Great idea! As an approximation an averenge number of bots per chank can be used. Or just separating chunks to smaller units.
I.e. when a bot enters a chunk - increment counter on chunk. Than decrement robots' speed in that chunk by averenge of that counter.

Well, I just want to get that string which is displayed to user, that's it. I don't need all of them.
My use case is quick search field in research queue mod.
I just want to filter technologies by part of it's current localized name.

I'm just saying there is a function, already implemented in C++ and well tested.
Exposing it for mods seems easy. So why not? If it's hard - don't do it.
Using beeline distances is an obvious workaround solution.

Please if possible expose function for converting localized_name to plain string. I found no way to do it. (I was looking at API - http://lua-api.factorio.com/latest/Concepts.html#LocalisedString - there is no way to do it described stated there). The problem obvously isn't limited to non-english us...

Mods have no access to train path finding so even if they did know the lengths between stations and the train they can't tell a train to go to a specific one. Additionally that data is not stored anywhere - it's calculated on the fly as a train tries to path somewhere. That's exactly what I was thi...

Sorry for the bug. Here is new version... 1.6.4 - More fixes - Added quick search field. It's working only with internal names, not localized ones. (I haven't found a way to get localized name as string. It seems that auto Research mod have the same problem.) - Fixed wrong folder placement 1.6.3 - F...

When a train network have two stations with the same name and train is sent to that station name you know somehow which station is nearer. So, internally, you do calculate path length between train and station. Please expose this existing C++ function to lua. get_path_length(train_entity, station_en...

Fixed bugs, moved config to settings.
This solves some issues....

I've posted an implementation idea for distance calculation here:
viewtopic.php?f=214&t=56706#p335474

I also want distance between stations to be considered when scheduling. I've seen your post where you sad that it's too hard to know real distance between stations: the distance train needs to go instead of just decard coordinates calculation of distance between two points. So here is my the idea: Y...

That would be nice if all this splitter features could be controlled from circuit (settings filters, altering priority setting).

I think there should be a way to dig and expand water areas. Also I think that from certain level of evolution all the biters should begin to be able to swim in vanilla. At later stages there should be flying biters. Also that would be interesting if at some point a "transporter" biter wou...

Lackily we now have an ability to save value in programmable speaker's alert message.
I just got this idea and tested if it's able to store 1 Mb string: yes It is!
And it's preserved in blueprints.

So now mods can really store any info in it.
I hope it wouldn't be limited in short while?

Mod implementation idea: "Combinator compiler" - Make an entity "Black box" 1x1 size. - When you enter it - go to different surface (alike Factorissimo) - Build there combinators in any way described in this thread, or just the usual way with unlimited space When you exit "B...

What do you mean by "not supported"? At least there is an option of creating many surfaces.
I suppose the main problem is to make a really good story to tell.

Implementing it won't be much problem

Hi everybody.
Recently I tried to find any campaign mods with good scenario, but I couldn't.

I really enjoy factorio and that would be great if it had other than official campaigns be made.
Is there any?

Maybe devs will publish some separate topic for this so modders could croud-source some?

Is it possible to create many custom-entities in one tile? For example take as base entity - lamp or constant combinator and create them with factorio API? I didn't succeed with my attempts to do it. Is it possible? How? Is it possible to make the whole set of entites blueprintable? ---- What for: I...

Fighting piracy by hiding code to some private repository... I did bought Factorio (Proof:else I wouldn't have a nick on forum). Well... I live in Russia. Almost all who live here dont buy games at all. All this actions you discuss will most likely take a lot of your effort, but wouldn't bring any v...

Will this ever be implemented? I don't know what's really being asked for. There are several things here that conflict with each other in utility and some that just aren't feasible. It's all about It is easy to come up with a modded entity, that may have some lua information assotiated to it A lua ...

Sure: 1. Interfaces for ghosts: getting/setting circuit connections, red bar for inventories for ghost chests/ 2. Ability to save arbitary data (lua-table) with entity - for sake of saving custom entites' state into blueprints (examples of use: any mods' additional properties) 3. Ability to save arb...