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Saria Morgan
Hedion University
Amarr Empire
#1 - 2014-03-24 00:16:09 UTC
Greetings o/

I'm planning on setting up some simple PI that is pure processing, somewhat a batch-fed system I won't have to deal with much. That means I'm interested in large batches and as such I'd like to know wether routing resources from multiple locations at once into a processor causes double draining or wether the processor will empty one source and then switch to the other as would be natural?
Corraidhin Farsaidh
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#2 - 2014-03-24 12:06:53 UTC
The factories draw resource from the storage in the order you created the feeds, so if you created a factory to create biocells drawing biofuels from storage a then b the factory will drain A of all biofuels before using those storede in storage b
WaterMarks
The Keywork
#3 - 2014-03-24 13:34:33 UTC
just route everything to and from storage/launch pads. makes everything easy and simple

-Fly Reckless-
Moonlit Raid
Doomheim
#4 - 2014-03-24 21:57:53 UTC  |  Edited by: Moonlit Raid
WaterMarks wrote:
just route everything to and from storage/launch pads. makes everything easy and simple

Pretty much what this guy said.

Launch pad<--->processor

or

tier 1 processor<--->Launch pad<--->tier 2 processor

works perfectly well.

On one of my factory worlds I have 2 launch pads each with like 5 processors doing various stages around them.

If brute force isn't working, you're just not using enough.

Please Note: Any advice given comes with the caveat that nothing will be suitable for every situation.
Yortul Chipri
Enigmatic Enterprises
#5 - 2014-03-24 23:57:47 UTC  |  Edited by: Yortul Chipri
Moonlit Raid wrote:
WaterMarks wrote:
just route everything to and from storage/launch pads. makes everything easy and simple

Pretty much what this guy said.

Launch pad<--->processor

or

tier 1 processor<--->Launch pad<--->tier 2 processor

works perfectly well.

On one of my factory worlds I have 2 launch pads each with like 5 processors doing various stages around them.


Completely doesn't answer a thing about what he asked.

If you only have 1 launch pad, you have storage for a little over 19 hours if you're going T1 -> T4

He didn't ask about routing. He asked about how they draw if you have multiple sources. In other words, can he just drop his whole stock on the planet in whatever order, or if he needs to have specific resources in pad 1 and other specific resources in pad 2. Or if other weirdness is going to happen.

Which Corraidhin Farsaidh answered nicely.
Corraidhin Farsaidh
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#6 - 2014-03-25 00:06:12 UTC
If you have two shcematics that need the same feedstock it is often best to put the 2 feedstacks into different storage for each schematic e.d. biocells would have 4000 biofuels and 4000 precious metals in storage a and livestock would have 4000 biofuels and 4000 proteins in storage b. That way you get clean balance runs of P2's
WaterMarks
The Keywork
#7 - 2014-03-25 01:08:18 UTC
Yortul Chipri wrote:
Moonlit Raid wrote:
WaterMarks wrote:
just route everything to and from storage/launch pads. makes everything easy and simple

Pretty much what this guy said.

Launch pad<--->processor

or

tier 1 processor<--->Launch pad<--->tier 2 processor

works perfectly well.

On one of my factory worlds I have 2 launch pads each with like 5 processors doing various stages around them.


Completely doesn't answer a thing about what he asked.

If you only have 1 launch pad, you have storage for a little over 19 hours if you're going T1 -> T4

He didn't ask about routing. He asked about how they draw if you have multiple sources. In other words, can he just drop his whole stock on the planet in whatever order, or if he needs to have specific resources in pad 1 and other specific resources in pad 2. Or if other weirdness is going to happen.

Which Corraidhin Farsaidh answered nicely.


Yes your right. I miss read at first glance thought he was asking if he.routed from multiple proccesors to one. Lol working grave does that to you
Yes what corraidhin. Said is write it will not take a little.from one and.a little.from another.

-Fly Reckless-
Saria Morgan
Hedion University
Amarr Empire
#8 - 2014-03-25 13:32:54 UTC
Well that was all I needed to know, awesome!
You've all been very helpful, thank you for your time everyone.
Celestry
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#9 - 2014-03-26 19:22:25 UTC
Also as a general rule of thumb, you will need two factories producing each material required for the next step up in product. So to make a two imput P2 product will require 2 factories for each of the P1 products needed to make the P2 product. So 4 factories will be feeding one factor for the next level up. This extends up ward on the ladder. So to make a P3 product you will need 4 factories producing the needed P2 products (2 for each input item). In the case where a P3 requires 3 imput P2 products, six total factors will be needed to feed one factory making P3.

For processed materials you will need one refining facility for each 6000 units of raw extracted per hour.