Being able to See what's blocked off in a chest

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Being able to See what's blocked off in a chest

Post by Mockenmeyer »

TL;DR
Have the number of "open" slots on a chest be labeled in the pop-up when hovering over it.

What?
Instead of Current n/48 in the Storage line. I think it'd be neat to show an n/n(48), if you are blocking slots from being filled.
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Why?
WHY do you think it increases the value of Factorio as a game?
It Would just be another QoL feature, that would allow me to not have to be in Map view or walk back, to open a container to see if I remembered to set a limit, while also being too far away.
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Re: Being able to See what's blocked off in a chest

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How should this interact with situations when you have items in the blocked off part?
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Re: Being able to See what's blocked off in a chest

Post by Amarula »

Yep we have been asking for this for a long time!
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My own personal Factorio super-power - running out of power.
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