How to use distribution offices in Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic

[@mateuszpietrzyk8336]

some protip i recently figuret out: you can use distribution offices to take crops from fields into storage, freeing up slots in the farm for more harvesters and tractors

[@ExactChaos]

Yes that is a brilliant use for distribution offices, also only figured that one out after making this video.

[@schweijk]

Thank you. This is a great Idea.

[@yourmanjimbo]

That is a big brain move

[@TobiasEriksson88]

And here I have been managing all my vehicles manually like an idiot. Thanks for this, should really smooth things along!

[@Pinstar]

This is helpful though slightly confusing for someone who uses a 6 sigma mentality, since it uses push and pull in opposite ways you described. When your restaurants get low on food they *pull* more supplies via your distribution office. If you had them setup to push, your trucks would keep bringing the stores food based on production output, regardless the stock level of the store. Instead, your gravel example better reflects a push setup where the gravel quarries push out all their production to the storage depending on their output, rather than being requested by the storage based on need. This is just semantics, but I thought I'd point it out. Great guides!

[@ondaderthad7139]

Good to watch someone who knows what he is talking about. There are so many let's play videos made by total newbies.

[@schweijk]

Holy C... . I just learned from your Video, that i don`t need to put a Forktruckstation between a Storage- and a Fabricbuilding. Man thanks a lot. That will make my next Atempt to build a massive Productionline much easier. I stuggeld a lot with Road, Conveyor, Pipeline and Forklift crossings ;-) . In case of the Prefab Productionline i managed to connect 4 Forkliftstations between the Fabric and the 2 Storages to get rid of the Output, and almost went crazy about it. ;-)) . Thank you very very much.

[@sims2mw]

helped me very much, i was struggling to figure out how to get the overflow to work lol. great video thank you

[@BuzbyWuzby]

Excellent! Clear, precise and to the point without any messing about. Been looking for such clarity on this issue for a while. I understand that rail distribution offices are now a feature too so could you now do a video for that or if you have already done one then please post a link to it here...

[@fatdelinquent85]

great video. thank you. I never ever thought about the overflow managment. good stuff.

[@ExactChaos]

Thanks. Glad it is helpful.

[@tobiaswilhelmi4819]

I think the 'Manage Overflow' thing is core benefit of this building. With distribution offices it is possible to export from your coal ore > coal> coal power plant chain without risking to get your power plant run out of coal. Just set Import rate (auto buy function) to 20% (for safety) and your export rate to all above 70% and you will be fine.

[@Ozymandias3505]

Thank you so much, distribution offices seem much more understandable now

[@pouyopouyo9817]

Dude! I didn't know these had so many uses! Thank you very much.

[@ozzylaurtoria6799]

Thanks for the usefull info and for getting straight to the point.

[@kevinbijkerkkje]

Thank you for the clear video, btw I love youre accent

[@starchyhippo845]

Thank you for making this video it really helped me with the game

[@cmilesjr1]

Thanks for posting what you have learned.

[@hond654]

Very nice summary. Well done sir. I also wonder about positioning of DO - for push it should be close to source so vehicle returning to DO after run will be closer to source when needed. Equally for the pull and overflow the DO is next to sink, for chain probably it does not matter if it is at sink or source. That would minimize fuel waste when empty trucks return to DO and must go back to source/sink so DO should never somewhere in between. Hopefully i see this correctly?

[@ExactChaos]

Great point! I absolutely agree, vehicles should be returning to the point they will most likely be needed so for push it is simple for the other it may be more complex but probably as you say.

[@janno288]

FINALY ! Thank you! 10/10 I would watch it again

[@Baleur]

3:55 lol yeah Prefab Panels ALWAYS overflow massively. Its just insane how much they pump out. I'm almost considering doing massive freight trains to export that bollocks just because of the sheer volume lol

[@arielmorandy8189]

This is a good video. If you try to mix the push and the overflow from the same center, it wont work well. Because custom border dont have maximum, you will deplete your resource. So creating two centers is the only way to go.

[@peksn]

Hmmmm, I may use it for exporting at overflow, because I have already managed all of this routes by hand and It's kinda sad that I'd have to rid of them. However is it really safe? I mean, does it not fall short of transporting goods to say grocery stores? Maybe if there are too many shops or too little trucks then it wouldnt be 100% effective Im guessing. So what do you think, is it better to have a distribution office? Or to run custom made routes.

[@ExactChaos]

They do come under strain from time to time but in a large nation they help a lot. The micromanagement of managing all transport with individual routes is significant.

[@tarcal87]

Nr 4 is the pro move; been struggling to efficiently distribute everything everywhere. I suppose if I start supplying to another city, it's just a matter of changing values to 33%, with another, 25%

[@rbo.4985]

This video is pure gold!

[@jeffreylyons1531]

Thanks for this, subscribed

[@Vimes.]

Excellent video and most appreciated. I can now appreciate the value of those distribution office more than I did, after seeing them in action. It does seem to simplify a level of micromanaging to at least focus it onto an office. It appears to be quite flexible as well. Have you noted any limitations in its use...? Just noted your train signalling video as well, be interesting to see what they do with the next build in regards to path type signals. Trains + Signals = major headaches :) subbed :)

[@ExactChaos]

Thanks. There are limits to how many pick up and drop off locations you can add to each distribution office, but to be honest you run out of vehicle slots before you reach the number I feel. I tend to build distribution offices close to most of my facilities to ensure goods movement is managed through these facilities instead of fixed routes. Yeah also looking forward to see how trains and signalling will work going forward.

[@boonekeller5275]

Very much like the Logistic Train Network mod for Factorio.

[@icewindofchange]

Cant wait till the update is out

[@enverhoxha2698]

Nice video! Can I ask what is your accent?

[@twisted_fo0l]

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[@gabrielferrer3205]

How do you use Distribution center for Nuclear supply chain?

[@ExactChaos]

I don't. For nuclear fuel to power stations I use a helicopter on a line.

[@nigeltiongson7474]

99.5% or 8 out of 10 player of soviet republic don't know this kind of stuff. instead they use road vehicle depo.