[0.17.55-0] Substation wire connection limit

[SkiCarver]

Minor issue - for the small and medium power poles, a wire can be dragged from the pole to any game square powered by that pole.
for the Substation that condition is broken as the three far-most game squares in each corner of the powered area cannot be connected by a wire.

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There is a logic - that each square powered must be in "connection range" of the power pole .... if that is the case, I suggest the substation powering game squares that cannot be reached by a wire makes no sense and the wire distance calculation must be in error.

[Twinsen]

There is no such rule. The wires use absolute distance and the electric coverage is a square for game-play convenience and simplicity. There is little reason for the 2 to be correlated.

So, not a bug.

[SkiCarver]

There is no such rule. The wires use absolute distance and the electric coverage is a square for game-play convenience and simplicity. There is little reason for the 2 to be correlated.

So, not a bug.

thanks for the reply ... I find it a bit odd but ok.

[mrvn]

Could the shaded area be modified to show the wire connectivity instead of electrical connectivity while placing a wire? Makes little sense to highlight the electrical square when you can't connect wires in it.

[slippycheeze]

Could the shaded area be modified to show the wire connectivity instead of electrical connectivity while placing a wire? Makes little sense to highlight the electrical square when you can't connect wires in it.

I would honestly love this. I should go find the existing post in suggestions, but ... trying to line those up is the bane of my life. Apparently I can't memorize the wire reach for each type of power pole and combinator...

[darkfrei]

Apparently I can't memorize the wire reach for each type of power pole and combinator...

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data.raw["electric-pole"]["small-electric-pole"].maximum_wire_distance = 8.5 
data.raw["electric-pole"]["small-electric-pole"].supply_area_distance = 3.5 

data.raw["electric-pole"]["medium-electric-pole"].maximum_wire_distance = 13.5 
data.raw["electric-pole"]["medium-electric-pole"].supply_area_distance = 6.5 

data.raw["electric-pole"]["big-electric-pole"].maximum_wire_distance = 32 
data.raw["electric-pole"]["big-electric-pole"].supply_area_distance = 3 

data.raw["electric-pole"].substation.maximum_wire_distance = 24.5 
data.raw["electric-pole"].substation.supply_area_distance = 12