I was trying to make SpaceLocationPrototype able to depend on another location but that adds complexity on factorio side (resolving chains of parent locations and throwing an error if loop is detected) and creates some extra problems for mods if they want to compute position of a space location ...

Okay, this is not fixed by 2.1.20, but an alternative has been provided and in some way it can be better used since it permit more liberty:
Added SpaceLocationPrototype::origin
Added SpaceConnectionPrototype::shape
Added SpaceConnectionPrototype::origin

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I tested ...

For SpaceLocationPrototype, origin sets where center of the orbit is and where distance/orientation puts the planet. For SpaceConnectionPrototype, origin is only used by shape="arc" as a center point. (oh no, i failed to update docs for distance/orientation, it is still referencing the sun ...

I was trying to make SpaceLocationPrototype able to depend on another location but that adds complexity on factorio side (resolving chains of parent locations and throwing an error if loop is detected) and creates some extra problems for mods if they want to compute position of a space location ...

Added SpaceConnectionPrototype::shape.
Added SpaceConnectionPrototype::origin.
Added SpaceLocationPrototype::origin.

This is not SpaceLocationPrototype::parent, but to what it looks like it seems that it would work the same way

I think this is it, in that case items doesn't have to fade, for comparison, train doesn't fade until they are sufficiently on the ramp, which is the thing I think would be expected.

I understand that the belt part (and item on top) are tricky to make transparent, can at least the structure part be transparent ?

I think that any modder that tell the entity to be tall has similar assumption.

I'm making a mod for elevated logistics, I've defined a belt-ramp which is a linked-belt and tall
when using the toggle visibility of tall entities, the belt-ramp became unselectable which is expected, but doesn't get translucent.
It's expected that an entity which is tall would get translucent ...

I'm making an elevated entity that is above ground and have 4 directions, I want to do things like elevated rails but with a "simple-entity-with-force"

Problem:

selection box rotate are only defined once and rotate with the entity
selection_box = { { -0.5, -1.5 }, { 0.5, -0.5 } }
image.png ...

I've taken some times to actually try to showcase what would be different if we were using the parent property.

I've updated the original message with images of a demo I've made about implementing the parent property

- No more orbit sprite to put simply for a simple line
- Space Connections to ...

Add this as a related request.
https://forums.factorio.com/viewtopic.php?t=134210

This would have been to allow planetslib to render moons instead of visible planets in space, as that mod is basically deprecated.


I added it to the main post as a related request, and sure being able to see ...

Added related request link in Setting Parent Body for a SpaceLocation thread.

Add this as a related request.
https://forums.factorio.com/viewtopic.php?t=134210

This would have been to allow planetslib to render moons instead of visible planets in space, as that mod is basically deprecated.


I added it to the main post as a related request, and sure being able to see ...

Would really love if this would be part of 2.1

Would really love if this would be part of 2.1

i would like to up about two thing I think would be interesting:

Improve Wire Rendering The idea is that wire would get rendered by shader instead of squeezing a sprite (which in a case where wire are straight make them strictly one pixel large)
Setting Parent Body for a SpaceLocation This would ...

Wube never disapoint when it's back to it's FFF.
Some other studios tried the formula, but only Wube has the true recipe.

i meant more in the sense of "I like building random spaghetti nearby, and occasionally upgrading all power poles on the map to legendary even if not needed", which will inadvertently reconnect the separate power network by accident.

When a block works I usually don't upgrade things like power ...

Rimworld modding is C# based, however as far as I understand Rimworld itself is programmed in C# (Unity engine) and the modding "API" is just a hook into the class and object structure directly. It's directly patching the game, not going through a well defined modding api. A different concept than ...

Yeah separating power grids is a pain though, because each time you put a power pole nearby it will just autoconnect the two networks and you need to undo it, making setups really hard to keep compact, which is likely the reason this change was implemented in the first place.

It also lags quite a ...