[IDEA] option to reuse output

[GeneralCrime]

Example you say, you need 500 screws. And now you say you need 10 reinforce iron plates the option allows to use 120 from the 500 screws. tahat is a option that i find in no calculator.

[rster2002]

There is an option for what you're describing. When selecting the recipe you want the factory to produce, to the left of it there is a tab labelt 'Items, Inout'. There on the right you can add input items so they don't show up in the calculation.

[GeneralCrime]

This option refers to productions that are not in the current factory. That's exactly what I want the function to do.

I produce 500 screws in the current factory and I want to use 120 of them in the current factory.

So I want to be able to say.

1. I need 500 screws. 1b. I would like to continue using this
2. I want 20 Reinforced Iron Plates (120 Screws)

Output: I have 380 screws left.

I find this very nice for planning because it can display an extension. Now I would have to tell the computer 380 screws and 20 reinforced iron plates to get the result. But the 380 should be calculated.

greetings and many thanks for this tool.