BuiltBrokenModding
Workstations usability
As of ICBM-1.7.10-2.15.1b431 / VoltzEngine-1.7.10-1.4.0b84, the workstations are a bit confusing to understand for new players.
Here are few issues that are impacting usability: 1- workstation and station names are mixed up.
- Warhead station (item name) vs Warhead workstation (registry name and GUI),
- vs Missile station
- vs Missile workstation => Could we stick to workstation all around?
2- Missile station vs Missile workstation are 2 different blocks with very close names. => Maybe rename to Missile workstation and Missile automated workstation ? or Micro-missile workstation and Missile workstation? (I'm not sure what they really do)
3- GUI slots are 'blank' with limited hints on their usage. Could we show the expected items as shadows in the slot, or add some text? Maybe even add a tooltip explaining what goes there?
(random shameless sample from GunCus)
4- When checking in NEI, there's no 'hint' tooltips on the Workstation explaining what they're used for. => I guess they support different kind of missile (Rockets vs Small missile vs Missile?). Could we have a text about that in there?
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The names will be improved later
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The non-gui missile station is going to be removed. The model will be recycled into the missile display.
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Icons are planned, code is implemented to render the icons, but I have yet finished the feature. Most likely this will be finished when I finish the wiki or when I get time for it.
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Tooltips might have been broken in the JSON & Node conversion.
