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TL;DR

It is impossible to rename a platform after it is created.

What?

It is impossible to rename a platform after it is created. Until it is deployed, you can delete the "ghost" platform and create a new one, but after it is created there's no way to change the name.

Why?

Multiple reasons to rename a platform after its creation:

1. Fixing a typo after noticing one
2. Re-purposing the platform
3. Changing the name-generation logic on your system (i.e., "Nauvis Orbit" -> "Space Science #1")
4. Changing the locale and changing its name to match the new one

You can rename it in the hub:

Not intuitively. You can delete it from the Remote View surface manager but rename it here.

+1

You can EVEN add symbols 'n things! And !! You can even order them. However, its only based upon the naming convention . IF you want to share some Space Age tips and tricks, try checking out viewtopic.php?f=18&t=117167

I agree, I had thought it was impossible. Double clicking on the platform in the surfaces list or adding an edit button that appears when hovering over its name seems like a good solution. Only being able to rename it from the hub was unintuitive to me.

SubAtomicBly wrote: ↑Sun Dec 08, 2024 11:53 pm I agree, I had thought it was impossible. Double clicking on the platform in the surfaces list or adding an edit button that appears when hovering over its name seems like a good solution. Only being able to rename it from the hub was unintuitive to me.

Not to invalidate your perspective at all, but renaming it from anywhere else would be unintuitive to me. Otherwise I'd think maybe I'm renaming the shortcut.

I'm going to add a +1 on this. It took a web search to find this forum to discover how to change the name. It was not intuitive as I was expecting it to be editable from the Remote view window, where the names are. The current location seems a bit hidden.

It would be nice to even edit the planet names if so desired, but at minimum it would be nice editing the platform names directly from that UI piece in the top left as it really feels like that is where it should be. Probably because mods have editable names in that area, so it just flows with my past experience and expectations.

Can you mark this as solved, please?

About subj and this discussion.
Factorio has quite well designed interface. If something can be done, it can be done same way for everything similar. If you can change locomotive/train name by clicking on the name in train timetable menu, then you can change exactly same way platform name, since platforms are just "space trains".