Thank you! This is perfect.

Take a look at https://github.com/Nexela/compressor For dynamic localized names

This is really interesting, but I'm not sure I understand what is happening:

You are calling localised_name = {"recipe-name.compress-item", loc_key} which is either
{"item-name."..item.name}
item.localised_name ...

I think you misunderstand. "Localized_name" isn't what I want, because it doesn't exist on the object at data.lua time. I can set it, but I can't read it. I want a "localizing_name" which basically says to the engine "use this name to localize instead of the attribute name"

I'm programatically creating clones of existing prototypes in the game. However, this requires me to name them differently, which breaks localization. I've come up with 5 possible solutions (3 of which would require a change from the game):

1. When data:extend() is called, immediately localize, and ...

Hmm....I don't think that'd play nice with other mods, but I think that'll work.

Thanks!

You would not want to randomize things in data.raw on starting the game. Every existing entity of the given type would change to the new parameters.

That's exactly what I want (except seeded by the initial game seed).

I understand that prototypes are already finalized by that point in time, so I ...

I had a mod idea, but as I've been writing it, I'm realizing more and more that this isn't possible.

The initial idea was to make random variations of different types of entities. For example, I would change the bounding box of various items so that they have different sizes, or I would change ...

If I set to a negative value, it doesn't decrease evolution over time.

As per this reddit post, it'd be great if I could set negative values on various factors to provide varied "AI" types to aliens.

The roadmap says that the new terrian is slated for .15, but that the "GUI re-skin and possible improvements" is for .16

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I'm getting into modding, and I'm looking to create a "hut" or "city" that would provide "manpower".

I've had 3 ideas to implement this (from favorite to least favorite):

1. Two different power grids, one of them being "manpower". Different machines may require one or the other (or maybe both?). I ...

+1. I was just about to write this exact suggestion.

I think that this is more of how people use Factorio. I actually use filter inserters pretty frequently, but I could also see it being useful with signals.

When I build a filter inserter, I really hate looking through the entire list of items that I want to pull out.

If the filter inserter is taking from something, take all of the items that the object contains and outputs (if a machine), and put them on a "suggested" pane.

This way, if I have a ...