HUD indicators for stockpile/recharge

Felix shared this feedback 5 years ago
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A common problem for new players I find is that they set a state for some block and then forget they left it so, then they disconnect their ship, their thrusters are cut off from the fuel or power that was provided by the connected grid and the ship crashes to the ground because their thrusters won't fire .

I would like to propose a warning indicator or other alert for when you enter a cockpit or other pilot seat, showing if a power or fuel-providing block on that grid is either offline or set to a mode in which it will not provide power or fuel. Thus providing feedback on potential problems to the player before hours of work in survival drop from orbit.

This has of course happened to me in the past, but more importantly I keep seeing it happen to newer players as well, and they inevitably blame the game when they do not understand why the thrusters wont fire even when all thrusters are on, the battery is on and has power available

Things that should give indicators i think should be:

-A Battery on the same immediate grid is set to Recharge

-A Battery on the same immediate grid is off

-A Hydrogen tank on the same immediate grid is set to Stockpile

-A Hydrogen tank on the same immediate grid is off

-All thrusters on the same immediate grid are off

The alert should only play if the immediate grid is connected to another grid that is providing power or fuel.

Perhaps the no-fuel alert can be reused for this. Although something more specific should help clue the player in to what needs fixing before takeoff.

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This could save a lot of ships! I love it!

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