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FYI both input and output hoppers share the over all hopper size rating you see when you examine a factory deed, so regardless what the xxx/100 says on the input or output hopper amounts at bottom of it, that error means it is too full to make anymore... and currently the way it works is it takes resources from the input takes the alotted time required to "craft" your item then goes to place it in the output hopper, now if it is overall too full it mails you that error and eats those resources it just used trying to create that item ....I have heard of people having this issue when doing special order krayt weapons and losing the krayt tissue ...so until the "eating part" is addressed i would overly make sure your over all hoppers have extra room ...basically here is what i go by, I also had this problem, I will always remember the numbers xxx/100 on hopper fullness on both hoppers so i know how close to full it is getting even though the counter is off on them... hope this makes sense

Message Edited by DrkSyde on 05-23-2004 09:37 AM

It's got nothing to do with the Input/Output hopper sizes unless "phantom" objects are randomly being created. I say randomly because I always experience what is being described here when making power ups. Only seems to be an issue with power ups, likely due to the low 10 item per crate count. I randomly see this error after 100 to 700 power ups have been made. On one occassion I got as many as 880 power ups made in a single "restart". Generally fails about 400-500. Once it stopped every 10-50 over a period of a few hours. My food and chemical factory has never failed to make 1000 items at a time (50 unit crates).

EDIT: Typo.

Message Edited by Bugbait on 05-25-2004 03:24 AM

I had this happen to me last night. I sent in a ticket and they told me I had to re-deed my factory.

I did, and everything works fine now. This doesn't explain the 'why' but at least you can still continue on. Remember to remove everything from both hoppers before destroying it and don't forgot about the schematic still in it - or they'll all go poof.