I assume you mean the "Autosave interval" checkbox in this dialog: multiplayer-server-settings.jpg I agree it definitely does NOT seem like changing items in this dialog should change anything else. It would be expected that the next time you return to "Multiplayer server settings&quo...

You could try adjusting the Atlas Size in graphics settings, if you haven't already. And make sure you turn off high-res sprites.

The Space Elevator is essentially a hack to get around the fact that Factorio has no concept of a multi-surface train. It will never report a valid path to a stop on a different surface--the path only becomes valid after SE copies (technically it's not teleporting) the train to the other side of the...

I already have, but need the timer function. Currently you'd have to build some ugly stuff like inserters and chests to get a timer circuit, that would become even more tricky if the delay should increase with a new start signal. I'm curious what kind of applications for timers you have? I have nev...

If you don't want to reinvent the wheel, take a look at some of the existing mod libraries, like Factorio Library . You can use any of them as a dependency for your mod, and use the functions they maintain.

Nice list! ⚙︎ Combinators shouldn't require current and circuit_wire_max_distance should be 28 for all wireable entities. It's annoying to build extra poles just to connect rather close standing entities and it might cause failures because you don't see always very good if an wired entity is connect...

It might not exactly solve your problem, but you could try setting the priority to (barrels/300). That way stops with more barrels are a higher priority, and those with less than one trainload equal the barrel maker. Some screenshots of your stop signals would be helpful.

A very simple mod could change the chest map color to something more visible.

Or you can check out the Factory Search mod, which will zoom to each chest if you know a certain item is there.

You...can't put for loops inside tables. Or if you sometimes can, you really shouldn't ever. Try creating the table as a local variable with all the constants, modify it with the for loop, and then return the table variable.

I am trying to update Multiple Unit Train Control to use the new fallback groups with entity description keys. I created a locale structure in data-updates.lua: loco.localised_description = {"?", {'template.mu-description',{"entity-description."..name}}, {'template.mu-description...

When I was using Automatic Coupling, I always put a "Wait for 0s" condition on stops that were meant to couple or uncouple. That way it's guaranteed to be registered at the stop for one tick. Coupling stops with no condition at all had unpredictable behavior.

Nice description of your system and what is happening. That all sounds like the trains are following the game's rules correctly, so the question is how to use the rules to achieve what you want. My observation is that the following are two different tasks: 1. Queue enough trains nearby each unloader...

Yes, I have tried to use all purple chest[aka Active provider chest] to collect the Copper cables. You cannot store anything in active providers (purple chests). The robots will take anything in any active provider even if there is no requester chest (blue chest) requesting it, and put in an availa...

Your entire question hinges on one idea, that you should automate the production of something simply because you researched it. Once you forget that, and learn to only build things when you need them, everything makes sense. Whether the player learns this by themselves or from a tutorial doesn't see...

There is nothing in the game engine that does anything in three dimensions, so there is nothing to add to the API. It's all designed around 2D coordinates, 2D sprites, and transparency/draw order/collision layers. The sprites are rendered from 3D models before publication, but that's it (and sometim...

Can you post the rest of the prototype? What is your entity bounding box? Do your offsets land at exactly coordinates ending in 0.5?

The pipe connection offset is the X and Y distance from the *center of the entity* to the center of *the tile where a pipe can be placed to connect to it*. So if you have a 2x2 entity, a valid connection offset would be {1.5, 0.5}, placing the pipe on one half of the right side.

a vote seems a bit complex. I'd just include the option (that is already available): "everyone can pause" so if you have this pause-on-join on, the everyone-can-pause option is automatically enabled or required. so if someone doesn't want to wait, they can just unpause. This is the best s...

I don't know for sure. It would be worth trying, the docs don't mention a limit but there might be one anyways.

If you really wanted, you could make invisible companion drills that your mod places next to the center drill automatically. The effective zone would be the sum of the squares then. The side drills could have their result item placement vectors set to output on the center drill's belt, and they all ...