Chain Conveyors add overhead delivery movement suited to parcels and warehouse architecture. Package routing devices connect to the chain so parcels can be collected or delivered at intended points.
Build ideas
- Overhead parcel track above a station mailroom.
- Factory floor delivery loop that keeps pedestrian lanes clear.
- Market back-room stock movement between warehouses and counters.
Layout thinking
- Use clear addresses and inspection access; parcel systems become hard to debug when hidden entirely inside roofs.
Addressed delivery
- Packages turn item movement into labelled delivery: stock is packed, routed and received at an intended endpoint.
- Design parcel infrastructure as an extension of warehouses and station markets, not as a replacement for player-built shops.
Debugging parcel flow
- Check stock availability, packaging, address matching and route clearance in that order.
- Use readable names and accessible endpoints so deliveries remain maintainable in multiplayer.
Overhead delivery routes
Chain conveyors make parcels visibly travel through a dispatch hall, warehouse or market backroom. They are especially effective when the route is architectural: suspended above a platform or crossing a factory floor.
Keep endpoints and junctions readable. The exported pack settings limit connection distance and the number of connections, so organise long routes into understandable stages rather than sprawling unmaintainable webs.
Packages and stock-aware delivery
Create 6 introduces a more expressive parcel-and-stock workflow. Storage can be exposed to a network, requests can become addressed packages, and those parcels can be moved through visible machinery to a receiving point.
This does not have to erase shops or player jobs. In this pack it works best behind the scenes: a station warehouse or workshop prepares goods, while a player-built storefront remains the place where commerce happens.
Diagnosing deliveries
When a parcel does not arrive, inspect the chain in order: is the stock available, was a package formed, does it have the intended address, can its route carry it, and is the receiving endpoint accessible?