Allow option to import item from more than 1 planet to platform without duplicating the request

[Erichteia]

TL;DR

Add option to import items from more than 1 planet to the space platform.

What?

Unless I’m mistaken, you can only import materials from a single planet per request. If you want to import it from another planet, you need to duplicate the request (and thus potentially double the amount of that item you can have on board.

I would like to add the option to select more than 1 planet an item can be imported from per request. And even add the option ‘any planet’. And if you allow me some feature creep, even add the option ‘any planet that has more than x of that material’. This makes it much more feasible to automatically redistribute materials over planets without accidentally overflowing your storage.

Why?

This is mostly for building materials. I want the platform to stock up on them anywhere they are available, without ever requesting more than 1 stack of them. As an example: My main base is split on Fulgora and Vulcanus. And I really don’t care which one makes my assembler 3’s I want to export to Gleba.

I even think ‘any planet’ should maybe be default for all materials that can (and generally are) created anywhere. Although that would make it easier to accidentally create a loop, so keeping these ones by default Nauvis only is fine

[Blailus]

I'm battling the same issue currently. I'm semi solving it by taking a stop back by Nauvis because it doesn't take any more time than changing all of my materials import from repeatedly. Feels bad, and I was genuinely surprised that it wasn't an option to remove the filter, or add a 2nd planet.

[Xellnix]

+1 either a option to enable "black/whitelist" for the planet slot and a option for "any" or free selectable locations

i have platforms that just suck resources from every planet, or should resupply from each location, resulting in multiple groups with doubled settings like:

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the platform loads the needed items for crafting quantums at the different locations, but also unloads quantums if needed at the planets, to prevent dropping the ingredients i need to set 0 requests for each planet, with a more advanced planetary selection i would be able to cut that list down to 2 groups

[Tinyboss]

I would like to add the option to select more than 1 planet an item can be imported from per request.

Just a thought, I think that would become "more than one planet an item MUST be imported from", unless you don't use the "all requests satisfied" condition. If that item isn't available on Fulgora, the ship will wait there until it is, rather than going on to Nauvis where it is available.

Not sure if that's your vision, but I just wanted to bring it up.

[Zaflis]

i have platforms that just suck resources from every planet, or should resupply from each location, resulting in multiple groups with doubled settings like:
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You don't need 0/0 "requests" on platforms at all really, just request everything from the planets landing pad. Or i am somehow confusing why you need platform to decide if item should be dropped instead of the planet based on its reserves?

To say it in other words, landing pad is a "passive buffer chest" in terms of logistics where it only requests items from platforms. Its storage priority to logistics network is lower than (red) passive provider chests, i presume.

[Xellnix]

i have platforms that just suck resources from every planet, or should resupply from each location, resulting in multiple groups with doubled settings like:
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You don't need 0/0 "requests" on platforms at all really, just request everything from the planets landing pad. Or i am somehow confusing why you need platform to decide if item should be dropped instead of the planet based on its reserves?

To say it in other words, landing pad is a "passive buffer chest" in terms of logistics where it only requests items from platforms. Its storage priority to logistics network is lower than (red) passive provider chests, i presume.

well the planets do request the ingredients too on their own from other platforms, but as i want to produce quantums at the platform, so i need these 0/inf requests to keep the stuff up