FactorioBot wrote: Wed Sep 16, 2026 10:47 am Fixed that the on_rocket_launch_ordered event did not contain player_index. (136077)

Thank you for fixing this.

Version: 1.2.0 for Factorio V2.0:
Date: 09.09.2026
Features:
- Update for game version 2.1

See start post for details.

@Rseding91: Thank you.

@boskid: Thanks for pointing out when the feature was removed. I’ve been very busy with my real life. The last time I tested the feature was for the most recent release of my mod, in which I used it. That was with Factorio version 2.0.21. So one version before it was removed ...

According to the documentation here , the “on_rocket_launch_ordered” event is supposed to return the player_index of the player riding the rocket. This worked in version 2.0. However, in the current version 2.1.17, the value “nil” is returned, as can be seen in the attached log file.

Attached are ...

Hi Bilka,

Thank you for the quick response.

While working on one of my mods, I'm having trouble understanding something.

In the mod, I display a list of items in a GUI. The localized names of the items are shown as their names. I determine the localized names using the following code, based on the items’ internal names contained in a table ...

Since the Comparator can now be imported using set_quick_bar_slot in version 2.1, I think this thread can be moved to the “Implemented mod requests” section.

Update V1.2.0 for Factorio V2.1:
Date: 26.08.2026
Features:
- Update for game version 2.1

See start post for details.

Version: 1.3.0 for Factorio V2.1:
Date: 15.07.2026
Features:
- Update for game version 2.1

See start post for details.

Version: 1.3.0 for Factorio V2.1:
Date: 15.07.2026
Features:
- Update for game version 2.1

See start post for details.

Update V1.4.0 for Factorio V2.1:
Version: 1.4.0
Date: 15.07.2026
Features:
- Update for game version 2.1

See start post for details.

Update V2.2.0 for Factorio V2.1:
Version: 2.2.0
Date: 08.07.2026
Features:
- Update for game version 2.1

See start post for details.

Update V1.1.0 for Factorio V2.1:
Date: 01.07.2026
Features:
- Update for Game Version 2.1

See start post for details.

Update V2.1.4 for Factorio V2.0:
Date: 31.01.2026
Bugfixes:
- Potential fix that inserters in a modded environment are no longer cleaned up.

I hope that with this update, modded inserter where the pickup position and/or drop position differs from the vanilla position will also be reliably cleaned ...

Update V2.1.3 for Factorio V2.0:
Date: 24.01.2026
Bugfixes:
- Display of mod messages in the console disabled.

Apologies for the inconvenience.

Update V2.1.2 for Factorio V2.0:
Date: 23.01.2026
Bugfixes:
- Potential fix that inserters in a modded environment are no longer cleaned up after the change in detection of whether an inserter is blocked with version 2.1.1.

Thank you.

I have now implemented it with defines.entity_status.waiting_for_space_in_destination.

This status completely passed me by. Does anyone know which version this was implemented in? I couldn't find anything about it.

@osmo: Thanks again for the quick help.

Update V2.1.1 for Factorio V2.0:
Date: 17.01.2026
Bugfixes:
- Fixed that modded inserters where the drop position differs from the vanilla position are not cleaned up.

Thanks for the quick reply. I'll try checking the entity_status.