oh, ok … so they’ll still wear at the same rate no matter how many spark … dangit!
You can have a continuous line of spark links if you gap sets of generators 100 links per set if they are connected thru machines. I have two sets of spark generators and am able to link up 14 machines while the two sets of generators are linked together
Yeah no time to make diagrams atm but confirming that no machine passes spark. Not a generator or a crafting machine.
If you want multiple machines sharing multiple generators, you have to create basically a circuit of conduit, with the generators and machines outside the circuit.
The word “circuit” is confusing there as it doesn’t have to be a loop, it just has to be uninterrupted. But it might help to understand, for some. Other things can branch off of the path, but the path from each generator to each machine has to be an unbroken series of spark links.
@HOST can you run one gen station that fuels all the machines then? As in refinery, mixer ect from the one source
Yes you can do that. I have a single machine of each basic type under my workshop floor. All connected with a ring of spark links. Then I have spark generators in groups of 6 or 8 just under each machine connected with more spark links.
2 rows of 3 machines.
I stuff generators at random and all machines are fueled from the generators
Ahh, home again. Here we go:
Here is a setup where 4 machines can use all of the spark available in 4 spark generators. Every machine can access the spark in every generator:
You could actually trace an unbroken line from every generator to every machine. In a tiny setup like this it’s simple, but it can get pretty crazy. The spark links themselves are a neutral conduit and the spark just passes through them freely in all directions, like electricity on a wire.
If it helps further, think of this. Machines can take power in, but they can’t put it out. Generators can put power out, but they can’t take it in. So each one is a single directional interface.
This setup allows each machine to see only one generator, and wastes a bunch or links:
The links between the generators glow as they are getting charge from both sides. You can see the links between the machines are not receiving power, since a machine cannot output power.
Here two spark links have restored free flow across the entire system.:
More info about generators:
This is about coil setups, but the machines need power you can see some amazing setups here:
In my last workshop I got 180 machines sharing 128 generators (8 sets of 16)
Another ‘famous’ setup around 120 fully coiled machines sharing a single stack:
EDIT Decided to expand a bit, here’s a couple more machines (pardon my mouse-writing please):
The new machine on the left connects to the circuit between two generators, and it can see both of them. The new machine on the right is connected between a single generator and a machine. It can only see the power from the one generator feeding it’s loop.
Hope that helps anyone to sort this out.
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In the process of testing a layout that would allow 224 fully coiled machines to one spark generator setup. Will post layout if it works
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Update 192 machines linked so far.
Should be able to add 48 more to push to 240 with maybe room to add more if the design works well enough.
Very curious to see this, looking forward to the screenshots!
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Once I push it to the limits to the plan I’ll do some screenshots for ya and give location so you can check it out too.
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I had weird thing with spark being all over the place if I started adding spark from the smaller groups than the larger centralized core… I definitely will be interested to see how this works…
So far every machine (192) is pulling spark from 1 set (16) with no issues
Are you putting additional spark generators anywhere else to expand the line? If so I’ve just noticed that if you put spark in there versus the main core things get out of sync.
Nah just the one central generator setup- I tried adding the additional ones and it caused me all sorts of drama hahha
I’m pretty sure you can make it man. I never went over 150 or so but at least one of my larger layouts could have been probably inverted and duplicated upside down.
For me though, it was more about getting more generators per machine 
I guess if you started spiraling machines along spark link runs you could get a heck of a lot of machines on there, and still have them all be somewhat usable.
Ehhh, editing in to say: that thread reminded me my big workshop was 180 not 150. I don’t think I could have flipped/doubled that layout and still included all eight generator sets.
As @Xaldafax is discussing, getting more generators shared out is a very particular process.
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Update increased successfully to 288 machines with the only issue I’m facing soo far is complex block limit in some areas.
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Final update had me finish at 280 machines to one spark gen for the below layout- had to drop a few due to compact limit 
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Still pretty goood considering how compact the layout is.
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Congrats… are we able to see in person? directions?
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Great stuff… directions or a lot more pictures …awesome top down shot 
F10 to kill the extraneous stuff
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Realm Eternal portal in TNT then head to KARL portal 
- unfortunately PlayStation doesn’t have F10 lol
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