Terminal Block Triggers to help with non-PB automation
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I think adding trigger functionality to many of the terminal blocks directly would help (similar to what air vents do already).
Cockpits / Flight and Control Seats / Cryochambers: Occupied / Unoccupied
Landing Gears and Connectors: Locked/Lock disconnected
Doors: Opened / Closed
Batteries: Fully Charged / Discharged
Solar Panels: Generating Power / Not powering
Reactors: Inventory Full / Empty
Arc Furnaces / Refineries: Processing / Empty
Cargo Containers: Full / Empty
Turrets: Valid Target detected / Target Lost
Ore Detector: Non-trivial ore detected / Not detected
I like this feedback
This would be useful in my own suggestion as well: https://support.keenswh.com/spaceengineers/general/topic/timer-block-improvements-to-replace-pb-thats-moved-to-experimental
This would be useful in my own suggestion as well: https://support.keenswh.com/spaceengineers/general/topic/timer-block-improvements-to-replace-pb-thats-moved-to-experimental
Antenna: New Allied/Neutral/Enemy Signal detected/lost
Antenna: New Allied/Neutral/Enemy Signal detected/lost
Some single triggers that would also help:
Assembler: Queue empty
Wheels: Wheel lost
Some single triggers that would also help:
Assembler: Queue empty
Wheels: Wheel lost
I love triggers!
Pistons: fully extended / retracted
Rotors: rotated all the way clockwise / counter-clockwise
Welders: started welding block/ stopped welding
Grinders: started grinding block/ stopped grinding
Drills: started digging into voxel/ stopped digging
Atmospheric thrusters: has entered air/ has escaped air
I love triggers!
Pistons: fully extended / retracted
Rotors: rotated all the way clockwise / counter-clockwise
Welders: started welding block/ stopped welding
Grinders: started grinding block/ stopped grinding
Drills: started digging into voxel/ stopped digging
Atmospheric thrusters: has entered air/ has escaped air
See also:https://support.keenswh.com/spaceengineers/general/topic/all-terminal-onoff-settings-should-also-have-on-and-off-command
See also:https://support.keenswh.com/spaceengineers/general/topic/all-terminal-onoff-settings-should-also-have-on-and-off-command
The ore detector trigger could be adjusted to respond to specific ores in specific ways! Example, if gold detected trigger this light on, if silver, that light. Then you have a room with lights and labels, feels snazzy and a bit retro. I also agree that rotors would massively benefit from having known states, or also being told to rotate a specific direction instead of just reversing. These triggers will solve a lot of issues!
The ore detector trigger could be adjusted to respond to specific ores in specific ways! Example, if gold detected trigger this light on, if silver, that light. Then you have a room with lights and labels, feels snazzy and a bit retro. I also agree that rotors would massively benefit from having known states, or also being told to rotate a specific direction instead of just reversing. These triggers will solve a lot of issues!
Agreed Zaflow, triggers would solve a lot of issues!
Agreed Zaflow, triggers would solve a lot of issues!
I Had made a similar sugestion a while ago: https://support.keenswh.com/spaceengineers/general/topic/sugestion-piston-rotor-merge-bock-actions
There I explain that triggering events on the limits of the pistons is someting that is widely used in real life, also being able to trigger events with the limits of the rotors could be nice too.
Most Importantly this gives you feedback, which is the CORE of industrial automation.
I Had made a similar sugestion a while ago: https://support.keenswh.com/spaceengineers/general/topic/sugestion-piston-rotor-merge-bock-actions
There I explain that triggering events on the limits of the pistons is someting that is widely used in real life, also being able to trigger events with the limits of the rotors could be nice too.
Most Importantly this gives you feedback, which is the CORE of industrial automation.
Ha! I just submitted this very idea on @Gwindalmir's topic. So glad I'm not the only one thinking like this.
https://support.keenswh.com/spaceengineers/general/topic/timer-block-improvements-to-replace-pb-thats-moved-to-experimental
Ha! I just submitted this very idea on @Gwindalmir's topic. So glad I'm not the only one thinking like this.
https://support.keenswh.com/spaceengineers/general/topic/timer-block-improvements-to-replace-pb-thats-moved-to-experimental
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