Ok it works now!

Maybe as help for others... arrays start with 1 and not with 0 in lua .

Hi,

I want to replace a graphic of a custom tank that has a list (or array) or 3 elements inside the layer element. The first one has the normal png file, the second the shadow and the third one the color mask png file.
How do I replace the first, the second and third element?

Does something like ...

[...] if you like to play it a bit more spicey with a bigger focus on warfare, there are just 2 alien models to blow up and this becomes boring after some while.

And that's where the fantastic mods the community has developed come into play! There are many bitter mods.
I'm very glad the base ...

One of the great things about Factorio is how stable and optimized it is.
It's a near-perfect gem in a sea of bloated buggy games.
We should value this.


You just gave the answer why I totally disagree with you. The game IS already in a absolute stable state where there is so much already ...

ME and a friend we have the same issue. Is there no setting that could help here?

While I enjoy reading the blog and seeing small tweaks and graphical updates to the game, none of it is enough to really pull me back into the game. I've been reading the Friday blog for years now, and I can't help but be a little disappointed that there hasn't really been many new features.

I ...

Thank you. I didnt knew that the belts still work with 1 hp. I also found out, that you can give some starting items which you can chose in PvP mode. So I can give each one a roboport at start .

I've made a mod where you need to repair buildings before they can work:
https://mods.factorio.com/mod/RepairToStart

The repairing needs some time, so you cannot just spam with turrets.


That is great! I just tried it out and it would work perfectly. But the start until you have drones is very ...

I am noob at lua programming. Can you give me some more hints? Maybe with an example? That would be very much appreciated

Hi,

I would like to give buildings a specific construction time. With construction time I mean the time, a building needs to be placed on the ground (manually or with construction drones).
In multiplayer it shouldnt be possible to run around with dozens of towers in your backpack and instantly ...

Hi Earendel,

I discovered a bug:

The spiked concrete walls are indestructable with the tank (and maybe other weapons). YOu can damage it but when it would only withstand one last hit, the wall does not get any more damage. This is very bad in multiplayer.
Maybe you can fix it?

Workflow to test it ...

The code is very simple. For the base bullets this is what the original mod does:
local am_type = {
category = "bullet",
target_type = "direction",
action = {
{
type = "direct",
action_delivery = {
{
type = "projectile",
projectile = 'shotgun-pellet',
starting_speed = 1.1,
direction ...

Hello guys,

I downloaded a mod that made the SMG and pistol an aiming weapon with real projectiles coming out of the guns if normal bullets were used.
I managed to expand this behaviour to all kind of bullets for the named weapons and the vehicles.

But I am not able to do this for the turrets so ...

But in beams.lua there is a function called "function make_laser_beam(sound)".

I cannot hear the lasers or lightning guns of my flying drones. That feels a bit meh

I cant contact them because somehow I can not log in to the mod portal... It should be the same as I am using here, but I cant enter

Hello,

I would like to have two mods in 0.17 from 0.16, but they produce errors after start. Just adjusting the .jar file does not help. Something with the code must be wrong and needs fixing

vtk-cannon mod:
https://mods.factorio.com/mod/vtk-cannon-turret

error: ...technology-cannon-turret.kua ...

the second line always says "table expected got nil". Why?

Ok this works:
(at least for the error described above)

script.on_event(defines.events.on_tick, function (event)
local onetimer = true
local player = game.players[1]
if event.tick%10 == 0 and event.tick > 10 and onetimer
then
global.playerstartlocations = {}
local localsurface = game.surfaces[1] or game.surfaces['nauvis'] or game.players[1 ...