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Stlnegril9: /* Road/Paths: Lengths and Diagonals */ slight readablility changes

2025-03-17T16:54:25Z

Road/Paths: Lengths and Diagonals: slight readablility changes

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	It's a good idea, generally, to make the roads as short as possible. Short roads mean more CarrierBots for the same length over longer distance. In the example below, the top road would have 50% more throughput / bandwidth on top, or 33% less on the bottom)		It's a good idea, generally, to make the roads as short as possible. Short roads mean more CarrierBots for the same length over longer distance. In the example below, the top road would have 50% more throughput / bandwidth on top, or 33% less on the bottom)

			[[File:ShorterRoadLengths.png]]
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	Diagonal Roads and Paths can also improve throughput because the CarrierBots will "cut corners".<br>		Diagonal Roads and Paths can also improve throughput because the CarrierBots will "cut corners".<br>
	~~[[File:ShorterRoadLengths.png]]~~[[File:DiagonalsRoadLengths.png]]		[[File:DiagonalsRoadLengths.png]]

	=Road: Braids=		=Road: Braids=

7up at 13:09, 17 March 2025

2025-03-17T13:09:44Z

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	* Try to plan your road carrier bots so that when moving a resource in one direction, then pick up a resource to move the opposite direction.		* Try to plan your road carrier bots so that when moving a resource in one direction, then pick up a resource to move the opposite direction.
	* Look at the building prioritization (e.g. does it make sense to have the Cider Press at a higher priority than the Orchard?)		* Look at the building prioritization (e.g. does it make sense to have the Cider Press at a higher priority than the Orchard?)

			=Road/Paths: Lengths and Diagonals=
			It's a good idea, generally, to make the roads as short as possible. Short roads mean more CarrierBots for the same length over longer distance. In the example below, the top road would have 50% more throughput / bandwidth on top, or 33% less on the bottom)

			Diagonal Roads and Paths can also improve throughput because the CarrierBots will "cut corners".<br>
			[[File:ShorterRoadLengths.png]][[File:DiagonalsRoadLengths.png]]

	=Road: Braids=		=Road: Braids=

7up at 22:17, 8 February 2025

2025-02-08T22:17:29Z

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	* It is best to isolate the resources production/consumption from main road (Pod).		* It is best to isolate the resources production/consumption from main road (Pod).
	* Try to evenly space out bot printers to avoid overloading them.		* Try to evenly space out bot printers to avoid overloading them.
	* Try to plan your road carrier bots so that when moving a resource in one direction, ~~they~~ pick up a resource to move the opposite direction.		* Try to plan your road carrier bots so that when moving a resource in one direction, then pick up a resource to move the opposite direction.
			* Look at the building prioritization (e.g. does it make sense to have the Cider Press at a higher priority than the Orchard?)

	=Road: Braids=		=Road: Braids=

68.235.44.103: /* Heuristics */

2024-11-25T14:47:32Z

Heuristics

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	* It is best to isolate the resources production/consumption from main road (Pod).		* It is best to isolate the resources production/consumption from main road (Pod).
	* Try to evenly space out bot printers to avoid overloading them.		* Try to evenly space out bot printers to avoid overloading them.
			* Try to plan your road carrier bots so that when moving a resource in one direction, they pick up a resource to move the opposite direction.

	=Road: Braids=		=Road: Braids=

7up at 23:05, 15 November 2024

2024-11-15T23:05:55Z

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	~~More coming soon...this is a developing page<BR><BR>~~
	Optimization is the ability to maximize production of any building or Pod. Most often a Pod is associated with [[Understanding_Energy#Energy_Pods\|Energy production]], but you really could have a Pod for any [[Resource\|resource]] production.<br>		Optimization is the ability to maximize production of any building or Pod. Most often a Pod is associated with [[Understanding_Energy#Energy_Pods\|Energy production]], but you really could have a Pod for any [[Resource\|resource]] production.<br>

7up: /* Lumberjack / Forestry Optimization */

2024-11-15T23:05:29Z

Lumberjack / Forestry Optimization

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	=Lumberjack / Forestry Optimization=		=Lumberjack / Forestry Optimization=
	~~Placeholder~~ to ~~describe~~ Lumberjack and Forestry ~~placement optimization~~.		The Lumberjack and Forestry optimization ensures that trees are fully grown and ready to be harvested by the Lumberbot and that the Treebot is not sitting idle.<br>Terrain and placement may impact this, however, in general it has been determined that the Forestry needs to plant on 19 tiles in a specific area around the Lumberjack. If you study the placement, the Lumberbot never needs to move more than 4 tiles from it's entrance point to reach a tree and the Treebot never needs to plant more than 6 tiles from it's entrance point. Also note that once the Treebot arrives at the Forestry, the path/road connection can be broken and it will happily plant trees!<br>
			[[File:ForestryLumberjackOptimization.png]]

7up: /* Terrain & Building Blocks */

2024-11-15T12:05:54Z

Terrain & Building Blocks

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	=Terrain & Building Blocks=		=Terrain & Building Blocks=
	Terrain and building blocks force Bots to go a long distance out of the way to get around terrain or other buildings. The two examples below, that are not optimized at all, show building blocks. The same can occur with terrain like resources, water, mountains, etc. These blocks can impact any building that gathers and/or plants resources. Understanding the [[ModsBuildingOutlinesAndFunctions\|building outlines]] can help you find some buildings that have additional entry/exit tiles ~~(like~~ the ~~Veggie~~ Farm).<br><br>Example: (left) the Lumberbot must travel all the way around buildings before it can get to any trees to chop. It is totally blocked in one direction. The same is true for the Treebot that has to go around the houses to plant trees. (right) the Orchard's Farmbot has to a long distance to be able to gather apples.<br>		Terrain and building blocks force Bots to go a long distance out of the way to get around terrain or other buildings. The two examples below, that are not optimized at all, show building blocks. The same can occur with terrain like resources, water, mountains, etc. These blocks can impact any building that gathers and/or plants resources. Understanding the [[ModsBuildingOutlinesAndFunctions\|building outlines]] can help you find some buildings that have additional entry/exit tiles. For example, the Vegetable Farm can enter/exit from the front or the back of the building.<br><br>Example: (left) the Lumberbot must travel all the way around buildings before it can get to any trees to chop. It is totally blocked in one direction. The same is true for the Treebot that has to go around the houses to plant trees. (right) the Orchard's Farmbot has to a long distance to be able to gather apples.<br>
	[[File:BuildingBlockPic1.png\|800px]]		[[File:BuildingBlockPic1.png\|800px]]

7up: /* Terrain & Building Blocks */

2024-11-15T12:04:20Z

Terrain & Building Blocks

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	=Terrain & Building Blocks=		=Terrain & Building Blocks=
	Terrain and building blocks force Bots to go a long distance out of the way to get around terrain or other buildings. The two examples below, that are not optimized at all, show building blocks. The same can occur with terrain like resources, water, mountains, etc. These blocks can impact any building that gathers and/or plants resources. Understanding the [[~~https://codebyfire.com/colonists/wiki/index.php/~~ModsBuildingOutlinesAndFunctions\|building outlines]] can help you find some buildings that have additional entry/exit tiles (like the Veggie Farm).<br><br>Example: (left) the Lumberbot must travel all the way around buildings before it can get to any trees to chop. It is totally blocked in one direction. The same is true for the Treebot that has to go around the houses to plant trees. (right) the Orchard's Farmbot has to a long distance to be able to gather apples.<br>		Terrain and building blocks force Bots to go a long distance out of the way to get around terrain or other buildings. The two examples below, that are not optimized at all, show building blocks. The same can occur with terrain like resources, water, mountains, etc. These blocks can impact any building that gathers and/or plants resources. Understanding the [[ModsBuildingOutlinesAndFunctions\|building outlines]] can help you find some buildings that have additional entry/exit tiles (like the Veggie Farm).<br><br>Example: (left) the Lumberbot must travel all the way around buildings before it can get to any trees to chop. It is totally blocked in one direction. The same is true for the Treebot that has to go around the houses to plant trees. (right) the Orchard's Farmbot has to a long distance to be able to gather apples.<br>
	[[File:BuildingBlockPic1.png\|800px]]		[[File:BuildingBlockPic1.png\|800px]]

7up: /* Terrain & Building Blocks */

2024-11-15T12:03:36Z

Terrain & Building Blocks

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	=Terrain & Building Blocks=		=Terrain & Building Blocks=
	Terrain and building blocks force Bots to go a long distance out of the way to get around terrain or other buildings. The two examples below, that are not optimized at all, show ~~how~~ building blocks ~~are forcing~~ (left) the Lumberbot must travel all the way around buildings before it can get to any trees to chop. The same is true for the Treebot that has to go around the houses to plant trees~~, and~~ (right) the Orchard's Farmbot has to a long distance to be able to gather apples.<br>		Terrain and building blocks force Bots to go a long distance out of the way to get around terrain or other buildings. The two examples below, that are not optimized at all, show building blocks. The same can occur with terrain like resources, water, mountains, etc. These blocks can impact any building that gathers and/or plants resources. Understanding the [[https://codebyfire.com/colonists/wiki/index.php/ModsBuildingOutlinesAndFunctions\|building outlines]] can help you find some buildings that have additional entry/exit tiles (like the Veggie Farm).<br><br>Example: (left) the Lumberbot must travel all the way around buildings before it can get to any trees to chop. It is totally blocked in one direction. The same is true for the Treebot that has to go around the houses to plant trees. (right) the Orchard's Farmbot has to a long distance to be able to gather apples.<br>
	[[File:BuildingBlockPic1.png\|800px]]		[[File:BuildingBlockPic1.png\|800px]]

7up: /* Terrain & Building Blocks */

2024-11-15T11:58:06Z

Terrain & Building Blocks

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	=Terrain & Building Blocks=		=Terrain & Building Blocks=
	Terrain and building blocks force Bots to go a long distance out of the way to get around terrain or other buildings. The two examples below, that are not optimized at all, show how building blocks are forcing (left) the Lumberbot ~~to have to~~ travel ~~down~~ all the way around buildings before it can get to any trees to chop. The same is true for the Treebot that has to go around the houses to plant trees, and (right) the Orchard's Farmbot has to a long distance to be able to gather apples.<br>		Terrain and building blocks force Bots to go a long distance out of the way to get around terrain or other buildings. The two examples below, that are not optimized at all, show how building blocks are forcing (left) the Lumberbot must travel all the way around buildings before it can get to any trees to chop. The same is true for the Treebot that has to go around the houses to plant trees, and (right) the Orchard's Farmbot has to a long distance to be able to gather apples.<br>
	[[File:BuildingBlockPic1.png\|800px]]		[[File:BuildingBlockPic1.png\|800px]]