Signs

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Signs are organizational structures that can be placed freely or attached to most structural and factory buildings, such as Walls, Foundations, Storage Containers, Truck Stations etc.

They can be customized with different elements, such as icons and text.

Types

Type Width Height Unlocked at Cost
Label Sign 2m.png Label Sign 2m 2 m 0.5 m AWESOME Shop - Label Sign Bundle 2×  Iron Plate
2×  Quartz Crystal
Label Sign 3m.png Label Sign 3m 3 m 0.5 m AWESOME Shop - Label Sign Bundle 3×  Iron Plate
3×  Quartz Crystal
Label Sign 4m.png Label Sign 4m 4 m 0.5 m AWESOME Shop - Label Sign Bundle 4×  Iron Plate
4×  Quartz Crystal
Square Sign 0.5m.png Square Sign 0.5m 0.5 m 0.5 m AWESOME Shop - Label Sign Bundle 1×  Iron Plate
1×  Quartz Crystal
Square Sign 1m.png Square Sign 1m 1 m 1 m AWESOME Shop - Display Sign Bundle 1×  Reinforced Iron Plate
5×  Quartz Crystal
Square Sign 2m.png Square Sign 2m 2 m 2 m AWESOME Shop - Display Sign Bundle 3×  Reinforced Iron Plate
10×  Quartz Crystal
Display Sign.png Display Sign 2 m 1 m AWESOME Shop - Display Sign Bundle 2×  Reinforced Iron Plate
5×  Quartz Crystal
Portrait Sign.png Portrait Sign 2 m 3 m AWESOME Shop - Display Sign Bundle 4×  Reinforced Iron Plate
10×  Quartz Crystal
Small Billboard.png Small Billboard 8 m 4 m AWESOME Shop - Billboard Set 3×  Encased Industrial Beam
4×  Copper Sheet
1×  Crystal Oscillator
Large Billboard.png Large Billboard 16 m 8 m AWESOME Shop - Billboard Set 12×  Encased Industrial Beam
20×  Copper Sheet
5×  Crystal Oscillator

Construction

Signs can attach to the ground, walls, ceilings, and predetermined snapping points on buildings. The exact options depend on the size of the sign; Billboards especially cannot attach to as many snapping points as other signs. Some signs may be clipped into others to create more complex signs.

Signs may be placed in different orientations such as vertically, on floors, or on ceilings by placing them on rotated beams and the end of pillars. When snapping a sign to a foundation, ceiling or floor, you can hold Ctrl to lay the sign down flat, otherwise it will use the pole support.

The sign pole can be copied using the Building Eyedropper Function, and built separately wherever you wish. You can even adjust the length of the copied sign pole during placement elsewhere.[1] Additionally the sign pole can be deleted after placement of the Sign.

Usage

Sign Designer (annotated)
Sign Designer Color Manger

General

The Sign Designer can be accessed by interacting E with any sign. The following customization options are available. Label and Square signs have fewer options.

  1. Colors: Clicking Select Colors opens a Color Manager (similar to that used in the Customizer), where the top sliders are for the text color, and the bottom sliders are for the background color.
  2. Icon: Most items, fluids, buildings, vehicles, as well as some monochrome icons, FICSIT and FICSMAS branding can be used as the sign icon.
  3. Background: Behind text and images, some are animated.
  4. Text: Change text using this field. Default text is "Shennanigans" (sic).
  5. Layout: several layouts are available, such as icon+text, 2 icons+text, text only, large text, icon only etc.
  6. and 7: Copy Settings / Paste Settings: Allow player to copy and paste sign customization between signs.
  1. Revert Settings: Allows player to reset sign settings to default.
  2. Material settings: (not in shown on right)
  • Emission Strength: Adds a glow to the sign (intensity 0–3).
  • Surface Finish: Allows sets the finish to flat (Matte) or reflective (Glossy),

Signs as lights

Signs can be used to add lighting and accents, in addition to, or in place of Lights. To do this, in the Sign Designer, do the following:[2][3]

  • Remove the default Icon and Text.
  • Set the Color for the background to the color desired. There is no need to change the text color unless it is desired to do so.
  • Set the Emission Strength to desired level (but normally 2 or 3 is commonly used).

Global illumination (lumen)

Often signs, especially those used for lighting and accent, won't effectively illuminate close by areas when Global Illumination (Lumen) is set to Medium or High despite the setting for Lighting Mood. To resolve this, the use of the following Debug console commands may help:

  • r.AOGlobalDistanceField.MinMeshSDFRadius [number] where [number] (without brackets) is a whole number value of 1 or higher. Values up to 20 seem to work in various degrees. This command provides a temporary fix to make emissive materials (like Signs) in Global Illumination (Lumen) illuminate further.
  • r.LumenScene.SurfaceCache.CardTexelDensityScale [number] where [number] (without brackets) is a whole number value of 1 or higher. Values up to 3000 seem to work fine. May decrease performance. This command provides a temporary fix to increase render distance of emissive Signs.

Debug Console commands can be made to activate upon game load by modifying the game settings file directly.

Tips

History

  • Patch 1.1.0.5: Fixed Signs being non-interactable when snapped to a Foundry
  • Patch 1.1.0.2: Fixed new buildable's not appearing in the Signs Icon Library
  • Patch 0.8.2.2
    • Removed restrictions for snapping Signs to Pillars, they can now snap to any side at any time
    • When snapping a sign to a Foundation, ceiling or floor, you can now hold Ctrl to lay the sign down flat, otherwise it will use the pole support
    • Fixed broken sign rotation for Beams
  • Patch 0.8.2.0
    • Improved snapping for signs, they can now snap to foundation sides and ceilings and can be rotated more freely.
    • Changed signs to use the same snapping logic for walls and foundations
  • Patch 0.8.1.3: Fixed Signs not working properly on Multiplayer or Dedicated Server
  • Patch 0.8.1.1: Fixed scaling issues on smaller signs
  • Patch 0.8.1.0
    • Refactored sign system for optimal performance.
      • Improved consistency with backgrounds between signs sizes.
  • Patch 0.8.0.2: Resolved issues where Signs ticked when not needed, This should improve GPU bandwidth and improve CPU performance in saves with a big quantity of Signs built
  • Patch 0.8.0.0: Optimized Signs
    • Signs will now share when same configuration is found
    • Emissive only signs are handled in a more performant way
  • Patch 0.7.0.1: Fixed Blueprints containing special buildables that get auto created by other buildables (Like Sign poles, railroad track switches, etc) not being able to be loaded
  • Patch 0.6.0.12: Updated icons in the Signs Icon Library to add new content
  • Patch 0.6.0.0: Optimized Signs rendering
  • Patch 0.5.0.10: Added Lizard Doggo to Sign Icons (Icon > Image Browser > Other)
  • Patch 0.5.0.9
    • Updated Large Billboard Sign to line up with other signs when placed
    • Fixed Signs being able to be placed on weird rotations on Pillars
    • Added "Other" as a Category on the Signs Image Browser sub-menu, Added Emotes and CheckIt Icons to it
    • Added Emission Strength (Brightness) and Surface Finish (Matte, Glossy) settings to all Signs
  • Patch 0.5.0.8
    • Added Text only layouts to Portrait Signs
    • Added Big text layouts to Square Signs and Billboards
    • Signs can now snap to Beams and Pillars
    • Added a directional indicator to the Signs hologram so it’s possible to tell their position when rotated
  • Patch 0.6.0.6
    • Fixed an issue where the cursor would jump to the end when typing in the middle of a Signs textbox
    • Potential fix for Signs being reset when rejoining a game
    • Fixed background images used as icons on Signs being stretched
    • Added the FICSIT Check Mark to the monochrome icons in Signs
  • Patch 0.5.0.5: Changed Signs to have Soft Clearance
  • Patch 0.5.0.2 (Released again in Patch 0.5.0.3): Potential fix for a Sign related crash
  • Patch 0.5.0.0: Introduced
    • Sign displays can be modified with Layouts, Icons, Text, Color, and Backgrounds
    • Signs can be placed freely, or snapped to Walls, other Signs, Storage Container, and a small selection of other buildings
    • The height of the Sign support can be adjusted by looking up or down
    • Signs are available in the AWESOME Shop and come in different sizes:
      • 3 Label Signs: 2m, 3m, and 4m
      • 3 Square Signs: 0.5m, 1m, and 2m
      • Display Sign
      • Portrait Sign
      • Small Billboard
      • Large Billboard
    • AWESOME Shop Schematics now use dependencies, which means that they are not available for purchase until the player has unlocked the right ingredients
    • Signs require Quartz Crystals

References

  1. ↑ Reddit - You can copy, build, and delete the poles from signs!
  2. ↑ YouTube - TIP 17 - Use Signs For Lighting or Accenting
  3. ↑ YouTube - Advanced Guide To Lighting and Signs - Trimming / Accent Signs
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