Allow pumps to connect to slightly-slanted fluid wagons
Posted: Tue May 27, 2025 5:39 pm
Let me clarify: I understand that pumps will sometimes not connect to straight fluid wagons if any part of the train is on a curve and that this can be controlled with fluid_wagon_connector_alignment_tolerance. This is different. I want pumps to be able to connect to fluid wagons that are themselves partially sitting on curved rails, provided the curve is not too extreme. First, the intuitive argument:
It's just odd that the left works but NOTHING on the right does - the slant is very minor, even when exaggerated by zooming in like this.
Second, the appeal to elegance: Since the minimum rail curve radius was increased in 2.0, you can no longer build a 1-2 fluid wagon on the biggest loop possible between two roboports, which leads to this atrocity:
Look at how they massacred my boy!
I know the pump is complex with a big animation and static behavior. Reworking it to procedurally connect to ports within a given distance would be so darn cool, smooth, and would eliminate an entire class of train confusion and complaints, including mine.
It's just odd that the left works but NOTHING on the right does - the slant is very minor, even when exaggerated by zooming in like this.
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Look at how they massacred my boy!
I know the pump is complex with a big animation and static behavior. Reworking it to procedurally connect to ports within a given distance would be so darn cool, smooth, and would eliminate an entire class of train confusion and complaints, including mine.