Display block: option to transfer value of variable instead of reference

[Thalanor]

Let A,B be display blocks.
A has "[shieldPercent]" written on it. An activation block next to A is linked to B and switched on. B will now have "[shieldPercent]" stored as data, too (still displaying the number, but the data is not the same as the number as string).

I suggest there to be a "reverse escape": \[shieldPercent] will transfer the value of shieldPercent at the time of the transfer. B would then have "100.0" written on it, or some other value.

Possible uses:
- LOGS. Navigation logs (lists last 10 sectors visited), Shield logs, ....
- Another way to query for certain specific values. Comparing a display block with "100.0" on it, and a display block with "\[shieldPercent]" on it would be TRUE if shieldPercent actually was 100.0 at that time. Works the same way with cloaked, jammed, docked.... or even check if your ship is in your home sector!
- Stuff.

 

[Lone_Puppy]

There's another thread with similar suggestions. I was hoping the value of the variable was transfered so I could use the sector value for auto navigation. Sadly, it did not turn out that way.

 

[alterintel]

This needs to happen. I just tried to use regex to turn [shieldPercent] into a status bar, only to find out you can't use regex on these variables.

Bench, is this the kind of feature upgrade that we can expect to see in the future?

Thanks

 

[TheGT]

Support professed, I would love to see this in game.