Andon Lights Overlay

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wefwef
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Andon Lights Overlay

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Problem — hard to see at a glance which machines are working and which are not.
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Possible solution - Add an Andon Light button on the keyboard, similar to the Alt button that shows recipes sturcture is running. When clicking on a unit, there is already a status light shown, so it is in the code already.

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Andon lights are often used in manufactuing to be able to quicly see at a glance see if a process is running / if there is a problem / if it is stopped, so would tie into factory vibe.
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Anyway thanks for consideration and the game !
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Re: Andon Lights Overlay

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There is a mod to visualize machine status: https://mods.factorio.com/mod/BottleneckLite
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Re: Andon Lights Overlay

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Thank you, i didnt search there! ill give it a go!
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