Conveyor bridge, material cost

[OxCD]

Hi

I agree the change from raw mineral to ore metal as the currency to build any conveyor bridge, it makes it harder to support the build and also makes sense as rail was from ore metal.

However, I don't get why conveyor bridges are so expensive.

I mean, It allows a drop of one tile. Like any other bridges in this game.

For automation, the wire and the bridge cost the same as it fill the same : one tile. Same for electric wire, conductive wire, pipe, gas pipe, etc...

 

Only for conveyor system, bridge cost four times the rail price. Even it fills only one tile also. It feels excessive and illogical.

Is my perception shared ? Or am I extrapolating ?

Cheers !

 

 

 

[Lilalaunekuh]

4 hours ago, OxCD said:

Only for conveyor system, bridge cost four times the rail price.

Never thought of it as the only outliner, but I would love if all bridges would behave the same.

 

But my first thought after discovering the changed costs was:

 

Nice, I like the high mass/cost and started building steel bridges as a"special kind of tempshift plate".

(Really nice in combination with an automation controlled door as temperature coupler. 2 bridges occupying both tiles which the door covers will result in a greatly increased temperature transfer.)

 

[caffeinated21]

12 minutes ago, Lilalaunekuh said:

But my first thought after discovering the changed costs was:

Nice, I like the high mass/cost and started building steel bridges as a"special kind of tempshift plate".

 

Agreed; the real issue is not being able to build these (or regular conveyer rail) out of any refined metal. Raw ore can get low late game when you’re building a lot of automation...