Rail Docker Labels

[BJammin]

Ever find yourself in a situation where you're flying a ship with multiple rail dockers and don't know which one is which? Of course, you could just have a go at test firing each one to see where each beam is coming from, but sometimes it's awkward to get a good camera angle to see them (that, and the current way that beams are drawn sometimes makes them very difficult to see).

What I suggest, is to allow rail dockers to be given labels that can be viewed in the hotbar, basically identical to the way inner ship remotes are handled. Press 'R' on a specific rail docker, and give it a name to distinguish it like "Port_Side_Dock" for instance. Voila, your docks can now be easily identified in your hotbar.

Anyone else think this is a good idea?

EDIT: Also, if this has been suggested before, please point me in the direction of the nearest similar suggestion thread. Thanks!

 

[jstenholt]

Yessir, put this right up there with the ability to name pickup points.

 

[Madman198237]

Yes, oh yes, oh yes please. Never again will I have to wait after choosing the port side docker rather than the starboard docker and getting the "Structure Does Not Fit" message!

 

[terra mining corp.]

I just put a camera right next to the docker but this would be so much easier.

 

[texkiernan]

I was thinking the same thing. And/Or the ability to create a camera order for scrolling through camera views. It would take as long to get docking cameras if you could assign a camera scrolling order.