Okay, I realized that in case of curved rail we have to go to the left or to the right. So the new inspect_path including that: function inspect_path() local train = game.player.vehicle.train local fr = train.front_rail local dir = train.rail_direction_from_front_rail local n = 0 while n < 10 do loc...

I think perhaps that is caused by the diagonal rails alternating direction, so you'll need to write your code to account for that (annoying) http://osldgoth.db48x.net/piwigo/i.php?/upload/2016/11/04/20161104204534-78745735-la.png I also realized that, regardless of how intuitive it is. Let's add a ...

Steps to reproduce: 1. build some simple rail path without junctions 2. build a diesel locomotive and enter it 3. run the following lua function: function inspect_path() local train = game.player.vehicle.train local fr = train.front_rail local dir = train.rail_direction_from_front_rail local n = 0 w...

Hello, I want to use LuaEntity.get_connected_rail together with LuaTrain.front_rail and LuaTrain.rail_direction_from_front_rail. So in my mod I implemented the following algorithm (pseudocode): local front_rail = some_train.front_rail local dir = some_train.rail_direction_from_front_rail local n = 0...

The point is, as long as one doesn't have to resend it, UDP is fine. As soon as one has to transfer a state, TCP is the protocol since _The Internet_ is aware of it. I read that when a TCP packet is lost at an intermediate node (like somewhere in between my ISP and the server's ISP) my ISP (or his ...

As I understand it TCP is bad for factorio *because* of re-transmissions. In case of packet loss the server could be like: "Well bad luck for you, no player action in this tick. Send me this again and i can get you in some later tick". So the affected user might be a little unhappy, but e...

Server send to client1 : network_id:10[game_event_merged] Client 1 : never receive on the game tick / client will simply proceed without anydata from server and send is game_event to the server with the last network_id received 9. server send to client 1 : network_id:10[game_event_merged]:network_i...

TCP hold hostage data when detect packet lost or packet arriving before it's timeline resulting a delay before the software are aware of data. Also to speed up TCP some will tempted to turn off Naggle but the benefit is marginal as you'll need to create your own buffer system for data as the ratio ...

By the way, guys. If you realized all the stuff about multiplayer and that P2P is kinda utopic idea, can't you just use TCP right now? The only guy to open ports will be server, which is obvious. I can't really get why you try so hard to reinvent the wheel by implementing TCP over UDP. Such attempts...

Hello! I have a mod which is playing with train speeds and it would be useful for me to know exactly how to calculate train acceleration or deceleration in next tick, given a LuaTrain object. Could someone (devs?) provide formulas for that? It would be also good to have some API for calculating that...

This is already possible using lamps and circuit network, AFAIK without mods. IMHO in some cases it's more handy to have speed limits, for instance on cargo stations where players are needed from time to time in order to so some maintenance tasks. A train going with 200 km/h needs quite long block i...

Solution: Create a way to set a train speed limit for certain sections of track. It would probably be tied to the signals system so that it can be implemented on a per-block basis. Just add a pop-up when you click on a signal and give it a some radio buttons for various speeds. This gives the playe...