Distributing Oil

[iwan073]

Oké, so I have an oil mill.
You can let the mill sell and store your oil, but also distribute.

Distribute where though?!

[FarmCatJenkins]

Pretty sure it's just a visual thing, and it will still store it even on distributing. Unless they have that there for future production mods. I saw a video of someone setting "distributing" and "selling" on digestate at the BGA and all it did was store the digestate.

[Noraf]

If you own the next step in the chain, it'll send it there. If you don't own it, it will just hold those pallets to you decide to do something with it, or til you buy the next step. (Not sure what that is)
If you don't own it, you can use distribute to hold the pallets, and they won't spawn in the trigger, as they do when using store. Then, when you're going to sell it, just switch to store, and it'll spawn the pallets ready for transport

[StoneTheCrows]

If you own the next step in the chain, it'll send it there. If you don't own it, it will just hold those pallets to you decide to do something with it, or til you buy the next step. (Not sure what that is)
If you don't own it, you can use distribute to hold the pallets, and they won't spawn in the trigger, as they do when using store. Then, when you're going to sell it, just switch to store, and it'll spawn the pallets ready for transport

Can you switch from 'distribute to 'sell' ? I.e. holding the pallets until the price is right without having them spawn?

[mackintosh]

There is no next step in the chain. The chain stops at the mill. No idea what happens to the oil though, theoretically distributing should be the same as selling this case. Maybe they cut whatever the next step in the game was supposed to have been. Possibly DLC material.

[player1s]

There is no next step in the chain. The chain stops at the mill. No idea what happens to the oil though, theoretically distributing should be the same as selling this case. Maybe they cut whatever the next step in the game was supposed to have been. Possibly DLC material.

Or just left it in case modders make something.

[iwan073]

There is no next step in the chain. The chain stops at the mill. No idea what happens to the oil though, theoretically distributing should be the same as selling this case. Maybe they cut whatever the next step in the game was supposed to have been. Possibly DLC material.

Exactly, there is no not step.

[GrimHuffer]

Not produced oil before, so not certian, but Pizzeria and both the restaurants (normal and fast food) use oil do they not?

[FarmCatJenkins]

Not produced oil before, so not certian, but Pizzeria and both the restaurants (normal and fast food) use oil do they not?

That would be to sell to. OP is referring to distributing, which sends it automatically to the next step in the production chain. But the oil mill produces oil which is the end product. I have tested this with other productions and even on distributing with an end product, it still stores it. I'd imagine it's the same with oil.

[RED_Smith]

Biodiesel?

[iwan073]

Maybe an option for modders to take advantage of?

[PrincessJessi84]

From what I can tell, Giants left the door wide open for modders this time around. Of course they have always had really good mod support in the fs series but it seems like a LOT of the stuff in game was designed in such a way to allow modders to do some really creative stuff. Seems like this is one of those instances. I can't wait to see what production chains "crop" up thru this (yea I did) as well as other unique things. Imo so much more is possible this time around as we don't need nearly as many 3rd party scripts. In theory everything should run smoother, be easier for modders to create and have a lot less conflicts overall. The next few years is going to be pretty exciting once modders learn a bit more about implementation and how to work their ideas into the game!

[dan1108]

If they designed it properly, distribute will distribute to anyone asking for it. The opens the door for mods to create production facilities to pull that material, without changes to the building distributing it.