LCD Panel - Power Display

[Darelius]

Hello, everyone..
I play SE for long, but never used scripting or LCDs - until now ;)

I want to setup a LCD with Like this:

Power Panel
Solar Total:      xxxMW
Basic Total:     xxxMW
Refinery Total: xxxMW
Thruster Total: xxxMW
Battery:      +/- xxx MW
Reactors:     XXX MW

So, Ship has reactors, solar and Batterys.
I want, how much Poser all solar panels give in first line
Second line all "permanent" to use (Cockpit LCD etc)
Third the Assembler, O2 generator, Refinery, O2 Farm etc - the ones "producing" something...
Then Thrusters, how much they take
Then Batterys, how much they charge or give power (charge=-xxx give = +xxx)
Reactors total power...


Maybe other items, like jump drive charge or so...
When the "basics" done, i guess i can change the script, bus needed the "basic", even "Positioning", "Color" and so from the text...

Any idea how to do it?


...DX

[Ydyp]

I was also trying to setup an LCD panel that shows the global power generation/stored power and used power. Not as detailed as your setup. But seems I have to convert my game to an experimental save first though I would rather want to avoid that because of wanting to move the save to a server soon to play with some friends and want to be sure I have a stable save going.

[ShadedMJ]

@Darelius: You should define your terms a little better. Are those numbers their current power or maximum power? If you have 10 solar panels each capable of 0.125MW, should the display show the maximum 1.25MW or only what is is supplying now? This is all a "you want current or max power shown?"

Thrusters don't have a easy power usage listing, but applying some math to its current thrust should get a power rating.

[Ydyp]

Oh and OP if you do not have the same problem as I have with my current save that I do want to keep it as vanilla without experimental mode you could look into this script:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=822950976

[Darelius]

Even if i use the Automatic LCD2, i cannot activate this mod - so - are there any hints or tipps or even a "script"?

My "terms" are following:

I want to have more "control" over my power creation and usage:
Bacause moste "planetar" bases have many solar and wind energy, you haver nearly no overview over the total power they make.

Here my "idea" for the Display:

Solar Power: [SOLAR]
Wind Power: [WIND]
Reactor Power: [Reactor]
-----------------------------------
Refinery: [Refinery]
Assembler: [Assembler]
Thrusters: [Thrusters]
Rest: [rest]
----------------------------
Battery Charge [Charge]
Battery Discharge [Discharge]
----------------------------
Total: [Used / max]

[Solar] is the actual total power from all solar panels connectet to this grid.
[Wind] is the actual total power from all wind energy collectors connectet to this grid.
[Reactor] is the total power (maximum) from all reactors (hydro or uranium) to this grid


[Refinery] is the total power of all refineries (including basic refinery] maximum used
[Assembler] is the total power of all Assemblers (including basic assembler] maximum used

[Thrusters] The maximum usage of all thrusters (atmospheric and ion)

[Rest] - Survival Kits, Medical Bays and other, not listened power needes

[Charge] The maximum Power, Battery can "charge" (use from the other sources)
[Discharge] The maximum Power, Batterys can "give" as power supply.

[Used / max] The total power in the moment used (excluding battery) and total power maximum created.


Is there a way to do this?
Or a script maybe?

[Starwolf]

Automatic LCD's 2 is a script, not a mod.

It does exactly what you want.

[Reulett]

I might be able to help you with scripting, but it's a lot of work even if you ARE kinda familiar with scripting (which it sounds like you are not). Automatic LCDs might be your best bet. Like Starwolf just said, Automatic LCDs is a script.