otherwise the craft bots take advantage and watch some Netflix when you're not there therefore nothing happens.

As I say, you shouldn't need a dedicated well. Maybe hang a pump and leave it at the oil pond for a quick case hook up whenever you're running low.

Another is to hook the pump switch into a NAND or A NOR Gate then to the pump so the pump switches on when you're within the tiles grid range.

This is only a suedo effect as they're still slacking when you're not there. ;)

Back in the day we had to dive for oil and collect one oil per underwater oil node.
Lol.

That's just before I bought SM.

In thinking.. There is a chat command called

/chunk

This should be typed close to the oil pond.

I don't know if it works but it's supposed to keep the tile live weather you are on the tile or not.

I also don't know, if it was to work, what lag may be produced in game.

You'll need a crafter capable of infinitely crafting fuel (chemistry bench bot) and an input case & output case in order to trigger the infinite produce icon.

The refill station could be attached to the outputs case but I believe you'll need a FILTER vacuum pump to move fuel from that output case into the fuel refill station.

Otherwise it'll only fill once then sit there empty unless fuel is moved between the out chest to the refill container using that filter pump.


It'd be good to know what your results are cheers..

Originally posted by electrodoc68:

That's just before I bought SM.

In thinking.. There is a chat command called

/chunk

This should be typed close to the oil pond.

I don't know if it works but it's supposed to keep the tile live weather you are on the tile or not.

I also don't know, if it was to work, what lag may be produced in game.

You'll need a crafter capable of infinitely crafting fuel (chemistry bench bot) and an input case & output case in order to trigger the infinite produce icon.

The refill station could be attached to the outputs case but I believe you'll need a FILTER vacuum pump to move fuel from that output case into the fuel refill station.

Otherwise it'll only fill once then sit there empty unless fuel is moved between the out chest to the refill container using that filter pump.


It'd be good to know what your results are cheers..

That command is from fant mod, doesnt work

Ok. cheers. I've never had the fant mod. Always found it a bit o/p.

It could be something leftover by D.Ps Raft mod as I'm sure I uninstalled it wrong due to a HDD crash & having to cobble my steam install together afterwards.

Still getting errors now regarding load screen assets pointing towards something nonexistent.
I'll get around to tidying it up at some point. :)

verify game files, that fixes it for you