So it has something to do with the lua script, which will not reproduce the same results even though the commands are the same.

Thanks for your help.

What I try to do:
Make a function which will find the furthest distance the character can be when placing a building, interacting with a building or mining a resource.

My problem:
The rule for when the character is 10 or 2.7 units away from something seems to be irregular, which is pretty ...

I have tried the fix in a more realistic scenario and unfortunately the fix won't help.

I have altered the sample to place two steam engines:
1. at location 4.5, 11.5
2. at location 4.5, 8.5

This results in the first being placed and the next being blocked by can_place_entity, given that it ...

Hi Bilka,

Thanks for the fast reply. That seems to solve it.. strange.

Is this due to the fact, that I actually shouldn't be able to place it with east or west as the direction if the max distance of 10 rule was applied when placing buildings, which are not square? When I place the steam engine ...

Hi - thanks for a great game. :)

What I try to do:
I am developing a tool which (hopefully) will make it a lot easier for players to get into tool assisted speed runs. I therefore need to be able to place buildings as far away as the default game will allow me.

My problem
In connection with ...