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SkimnerPhi: Captions changed for consistency

2026-02-04T00:06:34Z

Captions changed for consistency

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	[[File:Tutorial Lever.png\|alt=Filter tutorial\|thumb\|The filter tutorial as seen in the game.]]		[[File:Tutorial Lever.png\|alt=Filter tutorial\|thumb\|The filter tooltip tutorial as seen in the game.]]
	[[File:Tutorial Wire.png\|alt=Wire tutorial\|thumb\|The wire tutorial as seen in the game, showing the filter in use on the wires layer.]]		[[File:Tutorial Wire.png\|alt=Wire tutorial\|thumb\|The wire tooltip tutorial as seen in the game, showing the filter in use on the wires layer.]]
	The '''filter''' is a building used to sort and control the flow of items. It has a single belt input and two belt output connections — one opposite of the input, and one to the right, marked by a red X.		The '''filter''' is a building used to sort and control the flow of items. It has a single belt input and two belt output connections — one opposite of the input, and one to the right, marked by a red X.

Dengr1065: Use inline signals, add missing category

2026-02-03T01:55:11Z

Use inline signals, add missing category

← Older revision		Revision as of 01:55, 3 February 2026
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	The '''filter''' is a building used to sort and control the flow of items. It has a single belt input and two belt output connections — one opposite of the input, and one to the right, marked by a red X.		The '''filter''' is a building used to sort and control the flow of items. It has a single belt input and two belt output connections — one opposite of the input, and one to the right, marked by a red X.

	On the [[Wires system\|wires layer]], there is a single wire input. Depending on the signal provided, the filter has three modes of operation. Null {{Signal\|null}} and conflict {{Signal\|conflict}} disable the filter entirely, blocking any item from passing through, true {{Signal\|true}} will forward all input items to the output opposite, and any other signal will forward only matching items to the output opposite, while outputting the rest to the side output. In this way, false {{Signal\|false}} can be used to output all items to the side.		On the [[Wires system\|wires layer]], there is a single wire input. Depending on the signal provided, the filter has three modes of operation. Null {{Signal\|null\|inline}} and conflict {{Signal\|conflict\|inline}} disable the filter entirely, blocking any item from passing through, true {{Signal\|true\|inline}} will forward all input items to the output opposite, and any other signal will forward only matching items to the output opposite, while outputting the rest to the side output. In this way, false {{Signal\|false\|inline}} can be used to output all items to the side.

	If one output is completely backed up, this will not necessarily cause the filter to back up in turn, provided that the next items were due to be sent through the other output.		If one output is completely backed up, this will not necessarily cause the filter to back up in turn, provided that the next items were due to be sent through the other output.

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SkimnerPhi: Initial version.

2026-02-02T23:20:12Z

Initial version.

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[[File:Tutorial Lever.png|alt=Filter tutorial|thumb|The filter tutorial as seen in the game.]]
[[File:Tutorial Wire.png|alt=Wire tutorial|thumb|The wire tutorial as seen in the game, showing the filter in use on the wires layer.]]
The '''filter''' is a building used to sort and control the flow of items. It has a single belt input and two belt output connections — one opposite of the input, and one to the right, marked by a red X.

On the [[Wires system|wires layer]], there is a single wire input. Depending on the signal provided, the filter has three modes of operation. Null {{Signal|null}} and conflict {{Signal|conflict}} disable the filter entirely, blocking any item from passing through, true {{Signal|true}} will forward all input items to the output opposite, and any other signal will forward only matching items to the output opposite, while outputting the rest to the side output. In this way, false {{Signal|false}} can be used to output all items to the side.

If one output is completely backed up, this will not necessarily cause the filter to back up in turn, provided that the next items were due to be sent through the other output.