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Re: [0.14] [kovarex] Power Switch blueprint doesn't remember power line positions
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2016 6:51 pm
by DaveMcW
You don't need to put the power switch in range of any pole. Wires reach up to 7 tiles.
Re: [0.14] [kovarex] Power Switch blueprint doesn't remember power line positions
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2016 8:53 pm
by Yoyobuae
DaveMcW wrote:You don't need to put the power switch in range of any pole. Wires reach up to 7 tiles.
True, but that's manual wiring. Which can't be blueprinted.
I would prefer if no manual wiring at all was needed for power switch to work. Either by allowing it to work based on placement only without wires, or by making the wiring happen automatically.
Re: [0.14] [kovarex] Power Switch blueprint doesn't remember power line positions
Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2017 9:23 pm
by Toch
Did this move anywhere or still no custom cables in blueprints ?
Re: [0.14] [kovarex] Power Switch blueprint doesn't remember power line positions
Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2017 4:18 pm
by diederTheBeater
The power switch is a compleetly useless entity if it cant be used with blueprints. Blueprinting is one of the core features of factorio. Thats really sad.
Any advanced energy saving setup with multiple power networks is impossible, since blueprinting just connects random poles.
Re: [0.14] [kovarex] Power Switch blueprint doesn't remember power line positions
Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2017 5:23 pm
by chris13524
Supposedly this is fixed in 0.15.24?
Re: [0.14] [kovarex] Power Switch blueprint doesn't remember power line positions
Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2017 4:04 pm
by kovarex
Yes.
Re: [0.14] [kovarex] Power Switch blueprint doesn't remember power line positions
Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2017 1:21 pm
by wvlad
Still no manually placed cables in blueprint. But the power switch cables are restored correctly. Not sure if it should be here but...
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Re: [0.14] [kovarex] Power Switch blueprint doesn't remember power line positions
Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2017 3:04 pm
by Rseding91
wvlad wrote:Still no manually placed cables in blueprint. But the power switch cables are restored correctly. Not sure if it should be here but...
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That's working correctly. Only the connections to/from the power switch are saved in blueprints.
Re: [0.14] [kovarex] Power Switch blueprint doesn't remember power line positions
Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2017 3:58 pm
by leitk
There's a mod for that...
I created a mod to (partially) solve this problem.
Tiny Poles that have very low reach so that they don't automatically connect. It allows power switches to be blueprintable with some care.
viewtopic.php?f=93&t=53962
Re: [0.14] [kovarex] Power Switch blueprint doesn't remember power line positions
Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 12:18 pm
by wvlad
Hah, I made the same - a "connector" pole with zero wire length so that it only connects nearby entities (solar panel with acc with turret) but not other poles.
Re: [0.14] [kovarex] Power Switch blueprint doesn't remember power line positions
Posted: Sat May 16, 2020 8:07 am
by joseailton
kovarex wrote: ↑Thu Oct 06, 2016 12:15 pm
I decided that it is not worth it, as we want to keep the automatic copper cable connections.
Guys, any new word on this?
Re: [0.14] [kovarex] Power Switch blueprint doesn't remember power line positions
Posted: Sat May 16, 2020 2:33 pm
by Rseding91
joseailton wrote: ↑Sat May 16, 2020 8:07 am
kovarex wrote: ↑Thu Oct 06, 2016 12:15 pm
I decided that it is not worth it, as we want to keep the automatic copper cable connections.
Guys, any new word on this?
No, it was decided and the topic closed.