I'm also in need of this. Did you find any solution or workaround? (i.e. mute -> print -> unmute)

I'm also in need of this. Did you find any solution or workaround? (i.e. mute -> print -> unmute)

The goal is to chain sounds of varying lengths without overlapping or huge gaps.

Hi everyone,

I am wondering if it is at all possible to get the length of a sound like this (in ticks or seconds)?


data:extend({
{
type = "sound",
name = "mysound",
filename = "__MyMod__/sounds/mysound.ogg",
category = "alert",
volume = 1.0
}
}


Cheers

I found this solution, which seems to work for what I have tested:


function corrected_train_stop_name(str)
if not string.find(str,"=")
then
return str
else
return string.gsub(string.gsub(str, "=", "/"), "%[", "[img=")
end
end


It converts
[item=copper-plate] into [img=item/copper-plate]

I just found this page and I guess it has something to do with it:
https://wiki.factorio.com/Rich_text

Hi everyone,

if I use a copper-plat symbol for a train stop name:
Screenshot_20220427_133355.png


then print its name:

game.print(train_stop.backer_name)


it prints the symbol plus an item description next to it:
Screenshot_20220427_133613.png


How can I print the symbol only as it is ...

Just for reference, I just found a solution accidentally!!! :)

I stumbled over this:
https://wiki.factorio.com/Prototype/Sound#audible_distance_modifier

Just configure your sound with an exorbitantly high audible_distance_modifier in data.lua, e.g.

data:extend({
{
type = "sound",
name = "my ...

Got it!!!

I accidentally stumbled over this:
https://wiki.factorio.com/Prototype/Sound#audible_distance_modifier

Just configure your sound with an exorbitantly high audible_distance_modifier in data.lua, e.g.

data:extend({
{
type = "sound",
name = "my_sound",
filename = "__ModName__/my_sound ...

Did you find any way to play a custom sound globally for all players and position-independently?

Btw I already searched for other threads beforehand and also found this one: Modifying mod so sound is heard everywhere in multiplayer

But it only mentions https://lua-api.factorio.com/latest/LuaSurface.html#LuaSurface.play_sound, which according to the documentation:

position:: MapPosition ...

Hi everyone,

would it be possible at all to play a sound for all players sitting in a certain train, but in a position-independent way, so that the sound doesn't become silent when the train moves away from the original play_sound position?

The intention is to have a sound being played for all ...

Thank you very much!!!

Hi everyone,

I am wondering if it is at all possible to play a random audio file out of some folder or if you have any workarounds in mind?
I would like to be able to put any *.ogg files in there and have a random choice of these files played upon a certain event.

Thank you for any ideas!

Just realized, I didn't reply. Many many thanks! Works like a charm.

Many thanks for your replies!

Is there a way to hard-code a constant blueprint in Lua code? (I need some way to ensure it is the correct blueprint)

Waoh, that looks easy. Thank you!

How do I access the blueprints though? Preferably the team blueprint book's ones (alternatively my own blueprint book's ones)?

Hi everyone,

I'm looking for the Lua way to simulate a Shift-Click-Placement of a certain blueprint at a certain position without relying on the mouse pointer. Does anybody have an idea on how that could be achieved?

What I actually want to achieve is that a moving spidertron continuously places a ...

I've found out already that I placed multiple tiles over each other. This is why it's looking differently.

Thank you very much, that helps! Do you also know why the created ghost tile looks different to a landfill ghost placed by the cursor manually?
The screenshot shows a ghost landfill entity placed manually (top-left), a "tile-ghost" landfill entity placed by the mod (middle), and a landfill tile ...