Signs

Signs
Signs can be customized with different elements, such as icons and text, to improve factory organization. Can be placed freely, on Walls, or attached to a variety of buildings, such as Storage Containers.
Unlocked by	AWESOME Shop

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	2 m	0.5 m	AWESOME Shop - Label Sign Bundle	2×  Iron Plate 2×  Quartz Crystal
Label Sign 3m	3 m	0.5 m	AWESOME Shop - Label Sign Bundle	3×  Iron Plate 3×  Quartz Crystal
Label Sign 4m	4 m	0.5 m	AWESOME Shop - Label Sign Bundle	4×  Iron Plate 4×  Quartz Crystal
Square Sign 0.5m	0.5 m	0.5 m	AWESOME Shop - Label Sign Bundle	1×  Iron Plate 1×  Quartz Crystal
Square Sign 1m	1 m	1 m	AWESOME Shop - Display Sign Bundle	1×  Reinforced Iron Plate 5×  Quartz Crystal
Square Sign 2m	2 m	2 m	AWESOME Shop - Display Sign Bundle	3×  Reinforced Iron Plate 10×  Quartz Crystal
Display Sign	2 m	1 m	AWESOME Shop - Display Sign Bundle	2×  Reinforced Iron Plate 5×  Quartz Crystal
Portrait Sign	2 m	3 m	AWESOME Shop - Display Sign Bundle	4×  Reinforced Iron Plate 10×  Quartz Crystal
Small Billboard	8 m	4 m	AWESOME Shop - Billboard Set	3×  Encased Industrial Beam 4×  Copper Sheet 1×  Crystal Oscillator
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.

Usage

Sign Designer panel (annotated)

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

1. Colors: the first slider is the text color, the last one is 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: Allow player to copy and paste sign customisation between signs
8. Allows player to reset sign settings to default

Additionally (not in screenshot):

• Material settings: Emission Strength adds a glow to the sign (intensity 0–3) and Surface Finish allows sets the finish to flat (Matte) or reflective (Glossy)

Tips

• The sign text supports extended Unicode symbols

History

• 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
    • This applies for a bunch of items, such as Signs, Lights and many aesthetic build pieces and Materials that use more advanced resources, the common ones being Quartz Crystals, Quickwire, Silica and Steel Beams
  • Signs require Quartz Crystals
    • Also note that the Crystal Oscillator and Advanced Steel Production need to be unlocked to be able to unlock the Billboards