TL;DR
Add better management for fluid storage:
- new const. signal for storage tanks: "[Storage] Volume".
- *new option for storage tanks "auto connect to the same circuit network as adjacent storage tanks"
Why?
I was tinkering with some refineries with chemical plants and automation to convert one fluid into another and noticed I'd have to manually set some variables depending on the stored fluid volume and total capacity for the given fluid. We've a way to get total fluid content automatically, but it would also be nice to have more automated way to calculate your current storage capacity. It would be useful for easy pasting expansion for fluid storage without need to remember where some variables were set and the need to calculate them manually.And I believe it may be very useful for mixed quality setups for 2.1.7+, since storage tanks' volume for storing fluids increases with quality.
What?
As in TL;DR; having that signal coming from the storage tanks would allow to automatically get total volume capacity for the given circuit network. Having option to auto-connect to adjacent storage tanks would save few clicks each time new storage tank is added and decrease chances for some simple mistake (omitting connection to some tank). Maybe default state for auto-connection (on/off) should also be in the game options to be persistent between saves and not require a separate BP.*it could be also introduced to the accumulators "auto connect to the same circuit network as adjacent accumulators"