The long distance funnel became much better in the new version than old version!
- Old: Fixed length. New: Variable length.
- Old: Has volume that blocks items and creatures. New: Only the input and output part have volume, but the middle part does not block items or creatures.
- Old: Cannot cross over others. New: Cross over other long distance funnels, and even other structures, which makes the factory less "planar" in the design.
Combining those, sometimes one long distance funnel might be even better than (2 normal funnel + several belt) when it transfer items between containers.
But long distance funnel might have a bug:
When placing it, the output part has volume check (it should not overlay with other volumed structures), but the input part does not. You can put the input part inside a container, and the long distance funnel will take an item out to the output. (Placing the input part right connecting to the container can also transfer the item out, but here is a possibility to overlay the input part and the container.)
Is it a supposed feature to do so? Or really a bug?