Is there a key to all the icons that appear next to buildings?

[Oddible]

I see that my newly built Chemical Plant has a Yellow Wrench icon when I zoom out - which is weird because it was just built. I cannot see anywhere - either in hover or in select screen telling me what that yellow wrench means. I assumed maintenance but why would a brand new building need maintenance? Its structural integrity is better than several other buildings and they don't have a wrench.

I'd love a key or legend that tells me what all these icons mean (or some in-game way that consistently shows the meaning behind an icon - like when a factory Needs Input).

[Wenatchee Willie]

it means it needs servicing

[Oddible]

Originally posted by Wenatchee Willie:

it means it needs servicing

Explain why this building has a yellow wrench but other buildings which have significantly lower structural integrity which have are not currently being worked on by a maintenance drone doesn't? If this yellow wrench means it needs servicing then other buildings should have this too.

I suspect that the yellow wrench means that it is out of range of a maintenance facility - though again, it would be awesome if the icons were consistently explained in the UI rather than making us guess.

[Bowi]

If that's what I think it is, it "simply" means that the building is outside of your maintenance area, and won't be repaired until it is covered.
I'll try to add such information to the wiki next time I edit it. :) https://peraspera.fandom.com/

[Bowi]

Done. I hope it helps: https://peraspera.fandom.com/wiki/Structures#Status_Icons

[Oddible]

Awesome, this is a great start - ultimately it should probably be broken out into its own page with the zoomed in stuff too - like the Input Needed is the red x thing, then there are the odd yellow down arrows and green up arrows that kinda surround the factories.

Thanks tho this helps!

[Bowi]

Originally posted by Oddible:

Awesome, this is a great start - ultimately it should probably be broken out into its own page with the zoomed in stuff too - like the Input Needed is the red x thing, then there are the odd yellow down arrows and green up arrows that kinda surround the factories.

Thanks tho this helps!

I wasn't sure about creating a new article just for this, mostly because the wiki is very young and quite barebone. Because of its current state, this isn't very problematic. For the long term, I'm unsure about the best solution: splitting information in multiple articles or combine information thematically. Right now, as I said, I'm focusing on adding information when I feel like doing so. 😅

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Well... I guess the status icons could go in some kind of "How to play" article, unless such article becomes too cluttered too, in which case an article only about User Interface could be a great solution.

Fandom has experts in Search Engine Optimization who'll surely have an opinion about the best practices. 🙂

[legobil]

Originally posted by Bowi:

Done. I hope it helps: https://peraspera.fandom.com/wiki/Structures#Status_Icons

Thank you for the info! Heads up,the page is (or has been moved) to https://peraspera.fandom.com/wiki/Building#Status_Icons

Also, I wonder about a fifth type of icon, not listed there. Three black dots in a pyramid formation on yellow background, what is that indicating?

[lx]

Originally posted by legobil:

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Also, I wonder about a fifth type of icon, not listed there. Three black dots in a pyramid formation on yellow background, what is that indicating?

means, according to my observations, that the building's output is full of produced stuff.