Is it ok if the laser turret is placed on an internal grid (like power armor personal defense turret)? This would be very customisable, you could alter the turrets/batteries ratio, use different sources of energy or even ditch the batteries completly and run on a fusion generator. Pretty easy to ...

To start this post, I really don't like nation-specific servers. How many times have you seen a perfect server in the public games list just to realise that it is JUST CZ or NUR FÜR DE or ТОЛЬКО RU? I surely did quite often. I usually just tried pasting a "hello" in the language of the server and ...

Is the survey working for anyone? I can't access it because "I don't have permission".

EDIT: it works now

Is it intentional that the research center consumes 220MW of power? Seems a bit too big.

Thanks, I thought I had done just that, but turns out it wasn't the case.

I wanted to use generator entity type for that but turns out it only works with steam. Can I do it without scripting or is a script the only option here?

How to get to all equipment with the same name in a vehicle grid and read/set their energy?

Thanks so much!

--control.lua

require "util"

script.on_event({defines.events.on_tick},
function (e)
if game.player.character.vehicle.name ~= nil
then if game.player.character.vehicle.name == "car"
and game.player.character.vehicle.grid.avabile_in_batteries == 0
then game.player.character.vehicle.speed = 0 ...

The modules on vehicles seem right.. I'll give it a shot.

@Roblin
I disagree with the post written by mrvn who wrote the following:
Sorry to be unhelpful. I don't know the modding API. But this spiked some thoughts so I wanted to reply.

I think the way copper wires are free when you place power poles is wrong. Which, I believe, is also why removing a ...

That's why I don't agree with you:
Imagine such a situation:

(sry for the quality)

Post the mod, so we can help you.

Thanks! I think I can work around it though.

Oh, i see...
I don't know if that's possible in Factorio or not, but in C++ (on which the game is based) you can do many entities from a prototype, with some values shared (max health, damage, etc.) and some other different for each entity (current health or your "power level").
Maybe you could ...

Try using a lua function, the busy wait solution.
http://lua-users.org/wiki/SleepFunction
I have no idea if it's correct, but try it.

Could you specify what kind of mod you are making?
Making entities undistinguishable from ones already in game is usually pretty stupid...
You can make shortcuts, like the "mods" folder.

I would like to add fluid capacity to a locomotive ( not to a wagon), so it gets consumed as the train moves.
The "consume" part will probably be easier, so I only ask for help with the "fluid capacity" part.
Adding total_capacity = x or fluid_capacity = x in the code does nothing.
I tried to add a ...

I'm in peaceful mode. Can an alien attack be triggered by pollution?