Sandustry: Logistics Transport, Launcher Lifts, and Material Sorting Layouts

Conveyor Belts and Horizontal Material Flow

Conveyor Belt segments serve as the primary conduits for transporting solid resources, including loose Sand, byproduct Slag, Cinder, biological Seed units, and Amethelis wisps. When laying tracks, hold the Shift key to instantly reverse belt direction, allowing rapid reconfiguration of crowded assembly corridors.

Vertical and Diagonal Launcher Lifts

Standard Launcher mechanisms propel solid materials straight upward or along diagonal paths. Stacking consecutive launchers in a vertical column constructs an automated conveyor lift, with resources discharging cleanly from the apex of the launcher column directly onto receiving belts — a structure also essential for the gravity drop towers featured in the kinetic slag press guide.

Sorting Channels with Filter Gates

Installing a dedicated Filter turns chaotic piles into organized single-resource lines. Configuring an Allow filter targeting Gold permits dense nuggets to fall through into underlying machinery while secondary gravel continues along the main conveyor run, creating clean separation lines for shaker refining setups.

Securing Credits with the Collector

Converting refined gold into trade credits requires a functional Collector tile. Gold deposited inside the collector yields credits automatically once used. However, the collector requires a solid foundation below it for stored gold to remain available in reserve.

Terrace Architecture and Diagonal Block Walls

Laying diagonal Block foundations and holding Alt flips wall orientation, building thicker barrier walls that prevent runaway liquids like water or gases like steam from leaking into dry assembly halls (see the foundations and containment walls guide for detailed sealing methods).

Step-by-Step Walkthrough

1. Lay horizontal conveyor belts to move granular resources, holding Shift to reverse direction.
2. Stack launcher modules into vertical columns to lift materials between factory terraces.
3. Place sorting gates with Allow filters to divert gold downward and route slag onward.
4. Build collector tiles upon solid block foundations to store gold and generate operational credits.
5. Hold Alt when building diagonal blocks to flip wall orientation and contain liquids.