Add keyboard shortcuts to bring up the new Train panel tabs The new train interface is a big upgrade. Can we get keyboard shortcuts for the individual tabs? Two new panel shortcuts Both tabs are useful, let us bring them up ...

Searched the forum, and surprised I couldn't find someone already suggesting this, but... Am I the only one that would find a keyboard shortcut for opening the armor dialog really handy? How is this not already a thing? I have two issues with only being able to right-click the armor suit ...

I think that F or C can be used for that hotkey. Both of them are close to V and G that are also used for trains. You normally don't shoot when inside a train, so C should be fine. F is now used to flip blueprints, but so is G, I don't think it is a problem.

Maybe it was; still on the far side of the keyboard though.

I thought the default key for enter/leave is the Enter-key?

... shortcuts. ... Perhaps it can be down to individual actions, whether they act as a finalizing action. I can imagine a checkbox next to every keyboard shortcut option that causes it to terminate further keyboard shortcuts that share a modifier key.

I don’t think this makes sense. At least not for multi button shortcuts. Pressing control-x and then having to release both would definitely feel weird.

TL;DR The modifier keys can be used as keyboard shortcuts but also can be used for other actions, and sometimes they conflict. This is a suggestion for resolving some of those conflicts. What ? The explanation might do better with an example. ...

... it - even if placed by the player - for deconstruction, it would work just as well as if there were no solar panels. It could be done through a keyboard shortcut or maybe a checkbox in the blueprint window - this would be enough in a situation I'm describing, but the shortcut option would be ...

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Sun Jan 03, 2021 2:19 am

So Shift-X flips vertically and Shift-y horizontally?!

Almost...


I guess it makes more sense with german keyboard layout with x and y next to each other.

But as experienced player (working with keyboard only), I either know how many times I need to undo, or not. And for that case I’m willing to use my mouse to see, what will be changed. ... The problem with Factorio is, that this could lead to ...

... anywhere, I couldn't even get past the tutorial. I suffer from Duchenne muscular dystrophy which basically means I can't move very well so using a keyboard is near impossibleand. I commonly find myself scrolling down the list of games on steam, majority of the time i don't find any games accessible ...

... marked with some color. And if not on map I see arrows into the direction. This doesn't help after the fact What “redo” is for. or when using the keyboard. It would help if there is a shortcut to see that. But as experienced player (working with keyboard only), I either know how many times I need ...

... will be changed are marked with some color. And if not on map I see arrows into the direction. This doesn't help after the fact or when using the keyboard. How about creating an alert for what was undone, if it is not currently visible, complete with arrow(s)? Highlighting changes or pointing ...

... than pressing Q and shift-rmb , shift-lmb. A good player is definitely faster with the second method. And more lazy, because it’s less keys on keyboard. With the modules you’re right, but I see that as a special case: there are lots of suggestions open around that subject. And in the early ...

... when placing stuff caused me to use copy pretty much everywhere. Now for the new year time to change habits? :D Or, you know, let us change the keyboard controls for the game. I use copy for about 90% of the operations I do, only about 10% is original from my inventory placing. On the 10%, it's ...

... it just says "Added vertical/horizontal blueprint flipping." Great! but how do you actually do that? It says nothing about what the keyboard shortcuts are.

... there's no indication what will be undone or even what was just undone), then i hit redo, ponder for a second if i hit the wrong key due to keyboard layout, and then remember that factorio doesn't have redo. It just never sticks in my mind because every other program i use that has undo ...

... playing the game too well and never went low power since they were added ? :P :lol: Nope, that's never happened. But seriously, though, is there a keyboard shortcut or something to call up that list of tips? Not the beginning-of-game tips, but the during-game tips. I searched the controls menu, ...