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Description:
Enhance the building selection system with both global priority fallback ordering and the ability to override machine selection for individual recipes directly in the calculation view.
Current Limitations:
- Settings only allow one preferred machine.
- Changing machine preference for one recipe requires global setting changes
- No fallback system when preferred machines aren't suitable for specific recipes
Proposed Implementation:
Global Priority System:
- Replace single machine selection with ranked priority lists
- Drag-and-drop interface for ordering machine preferences
- Smart fallback based on recipe requirements and module compatibility
- Enable/disable specific machines within each category
Per-Recipe Override System:
- Clickable machine icons in the calculation results table
- Dropdown menu showing available machines for that specific output product
- Visual indicators for overridden machines (different icon style/color)
- Per-session persistence that doesn't affect global settings
User Interface:
- Settings: Priority-ordered lists with drag-and-drop functionality
- Results table: Click building icon → contextual menu with alternatives
- Clear visual distinction between default and overridden selections
- "Make this default" option in override menu for permanent changes
Use Cases:
- Mixed Production Lines: Global preference for Assembly Machine 3, but use foundries for specific smelting calculations
- Module Optimization: Prefer machines with more module slots, fallback to speed-focused machines for non-productivity recipes
- Resource Constraints: Model scenarios with limited advanced machine availability
- Comparison Testing: Quickly test different machines for the same recipe without losing global preferences
- Specialized Factory Sections: Override specific recipes to model dedicated production areas
Technical Considerations:
- Global priorities stored in settings, overrides stored per-session
- Integration with existing module compatibility system
- Clear precedence: per-recipe override > global priority > system default
- Recipe-specific overrides reset when changing global priorities
- This could integrate well with the profiles suggestion I made earlier
Alternative Approaches:
- Conditional logic system (if recipe allows productivity modules, use AM3)
- Simply just using little up and down buttons on machines with a priority number to let you ++ or -- priority
- Right-click context menus instead of click-to-open
- Advanced mode toggle for per-recipe controls
- Maybe expand the priority to other places like recipes (idk if there items that have multiple recipes on the same machine) and fuel sources.
Benefits:
- Reduces need to constantly adjust global settings
- Supports both more complex recipe chains using different machines and specific recipe configurations.
- Provides granular control without interface complexity
TL;DR: Replace single machine selection with priority-ordered fallback system plus clickable per-recipe overrides, enabling both global settings you never have to touch and an easy way of swapping machines within a recipe without having to leave the page.
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