Make the slider on space platform requests go in increments of rocket capacity, not stack size

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Make the slider on space platform requests go in increments of rocket capacity, not stack size

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TL;DR
Use rocket capacity, not stack size, as the slider increment on space platform imports.

What?
For example, Electromagnetic Plants have a stack size of 20, but a rocket capacity of 5. If I set up a new import request, the slider goes 0, 20, 40, etc. I want it to go 0, 5, 10, 15, etc.
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Why?
I'm much more interested in how many rockets it will take, than how many cargo slots it will fill up. As an extreme example, centrifuge has a stack size of 50, but a rocket capacity of 1! But 50 is the smallest request I can make without typing in the text box.
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Re: Make the slider on space platform requests go in increments of rocket capacity, not stack size

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Yes! The default request should be the rocket capacity, not the stack size.
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Re: Make the slider on space platform requests go in increments of rocket capacity, not stack size

Post by BlueTemplar »

Yeah, rocket capacity seems to be a more relevant unit here ?

Ideally, it would have two-level gradations (just like a rule having both cm and mm gradations) for both stack and rocket (when distinct), but I understand that this probably requires a whole new GUI widget so might be too much to ask for...
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