Game Mechanics Wiring Request: Conduit Blocks & Junction Box Layer Change

[Stahn Aileron]

So I've gotten back into wiring once more mainly to help me set up some farms. I've noticed some things that have made wiring a little harder to do inside well-established builds (read: things made without prior thought to wiring). So here's something to think about if feature changes/additions are still possible:

• Wire Conduit Blocks (maybe EMT Block?)
  • Placed in the same layer as Actuators (I can't see anyone really needing all 4 wire colors on actuators in adjacent, alternating sections)
  • Prevents adjacent same-color wiring from linking up unless they're also in Wire Conduit Block/EMT
  • This will let you compact designs that require a lot of parallel wire runs
  • Can cover areas in EMT to have dedicated circuit Zones without having to transition between EMT'ed and non-EMT'ed wiring
  • How do you get wires into and out of EMT for cross-connections? Read on!
• Junction Box Changes:
  • Layer change to reside with Actuators (and EMT if it get implemented)
    • The best place to have cross-over wire junction is inside solid block formations
    • Current layer placement is like furniture, restricting placement at times (correct me if I'm wrong)
    • Also hides the junction for aesthetics
    • Can't see a need for junctions and actuators in the same location, though not like it's of use now, either, so the restriction is the same as current practice
  • Allows wires to enter/exit EMT when adjacent if you need cross-connects between circuit (if EMT is implemented)
    • Probably needs an additional hammered state to allow direct connections from any direction, instead of having to extend out an extra block
    • Otherwise, still allows cross-overs, so if you need to have a line cross the conduit without interacting, you still can

Technically the Junction Box changes alone could provide some/most of the same benefits as EMT Blocks, but the two together I think can make for more compact wiring circuit layouts overall.

And while I'm at this: Would it be possible to change logic lamps and gates so you can attach the lamps on any side of the gates? A lot of what I want to do involves timer loops, so this could help me with wiring layouts.