Highlight connected fluid system

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Highlight connected fluid system

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TL;DR
Now that a fluid system can only contain a single fluid, it would be useful to be able to see all the
entities that are a part of that system to help when designing fluid systems.

What ?
The idea is pretty simple. There are some specifics to consider such as binding it to a hotkey or making it part of
the alt-mode, and whether pumps should be included. Ideally I think both of those should be configurable in
settings, but it is hard to know without trying it out.
Why ?
It would fit nicely with the new fluid system restrictions, and help new and experienced players alike when
designing fluid systems. Problems such as missing pipes and accidental connections would be much more easily
identified. It might also alleviate any frustration that players experience when trying to place a pipe that would
connect two fluid systems when they did not realize it. As it is, the fluid indicator that shows up on pipes
accomplishes many of the same things, but many situations such as short pipes without room for an indicator
would be covered with this simple helpful overlay.

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