Regular expressions for train interrupts

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Regular expressions for train interrupts

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TL;DR
Train interrupts should allow for regular expression
What?
Train interrupts should allow to use regex (even very basic, fully sufficient would by just "anything", and still accept a station as a destination. "*pickup*" would accept "Iron pickup 1" as a valid destination.
Why?
I like to name my stations Iron pickup 1 / 2...., same for Iron drop 1 / 2... Interrupts are awesome, and adding this would be lovely.

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Re: Regular expressions for train interrupts

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I was about to make this suggestion, when i discovered making multi-item dynamic request stations is virtually impossible. Or too hard
I really want to be able to play without mods (cause achievements), and single-item logistic train stations are okay, but having a regex expression matcher would help immensely.
That, or renaming stations on the fly via circuit network.

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Re: Regular expressions for train interrupts

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Yes, Multi item trains seems to be almost impossible right now. Some people including me gave suggestions how to allow them. But regex would be nice still, I think. If nothing else, so you can have some trains multi item, some single. Or to quicly switch up between them. Also, case sensitivity setting would be great, because I am sloppy and change my casing regularly

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Re: Regular expressions for train interrupts

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Frendzel wrote:
Wed Oct 23, 2024 10:24 pm
I was about to make this suggestion, when i discovered making multi-item dynamic request stations is virtually impossible. Or too hard
I really want to be able to play without mods (cause achievements), and single-item logistic train stations are okay, but having a regex expression matcher would help immensely.
That, or renaming stations on the fly via circuit network.
You are my man! The FFF where the Wildcard mechanic was revealed i questioned if multi item was a thing but never got an answer. I am disapointed, that Interrupts do not replace LTN. And i hate, that i have to build whole stations for products, that are consumed slowly or occasionally. The space needed for 12 singleitem stations instead of 1 multiitem station is just rediculious.

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