(QOL) Cargo Containers (use converyor system on/off)

Jesse Stockwell shared this feedback 2 months ago
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I would very much like to see the cargo containers have a use conveyor system on/off switch that is useable by timer blocks and what not.


This would allow players to "lock" cargo container, or whole groups of cargo containers without using a script.


I would personally find this very useful for going on trading runs. I have different cargo containers for different components, and I'd like my base to leave the containers alone while I am filling them.


Right now, I put ore in a container for trading, and a refinery takes it.

I know I can turn off the refinery using conveyors, and I know I can use sorters, but that is expensive in time or materials.


I think this would be a great QOL improvement especially for server play.

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> I would very much like to see the cargo containers have a use conveyor system on/off switch that is useable by timer blocks and what not.


I think that's a half measure. It is better to have something like "off | in only | out only | on" for conveyor. May be even fill and empty options.

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Just having "leave empty" would be a huge deal, so you can place multiple small cargo everywhere for convenient inventory access points and hid them all in inventory list. Or just add new block for inventory access, slim and good looking to hide those ugly ports.


And sorters are mostly useless. They need at least to have enable/disable toggle for filtering and direction control for back/forward/both.

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> And sorters are mostly useless. They need at least to have enable/disable toggle for filtering and direction control for back/forward/both.


That device's name is a misnomer, it's a 'pump' with a filter, it does no sorting.

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