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Right now, we can rename train stops and search all trains that have that stop. Trains also come with a randomized contributor name, but it's not possible to rename them. It would be useful to be able to rename trains and search trains by name in addition to searching by stop.

Well, technically you can rename them, the API calls are implemented and used in mods (I think in SmartTrains).
For me this belongs to the same category as the train color.

In this same train of thought, my idea was that the text in the new Train UI should have the same color as the train it belongs to. This way I can easily diferentiate my trains in the train list by looking at the text color of each one.

FatController allows you to rename trains (so ssilk is right, there is an API for that in the game, only the stock UI does not use it yet). There's also at least one other mod that does nothing other than allow you to rename trains.

At them moment it's very difficult to recognize trains unless you use a mod that allows you to rename them. So I'm all for allowing this from the default UI.

Gotlag has posted a really easy renamer to the mod portal. https://mods.factorio.com/mods/GotLag/Renamer

Cabanur wrote:In this same train of thought, my idea was that the text in the new Train UI should have the same color as the train it belongs to. This way I can easily diferentiate my trains in the train list by looking at the text color of each one.

Depends also the map: Train color should be visible on map view. As with any other vehicle. If you zoom near enough you can see the name of the vehicle.

Fixed subject, cause it should behave (more or less) the same with all vehicles.

Joined with existing thread. -- ßilk

Add support for naming vehicles and trains.

Naming vehicles would go hand in hand with showing vehicle markers on the map and naming trains would show the name in the trains GUI as well.

Naming trains is an old request but I had not thought of naming other vehicles. Would be handy so I could more easily see my car and tank, and be able to differentiate between them!

Any update on this for 0.17?

Also useful for other vehicles if, for example, you have a vehicle that you specifically stock up and take out for when you're building an outpost. Even more important with the potential changes to the quickbar which should allow us to place down ghosts of stuff we don't have in our inventory. It'll be less important to keep everything you may want to imprint in your inventory, which makes keeping specficically stocked vehicles or trains more important.

factoriouzr wrote: ↑Mon Nov 12, 2018 12:30 pm Any update on this for 0.17?

Apparently not, haha