Ideas and suggestions for Captain of Industry from the community

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MOVE BUILDING BY UNITY (WITH CONFIGURATION INTACT)

PLEASE. I am sick of reconstructing same buildings and RECONFIGURING buildings after fast unity deconstruction/construction. I am OK with paying triple price of unity ...
Suggested by: coi enjoer (today) Upvoted: today Comments: 1
Under consideration Quality of life

Dozers and Front end loaders

Need both dozers and end loaders to work with stackers and leveling.
Suggested by: Jeremyrvfd22 (today) Upvoted: today Comments: 0
Under consideration

10.Reduce gas consumption in gas boilers

The gas consumption of gas boilers is too high. The main power generation methods in the middle of the game should be oil and coal electricity. Currently, gas boilers ...
Suggested by: 視而不見 (today) Upvoted: today Comments: 0
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Trade/sell copper

Add more options to trade/sell copper to other settlements on the map
Suggested by: Zlildem0n (yesterday) Upvoted: yesterday Comments: 0
Under consideration Game machanic Production recipes

Truck transport route: multiple pick-up and/ or delivery targets with a single trip

Example: There are 2 vegetable farms, each with 29 stored vegetables. Now one truck (capacity 60) is assigned to a vegetable warehouse. Now it would be nice if the ...
Suggested by: Machete (yesterday) Upvoted: yesterday Comments: 1
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Increase the max transport placement lenght to have equally spaced pillars.

Max distance between pillars is 8 squares, not counting the pillars. But the max distance you can place a transport at a time is 3.5 spaces like that, so the last ...
Suggested by: RayFields (yesterday) Upvoted: today Comments: 0
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Energiespeicher Solar Panels

Es sollte die Möglichkeit geben den Generator anzuweissen bei Solar überschuss, Elektrische in mechanische energie umzuwandeln. Schwungrad giebt es als Speicher.
Suggested by: Tinu (yesterday) Upvoted: yesterday Comments: 0
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new ways to unpause on-going construction conveyor

it's extremely annoying to have little pieces of a conveyor instaed of one big. It's a mess when you unpause the construction to build it. Having the possibility to ...
Suggested by: chatelif (yesterday) Upvoted: yesterday Comments: 0
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New Building

I want to be able to keep the pipes underground, so is it possible to add an underground pipes module. Also, I hope to have a new support structure to realize the ...
Suggested by: ZhuJH (yesterday) Upvoted: yesterday Comments: 0
Under consideration Game machanic New machines

Salt Reconstitution

Allow the sea water evaporators to work in the opposite direction. This would aid in reducing excess salt stores. Alternatively, allow salt to be dumped back into the ...
Suggested by: John (yesterday) Upvoted: yesterday Comments: 0
Under consideration Game machanic Quality of life

Add randomly generation full islands to the world map

They would be smaller then the main island and their layouts would be all over the place.
Suggested by: link12313 (2 days ago) Upvoted: today Comments: 0
Under consideration Game machanic

Lightning Flash Flash

I know there is already an option to disable flashes entirely, but I don't see why the lightning flash needs to be so aggressive in the first place. I don't know if ...
Suggested by: Lotus (2 days ago) Upvoted: 2 days ago Comments: 0
Under consideration Quality of life

Option to Customize the HUD

I would love to see added the Option to completly customize the HUD. This option is particularly important for players who have a lower resolution (liek me). As more ...
Suggested by: Mathias (2 days ago) Upvoted: 2 days ago Comments: 0
Under consideration Quality of life UI

Give burner and flares an exhaust port.

It's annoying when cleaning the air to come across burners and flares which can't be cleaned because they only have their built in exhaust.
Suggested by: ASD (2 days ago) Upvoted: 2 days ago Comments: 0
Under consideration Game machanic Quality of life

change color on electrolysis

When you change from water to acid in copper electrolysis, it does not change color from blue to red in the pool
Suggested by: Kenneth (2 days ago) Upvoted: 2 days ago Comments: 0
Under consideration

Compensation module

It would be very convenient if you could put the compensation modules directly on conveyor belts or pipes if you want to add them later. That would make dismantling ...
Suggested by: Andy Kohles (2 days ago) Upvoted: today Comments: 0
Under consideration

biomass from farms

Recipes to turn farm produce into biomass in the shredder. Maybe also allow for the compacting of biomass.
Suggested by: Civis trinkt TEE (2 days ago) Upvoted: today Comments: 0
Under consideration Production recipes

Grouping tasks for trucks

Any possibility for grouping things for trucks to do? Like for example set 3 trucks to keeping a particular build stocked
Suggested by: Brandon (2 days ago) Upvoted: 2 days ago Comments: 0
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Barriers have same characteristics as Conveyors

QoL idea: Could we get the barriers to have the same characteristics as Conveyors where you can click and drag to set an "X" amount vs what it is now: single click ...
Suggested by: Snowfious (20 Apr) Upvoted: 2 days ago Comments: 0
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Make it so you can dig and dump sub tiles as well as full size ones.

That way you can dig out and replace small amounts of ground and do much more precise landscaping. Sub tiles being my name the little ones.
Suggested by: link12313 (20 Apr) Upvoted: today Comments: 0
Under consideration Game machanic Quality of life

Corn mash needs a mid game use

You get the recipe quite early compared to when you can actually use the mash for alcohol production.
Suggested by: link12313 (20 Apr) Upvoted: yesterday Comments: 2
Under consideration Production recipes

Ammonia and diesel should be burnable in boilers

Both of them are flammable.
Suggested by: link12313 (20 Apr) Upvoted: yesterday Comments: 0
Under consideration Production recipes

Heightmap import

Would be nice to be able to import heightmaps in the map editor. Example of a tool used by many games. https://terrain.party
Suggested by: DeViTTo (20 Apr) Upvoted: yesterday Comments: 0
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Supermarket, Housewares, etc

Yes, why not deliver products to Supermarkets, Stores, and Warehouses. Lidl, Aldi, things like that.
Suggested by: DeViTTo (20 Apr) Upvoted: today Comments: 0
Under consideration

power poles

It does not make sense that when you make a generator things power up power poles would make sense because how does the power transport to the machine without power ...
Suggested by: Owen Bruns (20 Apr) Upvoted: today Comments: 0
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Automatic exploration and delivery

Add an auto-explore option for your ship. Maybe a button on the ship interface which tells it to go explore nodes for as long as it has the fuel/hitpoints to ...
Suggested by: J (20 Apr) Upvoted: yesterday Comments: 0
Under consideration Game machanic Quality of life

9

9. Residential buildings occupying too much land will cause significant lag and lack vitality. The profit from launching a rocket is too low, and a little bit of ...
Suggested by: 視而不見 (20 Apr) Upvoted: yesterday Comments: 0
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8

8. The use of a heat accumulator will result in energy loss and be cumbersome, with no practical value. I hope it can be improved to be simpler and more user-friendly
Suggested by: 視而不見 (20 Apr) Upvoted: 20 Apr Comments: 0
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7

7. Adding acceleration function to the paved road surface is better, and simply reducing maintenance is meaningless for gameplay
Suggested by: 視而不見 (20 Apr) Upvoted: yesterday Comments: 0
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6

6. The borrowing function is currently useless. The interest rate is too high, which not only is useless but also causes a collapse. The resources of the factory are ...
Suggested by: 視而不見 (20 Apr) Upvoted: 20 Apr Comments: 0
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5

5. At present, the cost and maintenance of solar energy are too high, and there is no battery or other buffer to be used in conjunction with it. Its practicality is ...
Suggested by: 視而不見 (20 Apr) Upvoted: 20 Apr Comments: 0
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4

4. Large transport vehicles can use new fuels, such as hydrogen fuel rods and nuclear fuel rods. This new energy rod has greater capacity and ultra long endurance, ...
Suggested by: 視而不見 (20 Apr) Upvoted: 20 Apr Comments: 0
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3

3. More overseas trade options and explored regions
Suggested by: 視而不見 (20 Apr) Upvoted: 20 Apr Comments: 0
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2

2. Add fixed automatic excavators to mine ore2.
Suggested by: 視而不見 (20 Apr) Upvoted: 20 Apr Comments: 0
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1

1. I hope to add fast transportation vehicles such as trains and cable cars, which can reduce the use of conveyor belts and reduce lag, as well as increase the fun of ...
Suggested by: 視而不見 (20 Apr) Upvoted: 20 Apr Comments: 0
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god help me look at picture

1. I hope to add fast transportation vehicles such as trains and cable cars, which can reduce the use of conveyor belts and reduce lag, as well as increase the fun of ...
Suggested by: 視而不見 (20 Apr) Upvoted: 2 days ago Comments: 0
Under consideration

A few suggestions about gameplayI hope it can be achieved

1. I hope to add fast transportation vehicles such as trains and cable cars, which can reduce the use of conveyor belts and reduce lag, as well as increase the fun of ...
Suggested by: 視而不見 (20 Apr) Upvoted: 20 Apr Comments: 0

An electric battery system must be added.

Photovoltaics + electric battery system(ESS[Energy Storage System] systeam). There are solar panels, but there are no batteries, so they cannot be used at night. ...
Suggested by: People who like Captain Industries (20 Apr) Upvoted: 2 days ago Comments: 1
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Show input/output icons of storages when planning routes

Currently If you plan routes you can't properly see what is exporting or importing what. It would be good to see all storage connector types as in building mode. ...
Suggested by: VerisZG (20 Apr) Upvoted: today Comments: 0
Under consideration Quality of life

Freight Trains

Freight trains to transport raw materials across the island, etc.
Suggested by: Captain Red (20 Apr) Upvoted: today Comments: 1
Under consideration

Large Crusher should have advanded operation conditions

It would be nice if we could give some buildings like the large crusher operation conditions like "only operate when at least filled to 50%" or something like that. ...
Suggested by: Ga-Rei Shiro (19 Apr) Upvoted: 19 Apr Comments: 0
Under consideration Production recipes Quality of life UI

Add game option to allow blueprints to always be available

Add a game option (difficulty setting) that allows you to utilize blueprints at the start of the game and without the captains office to allow for more casual play
Suggested by: Laendra (19 Apr) Upvoted: 19 Apr Comments: 0
Under consideration Quality of life

Alerts for Flare Stacks and Burners

Ideally I'd never like to waste product, but likewise I'll want to make sure to prioritize another product even if doing so will cause waste of the secondary product. ...
Suggested by: NanoCE (19 Apr) Upvoted: 19 Apr Comments: 1
Under consideration Game machanic Quality of life UI

glass mixer does not have recipe for manufactured sand

galss mixer needs a recire for manufactured sand
Suggested by: rob (18 Apr) Upvoted: 18 Apr Comments: 0
Under consideration

Coke

Coke is purified coke used in metallugy, steel production in particular, The Coal gas that the coking process produces as a byproduct was often distributed to ...
Suggested by: Civis trinkt TEE (18 Apr) Upvoted: today Comments: 0
Under consideration Production recipes

excavator refill while idle

Excavators should be able to reload the half-full bucket while waiting for trucks
Suggested by: Sy5temVX (18 Apr) Upvoted: today Comments: 0
Under consideration Game machanic Quality of life

All Starting Structures Previewed in Editor

Please add an overlay for all of the starting things - Settlement, radio tower, workers and dock, into the editor. At the moment, there is only the dock, and its ...
Suggested by: JolanXBL (18 Apr) Upvoted: yesterday Comments: 0
Under consideration Map editor Quality of life UI

Dig Hole/ Simple Shape terrain sculpting feature

Can we get a 'dig hole' terrain sculpting option? Maybe also a 'make pile' option as well. Sometimes you just want to add a divot to the terrain, or a crater to a ...
Suggested by: PTTG (18 Apr) Upvoted: 18 Apr Comments: 1
Under consideration Map editor

Quick conveyor build defaults to the selected transport level

I get muddled with laying the wrong conveyor levels all the time. When selecting a conveyor end, to build, it would be great if the build chose the same level ...
Suggested by: Tim (17 Apr) Upvoted: 17 Apr Comments: 0
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Post research tree use for labs…

Research labs and their supply network become redundant (except trade) after the research tree is completed. Perhaps the labs could be set to improve efficiencies ...
Suggested by: Tim (17 Apr) Upvoted: today Comments: 0
Under consideration