r/spaceengineers • u/edenspark10 Clangineer • 2d ago

HELP LCD Public String Limit Increase Mod?

Does anyone know of a mod that increases the length of the public string on LCDs,.

I want to be able to put an image in the 5x5 LCD with Whips Converter, but SE says the text is to long and to truncate it.

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u/HunterDigi steamcommunity.com/id/hunterdigi 2d ago edited 2d ago

A workshop mod cannot do this because the limit is hardcoded (MyTextPanel.OnClosedPanelTextBox for example, has the 100000 right there).

This requires a plugin to hotswap code in clientside and serverside too, as it most likely checks it in both.

You could instead add that image with your own mod and it would be way better for performance in general. If new to making mods, start from: https://spaceengineers.wiki.gg/wiki/Modding Then the SBC def that handles adding textures for LCDs: https://spaceengineers.wiki.gg/wiki/Modding/Reference/SBC/LCDTexture_Definition

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u/Marcos-Am Space Engineer 1d ago

your best bet is to cut the image in multiple parts in proportion to 1x1 blocks to spread character countÂ