'Autorequest missing construction materials' should have 'import from' filter
Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2025 3:21 pm
TLDR
'Autorequest missing construction materials' tick on platform should have 'import from' filter, just as all other requests for consistency and convenience of using existing mechanics.
Why?
I think 'Autorequest missing construction materials' should have option be used not only during building of a platform, but for repairing or modyfing it also.
Enabling this tick creates requests, but unlike others they don't have 'import from' filter to set a planet fo repairing. So as a request it disrupts with whole schedule. For example with 'all request satisfied' conditions - if any planet has it, platform just stops indefinitely here waiting for construction materials. IF it had 'import from' filet, like other requests, it wouldn't be a problem - platfrom would be modified on a planet that produces spare parts.
Of course one can think of some workarounds to achieve desirable behaviour - there are universal but blunt instruments (circuit conditions), for example refuse to use 'all requests satisfied' and move it into a decider combinator. But you HAVE implemented all requests satisfied' condition AND 'Autorequest missing construction materials' tick, so I assumed you wanted us to have this more precise functionality. So, maybe you'd like it to be more convenient?
p.s. I understand there were a lot of suggestions from people genuinely displeased or confused with space logistic in general, it's core mechanics - they want to have more control. For example with having to send automatically only one item etc...
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I wouldn't want my suggestion to fall into same category. It's more of...consistency. All requests should have 'import from' filter for a schedule with all it's functionality to work as intended. This includes requests for construction materials.
'Autorequest missing construction materials' tick on platform should have 'import from' filter, just as all other requests for consistency and convenience of using existing mechanics.
Why?
I think 'Autorequest missing construction materials' should have option be used not only during building of a platform, but for repairing or modyfing it also.
Enabling this tick creates requests, but unlike others they don't have 'import from' filter to set a planet fo repairing. So as a request it disrupts with whole schedule. For example with 'all request satisfied' conditions - if any planet has it, platform just stops indefinitely here waiting for construction materials. IF it had 'import from' filet, like other requests, it wouldn't be a problem - platfrom would be modified on a planet that produces spare parts.
Of course one can think of some workarounds to achieve desirable behaviour - there are universal but blunt instruments (circuit conditions), for example refuse to use 'all requests satisfied' and move it into a decider combinator. But you HAVE implemented all requests satisfied' condition AND 'Autorequest missing construction materials' tick, so I assumed you wanted us to have this more precise functionality. So, maybe you'd like it to be more convenient?
p.s. I understand there were a lot of suggestions from people genuinely displeased or confused with space logistic in general, it's core mechanics - they want to have more control. For example with having to send automatically only one item etc...
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=117278
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=120609
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=125202
I wouldn't want my suggestion to fall into same category. It's more of...consistency. All requests should have 'import from' filter for a schedule with all it's functionality to work as intended. This includes requests for construction materials.