Things I love?
- Copy/paste. How did we ever play without it?
- Blueprint management, especially not getting a copy everything I use a print from my library
- Train route visualization and temporary stops
- The new toolbar. I even have slots for iron, gears etc that I never use just to see my inventory in one go.
What can still be improved? [mods: would it help if I made suggestions for each point, or has everything been suggested 20 times already?]
- I would like to be able to give a temporary train order if I am in map view and in a train. I constantly find myself closing map view, opening my train, zooming out, recentering, and then giving the order
- Different default order for temp stops. My base is quite large already, and I often give the move order and then do something else for a minute, either within factorio (checking borders, plants, stocks) or outside (reading/posting about factorio
) --- only to find that my train is already well on its way back. For me, either [passenger not present] or [switch to manual] would be great defaults, but maybe this should be an option?- Shift-click blueprint should landfill if needed just as it removes cliffs
- A way to place a blueprint *without* deleting cliffs (and landfill, if suggestion above implemented) would be great for placing defensive structures while using natural features. Maybe control+shift+click?
- Some way to manually craft from the toolbar would be great.
- A link between the toolbar and personal logistics would also be great.
- [edit] A way to update an existing blueprint by grabbing a new design. I often tweak a design, but then I have to delete the old blueprint, create a new blueprint, change the icons, change the names, save. Preferably I would be able to update directly from the library. Also, I don't understand why I can't edit library blueprint icons, but have to add to inventory first?]
- [edit2] A setting to have more digits when power/production statistics switch to 'scientific' mode, so we can see the difference between 1.1GW and 1.12 GW etc.
Also, I use the FARL and Shuttle train QoL mods, and it would be nice to think of integrating their functionality into vanilla some way, e.g.:
- Make some sort of automatic / continuous blueprints so I can lay train tracks more easily without 'cheating'. I don't mind waiting for my trusty bots, but I hate having to place the blueprint manually every X tracks.
- Create an easy way to call a specific train. Maybe control-click on a rail in map, and get some sort of list of trains, or something like that.
