Player Features and Ideas Discussion

Ok I've tried on two seperate ocssasions to post this so here goes........

I've been asked by a GM to post this in the below petition section of the forums so a Game Dev might actually read it.

I recently setup a new extractor on a planet and never set a route for the extraced minerals to the processor.
The processor however has still managed to complete its extraction time (4 days in this case) without actually extracting a single piece of planetary material. The planets resources were also depleted during this time and the extracted materials vanished into thin air.

I suggested in the petition that the PI extraction cycles cease if there is nowhere for the materials to be sent. much as the same is done with mining should there be no space /nowhere for the materials to go.

Since I sent in the petition I've carried out some research into the above and have discovered that all levels of PI manufacture have the same issue. i.e. your materials dissappear into thin air should you forget to set a destination route from the processor back to your storage facility.

This needs to be addressed as the substanial increased costs in PI production since the introduction of Crucible makes this oversight potentially very expensive.

Something along the lines as what is required when using an POS assembly array module would be ideal. i.e. you require an output before you can select the job.

one simple solution would be to highlight the facility (say with a red ring) when there is a product (on the products tab) for that facility and a condition of Not routed exists for that product. They already tell you this, if you open the facility. They just need to add an indicator somewhere besides INSIDE the facility itself.

Yes all god ideas.

Basically we all agree there needs to be some sort of reminder on the setting up of PI routes to inform you there is a cul-de-sac somewhere and your materails will be vapourised once you leave unless you sort a route out.

I would implement a resource flow screen which shows the routes a product takes threw all installations.

Bump!!!!

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Until such time that either a GM locks this thread or acknowledges that they have read it and either agree or disagree i'm going continue to bump this thread.
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BUMP

bump

Edit: GM asked me to post it here. GD's not working as intended.

Just because a GM asked you to post it here doesn't mean anything. Devs don't do much of anything on here, they might skim the forum now and then, but they don't post a ton.

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