This function should create a surface, and then paste the blueprint from bp_string. It creates the surface just fine, but there aren't any ghosts on the created surface. surface.create_entity works, build_blueprint doesn't. Any ideas what's happening? function PLCbuilder.plc_surface(force) local sur...

If timed delay using a clock isn't a solution and the situation requires a brute force approach to propagation delay, what would the "delay line combinator" be doing if not using a clock to count down? It would be just like a bunch of "Each+0=Each" combinators in a line. Basical...

LackadaisyFrog wrote: ↑Sat Jul 20, 2024 6:09 pm Compact signal delay has a solution here.

I've used timers like that before, but that doesn't work for certain applications. Sometimes you need a proper delay line.

I've tracked a pretty high electrical network usage to the mod "integrated circuitry fixed". Whenever I get rid of all the compact combinators, the time usage goes way down. At first I thought that the mod was creating a bunch of separate electrical networks, but "show-energy-sources-...

That new display panel is pretty cool. Perhaps it should also have an *Each* condition where it can show several icons at once.

TL;DR An adjustable delay line combinator, to allow for signal propogation timing to be adjusted. What ? Just an adjustable delay line. equivalent to a line of Each+0=Each arithmetic combinators. Why ? It would be a compact way of solving circuit problems caused by timing, without having to make a ...

Instead of returning a signal with a count of 0, could get_merged_signals() instead leave the signal out of the list, and if there aren't any non-zero signals, just return nil? zero_signal.png My idea to detect changes is to have the iopoint linked to a lamp on a hidden surface, and the lamp would h...

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This would be very useful

TL;DR A special type of circuit network entity with behavior to allow the mod to take part in circuit network processing. What ? The entity, Modded_Circuit_Point, would connect similarly to an Inserter, being able to take input and send output from the same connection. During Circuit Network proces...