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A pretty simple idea, make it possible to remove individual wires between objects.

I am currently in the process of building a fairly complex circuit network, and every time I connect a wire wrong (or worse, find out later that I don't want it), I have to copy the setting of the object to another, temporary object, commit all wires I do want to short-term memory, remove the object, re-place the original object, copy the settings back and reconnect all the original wires I do want. This is way more work than it has any right to be, and worse, requires my memory, which is kinda unreliable for this stuff.

Suggested implementation: when connecting two objects while holding SHIFT (or CTRL, ALT, [insert key here]), instead of connecting the two objects, the wire of the same color between these objects is removed. (And possibly something like CTRL + click to remove all circuit network wires from an object)

TheUnknown007 wrote:A pretty simple idea, make it possible to remove individual wires between objects.

Have a look at https://wiki.factorio.com/index.php?tit ... it_network :

To erase a wire connection, drag the same color wire over an existing connection.

I think it can't be simpler, but it lacks intuitivity. Well, it's a known issue.
Moved to implemented.

ssilk wrote:I think it can't be simpler, but it lacks intuitivity.

...mouse over the wire and right click?

Probably not that easy to make the wire graphic itself selectable but that is the optimal solution here.

Today I learned...

That is the one thing I didn't try.
It works, but I didn't get my wire back

Zeblote wrote:

ssilk wrote:I think it can't be simpler, but it lacks intuitivity.

...mouse over the wire and right click?

Probably not that easy to make the wire graphic itself selectable but that is the optimal solution here.

Mousing over wires can be hard when you have two wires between objects (like a green and a red wire between belts), since they are on exactly the same spot.

Are they actually overlapping completely even when fully zoomed in?

Zeblote wrote:Are they actually overlapping completely even when fully zoomed in?

Not when connecting sideways, because they connect not at the exact same spot, but they do overlap when connecting vertically (except for the bit of red wire in the top)

We just Need wire cutters plain and simple. Tool to replace axes late game.

You're necroing to a 2 year old - obsolete - topic.

You can cut a wire any time without tool (right-click) and here are the new graphics (normal and HD), that add visibility to the wires in any configuration: