More Signals, cable colors

[Sneaker2]

I am more and more experimenting with the combiners and networks and think that I quickly run out of the right signal types to keep an oversight over the network and be able to trouble shoot.

One of the best options for the network are the A, B , C, D, ..... options at the end of the list. While they are something else instead of the item signals, I think they need more " individual declerating options".

An option to put 4 letters (and/or digits) together and produce your own individual carrier signal would be awesome for bigger logistic networks and would enable more filigrane routing optins. it would be good if those 4 letters/digits show up in the icon (maybe in a square shape (1st letter top left, 2nd letter top right, 3rd letter bottom left, 4th letter bottom right corner of the icon)) like that a quick look on poles can tell alot about the network.

some more cable colors could also be useful (maybe blue and yellow) to further divide networks and avert accidental combination. (the green cable could also be a little bit brighter too, red is clearly visible without triggering the brightening, green isnt)

[aubergine18]

These mods might be of interest for some of your requirements:

* https://mods.factorio.com/mods/chocki/E ... al-Signals
* https://mods.factorio.com/mods/devilwar ... al%20color

[siniox]

+1 the base game needs more colors for wires

no need to change the combinators, they would still use only 2 different colors at a time in input

but more colors for cables are needed, where there is some complex crap with tons of red and green wires from way more than 2 different circuits intersecting everywhere with too many electric poles

it would also be prettier ~

[Illiander42]

no need to change the combinators, they would still use only 2 different colors at a time in input

How would you tell a combinator that it's inputs are Teal and Blue instead of Red and Green?

Where would you put the extra colours on small power poles?

Two colours are plenty.

What we really need it a colour-blind option that switches one of the exiting wires to Blue.