... for a display board or a smart base system). Timeslotting and negotiating for channel ownership works fine for putting mutiple data streams over radar connections. As soon as we get access to new combinators there'll probably be a few people putting out blueprint books for that. Happy to run ...

... a measure of the train's activity. Less desirable, there could be some kind of feedback to the player that the wagon is active. Maybe an animated radar dish? Why ? Artillery trains can stand for too long at stations, not firing, while scans of huge areas take place. They appear to be inactive, ...

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Sat Jan 06, 2024 10:18 pm

I'd expect detecting (of biters) to be on the radar, not on the roboport. Probably only in the inner/permanent scan range?

I hadn't thought of that. That would be an interesting solution as well!

I'd expect detecting (of biters) to be on the radar, not on the roboport. Probably only in the inner/permanent scan range?

Seconded.

I have a blueprint of two radars at exactly their coverage range specifically to work around this.

TL;DR When placing a radar (ghost) through map view, show the coverage of the radar What ? Currently, when placing a radar you can see its coverage on the minimap, this is very good, however, you cannot see the coverage of a potential ...

I use radar coverage as guide line to make straight and aligned things, but i use the map markers to know where to place radars, i read in a recent FFF that now those would "snap" so it will be easier to align things ...

Radar scan speed can already be increased with more radars and unlike a global increase, this can be targeted. An infinite technology might become a performance problem. I don't think technologies (infinite or not) to increase ...

TL;DR I think it would be cool to have research that increased the effectiveness of radars. What ? A new infinite research branching off of radar technology. Mostly this would increase the scan speed, but perhaps the final non-infinite level could increased the always-revealed ...

sorry, the station (circuit) infos.

Open the map and compare opening a station near you and one outside of radar coverage.

... the distance left to travel and weather they are blocked by a signal? The train info might also be left out because you should have to place a radar to see details of what the train is doing at the station.

Related topic : the same request, but with radar coverage in a blueprint : viewtopic.php?f=6&t=89417

... and I keep adding more and more every year that I play, I also have hacked Shader files to give me perma-day and no weird border on the radar view. from this : https://i.imgur.com/L5WNhic.jpg to this : https://i.imgur.com/EhsYgxd.jpg One thing lately that has been hitting me rather hard ...

... to me when i need, like 1 train has material to make outpost, one train has defense material, one train has rails signals poles cliffs explosives radar and so on, one train carry solar pannel and accumulators, i do not go back and forth several time for material, i call the train several time ...

@JasonC, you mentioned "this is highly difficult if the paste / bp contains multiple radars" but is that not also the case with roboports then? You mean if the paste contains roboports? 🤷‍♂️, probably! I don't have a lot of pastes with roboports; but if roboport ...

+1 I have a blueprint which contains a radar, several solar panels and accumulators that will keep it active fulltime. Placing it however, will always have to done in two steps, radar first to check the coverage and then the blueprint afterwards. ...

Why ? Basically, QOL, because right now you can obtain the same exact result placing the radar first (coverage displayed) and then placing blueprint. Noting that this is highly difficult if the paste / bp contains multiple radars. [Koub] Merged into older thread with ...

Please show the blue radar range square for radars in blueprints (and copy/paste) when placing.

... similar suggestion Imagine removing a pole with a bot at a distant outpost and not seeing that you just cut out half of that outpost, including a radar. That can be avoided with this suggestion: https://forums.factorio.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=89065 Control Power Connections by Colored Power ...