That would definitely simplify the experience for my users!

Thanks for the quick reply! It sounds like using parse_map_exchange_string() to make a MapGenPreset is not the right approach then.

Is there any plan for allowing a map exchange string as a command line parameter when creating a save with factorio --create?

I found myself in a situation where I wanted to parse a map exchange string during the settings stage of a mod. LuaHelpers.parse_map_exchange_string() seems to do what I want, but it's not available in the settings stage. Given the output of the function is settings objects, it is surprising that it ...

The two vanilla mining drills have an output spout for solid objects, but I'd like to design a mining drill that has an output inventory slot instead, like literally every other output building the game. So then you'd need an inserter to grab the items out of the drill. This would also make the ...