things in mechcomp

[RelentlessGarbage]

buildable conveyors has been something i'd like to see for a while but i'm not sure how to best handle it

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i did add message signs:



they have two inputs and configurations, both the same: set text, and set color. they do what you think.

Neat! I like the text signs a lot, too - kind of surprised they weren't implemented already. My first thought about their implementation is that they might make teleporter setups much more elegant than having people write the teleporter destinations on the floor with crayon, but they seem quite versatile for gimmicks.

My two cents about conveyors is that their orientation should be fixed upon construction, and can't be changed by mechcomp signals. The direction that the conveyor is moving (and whether or not it's on) should obviously be changed by these signals, and maybe even their speed (if we're taking inspiration from the Cargo Carousel on Oshan, where extra power = extra speed), but to prevent a massive headache in implementation I think you'd have to use a wrench or screwdriver to set up the orientation before the conveyors become operable. So, like, what direction the conveyors are facing, and even if they're bent conveyors/angled conveyors - all of that can be set up during construction, and changed after installation with the right tools, but not changed with input signals to the device. Trying to make omnidirectional conveyors that can take signals in to move things in any direction seems...overly complicated.