Very cool idea, btw!

I'd like to be able to disable belt connections from the N/E/S/W direction for a given belt, and in addition, have a tag for disabling inserter interaction with a belt from a given side. Not sure if this is feasible, but I would very much like it, as it would enable a large number of modded ...

Unsure if this is possible, but it would open up several modding possibilities:
I'd like to be able to selectively prevent inserters, loaders and belts from transferring their contents to specific 'other' inserters, loaders and belts.
"no-automated-item-removal" and "no-automated-item-insertion ...

Saw this while browsing the public servers. I can provide the original, unblocked screenshot if needed.

Hopefully not coming across as disrespectful or argumentative by continuing the conversation at this point. This is just capability that I would very much appreciate- is there not a way to make it so that graphics_variation maybe only applies to an entity if there is a mod that registers with the ...

Thanks for the reply! As a follow up, or... perhaps a clarification on what I'm asking for- can we please get graphics_variation read/write capability for all prototypes (including the ones that currently return nil)? I imagine this might be a big ask. But Im hoping it could possibly just be like an ...

TL;DR
Wondering if its possible for devs to expose graphics_variation read/write at runtime for individual entities, and potentially add graphics_variation as an option for all prototypes.


What?
Currently graphics_variation is consulted for certain specific entities at entity creation time. I ...