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Hi!

Just starting 2.0 but this is bugging me, the science packs are not longer centered on the lab but left aligned.
Is this change intentional?

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It's intentional.

That is unfortunate
I like the old look much more.

When there are more science packs, it is immediately visible which science pack is missing because the icons no longer move around.

Bilka wrote: Mon Oct 21, 2024 12:09 pm When there are more science packs, it is immediately visible which science pack is missing because the icons no longer move around.

I hadn't thought about it like that, it makes more sense now.
It still looks a bit strange in the early game, but I understand the design choice.

This was also bothering me a lot. I liked it when it centered them. Could there at least be some kind of empty placeholder so it doesn't so look weird?

My immediate thought on seeing it was that it was probably a better arrangement for colorblind people.

Kyralessa wrote: Tue Oct 22, 2024 2:40 pm My immediate thought on seeing it was that it was probably a better arrangement for colorblind people.

An empty placeholder for the missing science packs could help alleviate the issue, I guess I'll just have to hurry up and get all the sciences!

Personally, I prefer the old way, but I can see there are advantages to this way, too. Perhaps it could be an option?

The new approach also creates some problems with modded science packs, because they get shoved off in the corner, and if there are a lot of them it can look strange. Under the old system, if the lab used a few modded science packs (and only those) they would just be centered and look fine. I'm not sure how this is going to end up working with big overhauls that add lots and lots of science packs that won't all be used simultaneously.

I made a mod!

https://mods.factorio.com/mod/LabIconRevert