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Polymer reaction GUI and process (Please fix)

Author
Mal Nina
The Red Circle Inc.
Ministry of Inappropriate Footwork
#1 - 2011-10-20 17:53:17 UTC
I'll say it! the process is stupid. .


First - POS corperate security. In order to run reactions you have to have the ability to online and offline modules, and do pos management which breaks security for the Corp. You can't have that new guy that wants to do production do it as it hands them the keys to all your POS's. I know this had been an issue in our corp and I have to think that it is with other larger corps as well.

Second - the process, why is it though the pos manamgement window, why not through the reactor window? If you happen to have 2 reactors arrays running and you want to change out one of the reactions you have to clear all the inputs and outputs for all reactions not just the one you are changing out. Rather cumbersome way to do things. Could we not just manage the process through the reactor module? would potentially solve both points one and two.

Third - process #2 - why in the world do I have to offline a silo in order to fill it or empty it? Then I have to wait 3 minutes while it onlines again.. that is 15 minutes of sitting around twiddling my thumbs if I change out the entire reaction. Just let me fill and pull from the silos while they run.

Fourth - interface - give me a nice gui interface that I can drop inputs into and take outputs out of. I hate to say this but something more like PI would be nice. You can still make me put up a reactor and 4 silos... just give me a nice GUI to run them that is generated from the reactor not the tower.

Frankly I am not feeling any more love for my product because you made me sit around and invest time with it. It is cumbersome, inane process that live with only to get to the next step with my products. Making it a slick smooth system process will make me enjoy the game more because I can then go do those things I enjoy more.


Snodgey2004
Mega Modal Monkeys
#2 - 2011-10-20 19:10:00 UTC
Just a quick one on your second point, i was quite new to POS foolery and thought the same, a couple of times when I had 2 reactors running and I had to change a reaction I got a little miffed when I had to clear all the connection things, so miffed that I was about to write a post til' i right clicked on I think the reactor itself ( in the POS management window ) and I could clear all input/outputs for just that reactor without having to mess with the other. This is what I am reading in your post - if you meant something else ignore my ramble and I will read the rest of it :)