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Re:An underground delivery train comes to the Atlanta suburbs by delegate on Wednesday December 20, 2023 @02:36AM (#38706294)
Anyone who played Factorio knows that belts, especially underground ones, are the thing.
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Re:An underground delivery train comes to the Atlanta suburbs by keyboard_slap on Wednesday December 20, 2023 @03:15PM (#38713052)
To a point. Their usefulness is typically eclipsed by trains, drones, and direct insertion in the late game.

Let's extend the metaphor. If you're trying to move a small, intermittent supply of products from around 1km away to your base, do you build an underground belt (this startup's gadgetbahn) or connect it to your rail network (existing roads and sidewalks)?

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