Changeable color lookup table (LUT) on space platforms, per planet orbit or space-way

[snouz]

Hi, so far it's possible to change the color lookup table of planet surfaces and apparently, space platform hubs (I guess it would apply to the whole surface if I created a different hub prototype)
But it's apparently not possible to change the LUT of a space platform based on the orbit or spaceway it's currently in.

https://lua-api.factorio.com/latest/typ ... Table.html

Some mod possibilities:
- making platforms look more like space photos (defined shadows, desaturated...)
- having a space location close to the sun, where everything seems to be super-heated
- having a faster-than-light effect
- giving color identities to space orbits, making you recognize where you're orbiting

[Osmo]

+1, it doesn't really make sense to have color LUTs defined per hub instead of per location

[curiosity]

As a workaround, you could fast replace the hub with the one with a different LUT.

[snouz]

+1, it doesn't really make sense to have color LUTs defined per hub instead of per location

It's apparently per hub PROTO, meaning unless you add a new hub type, you can color space ONCE, and it will always stay at hour 0, so even if you define a cycle, it will keep the same color. Just tested it ingame.

[curiosity]

it will always stay at hour 0

If that's because the surface daytime is frozen on creation, you might be able to unfreeze it.

[snouz]

Hi devs, with the new planet backdrops, maybe that's something you're willing to go into? I still have ideas that would add some personality to modded planets, with the added bonus of being faster to know where a ship is at a glance.

[snouz]

Hi, I don't know when in 2.1 you added this, but thank you You bet I'll use this right away
You can move this to "Implemented mod requests"