+1 for the Item-Input to color automatism and the color code signal


Thanks for the support! It doesn't seem like that difficult of an idea to implement; however, it also doesn't seem it is an ideal many people are interested in seeing in the game. Hopefully the right person at WUBE sees this ...

I found a wonderful mod today that tackles this from a related angle — Train Stop Item Color by RiskyKen. It automatically colors a train stop based on the [item=...] tag in its name, using a pre-calculated average color for that item, and it updates the color if the name is changed to reference a ...

This could be a decent alternative to my suggestion of allowing coloring train stations via circuits. Though I would still prefer them to work like lamps so it is something I don't even have to think about each time I place a new first station.

TL;DR Allow train stations to have their color set automatically via circuit network item signals or RGB signals, completing the automation of the train color system.

What?
Currently train stations can only be colored manually. I'd like to suggest allowing a circuit network connection to drive a ...

TL;DR

Add quality as a selectable blueprint parameter type so blueprints can automatically calculate storage and throughput thresholds based on the quality tier of chests, wagons, and tanks.

What?

Add a quality picker to the blueprint parameter system, allowing players to select a quality tier as ...

Looking forward to this very much.

Couple things I would still like to see:
1. Quality fluid tanks....because all chest increase capacity with quality so why not fluid tanks?

2. Way to color train stations automatically.

3. Fix heat pipe rounding up to 501 yet still not allowing steam production ...

Indeed.

The core misunderstanding seems to be that items don't have any game-related colour associated with them.

{
type = "item",
name = "iron-ore",
icon = "__base__/graphics/icons/iron-ore.png",
pictures =
{
{size = 64, filename = "__base__/graphics/icons/iron-ore.png", scale = 0.5 ...

That is a bit more complicated then what I was referring too.


I'm not sure what you mean.

Of the two constant combinators in the BP, one is simulating input.

The other contains colour definitions; I don't see any way you can get rid of it to allow players to customize item to colour mapping ...

I'd say assigning colour to a train stop could work the same way a lamp colour is set - mapping / components / packed RGB.
Then if you want some mapping from item to colour you can use a simple circuit, such as
0eNrVVk2P2jAQ/SvI1zorEpIUIrWXPfXcI0KRcQaw6tip7UARyn/v2Fk ...

Well now your asking for Wube to assign a colour to every single item in the game...
Which is a lot of work! (although this mod has already done that, https://mods.factorio.com/mod/Automatic_Train_Painter, and they include colours for many other mods)

Also, you might find this mod useful https ...

For the sake of future generations I humbly request your consideration

TL;DR
The ability for train stations to set color through circuit.


What?
Could it be possible to do something similar as the Selector Combinator and its ability to output stack size by inputting an item? Instead you input ...

Yes, please add this support if possible.

I would like to second...15th? this idea. I have been working on a little factory blueprint for 160+ hours and this is one of a couple things I have found that would greatly improve the QoL when working with large blueprints.

I personally appreciate what Wube have done with Factorio and working with the modding community to make one great game. I believe Wube to be one of the best developers currently making games because of their transparency and willingness to support the players and mod makers alike.

However, I'm ...

I have updated the mod myself to support 0.17. I have also added a little extra to the mod.
I am more than happy to remove my version of the mod if/when MostlyNumbers returns.

https://mods.factorio.com/mod/Hovercrafts

Good evening,

Is it possible to add research and/or flat add more requester slots to the requester/buffer warehouses?

Thanks

I have a mod that includes higher tiers of power armor equipment. Currently working on a portable generator equipment and could really use some original images. The mod is fully functioning at this point. This portable generator equipment will use burner type fuels to produce power.
The equipment ...

I recommend always setting Provide and Request Thresholds for every station and not rely on global threshold settings.

Each station with item > provide threshold will be used as provider and similarly each station with item < request threshold will be requesting.
To prevent stations flipping use ...

I have had this issue ever since I have started using this mod around the first part of this year. I am still learning this mod and I am trying to figure out if it is something I am doing wrong or something else. I have tried searching for other people with the same issue and either missed it or ...

I've been attempting to use "Logistic Mine" the past couple of days; however, I seem to have a problem with them. They either won't connect to power or they won't send sulfuric acid between themselves. I am able to work around the sulfuric acid problem by rotating some of the mining drills and they ...