Yes, the idea would be that the main process continues once the fork() is done, and the new process could do the save logic. Which could be fairly simple if they never have multiple threads (threads+fork often results in pain). It seems unlikely that Windows will get a good fork, the process model i...

That just changes the global stack sizes on the item prototypes? I meant don't think you can change the stack size in only the chest / specific inventories, as an alternative to many slots which degrades performance as Koub said.

How would 3 then shoot the spawner (and not a biter that is likely nearer)? Only idea I have is to fake it entirely since your talking about a small number of turrets, projectiles and targets. Make a non-turret building, then write a lua script to spawn "bullet" entities above your turret ...

They do try to maintain a small inventory of fuel units so as to not run out. But with fast belts (not backed up) each time they try to get fuel they fail (too slow), but also consume some energy.

If they do that enough times then they do run out.

If each stack was bigger (e.g. 1,000 iron rather than 100), that would not be an issue. But I do not think it can be done.

Inserting more coal/ore doesn't make the furnace any faster, so it would just result in a generally unneeded buffer. As such inserters for furnaces, and most other items, only insert what is needed, and will insert more once the building has consumed some. If you want to process items faster, you ne...

It would be useful to be able to script the targeting of turrets, to select a target object or position replacing the default "nearest" logic. This could be in the form of a set_target_object, set_target_position, fire_auto, fire_single_shot, along with new helpers and events so that lua s...

Or you can also "feed" the inserters that insert into your wagon with a belt. You won't have item stack issues, as inserters only grab one at a time on belts.Filling your wagon would be slower, but stall proof. What you mean exactly? I can kind of see how a belt could have 2 item types fo...

OK, so guess I was right about the current chests/inserters not quiet working beyond the one item per inserter/chest. I saw with more searching that filtering chests (passive/active provider, or storage chests in my case) has been asked a lot, so really hope that happens in 0.13 along with that slig...

I wish devs would stop sandboxing outside of debug builds. Isnt the point of using lua and sandboxing more about user security so that when using mods they dont have to have a massive "at your own risk, we cant guarantee this mod your about to load is not malware etc."? General socket acc...

hmm, OK, well hopefully something gets added to the game in future. Guess can just modify the mods in a mod pack I then distribute as a full set where mods allow it

Type: Mod Name: Enhanced Biter AI Description: More aggressive and advanced biter expansion and attack strategies. License: LGPL (provisional, GPL/LGPL is complex) Version: 0.1.0 Release: 2016-04-23 Tested-With-Factorio-Version: 0.12.29 Category: Gameplay Tags: Open source, Enemies Download-Url: htt...

Ive been trying to automate the supply of ammo and commonly needed replacement buildings to outposts. Using requester chests, cargo wagons with filters, then smart inserters to unload (possibly into a provider chest). This works as long as each requester chest and smart inserter is only for a single...

Many mods have configuration in a file like config.lua (I guess Factorio provides no means for a GUI right now). Is the only way to change these to unpack, then repack the zip, and then redistribute the modified mod in the case of mp, or do they live in some other directory on the server/host?