Color of station according to the item incon inside the name
Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2023 8:06 am
The idea would be to recolor a station according to the first icon it founds in the name (if any). Probably through the same trigger that the one that allow to rename the station, to avoid to much UPS impact when there is hundred of station. Perhaps a custom manual trigger too, to update a save when adding the mod.
For the color, it would be interesting to take a look at how the "automatic train painter" chooses it according to the load of the train.
I'm aware that there is a mod that color the station according to the train that came in but I found two draw back for it:
- probably trigger every time a train came in
- not instant color
A solution based on the station name would allow an instant color change, a good way to know really fast if you have forgot to name a station in your new build (plus it will be easier to identify which station do what)
Alternative solution: using a constant combinator linked to the train station. I do use them so I'm fine, but the extra step may be a push away for a some people.
For the color, it would be interesting to take a look at how the "automatic train painter" chooses it according to the load of the train.
I'm aware that there is a mod that color the station according to the train that came in but I found two draw back for it:
- probably trigger every time a train came in
- not instant color
A solution based on the station name would allow an instant color change, a good way to know really fast if you have forgot to name a station in your new build (plus it will be easier to identify which station do what)
Alternative solution: using a constant combinator linked to the train station. I do use them so I'm fine, but the extra step may be a push away for a some people.