Idea for Power Consumption Graph

I've never really liked the power consumption graph, because the information it displays isn't that useful, or understandable to me.

I LOVE the early game, when the power display is actually a useful tool, to visually see how much power you're using(and where your power problems are coming from).

However, once Solar Panels, and Accumulators get added into the mix, the graph becomes a medley of jagged, squiggly lines, that vary on a 12 hour interval(based on the day/night cycle). This makes trying to read the graph VERY hard.

I think it would be much more USEFUL, if the graph was ADDITIVE, rather than displaying each power source on its own.

If the power consumption graph showed all power sources, added together, with each part of the "contribution" color coded, it would be much easier to tell, in general how much power you are getting from where, and trends in general(am I using more power now than I was an hour ago... why).

I can't be the only one that finds the power consumption graph less useful, once solar/accumulators get added.

I haven't tackled nuclear yet, but I imagine once I add that, the graph will become even less usable.

Maybe some people like the graph the way it is. But I feel they should add a toggle option, to either show the power consumption graph with individual, separated power sources(the way it is displayed now), OR to have them all lumped into one "total power" graph.

So often, I will go to the graph, to see how much my based has grown over the hours, only to realize that I can't really figure that out, because the graph is too confusing.

Posted Apr 26, 2017, 5:23 PM UTC

28
Loading comments…