I ran into this problem myself and found a workaround suitable for some situations: Wire all of the buffer chests together to get their combined contents. Put that through an arithmetic combinator set to multiply the "each" (asterisk, "*") signal by -1, and output "each"...

When there are a lot of logistic bots in a network, they tend to queue in large numbers on a small number of overloaded roboports even when there are unused roboports nearby. Example screenshot: bot-charging.jpg In this screenshot, the network has 2400 bots, with none free. It does not matter how ma...

+1 I'm working on a mod that adds a form of deconstruction planner that analyzes a portion of the factory to find unused entities and marks them for deconstruction. It would be very convenient if the user could undo this action, but the API offers no way to accomplish that. Furthermore, I think user...

Klonan wrote: ↑Tue Mar 17, 2020 9:45 am You can also set the force condition on the damage trigger, so that the damage is only applied on 'not-friend' or whomever

Thanks! I was able to find the right place to do that, so the issue for Smart Cannon Shells is resolved as of 0.2.1 of that mod.

In the specific case of Smart Cannon Shells, they already have projectile.force_condition = "not-friend" set, but that does not affect explosive splash damage.

I created modded versions of the stock cannon shells that do not do friendly fire damage: https://mods.factorio.com/mod/SmartCannonShells They work by setting force_condition="not-friend" on the projectile. This attribute is documented at: https://wiki.factorio.com/Prototype/Projectile#for...

I'm glad you like the mod! I noticed this because of your YouTube comment (I don't know how to monitor Factorio forums). I just posted version 0.3.1 that should solve the problem. (I would reply on YouTube too but I get "failed to post comment" error now...)

Type: Mod Name: RoboTank Description: RoboTank is a tank that drives and shoots automatically, following the lead of a manually piloted commander vehicle. License: MIT Version: 0.3.0 Release: 2017-12-19 Tested-With-Factorio-Version: 0.16.5 Download: https://mods.factorio.com/mods/smcpeak/RoboTank In...

Type: Mod Name: RoboTank Description: RoboTank is a tank that drives and shoots automatically, following the lead of a manually piloted commander vehicle. License: MIT Version: 0.1.0 Release: 2017-12-04 Tested-With-Factorio-Version: 0.15.40 Download: https://mods.factorio.com/mods/smcpeak/RoboTank I...