Show radar circuit signals in radar tooltip

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runamucker
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Show radar circuit signals in radar tooltip

Post by runamucker »

When a player hovers over a radar, I suggest the tooltip on the right display signals currently on the radar circuit network for that surface.

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With 2.0, circuit signals can be read in item GUIs, so it's no longer necessary to hook a circuit network up to an electric pole to see what signals are being carried. This, along with so many other QoL improvements give 2.0 a much more polished feel, and hacks like the electric pole are no longer part of the flow.

The radar, however, doesn't have a GUI to display the signals, and it stands out as oddly non-compliant now.

Also, now that we can manage everything from map view, it's odd we can't see what's on the radar network.
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Re: Show radar circuit signals in radar tooltip

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Re: Show radar circuit signals in radar tooltip

Post by AileTheAlien »

Yeah, this seems like missing info, that's needed to effectively use radars for long-distance circuits. (I'd have reported it as a bug, but maybe the devs would disagree. :lol: )
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Re: Show radar circuit signals in radar tooltip

Post by kasai »

i was pretty surprised when i found this isn't already the case
would love to see this implemented, so bump, +1, etc
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