I have a block of tiles that I want to place copies of multiple places in the world. I'd like to initialize the definition of those tiles just once, then call set_tiles with a MapPosition that will get added to the positions of all of the tiles in my block. Currently I am doing this which saves time...

Currently the json api docs definition of CollisionMaskLayer only mentions layer-13 through layer-55 in the description, which makes them unknown to tools like the factorio modding toolkit.

I would like to see them in the json type options, even if they are flagged as distinct in some way.

Many fields and methods of LuaControl have "When called on a LuaPlayer, it must be associated with a character (see LuaPlayer::character)." literally contained in their description. I am requesting that this instead be represented by a field in the json, similar to how the subclasses field...

The Factorio Modding Toolkit can't type check mod settings like this: { type = "int-setting", name = "my-mod-setting", setting_type = "runtime-per-user", default_value = -1, minimum_value = -1, maximum_value = 7, } Seemingly because prototype-api.json doesn't have a typ...

Jouster500 wrote: ↑

Mon Aug 26, 2024 1:45 am

"Inverted Diamond", "Inside Roundabout" ("In-and-about?" Not 100% on the name yet)

This is rectangular instead of square to get the shared diagonal signals to line up?

It sounds like the active flag will be partially helpful. I'll still need to check belt contents manually, but I won't have to check as many of them.

How can I handle the situation where an entity gets moved, like with Picker Dollies or another mod or script?

Sorry, I meant on_player_mined_entity, which fires right before the entity is destroyed. So, using on_entity_destroyed, I could register every belt, and keep a table of their locations, then when one is destroyed I'd know where it was previously located? That's a good idea. A lot of data storage tha...

This is for https://mods.factorio.com/mod/belt-overflow When a belt is destroyed, I need to recalculate whether any nearby belts might now be places items could back up. All of my calculations for that depend on the destroyed belt being gone, but it isn't when the destroyed event happens, and it is ...

To be clear, my "real goal" here is to be able to identify what entity was just destroyed as soon as possible after the entity gets destroyed.

Are you suggesting that when I mine two entities in the same tick I will always get the mined entity event for one, then the mined item event for the same one, then the mined entity event for the other, then the mined item event for the other? I'm not sure how to test this assumption; experiments wo...

Still wishing for this feature. It would simplify so many mods, and eliminate bugs in a lot of them.

Yes, but when that event fires the entity is still in the world, so none of my checks are valid yet. I need to run my checks after the entity is destroyed, and on_player_mined_item seems to be the only event that triggers at that point.

I want five names with sequential starting letters, preferably not starting at A or ending at Z to allow for expansion later.

Common
D
Enhanced
Fine
Great


Normal
Optimized
Pristine
Q
Refined

etc

FYI you can overlap train stations already. I do this in some of my tiny rail grid factories. Put 3 stops on the same rail right next to each other. Name them "Iron Dropoff" "Stone Dropoff" etc. Then line the track with inserters to unload all the possible wagon locations. Balanc...

I'm making a Fast Trains mod. will you are it here when I am done with it and it has been uploaded to the mod portal? Probably not. This list covers mostly mods that provide new UI and gameplay mechanics. There are far too many mods that just modify/add train entities to ever cover with a writeup l...

Rseding91 wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 19, 2024 1:24 am

The thing is… inserter speeds don’t have any meaning except “it’s fast enough” or “it’s not so add more inserters.”

Plenty of players like to make ratio-perfect builds where possible. Some of them include inserters in those calculations.

Unknow0059 wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 16, 2024 2:39 pm

This is cool, but someone bothered to add colors to items in belts so their movement is easier to see, but no one stopped the belts from animating for stopped belts?

My kingdom for a way to detect when a belt is stopped!

It's easy to avoid collisions, by having chain signals prior to the junction, and rail signals after the junction. That "locks" the junction itself, for one train at a time. The question is: is it possible to build a MUX junction, that multiple trains can use simultaneously (assuming they...

I found myself asking when the pvp scenario was added and when certain parts of it were changed, then discovered that https://github.com/wube/factorio-data/tree/master/base only has migrations and prototypes. It would be nice if scenarios were tracked there as well. campaigns and tutorials would be ...