I have recently started to dive into PI. So far, the templates are a great help when setting new production up. However, if you want to change production to something else, it still involves a lot of clicking. Below are some brainstormed ideas I came up with while mining ice and managing my PI infrastructure in no particular order:
- Automatic routing based on available materials in Launchpad/Storage Facility.
- Being able to replicate the installed schematic and routes from one facility to another (or to a group).
- Grouping of facilities so that changing of schematic and routes can be done only once per group.
- Allowing setting of incoming routes without needing to have the materials in storage already, allowing production to begin as soon as materials are available.
- Templates that take a difference of structures into account? Being able to load a new template without having to pay construction fees for the replaced facilities (if the facilities are the same).
- Possibly a more centralized UI for managing routes to make changing of routes easier.
- Ability to create routes for more than one material at a time. Maybe being able to drag and drop materials to create routes could be an option.
