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[0.17.43] Always show "Made in" possibly with options
Posted: Fri May 24, 2019 8:31 pm
by alercah
TL;DR
Tooltips in the crafting menu should always (or always with an option set) show the "crafted in" information.
What ?
Currently, the "made in" information is only shown if an item is not handcraftable in the inventory:
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This information is always shown if you hover an item on your crafting list, oddly:
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The information should be either always made available in the recipe display in your inventory, or a configuration option should be added to allow you to do so.
Why ?
For modded gameplay: many mods add items that can be crafted by hand but can only be automated in assemblers other than assembly machines, or which can be crafted in assembly machines but also in other specialised crafters which are more preferable for some reason or another (space, power, speed, etc.). Information about where recipes can be crafted should therefore be easily available, even though in base gameplay. Without this, a mod like FNEI or what is it really used for? is reasonably required to work out which assemblers you can use.
Re: [0.17.43] Always show "Made in" possibly with options
Posted: Fri May 24, 2019 8:42 pm
by Bilka
alercah wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2019 8:31 pm
For modded gameplay: many mods add items that can be crafted by hand but can only be automated in assemblers other than assembly machines, or which can be crafted in assembly machines but also in other specialised crafters which are more preferable for some reason or another (space, power, speed, etc.).
Why not use a mod if mods are the problem?
https://wiki.factorio.com/Prototype/Rec ... ow_made_in is a thing already, you just have to make a mod that loops through all recipes and adds it.
Re: [0.17.43] Always show "Made in" possibly with options
Posted: Sat May 25, 2019 2:55 am
by alercah
Neat, I didn't realize that existed. That's be an option, but it couldn't be configurable by player since it's on the recipe prototype. I'll experiment with it, though!
EDIT: Also, the behaviour on the crafting queue is weird no matter which way you slice it!
Re: [0.17.43] Always show "Made in" possibly with options
Posted: Tue May 28, 2019 12:12 pm
by quadrox
As a player I also got heavily confused some days ago. I could not figure out why the "made in" would not appear for some items, until I finally realized that it only displays for items that have restrictions.
Please consider always showing this, it can confuse even people with 100-200 hours of playtime like me.