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Large Conveyors(?) - Solenoid - 12-11-2024
Hi all, I wanted to propose an idea and get some feedback on it. As it exists now, you can place conveyors under tables to make a "conveyor table", where the items will automatically be moved along the tables if the conveyors beneath them are active. However, this comes with some jank, and doesn't really convey(hah) that the tables are able to move things, since the conveyor sprites are hidden under the tables.
The idea I had to remedy this is a purchasable crate in Cargo with 4 "Large Conveyors", I haven't come up with a good name for them yet, but they'd basically have the functions of a table(click to place items on them quickly, block movement on the tile, etc.) while also having the same core systems as the conveyor frames that were added a while back. This'd obviously be fun for chefs who want to make some sort of revolving-plate restaurant, but I could also see it being useful for other departments and projects.
I don't have any code, sprites or anything, but I want to hear what people think of something like this, and see if there are any immediate balance concerns with a something like this being added