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Allow bridging signals from planets to the space platforms above them using radars. As far as I know there's no way to send signals to space platforms or between planets, and there's plenty of logic that is impossible as a result.

As a side request, some sort of deep space satelite or space radar that can send signals between planet's platforms would also be incredible

yes! this feature or something similar would be great to put space platform and inter-planetary logistics on the same level as other logistics. as it is, it's frustrating that to add a new item request on a new planet, i have to add the request on that cargo hub, add the request to the item transport space platform, set which planet it will take from, and sine i like to use "all requests fulfilled", remove that request after 1 or 2 visits if there isn't significant production. Circuit connection between space platforms and planets would also let you read if there is enough to fulfill a certain request at all, say fulgora science, and if it's limited by rockets, keep the platform there, but if it's limited by production (<1k science available), don't wait for it.

TL;DR

Allow radars to share signals between planet and orbit.

What?

I think there should be a way to communicate to/between platforms.
I suggest adding a radar UI to select where the signal is shared or adding a dedicated satellite dish with UI.

the UI should offer options like these settings/channels:

• local: share signal with others on the same surface.
• shared: share signal with others on the planet and platforms orbiting the planet.
• global: share signal with others regardless of location.

they should only share their signal with other of the same setting.
global sharing might be a bit much though.

Why?

because it allows for far more automation and fiddling with circuits

TL;DR

Radars should be able to link circuit signals between planets so that you can coordinate logistics between them.

What?

Add a selector on the radar to import radar signals from a different planet's radar network channel. Or add a new entity like AAI Signal Transmission with multiple channels.

Why?

That way planet resupply can be automated with circuit networks by loading the space platform more efficiently. Only really makes sense with Set requests for space platform hub via circuit signals, similar to Radars on space platforms should link signals to the planet under them

Same as viewtopic.php?f=6&t=121255

Definitely agree. It's so annoying to have to work around this by sending items from platforms down to the surface, and even worse if you have to send a rocket up just to signal it from the surface.

@Koub I think you merged the wrong proposal. The topic I linked is the same idea. The one you merged is slightly different (interplanetary signal sharing vs planet-platform signal sharing).

I agree that this would be an awesome feature, but only if it is a different structure or there is a way to disable cross-surface radar sharing (as in, only let a planetside radar get signals from orbit if you toggle it to point upward, somehow?). If every radar in orbit automatically beams signals to all surface radars, it would hinder the ability for the surface radar signal sharing to be used for other purposes, like logistic train networks (which need separation of signals on different surfaces in order to function).

MrSpreadsheet wrote: Thu Nov 14, 2024 7:26 am @Koub I think you merged the wrong proposal. The topic I linked is the same idea. The one you merged is slightly different (interplanetary signal sharing vs planet-platform signal sharing).

[Koub] You're absolutely right, apologies, and thanks for the pointer. Moved to the right topic.

+1.

I've created a blueprint of signal accumulator (my idea was to generate custom signal and send it to another planet), only to find out that it is not feasible.

+1. Just talking with some people about this exact topic.

If there was a mod that did this, I'd immediately install it.

Consider if the mod AAI Signal Transmission would work for you, then. It allows transmitting signals between surfaces. It has a cost - the receiver sender uses 10 MW.

See also: 121440: Advanced Circuit Network Functionality to Solve Space Platform Logistics